哈萨克斯坦美食 Kazakhstan Cuisine ...

From horse meat sausage to traditional Kazakh bread, 
always a pleasure to dine with my students,
this time there are from Kazakhstan 
...

Astana Restaurant at Endah Promenade
Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur

老鼠粉 Rat Noodle ...

Short, 5 cm white semi-transparent color;
maybe looks like rat tails. 
 The noodle is available in many Chinese markets 
in Chinese populated areas 
such as Malaysia and Singapore.
...

友族的瓦煲老鼠粉，不错 Malay Claypot rat noodle, not bad

2nd Floor Wisma Cosway Kuala Lumpur 

Taken using Samsung Note 3

星巴克井 Favorite Well ...

Have not had a Starbucks coffee for 3 months, 

here I was today getting one as 'Breakfast'; 

a white man walked into the queue and said 

"Aren't we all at our favorite Well early in the morning" 

...

Starbucks, KLCC Aquaria

酒精 Alcohol ...

They may look good on the table, 

but perhaps not in your brain 

...

Amadeus Bistro & Wine Bar 

Mezzanine Floor, Life Center, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur 

Haven't been shooting for a few days 有幾天沒有拍攝了 ...

It was busy, busy, busy 

in the classroom 

ever since after chinese new year; 

I have got to do some shooting soon 
and here I was just having fun 
at my coffee/tea break time
in-between lectures 

...

@ UAOII Sota KL

Diet 忌口 ...

When I have a teaching assignment, 
it will be from 9 to 5 almost everyday, 

one of the toughest thing for me 

is to avoid eating during tea breaks 

...

@ Sota, Wisma UOAII, KL 

Reunion Dinner 团圆饭 ...

my mother in-law
really put a lot of effort every year
to cook for the reunion dinner,
every year when we arrive on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year;
the dishes are already on the table.
...
It is never the same as eating out, 
I always look forward to this day
...

Christmas Latte 聖誕拿鐵 ...

The Spirit of Christmas Time 
with a Latte 
...

T-Break @ Wisma Antarabangsa, 

Kuala Lumpur

Banana Leaf Rice 香蕉叶饭 ...

Banana Leaf Rice, 
a typical dish of South Indian cuisine
...
this version is all vegetarian 
served with 
diluted yogurt and payasam (on top), 
various vegetables and papadam
with curry and gravy of dul
RM$6.50 (US$2.00)
...

Nagasari Curry House 

@ Jalan Nagasari, Kuala Lumpur 

Durian Recipe 榴莲食谱 ...

Durian, a native fruit 
and not everyone agree with it's Strong Odor, 
I like it as a fruit, even ice cream, or cake 
BUT 
as a creamy sauce on meat with rice, 
it was very tough for me
...

Durian Pork Ribs Rice at Next Stop IOI Mall, Puchong

榴莲紅燒排骨饭

Can you imagine the fruit used for the sauce of the dish above,
see Below the Durian Fruit

Durian at SS2

榴莲

That Old Familiar Taste 旧旧的味道 ...

咖啡的甜味与苦味
kā fēi de tián wèi yú kǔ wèi
my familiar sweet and bitter taste of bitter
...
An Old Coffee shop still brewing the same old taste
for as long as I know, 
but the market where it is located at 
will be torn down soon 
to make way for "progress"
...
I find time to take a sip of this old taste
before this familiar taste 
is gone forever
...

Imbi Pasar, 

Kuala Lumpur

Buffet Behavior 自助餐行为 ...

Picture yourself in an all-you-can-eat-buffet,
the way we behave in a buffet-line could very well
determine how we really eat healthy or not
...
Then again, is there such a thing 
as a healthy buffet-line 
...

Jogoya Japanese Reataurant
Starhill, KL

It's a Fusion Omelette 融合煎蛋 ...

I called an Omelette today
for Breakfast
...
Look what I ended up with
...

T-Break Restaurant at Ground Floor Wisma Antarabangsa, 

Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur ...

Sathiyanery Vegetarian Place 印度素食 ...

A man devoted to god and
serving home-made vegetarian food 
...
Every day about 12 noon, 
he will perform prayers and
to cleanse his place before the customers arrive
...

There are no menus, he serves 
a fixed selection of vegetarian menu daily 
...

There are no air-condition and fancy decorations,
only one row of table
...




The dish ends with the choice of 
spiced tea 
...

and sometimes 
something to chew on before you leave 
...

Jalan Tun Sambathan 3 at Brickfields, 

Kuala Lumpur

Tea 茶 ...

I am Chinese

...
Tea is in my blood and bones 
and
although you are thousand miles away,
there are always two cups on my table
...

Qing Zhen Chinese Restaurant
Novotel Hotel at Jalan Kia Peng,
Kuala Lumpur

Ever get tired of the same breakfast 厌倦了同样的早餐吗 ...

Ever since this particular shop opened several months back,
and whenever I have a lecture at the same center,
I seem to be visiting it
and even order the same breakfast set,
which is Coffee and Smoke Salmon Sandwitch
$7.00 Ringgit or about $2.00 USD
...
and I am still not tired of it yet.
...

The Bakers at UOAII,
Jalan Pinang, KL

Caution Hot 注意热 ...

I heard an advertisement describe the following
...
when you are at your 20's, a soft drink 
is most likely in your mind all the time
...
when you are in your 30's or 40's, 
you are likely to ask for a cup of coffee
...
and when you get older, 
you will start to yearn for a hot cup of Chinese tea
...
I say "What nonsense"
...
I always crave for a cup of coffee in the morning,
and look for some cooler soft drink in the middle of a hot day,
and a cup of hot Chinese tea towards the evening
and
probably pass on the fast food
...
and I have been drinking Chinese Tea 
when I was a boy
...

In a fast food outlet 

Jalan Tun Perak, 

Kuala Lumpur ...

When Food becomes an Institution 当食物成为一个大众话题 ...

Make no mistake, 
for over 60 years since 1945;
this Noodle Shop
makes Beef Ball Noodles exceptionally well
...
Just had my bowl last week,
but can't wait to go back for more
soon
...

Soong Kee Beef Ball Noodles Restaurant
Jalan Tun San Siew Sin, Kuala Lumpur ...

The "Old" taste, just the way I like it “老”的味道，正是我喜欢的方式 ...

Sometime money cannot buy the 

good "old taste"

I am glad this small little stall 

tucked away at a corner of KL China Town

is still doing business

since I first tasted here in the 1970's as a little boy

...

The rice noodle roll (also translated as steamed rice roll) 

I think it is a Cantonese dish, 

we call it "Chee Cheong Fun" 豬腸粉

...

Every bite of this rice noodle 
brings childhood memories
rushing back into my mind
...
I still come to this shop to find those memories
...

China Town, KL 吉隆坡华人街 ...
Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur ...

Not so Sushi 非寿司 ...

Should there be mayonnaise in Sushi ? 

...

Some of my friends 

are just disgusted with the 

idea of Mayo on the Sushi

even the "California" Roll 

...

The "New Style" American Sushi 

seems to be flourishing outside 

of Japan

and 

having stayed in Japan for awhile

the "Traditional" Japanese Sushi

is really very different 

...

Fusion food is made to please both 

the eyes and the palette

...

and may not necessarily 

good nor evil about it 

...

I enjoy both 

...

Shogun and Saisaki Restaurants 

將軍壽司 

@ Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur ...