Old Town White Coffee @ Lagenda Heights, SP

Over the past few months, Lagenda Heights (Sungai Petani) has become a famous spot for youngsters to hang around. Restaurants, coffee shops, Tesco Hypermarket, small complex - Village Mall, hair saloons, SPA & reflexology saloons, and many more shops gathered around in this new area.

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon when we were back in SP. After surveying some accessories and furniture in almost all of the local furniture shops, we decided to find a place to enjoy our afternoon tea. :)

I longed for a cup of "kao kao" ice white coffee, so I pestered him to bring me there. Yes, Old Town White Coffee. There is a new outlet in Lagenda Heights. So far, I can see their business is running quite well here.

Both of us ordered the same drink - the Iced White Coffee. Ahh.....not only refreshing, but it also boost our energy as well. Hehehe... sounds like we are addicted to caffeine?

This round we tried their Ice Fire Polo Bun. Why ice? Why fire? Well, the fire is representing the hot polo bun, and the ice represents the freezing cold thick layer of milky butter. It's a perfect combination. Just a bit guilty to my body of consuming too much fat. Oh, no......... :(

Never forget to order 2 pcs of Kaya & Butter Toast. :P

Nippon Yataimura Japanese Restaurant @ Queensbay Mall

We went to Nippon Yataimura Japanese Restaurant the other day for my hubby's birthday dinner. I heard from my colleague that the food is good, so I suggested to go there for a try. We weren't dissappointed. :)

For starters, we ordered California Temaki and Unagi Temaki. Both are just normal compared to Sushi King and others.

California Temaki & Unagi Temaki

Hubby ordered Chashu & Corn Ramen. It consists of slices of pork, corn, egg in delicious soup base. The serving is quite big and you could just ignore ordering side-dishes.

I ordered Gekikara Ramen, it's hot soup base with seafood. It's been highly recommended by my colleague. He reminded me to order spiciness level 4 (range from 1 to 10). Compared to the Kimuchi Ramen from Japin Restaurant, this is much more tasty. Furthermore, it contains lots of ingredients like Kimchi, squid, baby corns, black wood ear, pork slices and a tempura prawn. Bear in mind, the serving is huge. I can't finish it. A bit regret to order the temaki stuff.

For our dessert, we ordered Macha Parfait, a really big serving of ice-cream, chocolate cake and fruits...we were so full by the time we finished it....but felt very satisfying indeed! :)

Macha Parfait

Updates On Aug 2010: Revisited this place several times in July and August  2010. My favorite is their Pork Mayo Ramen. Not satisfy with their service. Not attentive at all. They can't even borther  to take your order.

New Secret Restaurant 阿南砂煲活田鸡粥

2 weeks ago, hubby and I ran some errands in Butterworth. After that, we drove around that area to hunt for food. Of course, we admit we are not good hunters. We lacked of idea on what to eat, cuz we are not familiar with that area. Furthermore, it was a rainny day. We were not in a good mood to consume heavy meal. Ended up we dropped by this restaurant called New Secret Restaurant 阿南砂煲活田鸡粥. It's located at Jalan Ong Yi How.

Looking at the menu, basically we can choose either claypot field frog porridge, or a plain claypot porridge with either one type of field frog stuff. So, you will not waste much time on the menu.

This is the clay pot porridge. Just plain porridge. To our surprise, it's very smooth and a little bit sticky. It must be cooked under long hours for sure.



Without a veggie dish, the meal is not considered as satisfying. Hence, we ordered a plate of Lettuce with oyster sauce and meat floss. Although it is just a simple dish, but it goes well with porridge.

Between the "kung poh" clay pot and "ginger-spring onion" clay pot, we decided to choose the later - field frog with ginger and spring onion (姜葱田鸡). The meat is fresh, smooth and tender. Hmm...taste wise, although it's no bad, but there's still space for improvement. Hopefully for my next visit, I will be able to taste the difference.

Address: 6172, Ground Floor, Jalan Ong Yi How,
Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan Teras Jaya,
13400 Butterworth.

Tel: 012-4919099, 012-4018117

Simple Steamed Egg Tofu

Steaming is one of my favorite method in preparing food. It's not only a healthy cooking method which less or no oil is used, but it is also the easiest way to prepare a simple home cooked dish. Here is the simple dish that I experimented, and it turned out to be a satisfying outcome.

Ingredients:

1 roll Japanese tofu

(A) Mixed well

150g minced pork
2 caps dried mushroom, soaked, remove stalk, and chopped
1 tbsp of chopped spring onion
1/2 tsp cornflour
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1.5 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp fermented beans, chopped
dashed of pepper

Gravy:

1.5 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp water

Method:

1. Cut tofu into thick round slices.

2. Divide (A) into small balls and place in the centre of the tofu.

3. Pour the gravy on top of the balls.

4. Steam tofu for 10 minutes and serve hot.

New World Park Food Court Again

3 weeks ago after hubby watching "Ho Chiak", he was motivated to try new world park ice kacang again. Previously when we ordered the ice kacang, we didn't ask for the special type with lots of fruits. So we went to have another try at new world park after some window shopping at Mekio.


ABC special ice kacang. "Special" in a sense that there is lots of fruits, like mango, papaya etc. Definitely taste better than the normal one. :)


We also ordered Tee Nya Kuih...taste like "kee chang" to me...we didn't finish it as it is too filling..

While hubby waited for the ice kacang, I went to find some simple delicacies...so I ordered Chee Cheung Fun and yam cake. The chee cheung fun is not as good as the one at Island Glades though, and the yam cake is just average. Nothing compared to my mum's yummy yum cake :P