31.3.08

Hainanese Chicken Rice, Serdang

Chicken Rice


There are two chicken rice restaurants/stalls in Serdang area which has attracted a lot of patrons frequenting them. I had blogged about one of them some time ago, now I would like to introduce the other one to you all. This is the Hainanese version instead.

Just like the roasted version, this chicken rice restaurant is also full of customers during lunch time, especially weekends. If you want to enjoy your meal, you are advised to go there earlier or later (with risk that the chicken might be sold out already).

Back to the chicken rice, the chicken meat is tender and fresh. It doesn't has the taste of 'chicky' smell in it, which is something I not so like about the roasted chicken. The rice itself I suspect is cooked with chicken stock which make it smell nice and taste nice too, not like the normal garlic rice which normally does not taste like what it smells like. Unlike the normal chicken rice restaurant, this restaurant actually serves you the ginger-garlic version of chilli. It is not really spicy, however, if you love ginger and garlic, you would love this. The specially-made sauce is the blend of chilli, garlic, ginger and some other ingredients that I don't remember or have failed to identify. Anyway, go try out yourself and let me know your opinions!

Address :
Jalan Kolej,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
(From Jusco Equine Park, you will pass Public Bank, Wing Heong Restaurant, Mexim Dim Sum Restaurant, and a few shoplots. It is corner shoplot and is behind a bus stop.)

Location :
Wikimapia coordinate : 3°1'10"N 101°42'13"E

Operation Hours :
If not mistaken, it is closed on Tuesdays.
(Whoever knows the exact day, please share it with me, thanks!)

Other Reviews :
http://www.ubisoft.biz/dc/2006/05/hainanese-chicken-rice-at-seri.html

25.3.08

Pun Chun Duck Noodles (Bidor)

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Thanks to Eric, we were brought to this restaurant when we were on our way back to our hometown. This restaurant, Pun Chun is famous of various Chinese Biscuits too, besides the duck noodles.

The herbal taste of the duck soup is quite strong, which we liked it very much. As for the noodles, it was the normal egg noodles, which I think tasted normal too. :P You can have your noodles dried or in the duck soup. I found the soup for the dried version is slightly stronger than the soup version. In addition to the herbal soup, you will also be served with either duck drumstick or meat together in the soup. There was some herbal taste in the meat, though the meat was not really juicy anymore due to long period of boiling, but it was still nice.

Other Reviews :
http://www.nst.com.my/Misc/goodbites/Article/20070305111218/pp_index_html
http://kyspeaks.com/2007/02/14/ky-eats-pun-chun-%E5%93%81%E7%8F%8D-restaurant-at-bidor/
http://kampungboycitygal.blogspot.com/2007/08/small-town-story-bidor.html
http://www.ourlilspace.com/?p=4

Address :
38 - 40, Jalan Besar, Bidor, 35500 Perak

Location :
Wikimapia Coordinates : 4°6'42"N 101°17'15"E

Operation Hours :
Opens from 5 am to 10 pm daily

Contact Number :
05-434 1554 /1562

19.3.08

Penang Chee Cheong Fun, Restaurant O & S

Chee Cheong Fun

I have always preferred the Penang-styled chee cheong fun, compared to the curry chee cheong fun. However, it is pretty hard to find a chee cheong fun that is in Penang style in Selangor. Therefore, when I see this Penang chee cheong fun, I ordered it without hesitation.

It quite resembled the Penang's one with lots of shrimp paste, fried shallots and sesame seeds. However, there is a minor difference between the Penang's one and this one. The rice sheets for Penang's chee cheong fun are actually in rolls and you can ask to have them spreaded out. However, for the one from this stall, the rice sheets are actually in flat form already. Anyway, that is not important. The important thing is I get to eat Penang-styled chee cheong fun again, in Selangor.

Price :
RM 1.70 for small serving
RM 2.XX for big serving (Forgot the price already, :P)

Location :
Wikimapia Coordinates : 3°6'27"N 101°37'29"E

Other Reviews :
http://www.awhiffoflemongrass.com/?p=53
http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/2005/12/o-s-restaurant-petaling-jaya.html
http://food.malaysiamostwanted.com/food/Chee%20Cheong%20Fun

14.3.08

Nasi Lemak Ayam, Sea Park

The Indomie Mamak Stall
Nasi Lemak

The yummy Nasi Lemak Ayam
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It was purely coincidence that I noticed this stall. One day, judging by the number of persons there and majority of them were having nasi lemak ayam, I decided to pay it a visit.

There's a saying that whenever you go to some new places, look around, the restaurants or stalls with lots of customers, that would be nice choices. I take heed of this valuable piece of advice and it got me right! It was a brilliant choice that I have made. :P


The Ayam - the fried chicken
It was coated with some spices which I have no idea of, but the spices gave nice aroma and taste. The chicken meat is tender, juicy and yet it's not oily, surprisingly to me.

The Nasi - the rice
The rice is soft, though not very lemak (or is it the plain white rice ar? :P), but it is good enough.

The Sambal - the chilli paste
Sambal is a condiment used in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines and Sri Lanka, as well as the Netherlands and in Suriname , made from a variety of peppers, although chili peppers are the most common. Sambal is used as a condiment or as a side dish, and is sometimes substituted for fresh chilis; it can be very hot for the uninitiated. It is available at exotic food markets or gourmet departments in supermarkets in numerous countries.
(Extracted from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambal)

The sambal is not very spicy and it has mild sweetness. However, the overall taste of the sambal, complements the rice very much.

The Fried Egg
The sunny-sided up egg is half-done. Thus, the egg yolk texture is still there. Normally, I would prefer well-done fried egg. However, this one just fits in my appetite where the combination of the egg yolk and the sambal is wonderful. And the fried egg brighten my day, a sunny day! By the way, it is only available for dinner. :P Maybe a "sunny" night instead.

With the perfect rice + the perfect sambal + the perfect egg + the perfect fried chicken, they make the prefect Nasi Lemak Ayam!

Price :
RM 2.50 for Nasi Lemak Biasa
RM 4.50 for Nasi Lemak Ayam
RM 0.00 for Additional Sambal

Food Options:
Besides the signature Nasi Lemak Ayam, there are also other food available, such as Roti John, Maggi Goreng, etc. You can ask for the "menu" which would be spoken to you in a fast way. :P

Operation Hours:
At night only.

Location:
Wikimapia Coordinates: 3°6'35"N 101°37'20"E

Other Reviews :
http://kyspeaks.com/category/eat/hawkers/
http://forum.fooxion.com/index.php?showtopic=1445

* For first-time visitors, you should really really try the fried chicken, it's superb!