Teo Soon Leong Chan Teo Chew Seafood Restaurant-Melaka

I was told that Goh Chok Tong (S'pore PM) ate at this little Teochew Restaurant in Melaka and I added this restaurant in my 'must eat list' in my recent Melaka trip. The restaurant is located at No.55, Jalan Hang Kasturi, 75200 Melaka and the contact number is 012-6066503. They even have a website at http://www.tslcmalaysia.com/ .



From this well designed name card, you may be impressed and think this is a fine dining place but..........

This is it.....the interior of the restaurant, very small 70s looking restaurant in one of the horizontal alley in Jonker Street. The kitchen is at the front portion of the restaurant. The restaurant reminds me of some of the small back alley Chinese restaurants in Macau.



The boss will bring you to a seafood and vegetables display counter and take down orders of what you choose from the counter. You may choose from cheap to expensive stuff depending on your budget.



The first dish we had was Fried Noodles with Oyster. The Boss told us that the noodles taste better if we mix vinegar and chopped garlic into it and he was right, the noodles tasted really good. The noodles texture was springy and full of aroma.



Next was Steamed Pomfret (Tau Dai) in Teochew style. I prefer it to be a bit sourish but overall it tasted good. The fish was fresh and the meat was firm.



We ordered this Roasted Suckling Pig (RSP) upon recommendation of the Boss and we did not regret it. The RSP was very crispy and there was only a very fine and thin layer of fat between the meat and the roasted skin. Really yummy!







The Stir Fried Baby Kailan was full of 'wok hei' and fresh.





We had Braised Teochew Duck too but I did not take any picture of it because everyone was too quick with the dish. The Braised Teochew Duck was not very fat, the meat was lean and the 'weird duck smell' was well covered with herb and spices.



As for dessert, we have Mangoes and this all time favourite of my family, Or Nee (Sweet Yam Paste) come with pumpkin and ginkgo nuts.





In our individual bowl ; the yam paste was very smooth and not too sweet but I find it lacked of yam taste. But overall it still tasted good to go with the mashed pumpkin and sweetened ginkgo nuts. The total bill costs about RM400 for 9 persons plus inclusive of 4 soft drinks, Chinese tea and a bottle of red wine. Please be reminded that they don't accept any credit card. For parking, you can park your car at Kota Laksamana behind Heeren House and walk about 5minutes to the restaurant. Book table earlier to avoid disappointment.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!

HAKKA YONG TAU FOO - KEPONG , KL

Yong Tau Foo is one of my favourite food. Besides the famous Ampang Yong Tau Foo, there are many other places that sell good and tasty Yong Tau Foo. My friend recommended this place to me a few months ago and now I like to frequent this place whenever I crave for Yong Tau Foo. The location of the place is one of the reasons and also because Yong Tau Foo is a low-carb food with many variety of vegetable, so it is not that fattening.

This place is in Kepong Baru, if you drive along Jalan Kepong main road, pass the Jaya Jusco on your left , go straight pass the Shell petrol station, a mosque and another petrol station Caltex again, turn left immediately after the Caltex, go straight pass two rows of 2 storey shoplots until you see a row of single storey terrace house and a road sign: Jalan Development, turn left again, go straight and you will see the Yong Tau Foo shop below :

Besides Yong Tau Foo, they also have Chee Cheong Fun and Nasi Lemak, but I had CCF to go with my Yong Tau Foo.

My selection of Yong Tau Foo consists of : Brinjal, Tau Pok, FuChuk, Chili, Bittergourd, Lady's Finger @ RM.080 per piece.

Hubby and my breakfast:

The Yong Tau Foo stuffing is generous and fresh, can taste a lot of pure fish meat and they serve with tasty soup instead of starchy gravy. Besides Yong Tau Foo, they have Curry Fish Head and Vinegar Pig Trotter on certain days. Opened for Breakfast and Lunch only. Closed on Sunday. Parking is easy and free.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!

Ban Kee - Bt 4 Jalan Gombak, KL

Last Saturday, after a run with my boys in Templer's Park, we met up with my husband to have dinner at Ban Kee which is located in one of the zinc roof shops in Bt4 (4th Mile) Jalan Gombak, KL. Before moving here in June, Ban Kee was also around 4th Mile Jalan Gombak area, but they were originally located behind Campbell Shopping Centre in Jalan Dang Wangi (where the anti-ISA protest was held). But that place was demolished due to development of new shop houses and Semua House building.



Actually they are inside this coffee shop called Soon Sing but you hardly see the coffee shop signboard in front. Ban Kee Fried Noodles has been around for many years.....about 30-35years. I remember my father used to bring our family there for crab dish. Another of my Dad's favourite place is Brickfields (opposite the police station). There were not many seafood eating place in KL in those days (about 35 years ago) unless you drive down to Klang.

As the Jalan Gombak main road was upgraded and widen, many cars parked illegally along the roadside. There is some parking space beside the shop. Dinner time, most tables are fully occupied.

Our first dish, Fried Pek Kuih (sliced rice cake).

Then Fried Tang Hoon. Both noodles taste average to me that day, maybe it's because of too many customers and the food's quality was not well maintained.

This is what we usually come for : Fried Salt and Pepper Crab. The crab was big that day but not good as it was not salty enough to bring out the seafood taste.
This Fried Balitung with chili and bean paste was tasty and we wanted to order another plate but thinking of the long wait, we abandoned the idea!

The place is not very clean and a bit noisy but the price is reasonable and the food is ok. It caters for the folks staying around this area and also many Genting Highlands 'kaki' coming here for supper (you will pass this shop if you use Jalan Gombak to go to GH)because it is opened until 1 am - 2am.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!

Home Cook Food - Steamed Ikan Kembong

I love eating fish ever since I was a child and I was nicknamed "fish cat" (direct translated from Cantonese) meaning someone who love to eat fish. I remember my beloved grandma would keep the best part of the fish for me when I was small as I was the youngest girl in the family.

I still love to eat fish now and we are lucky because we get to savour different kind of fish meal. At home, I try to cook fish in many different ways as possible instead of just simple fried fish or soy sauce steamed fish.

When I prepare meal at home, I usually have three dishes, one is definitely stir-fried vegetable and the other two ; if one dish is of dried version, i will try to cook the other one with some sauce as my young children get some sauce to go with their rice. I seldom boil soup on weekdays and there are only four persons eating.

This Steamed Ikan Kembong is very simple to cook. The ingredients are of Ikan Kembong (rub with some salt), chopped ginger, garlic, chili, lemon grass and sprinkle on top of the fish.



Some lime (about 10 small limau nipis ) juice seasoned with sugar and salt and diluted with some water then pour onto the fish and steam for about 7 - 10 minutes. Then garnish with spring onion and Chinese celery ( or some thinly sliced daun limau purut/kaffir lime).

Taaaa....da..! Healthy and yummy and no fishy oily kitchen to clean up later.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!

Vegetarian Curry Mee - Jinjang, KL

My friend knows that I love vegetarian food and he told me of this stall selling tasty vegetarian curry and clear soup noodles in Jinjang KL. There are many stalls along the main road of Jalan Kepong near Jinjang where the three Chinese Temples are and this stall is one of them (very near to the Ipoh Road Yong Tau Foo stall).

My bowl of Curry Noodles:
The condiments are long bean, vegetarian char siew, bean sprouts and tau fu pok. The soup is full of curry aroma and the amount of coconut milk is not too thick and that is what I like.

The stall opens for breakfast until lunch about 3pm. Besides this vegetarian stall there are other stalls selling chicken rice and wantan noodles. Many retired or elderly people drinking coffee and passing time there. My friend paid for my meal and I think it costs less than RM4.

P/S : All views and opinions expressed here are based on my own personal opinion. Nobody pay or threaten me to say good or bad things about the food I eat!!