Sin Hup Yik Seafood Restaurant @ Lenggong, Perak

Lenggong is a town in Hulu Perak. The town is located beside Tasik Raban, a freshwater lake. As a result of its proximity to fresh water, Lenggong is popular for its freshwater fish dishes and saito fish balls, Sin Hup Yik Seafood Restaurant is a local favorite for such dishes.


The main dish is steamed waterfish with shredded or sliced ginger topped with a special secret sauce. Ikan Jelawat or Sultan fish is his blue plate signature.


Another must eat dish there, Saito fishball that provides a nice bouncy texture, yummy!! Each saito fish ball cost RM0.60


Yong tau foo that filled with mixed meat inside.


This is my favourite dish, Saito Yu Nam. Combined with the secret sauce, Delicious!


The wild frog is also a popular dish there according to the waitress.




To visit Lenggong,

1.Travelling on PLUS Highway, exit at "Exit 143: Kuala Kangsar". (that's about 3 hours away from Kuala Lumpur)
2.After the toll, travel to Gerik, passing through Lubuk Merbau and Sauk. Lenggong is on the way to Gerik that is 48 km from Kuala Kangsar Toll.
3.Continue the journey until you reach Raja Muda Nazrin Shah Bridge.
4.You will come across Lenggong signboard which is approximately 9km from the traffic light after the Raja Muda Nazrin Shah Bridge. Sin Hup Yik Seafood Restaurant

12, Jalan Alang Iskandar,
33400 Lenggong,
Perak, Malaysia.

Tel: 05-767 7276
Business Hours: 10am - 8pm(Closed on Tuesday)

Kin Wah Restaurant @ Senai, Johor Bahru

It's a typical old Hainanese coffee shop along Jalan Trus called Kin Wah Restaurant which is well-known for its coffee, toast with homemade kaya and half-boiled eggs. Crowded in the morning and parking is always a problem.


A cup of local coffee and two pieces of toast spread with butter and kaya are perfect match for breakfast or afternoon tea.


The toast is another must-have as Tian's kaya is home-made.

It is hard to miss this kopitiam almost at the end of Jalan Trus in the old section of Johor Bahru city centre. The small shop is so popular that its owner has to put extra tables and chairs on the five-foot walkway.

Hin Hock Bak Kut Teh @ Tampoi, Johor Bahru

Never judge a restaurant by its location. Hin Hock Bak Kut Teh is a surprise find, and it was full when I dined there. This bak kut teh has a strong flavoured soup, like to enjoy with chopped chilli and minced garlic together.


The fresh fish with the special sauce, perfect combination!


Fragrant steamed tofu with minced meat

Pig Trotters in Vinegar

Otak otak - mixture of spicy, egg, coconut milk and most important fish flesh.

Fish ball soup, the fishball is filled with mixed meat inside.

Side order Hokkien Mee, this thick yellow noodles braised in their special dark soy sauce with pork, squid, cabbage and the most essential is pork lard as the main ingredients.

Hin Hock Bak Kut Teh
Address: 29, Jalan Dato ' Toh Ah Boon,

81200 Tampoi, Johor Bharu.

Luncheon @ Sushi Tei, Pavilion KL

Sushi Tei originated from Singapore since 1994 with outlets spanning all over Asia and now is Pavilion KL. We ordered donburi as our lunch. Donburi has become an extremely popular one-dish meal in Malaysia. It comprises a deep bowl of rice topped off with chicken, or beef cooked in a variey of sauces.


Chicken Katsu Don, chicken cutler topped with egg on the rice @ RM13.80


Hotate Tamago Don, scallop topped with egg on the rice @ RM18.80

Soft shell crab!! Not to say, is a must order when visit to Japanese restaurant.

Seo Gung Korean BBQ Restaurant @ SS2

Located at SS2 Petaling Jaya, Seo Gung Korean BBQ serves up authentic Korean fare at competitive prices. This restaurant is being managed by natively Korean brother and sister. Like any other korean restaurants, Seo Gung serves us banchan. No Korean meal is complete without the fermented vegetable "Kimchi". It is one of the most healthy natural food packed with lots of nutritional goodness. The Korean national dish is bulgogi, marinated beef grilled at the table. Like all Korean meals, it arrives with platoons of side dishes, a bedazzlement of colours, tastes, textures and aromas.

Grilled Pork Belly Smothered in Red Pepper Paste. Bul Gogi is one of Korea’s most popular beef dishes. It is made from thinly sliced sirloin or other prime cut of beef.

Ginseng Chicken Soup - another type of popular korean vege soup.

Address 21M-23M (Mezzanine Floor),
Jalan SS 2/67, Petaling Jaya.

Operation Hours Monday - Sunday:
11AM - 3PM and 5.30PM - 10.30PM

Bavarian Bierhaus German Restaurant @ Wisma UOA II

A new branch that served the same food as the one at The Curve, the new place has a bit more colour with the choice if sofas and brighter lights. Like the other outlet, it also opens out to the outdoors.

Pic above is Grilled Pork Chop, served with canellini beans, basil with streaky bacon and pitted dark cheery sauce. The all-time favourites are still topping the charts and pork knuckles is one example. The crispy pork knuckle with smoked bacon and honey is able to rival even the best of them. Pork lovers' must-try at the outlet is also the pork ribs, which is another hearty meal like the knuckles.

We ordered German Sausage Platter which included of grilled thueringer sausage, emmenthaler, neurenberger cocktail sausage and pork frankfurther. Server with sauteed potato onion relish, crispy bacon, paprika Mayo and garlic mayo.

Besides outlet at Wisma UOA II, you can enjoy the organic pork knuckle and variety sausages at The Curve and Jaya33. A must-try for my next visit is the fresh and aromatic pretzels too.

Address:
G-8, Ground Floor, Wisma UOA II,
No.21, Jalan Pinang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur.

Bali Food : Babi Guling @ Ibu Oka, Ubud Bali

I've been told that there are 2 places to enjoy the Balinese style Babi Guling in Ubud now. The one that i visited is the newer place and more comfortable compare to the outlet opposite the Ubud Palace.

Babi Guling, roast suckling pig mixed with herbs and spices served on a bed of white rice topped with some crunchy crackle. It another must-try cuisine when travel to Ubud. We ordered Nasi Campur Babi Guling Special for the 25,000 IDR. The taste is not the delicious as I imagined, but it is a dish that you cant miss out when you visit Bali.

Hoong Tho Restaurant @ Old Town, Ipoh

Hoong Tho restaurant another Ipoh signature restaurant which is famous with their various fried noodles, dumplings, fried wantons and homemade pastries and cookies, eg. egg tarts, traditional biscuits. The decades old Hoong Tho in old town that is a household name back then for wedding ceremonies, and now inherited by grandchildren. They still doing brisk business serving delicious noodles and fried wantons.


The signature crunchy and delightful dumplings and fried wantons are made with fish paste and served with their selfmade sweet, sour and spicy sauce.


Some of the must-try dishes is Wat Tan Hor - braised flat rice noodles or hor fun, with mixed meats and vegetables, San Har Meen - yee mee with fresh prawn and mixed vegetables. Kwai Far Mee is also another signature dish.


Food Recommend: Hong Tho Signature Noodles and Fried Dumplings

Address:
20, Jalan Bandar Timah,
Ipoh, Perak.

Tel: 605-2549673
Opens 10am to 9.30pm
Closed on Tuesday.

Bali Food : Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck Diner) @ Ubud, Bali

In Balinese, Bebek Bengil means dirty duck. The restaurant is named after the ducks abounding in the rice fields surrounding it and is one of the most popular Italian restaurants in Bali. It is another not-to-be-missed food in Bali. Since its establishment in 1990, Bebek Bengil has offered duck as its specialty dish, original crispy duck. Its crispy fried duck served with Indonesian vegetables and delicate sambal.


Surrounded by rice fields and a marvelous garden, the Bebek Bengil offers an exquisite environment for a marvelous dining experience to be cherished for a long time.The restaurant has special order dishes that have to booked in advance, Balinese Smoked Duck, a whole duck smoked in the traditional way with spices and wrapped in Areca nut leaves. Must try when my next trip to Bali.Bebek Bengil Restaurant

The Ubud Building
Jl. Agus Salim 132
Menteng – Central Jakarta 10310
Phone: (021) 391 8016 (RSVP), 391 7965, 391 8091

Bali Trip Day 4 : Sukawati, Balinese House, Pura Taman Ayun, Tanah Lot

Sukawati - Traditional Art Market
Balinese House - Reminiscent of the past
Pura Taman Ayun Temple - Royal Temple of Mengwi Empire
Tanah Lot - Bali Hindu Temple on The Rock


We amanged to visit Balinese's style House after few temples tour for past 2 days. We wander through the Balineshouses to view the carved wooden pillars. The roofs are of bamboo and grass thatch.


Taman Ayun Temple is a Royal Temple of Mengwi Empire with unique temple building and fully decorated by Balinese architecture that make it as famous place to visit in Bali. Taman Ayun is surrounded by beautiful park with trees and ponds. The temple is boardered by broad canals and it can only be entered via a bridge. The entrance fee is rp.3,000 per person.


Tanah Lot is a Balinese Hindu Temple on the rock and the seawater encircles it when the sea water is tide. The area leading to Tanah Lot is highly commercialized and are required to pay to enter the area.

It owns the magnificent view of sunset in the late afternoon. On the mainland cliff tops, restaurants have also been provided for tourists.

Bali Trip Day 3 : Tegalallang, Kintamani, Coffee Plantation, Pura Tirta Empul Temple

Tengalallang : Beautiful rice terrace.
Kintamani : View of Mount Batur Volcano and enjoy buffet lunch .
Coffee Plantation : Try Luwak Coffee, world most expensive coffee.
Pura TIrta Empul Temple : Holy spring water.


Tegalallang rice terrace is located at 5km northern part of Ubud Village where you can catch the glimpse of the beautiful rice terrace. So sad that there is no paddy during our visit on July.


After Tegallalang rice terrace,we continue to our journey to Kintamani where you will amazed with the panorama of Mount Batur Volcano and Lake Batur. There are 2 volcanoes in Bali, Mount Batur and Mount Agung. The buffet there is expensive (IDR75,000) and few variety of food only.

Visit to Coffee Plantation after Mount Batur Volcano, you can try the Luwak Coffee for IDR 30,000. A Luwak is an Asian Palm Civet. They will hunt and eat only the top coffee beans which then pass through their guts undigested. Then, the bean will be washed and processed in the normal fashion to make this highly selected top grade coffee.

Tirta Empul Temple or known as Tampak Siring where tourist can cleanse their body with its holy water in Tampak Siring. Accordingly to tour guide, people who bath with the water will get good luck. The word Tirta means water and Empul means spring. The entrance fee is IDR 15,000.

Bali Food : Jimbaran Seafood

Jimbaran located on southern of Bali, midway between the airport and Nusa Dua. Widely known for the fresh seafood kiosks that are scattered along the beach. You can catch the glimpse of sunset while enjoying delicious dinner. Although the dinner is quite expensive, but is worth it. Remember to order the set dinner instead of ala-carte. Our set consisted of lobster, prawns, crab, crayfish and clams. There are more than 40 seafood restaurant there, ask your tour guide for recommendation. All the seafood is generally grilled over a fire of coconut husks rather than charcoal.

Ma Chai Chee Cheong Fun @ Menglembu, Perak

Eating at Ipoh was so fun as usual but the real fun started when we visited Menglembu. It is a main which traces its origins to its famous groundnuts. You will see a giant peanut when you drive in Menglembu township. Ma Chai "Twins" Chee Cheong Fun (CCF) is one of the must eat food when visit Menglembu. CCF is a dish of hand cut steamed flat rice noodle rolls without any filling.


What is so unique about this CCF? Here you can choose your favourite add-on side dishes such as sambal petai, curry sotong, curry pig's skin, wild boar curry, fried chicken and many more. This dish is garnished with fried shallots and sesame seeds.


This highly-popular stall has been operating since the early 1960s. Business is still thriving as it serves very good food. Located inside a coffee shop named Restoran Wing Kat Fong, opposite of Magnum 4D. It is located at Wai Sik Kai along the way to Kledang Hill.

Food recommended: Stuffed Chee Cehong Fun and Original Chee Cheong Fun

Address:
Restoran Wing Kat Fong
36 Pike Street, Menglembu
31450 Ipoh, Perak.

Apam Balik aka "Dai Gao Min" @ Menglembu, Perak

Apam Balik aka "Dai Gao Min", "Ban Chang Kuih" is Malaysian version of pancake. Light brown crunchy layer on the outer skin, crispy at the crusts, filled with delicious ground peanuts inside, coated with melting hot butter and mount with a thin layer of castor sugar.


This stall is just nearby the Ma Chai Chee Cheong Fun at Menglembu township. Another must-try when visit the palace of groundnuts. The price is RM0.70 per piece, the whole apam balik have 10 pieces.

Bali Trip Day 2 : Kuta Beach, Dreamland Beach, Blue Point, Uluwatu Temple, Jimbaran

Kuta Beach : Well-known destination for surfing enthusiasts
Dreamland Beach : The beach with beautiful scenery.
Blue Point : Romantic glass church
Uluwatu Temple : Temple on the cliff with nice sunset panorama.
Jimbaran : Sunset candle light seafood dinner.


The five-kilometre long arching sandy stretch of Kuta Beach is still one of the best beach front of Bali. However, this beach is really famous for its breaking sunsets and waist-deep water, and attracts tourists who spend hours here swimming, surfing, sunbathing and kite flying. A perfect beach for surfing beginners.


We went Dreamland Beach located in southern tip of Bali, famous with pristine sea water with beautiful white sandy beach. The surfers simply call it ‘Dream Land’. The area is called Pecatu Indah Resort, mostly is mat salleh staying the resort because the price is quite expensive. You won't allow to step in the hotel if you are not the hotel guest. A very nice place to relax, you will amazed when you been there.


Blue Point, surfers paradise which was famous for the big waves. Whithin Blue Point Villa, they boasts for its glass church and the special-designed outdoor swimming pool. A very romantic white church for your wedding. All the chairs are made by glass. You can only visit the church if you are the villa guest or spending within the villa.

Next point of interest is Uluwatu Temple, a temple on the cliff. Entrance fee is IDR 6,000 per person. Beware of monkeys there, so don't wear any jewelery, hats, accessories, and glasses, hold tightly to your bag and camera.. Another amazing place to visit and you can see quite a number of Japanese there. Kecak Dance is available and the price is IDR 75,000 (if not mistake).


You will definitely impressed with the Uluwatu Cliff scenery.


Our last destination for Day 2 is Jimbaran, catch the glimpse of sunset while enjoying our delicious dinner. But the price for the dinner is quite expensive, remember to order the set instead of ala-carte. There are more than 40 seafood restaurant there, ask your tour guide for recommendation. At night, we go to enjoy the traditional balinese massage at Bali Orchid Spa, http://www.baliorchidspa.com/