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.