Chapter 152 – A day trip to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

September is indeed a busy month for me; from celebrating my elder brother’s birthday to attending wedding dinners at Ipoh, Setia Alam and Kuala Lumpur, a short gateway to the neighboring state and a considerably long holiday to Busan, Korea. Speaking about Busan, I have so much to share and will probably do so in my next post.

While holidays are now over, there are still many other ways for you to rejuvenate, reconnect with your loved ones and reengage with your friends whom you have not spoken for months by simply going out of the busy KL city and have a day trip to Seremban.

And this is how you can utilize your time well, not just visiting but also indulging in lots of delicious food while bringing home the famous Seremban Siew Bao.

1. Visit Jelita Ostrich Farm

It’s the second time I visited this farm! Here, of course you see many ostriches and learn how to differentiate the gender of the ostrich, you get to stand on the ostrich eggs without fearing that it will break (provided that you are less than 200kg), you ride on the ostrich and get yourself a certificate at the end of the day and watching how ostrich races with one another. 

Voila, I’m not heavy.

Mr Chee decided to feed a goat instead of ostrich #apani

2. Lunch at The Gift Tilapia Restaurant, Seremban
Best if you can come in group so that you can try a variety of delicious food. It’s lunch anyway and we managed to treat our tummies well. The signature dish is no other than its steamed tilapia! So sweet and juicy!

Steamed Tilapia with Soy Sauce (RM 46.00)

Tilapia Grilled with Soy Sauce (RM 45.00)

Free Range Chicken (RM 16.00)

Another favorite of mine is its char siew. So far, the best char siew that I ever had is in Kuala Lumpur but this plate of char siew is enough to attract me to go back again since my house isn’t that far to Seremban anyway #hintingmrchee One plate is never enough and we had another plate. 

My favorite Char Siew (RM 21.00)

The Gift Tilapia Restaurant,

No.11, Jalan Merbok 6/1, 

Taman Bunga Blossom,

70100 Seremban.

Tel: 06 - 633 1312

3. Visit Aeon Mall at Seremban

One of the iconic landmarks in Seremban! Imagine that I had to travel all the way to Seremban just to look for a book since it was sold out in most of the KL bookstores. Thankfully, my effort was paid off and I found it there in MPH.

4.  Dinner at The Street Crab & Lala Restaurant
When you visit this restaurant, certainly you have to order crabs. Instead of just one plate of crab, we ordered 4 plates of crab, just to feed 10 tummies; not forgetting that we had other mains like Kam Heong Lala, Stir-Fry Cabbage, Fried Rice and Fried Noodles. 

Sang Har Mee (Small) - RM 16.00

Shrimp Fried Rice (Large) - RM 55.00

Cabbage (Large) - RM 18.00

Kam Heong Clam (RM 38.00)

Sometimes, I wonder what’s wrong with my stomach! How can I eat so much even though I don’t feel hungry…? Look at the amount of crab we had.

Salted Egg Crab 

Black Pepper Crab

Salted Roast Crab - my favorite among all

Sweet and Sour Crab

These 4 plates of crab costed us about RM 299.70 for 3.33kg. Is it expensive or justifiable?

One thing for sure – I never regret it! The crabs are huge in size and sweet in taste. How can I resist it when they are placed right in front of me?

The Street Crab & Lala Restaurant,

GF-46 & 47, Lorong Haruan 5/1,

Oakland Commercial Square,

70300 Seremban.

Tel: 06 - 603 0155

5. Buy Siew Bao at Kedai Siew Pau Asia (Siew Pow Master) 

Before we returned to our home sweet home, we stopped by at Kedai Siew Pau Asia to buy our favorite pastries. 

Photo credit from my friend, Hester.

There you go! You can spend a day trip in Seremban and get to indulge a myriad of good food. All you need to do is to call your friends now and go for a ride on this Saturday! Don’t wait till September is over.

Happy faces yet sleepy (thanks to the food)!

Regards,
Foodiestravel 

Chapter 104 - Congratulations Malaysia + Dinner date at Village Roast Duck, The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur

Eyes gluing to the television, fist clenching hoping that Malaysia could walk away with a gold medal at least and in this very moment, Malaysians were all united, watching the mixed-doubles badminton game.

Although Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying took home a silver medal, they had indeed brought pride to Malaysia. While we now put ourselves in a calm state, anticipating another final game tomorrow, why don't we call for an early celebration first? Instead of just celebrating the accomplishment by our athletes, we too should pat ourselves for an accomplishment done at work by pampering ourselves with something good to end the day by having a proper yet delicious Chinese dining food at Mid Valley.

Previously, I was reluctant to go to any shopping malls during the weekdays. But now, things have changed. The urge to visit a shopping mall accelerates with the PokemonGo game. 

While catching a number of Pokemons and visit a number of Pokestop seems to be a valid reason for your visit to Mid Valley lately, my other intention to the mall is to pamper my beloved tummy at Village Roast Duck, The Gardens Mall. 

                    

Located at the Lower Ground Flood where it is situated beside Canton-I, the restaurant was quite packed on the day that I visited. Got ourselves seated and we then browsed through the menu. Looks tempting in fact!  

3 Combos Noodle (Dry) (RM 20.90)

When it said 3 combos, it meant that the noodles come with 3 different types of meat namely char siew, roast pork and roast duck. While it may be difficult to choose what type of meat to have, you can either order a plate of noodles that comes with all these 3 meat or a plate of rice to go with it. Certainly, my opting did not go wrong. I got to try all the 3 meats.

Char siew is absolutely good! Soft in texture and melt in the mouth. In comparison with the ones that I had lately, I prefer the char siew sold in Char Siew Yoong, Pudu. The drawback for the char siew at Village Roast Duck is that most of the outer layer is burnt so at some point, it carries the burnt taste.

Roast port on the other hand is good! Juicy in nature and the proportion of the pork is just right. Roast duck is actually the signature dish for that restaurant itself. I find the duck meat is a bit dry. Despite all that, it is a good combination of all these 3 types of meat.

Can you see the duck meat clearer here?

Chicken Fried Rice with Salted Fish (RM 18.90)

Besides the noodles, a plate of fried rice was ordered too. Comes in a huge serving which I believe it can be shared between 2 to 3 people, the fried rice is fragrant in salted fish smell. The fried rice tastes good with enough "wok hei". I wish that the long beans could have been given more. Nevertheless, the fried rice tastes absolutely yummy if it is being eaten with chillies, giving both spicy yet sweet taste to the tastebuds.

HM Beancurd with Minced Pork (RM 18.90)

Adding to our dining palates is a plate of HM Beancurd with Minced Pork. By the time we had the noodles and a plate of fried rice, we were actually quite full. Thankfully, a plate of beancurd is just good enough to complement our dinner. 

Soft and smooth in texture, the tofu itself is quite tasteless. But having it with minced pork, it gives a kick to the tastebuds itself. I believe they make the beancurd because they are very very smooth. Despite all that, this dish is indeed a known dish among the Chinese.

In total, the bill came up to RM 75.40 including a glass of Lo Han Gor and all the taxes (GST and service charge). A rather pricey dinner I would say for two people so, you can have it once a while or whenever you find a good reason to reward yourself. Haha! Nevertheless, I would say that the price is rather reasonable for a plate of noodle that comes with 3 types of meat. I remember I had to pay RM 18.00 once for just a plate of char siew rice at Jalan Pudu (not char siew yoong).

Ambient: 7/10 

Price: 3.5/5 (reasonable)

Food: Chinese food, non-halal

Service : 4/5 (very good. The minute when you were seated, they served you a bowl of hot soup)
Verdict: You must try the 3 combos meat (roast pork, char siew and roast duck)! 

So, what are you waiting for? While your life may face some challenges and hurdles, just remember that you deserve something better and more than that! 

Village Roast Duck,
LG-205, LG Floor, The Garden Mall,
Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03 - 2201 5095

Regards,
Foodiestravel

Chapter 92 - Mother’s Day celebration at Restaurant Char Siew Yoong, Jalan Pudu Ulu

Grateful that I found this hidden gem through my friend's recommendation. Apparently, this place serves very good char siew where it “melts” when you put it in your mouth. Of course, you need to choose the part that contains some fatty layers and not lean meat only.

I tried this place twice and slowly, I am in love with this restaurant.

So, on this special day, I brought my family to dine in during lunch hour. All the way from Klang, we braved through the traffic and grabbed a good spot before the crowd flocked in. Since I tried this place before, I was the main lead where I ordered all their signature dishes. Without me knowing, I ordered 10 dishes including 3 bowls of soups to fill up the poor 6 tummy only.

We had a bowl of rice each and plus the 10 dishes, we could hardly swallow any further. However, we somewhat managed to wipe out about 80% of the dishes.

So, let me start introducing the signature food in Char Siew Yoong which is located at Jalan Pudu Ulu.

1. Char Siew

A must-to order at this place! If you want to try their Char Siew, it is best to go after 1030am. If you choose to have it after lunch, I suggest you to give a call to check whether the char siew is still available or not. There was once where I traveled all the way from KLIA2 to Cheras and to my biggest disappointment, they were all sold out! So, best to call beforehand to avoid disappointment.

2. Roast Pork

I find that their roast pork is juicy, aromatic and tastefully done too. Crispy at the outer and juicy at the inner. It is even good to have it as it is. The layers of fat just disintegrated in our mouths. I wish I did "tapao" on that day but unfortunately, I did not as we were heading to another place after that.

3. Steamed Tilapia in Assam Sauce

Voila! I love this dish the best among all. For those who enjoy the sour yet spicy savory, you will find yourself loving this. The fish is fresh too.

4. Braised Pig Trotter

We ordered a plate of braised pork. Safe to say, this plate of pork is perfectly done. Heavy in taste, soft in meat texture. Young and old will certainly love this dish as it allows you to reminisce the olden days when the subtle aroma like Chinese herbs, garlic and clove burst in your mouth. Am I getting a bit dramatic here? Haha! I am not because this dish is absolutely good. Even, my dad gave me a thumbs up for introducing this dish.

5. Yam with Pork Belly

Again, we have pork J Sounds like a porky-licious feast but what to do - the chef makes such good dishes. I am not a person who fancy yam but this dish truly opens up my mind. Woah-la!

6. Greenies

Enough of pork and meat, we too had a plate of greenies to balance out our lunch diet on that day.

7. Chicken Feet

Oh ya, it’s not about pork but it is also about chicken feet! I don’t fancy this hence, I did not try it. But my parents and my older brother were enjoying, having the chicken feet. They love the gravy apparently. No comment on this.

8. Tan Tong (Double-boiled soup)

Watercress Soup

Old Cucumber Soup

Black Nuts Soup

Double-boiled soup is also one of their signature servings there. On the day where we had lunch, there were three types of soups and off, I went and ordered all three namely old cucumber soup, watercress soup and black nuts soup. I hope I get the name right - All these 3 soups are really delicious, giving the soothing feeling to our tummy. The long hours of double-boiling soups were evidently awesome as they are full of flavor. My mum loves the black nuts soup whereas my sister prefers the watercress soup. As for me, I opt for old cucumber soup and black nuts soup.

Perhaps, you should try it first and let me know your preferred soup?

All in all, guess what! – The total bill came up to RM 149 only for 6 people with 10 dishes. So, what are you waiting for? J

Restaurant Char Siew Yoong

No. 23 Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

Opening hour : 10.00am – 5.00pm

Phone number : 012 – 213 7163

Regards,

Foodiestravel