**This is a long post and it is full of food photos**
I was quite overwhelmed when I see a number of "likes" in my earlier post, posted in Facebook when I wrote a weekend retreat to Port Dickson. Though the "likes" are not many, I still want to thank those who really take your time to read my post and be part of my life. Thankful for that! =)
On another note, I had quite a fair busy consecutive weekends. At the time of writing this post, I was actually fasting in conjunction with 30 hour famine event.
Last weekend was another tiring weekend, I would say nevertheless, it was a fun gathering with a group of friends who traveled all the way to Malacca for food hunting. Initially, the plan was to get our friend to cook since he is the chef at Hilton KL Hotel but unfortunately, due to the lack of kitchen utensils provided in the hotel, we had to put that idea aside.
After treating our tummy with breakfast at Restaurant Taman Rashna, Klang, two cars headed to Malacca. Our first stop was nonetheless for chicken rice! Since one of the preferred chicken rice had closed by the time we reached, we went ahead with the ones next door.
1. Chicken Rice at Restaurant W Chicken
Fit tummy for 5 people, we ordered a whole roast chicken. Not sure if we were hungry but the chicken taste good actually. In comparison with the ones in Ipoh, I still prefer Ipoh's chicken rice because the meat is juicier and smoother as compared to the chicken rice sold in Malacca. Bill came up to RM 55.00 for 5 pax (including drinks).
After that, we checked in hotel. Took a rest. Watched tv. Took photos. And got ready for dinner.
2. Cheese Mihun and Stir-Fried Ginger Chicken Cube at Restaurant Tong Sheng
Known for the famous cheese mihun, we wanted to try it badly and decided to queue up. Waited for half an hour but the queue did not seem to move and our tummy were starting to kick us. We gave another 15 minutes and yet, the line did not move. Therefore, we went to the restaurant that is just opposite our hotel in which they sell good BBQ food. Since I couldn't afford to walk away without trying the cheese mihun, I decided to give a call and make the order. Woah-la! Lady luck was at my side and the lady boss allowed me to take-away, provided it is at 1030pm.
Story cut short, we took away a packet of cheese mihun and a side dish of stir-fried ginger cube chicken. While the rest were strolling the Jonker Street, the four of us went ahead and ate them. Muah...delicious! The cheese mihun is absolutely worth trying but it is slightly a pain to the pocket. We ordered medium size and the portion is rather small. When comes to stir-fried ginger cube chicken, it goes well with the cheese mihun. In fact, it goes well with even a can of beer. Mild taste yet succulent piece of chicken.
Restaurant Tong Sheng
377 & 378, Jalan Melaka Raya 6,
Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka.
Tel : 017 - 631 7811, 016 - 776 7811
3. Chinese dishes at Restaurant (opposite The Straits Hotel, beside Restaurant KNK)
Speaking about dinner, we went to this place that sells good porridge apparently. We ordered 3 big bowls of porridge accompanied with some side dishes like Mongolian chicken, yam ring, fried squid and greenies. Yummy!
4. BBQ food (opposite The Straits Hotel, beside Restaurant KNK)
Our main highlight for the dinner is actually the BBQ food. Without knowing that it is quite pricey to order this, the ladies went ahead and picked about 2 plates full with food. When it was brought to our table, we were amazed and quickly ate them. Coming towards the end, we saw the price written on each plate where the total was at RM 96.00. Freaking expensive actually for BBQ food only nevertheless, it is not hurt right to have them once a while, right?
5. Durians!!!
After dinner, we went across the road and immediately, our tummies called for more despite that we were quite full. Durian..can anyone say no to this? We ordered 2 durians to be shared among 9 people since 1 of our friends dislike it. And it is never enough unfortunately... If you know how to select a good durian, please do choose your own rather than having the owner or seller to choose it for you because there is a high possibility that the durian they choose will not be good.
6. Satay Celup
Yup, you see it right! Can you imagine the amount of food we put into our mouth? Right after our Chinese proper dining meal, we had durians followed by Cheese Mihun and Stir-Fried Ginger Cube Chicken and Satay Celup to call the day off.
I was literally giving up and I only chowed down 5 sticks. When comes to Satay Celup restaurant, I feel that most of the restaurant provides the same taste as they use the same ingredients, perhaps? I don't find it special among one another actually except for the price per stick where some sell it at RM 0.70 per stick while some sell it at RM 1.00 per stick.
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When the sun rose, our food hunting began again. This time, we started off with the typical Klang food.
7. Bat Kut Teh at Teo Chew Bat Kut Teh Restaurant (walking distance from The Straits Hotel)
Apparently, this place sells one of the best bat kut teh in Malacca. Some said that their Bat Kut Teh taste way better in Klang henceforth, as the Klangrians, we need to try to make the right justification. We ordered a bowl of the soupy Bat Kut Teh and another bowl is the dry version or I should say it is a "Hong Ba".
What is unique in this place is they serve yam rice as compared to Klang. When comes to Yoo Char Kueh, there is no doubt that their Yoo Char Kueh tastes way better than the ones we have in Klang. Also, they are compact in terms of size unlike the Klang Yoo Char Kueh. However, the bat kut teh serves in this restaurant seems to be a bit disappointing. The taste is very mild unlike Klang's bat kut teh which is rich in flavor and taste. Added by my friends, perhaps, that's the way on how Teo Chew people have their bat kut teh where they prefer mild in taste.
Teo Chew Bat Kut Teh,
Jalan Melaka Raya 4,
Malacca.
8. Durian cendol at Shan Shu Gong, Jonker Street
I don't fancy the durian cendol in Jonker Street but my friends were crediting on how good they are. Just like my prediction, they use durian dodol instead of real durian flesh to make the durian cendol hence, this causes the cendol to be very sweet. I still prefer the ones in Port Dickson :)
Shan Shu Gong,
33, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Tel : 06 - 282 8381
Shan Shu Gong,
33, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Tel : 06 - 282 8381
9. Chicken Rice at Jonker Street (beside Shan Shu Gong, Malacca)
Despite we had bat kut teh in the morning, like an hour earlier, we went ahead to have their chicken rice. Queued up. And I came to belief that this restaurant sells nice chicken rice. The business was exceptionally good on that day. Got our seats and proceed to make order. The chicken rice is good but still, Ipoh's chicken rice wins!
10. Layer cakes at Nadeje, Plaza Mahkota
Few of my friends were insisted to go to Nadeje and I was quite lost there since there are Nadejes' in PJ area. Nevertheless, I just followed with the majority. We ordered 6 cakes to be shared among 10 people and here you go, we were there to celebrate one of our friends' belated birthday.
Nadeje Plaza Mahkota,
G-23, 25, 27, Jalan PM4, Plaza Mahkota,
75000 Melaka
Tel: 06 - 283 8750
Opening hour: 11.00am - 10.00pm (Mon - Sun)
11. Klebang Coconut Shake
By the time we had chicken rice and Nadeje layer cakes, I raised my white flag, surrender! We looked at our watch and the time dictated that it was about 3.30pm. So, we drove all the way to Klebang to buy coconut shake. The queue was crazy so, we ended up heading back empty-handed in which we were quite thankful for because our tummies were really push to the limit.
All the way, we drove back to Klang and had our dinner together at Restaurant Park Village, Taman Rashna before calling it off a day. A nice gathering to have everyone together despite the abundance of food we put in our tummies.
This trip has certainly given us another means to better understand one another and it also actually bond our friendship, I believe. Like what I mentioned earlier, nice memories are meant to be cherished and cheers to our 10 years of friendship since high school.
Regards,
Foodiestravel
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