Chinese New Year menu 2016 at China Treasures, KLGCC – Pork Free
Chef Eddie Chua hasn't aged. Still cheeky, I remembered him from a year ago during our Chinese New Year 2015 set dinner review. When we met in 2015 he was the…
Chef Eddie Chua hasn't aged. Still cheeky, I remembered him from a year ago during our Chinese New Year 2015 set dinner review. When we met in 2015 he was the…
A stroll away from my home in TTDI, Dotty’s is one of the new cafes on the block.
However, I only knew of it when my good friends Preya and Jayne sent me a salted egg yolk CRONUT today!
On 13th of December Love A Loaf, a Frénch inspired bakery in PENANG launched their croissant lava series.
This 25th December, as my FB got flooded with images of Christmas trees, pasta, turkey & beef I was looking forward to some quiet time to for writing.
As usual what was planned didn’t go as planned.
The festive season saw some friends on holidays, and thus with time on their hands.
An invite from a friend came on Xmas eve, asking if I’m open to explore some food joints. I had thought why not; since I have few like-minded and similar tastebuds foodie friends and having them available for food exploration is considered a blessing.
And so Christmas day began at 6.30am.
First on our list was this “giant bowl curry mee” in Selayang, notoriously known for its long wait but indubitably tempting due to its appearance.
When I posted about the excellent Nyonya food served at Unicorn Cafe (link –> HERE) a few months back, many readers and friends rejoiced, for they too have been searching high and low for a restaurant that serves good Nyonya food that is fairly priced.
Based on my observations, Nyonya restaurants that serves pork on the menu are lesser in number (correct me if I’m wrong) than those who steer clear of pork for business reasons.
Besides, Nyonya food/dishes are traditionally pork based (again, correct me if I’m wrong as I’m still learning) so I figured that if the restaurant serves pork, it is potentially “more authentic“.
Anyhow the happy discovery of Unicorn Cafe had lead to demand of a similar food establishment, but one suitable for the Muslim crowd.
Kuih keria is one of my “must-eat” items whenever I am in Melaka.
Yes, I don’t post about it as much as nyonya kuih and all my cafe hopping pictures. But the kuih keria here is truly one of its kind.
The keria in KL?
Urgh, none that I know of could even come close.
While local and Nyonya food is the preferred choice for those visiting Melaka, there is no reason to shy away from western cuisine, especially if the food is adeptly prepared using premium ingredients (think imported beef, ribs, homemade soups and burger patties) and priced much, much cheaper than outlets in KL/Singapore prices.
There isn’t many (or is there any at all) outlets in Melaka that offers Nyonya peranakan food economy rice style.
In most Nyonya restaurants in Melaka, you are hard-pressed to dine in a group and to order many dishes in order to sample the variety.
Set lunches such as the ones available in the best Nyonya restaurants in Melaka such Bulldog Cafe (pork-free) and Unicorn Cafe (serves pork) are limited to ONE dish per set.