Category: Food

• WYSINWYG

  01.06.07 |Food| Permalink | 11 Comments

  Have you heard of a term call Wizzy-Wig as in WYSWYG, What You See Is What You Get. I am not getting what I see. WYSINWYG is What You See Is Not What You Get. Look. 😡

  What You See:
  

  What I get:
  

  I think the roadside Ramli Burger is worth much more than this. Now the price of the above burger here is sky high. I just hope the MD corporate of this chain do something about the quality of the burger sold to their customers.

• Jusco Penang

  12.15.06 |Food, Penang, Shopping, Sushi| Permalink | 12 Comments

  
  
  

  Why do I love to go Jaya Jusco? One and only one reason that is I can get cheap and tasty sushi. Every Jusco store has a sushi counter. All kinds of sushi or hand roll can be found like nigrizushi, gunkan and norimaki. Yummy. Most of them cost less than RM2 per piece.

  
  
  

  Why do my children love to go there? They have a smaller version of kidzsport, an internal playground with fun activities. It cost RM2 per 20 minutes per child. They also have arcade types of ride. I don’t recommend that you take any of those rides, as it will burn a hole in your pocket. RM1 for 1-minute ride.

  
  

  
  

  
  If you want to avoid traffic to Queensbay mall, go before 10am or 3-4pm or weekdays except Friday. At 3-4pm, the crowd will leave and of cause new crowd will come at 5pm for dinner. It is not as bad as Mid Valley jam though.

• Diet Coke & Mentos

  11.22.06 |Food, Science, Video| Permalink | 4 Comments

  I bet you have seen lots of videos on the Mentos and Diet Coke explosions. However I have to give it to these creative guys who made a dancing fountain of Diet Coke. I saw this video from docfiles blog from YouTube. It is just so cool. 😎 :clap: Those guys EFNTD. :shifty:
  

  
  
  

• Penang Durian

  06.30.06 |Food, Information, Penang, Travel| Permalink | 8 Comments

  I received this through email. Drool over it. :drool: I will make my way there to locate them. Yum Yum. :good:

  Source: AsiaExplorers

  Durians of Balik Pulau

  In Penang, Malaysia, the best place to get good durians is in the town of Balik Pulau, on the southwest corner of Penang Island. Balik Pulau is a 30 minute drive over the main range and has a lot of durian orchards.

  The following is a selection of branded durians which I photographed during the 2004 and 2006 AsiaExplorers Durian Feasts.

  D11 “Number Eleven” is a very popular durian in the 70’s. It has creamy yellow flesh with a pleasant taste and a subtle smell.

  D604 The D604 was first cultivated by the late Mr. Teh Hew Hong of Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh is quite sweet, and has some “body” to it as the seed is small.

  D600 This durian originates in Sungai Pinang in Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness. The one that I documented is a bit hard.

  D700 The flesh is darker than D600, like chrome yellow. Also slightly hard. Crispy, but the smell is not very strong.

  Ang Sim (Red Heart) Ang Sim is a durian with flesh which is quite soft and very sweet, and dark yellow in colour. It also has a nice aroma.

  Khun Poh This durian takes the name of the late Mr Lau Khun Poh, who first budded it. Khun Poh has beautiful orangy flesh with a slightly bitter-sweet taste and a heavy aroma.

  Hor Loh (Water Gourd Durian) The flesh of the Hor Loh is very soft, dry and quite bitter. It has a sharp smell to it. Hor Loh was first cultivated at the Brown orchard of Sungai Ara. It got its name from its appearance resembling a “Hor Lor” pumpkin. If the durian hits the ground hard when it falls, the flesh tends to be bitter thereafter.

  Ang Heh (Red Prawn Durian) Ang Heh originates from Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, and has a round-shaped husk. The orange reddish flesh is highly aromatic, very soft with a bitter-sweet taste.

  Xiao Hung (Little Red Durian) Xiao Hung, whose name means “Little Red One,” originates in Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness. The one that I tasted for this write-up is a bit hard. There are only one or two seeds per section, but the flesh is thick.

  Yah Kang (Centipede Durian) Yah Kang is one of my favourite durians. Although its flesh is whitish, the taste is superb, milky, like very sweet, melting chocolate. The name “yah kang” means centipede, and accounts for the number of centipedes found at the foot of the tree, hence giving it the rather unusual name.

  Bak Eu (Pork Fat Durian) Bak Eu has a slightly acidic aroma. The flesh is whitish while the taste is quite bitter but nice.

  
  The following are some of the durians I tried the first time at Peng Siew Durian orchard in Titi Serong, Balik Pulau, on the AsiaExplorers Durian Feast, 17 June, 2006.

  D17 D17 is dark cream flesh. The taste is slightly dry but sweet. It is a tasty durian.

  Coupling This durian is gets its unusual name because it looks like two durians joined together, one big and one small. When split open, you almost thought the two halves belong to two different durians. Coupling has whitish flesh which is slightly dry but tastes good.

  Ooi Kyau (Tumeric Durian) The name Ooi Kyau (tumeric) describes the colour of the bright yellow flesh of this durian. It is very sweet and tasty.

  Chaer Phoy (Green Skin Durian) Chaer Phoy is shaped like a small canteloupe. The skin is bright green, giving it the name which means “green skin”. Chaer Phoy has creamy white flesh which is a bit dry, not too sweet but tasty.

  Ang Jin (Red Yoke Durian) As the name suggests, Ang Jin Durian has deep orange flesh. It is very sweet and tasty.

  Lin Fong Jiau This durian is named after Lin Fong Jiau, aka Mrs Jackie Chan. I wonder whether it is indicative of the relationship of the celebrity couple, for Lin Fong Jiau is a bittersweet durian, for too bitter for my liking. The flesh is whitish and wet.

• Penang Tropical Fruit Farm

  06.09.06 |Food, Information, Penang, Travel| Permalink | 8 Comments

  My department arranged for a Fruity Friday as a team-building event. We went to Penang Tropical Fruit Farm. There is not much to see, only if you are interested in looking at fruit tree. I learn a lot about different types of fruit trees. There is a particular plant that the guide explains it can improve fertility and it is called “dukung anak”. You can use it to make tea and drink. It is a common plant that can be found everywhere. The seeds of the plant are beneath the leaves. Very interesting. Half the time the guide tells us that this plant can cure this and that. Not sure how true.

  
  Fertility Plant/Dukung Anak
  
  

  Anyhow, this place has plenty of fruits to eat. We went at the wrong time. July to August is the best season where there are lots of different fruits. We had banana, jambu, guava, jackfruit, local durian, pineapple, watermelon, papaya, dragon fruit, mango and honey dew. They also serve refreshing fruit juice. If that is not enough, you can also opt to try out their BBQ lamb, beef, fish, chicken, squid and satay. There are healthy salads too. I really enjoyed the healthy lunch to cleanse my system.

  The fees, the BBQ lunch is RM28 & dinner is RM38. If you just want the fruits package, it is RM25. You need to call in to make a booking. More information here: http://www.tropicalfruits.com.my/packages.html .

  Enjoy the fruity pics:

  
  

  

  

  

  

  The BBQ Lunch

  

  

  

  Yellow Mangosteen Tree

  

  Dragon Fruit Tree – It is actually a type of cactus.

  

  The red pineapple for deco.

  

  The View.

  

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• Japanese Seaweed

  06.02.06 |Food, Information| Permalink | 9 Comments

  Seaweed has always been my favourite. I can eat the entire pack, yes few hundreds slices all at one go. My favourite soup is also seaweed soup, the real seaweed kind. In Cantonese, it is called “Kuan Po Hoi Choe”, you can ask the Chinese medical shop. I don’t know about you, but eating seaweed has made my hair black. I seldom get white hair and no need to dye. I never dye my hair too because I cannot stand the smell of the chemical.

  Now in the market, brand new Japanese Crispy Seaweed, made in Thailand. Yes Crispy. It is very nice but only thing is, they put a little bit too much salt. It is not very healthy for children. Anyway snacks are never healthy. If you haven’t tried it, go get it from Tesco.

  
  
  

• Happy Belated Dumpling Day!!

  06.01.06 |Food, Information, Penang, Special Day Event| Permalink | 5 Comments

  Yesterday was Dumpling Day. My neighbor made dumpling. My house was filled with the delicious aroma of those dumplings. They gave some to me. It was so good, wanted to ask for more. :giggles: I have been having dumpling for breakfast these few days.

  I always wonder how they make it. Usually in the wet market here, they will have a special section that sells all the dumpling ingredients. I am always so tempted to buy and try it at home. If any of you know how to do it, please contribute your recipe on http://cookblog.mybabybay.com

  
  
  

  Wrapping Method Here.

• Bug Chocolates

  09.13.05 |Food| Permalink | 8 Comments

  
  
  

  My uncle got some bug chocolates for my children from Turkey. Before my son wallops it all up, I asked my hubby to take some digital shots. It looks very cute and whoever design it is very creative too.

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• Ang Ku

  08.19.05 |Food| Permalink | 3 Comments

  Yesterday was the Chinese Ghost Festival. Penang has a lot of different and many variety of kueh available. The one that I love is Ang Ku. I never used to like it until I came to Penang. Usually the Ang Ku will come in RED color and most often served during full moon of a newborn, with the RED egg.

  
  
  The red Ang Ku has a delicious yellow filling. Not sure what is that made off. The green one has a yummy coconut with brown melaka sugar. The pink has a superb brownish peanut filling. I can say it is pretty oily. All gone now!!