Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰 @ Mid Valley The Garden

The first time i went to Din Tai Fung was months back in Singapore. It was nice and i decided to check out the one here in The Garden, located at lower ground floor.




The crowds


Dried chilli & ginger in vinegar


Xiu long bao!!!!! i think this is the best in town


closeup


erm... this one... vege dumpling, very dry.


pork bun, delicious


I love the pork chop, pork chop fried rice


wan tan ramen


Good quality serviette

Overall it was very nice, but a bit too expensive, can't remember how much liao.

Dragon One @ SS2

Dragon One, located at SS2, few shops away from Murni.

Wanted to come here long ago but never have a chance, it's so difficult to find a parking around especially at night, most occupied by Murni's customers.

Well, Murni was closed today for Hari Raya, plenty of parkings are available...


The menu, the foods are similar to Dragon-i, Shanghai 10 etc...


Inside the restaurant


Another view of the restaurant


My favorite Jasmine Tea


Shanghai Dumpling... Xiu Long Bao. The taste was average


This is not bad, fried Cheong Fun


Dumpling in Soya Sauce


Chef recommendation, Crab roe Ramen... YUM! Taste like shark fin soup.


Dumpling Ramen... ermm... so so only


Not too expensive huh?

Noble House, Jalan Delima

wowowo... a beautiful Sunday... a beautiful lunch... a beautiful buffet....


Noble House Restaurant (Chinese Restaurant), located at Jalan Delima, near Imbi, buffet @ only RM39++ per pax, come with a bowl of Braised Shark's Fin with Crabmeat & Crabroe... fantastic



The buffet table


and more


and more


and more...


and more (lobster salad)


and more (sashimi)


and more


and more.... and many many more.... aaaaaa.....


the shark fin soup


Peking duck wraps


Roaster pork...


Fried radish cake, fried cheong fun, fried dumpling


baby octopus


pork roll, this is super nice



chessy scallop


fish ball


Roasted duck


and what to call this


and more...


and more


and more


and more


and more... aaaa, i know this, lamb


sashimi


siew mai..... where's ha gao!!!????


fried pigeon


shark fin


grilled salmon


vege...


pork soup, it was nice, trust me


Fu chuk soya bean


Ai yu bing


watermelon...

and many many many many many many more...

Min Hong, Kelly & Gloria

full and satisfy!! i'll be back.

Re友nion

20th September (not 6th), pot luck dinner at Chin's house. Re友nion, a very unique and creative theme for the night, by Chin... haha...



Here's the food....


Chicken wings and Jelly by Chong Zai


My favourite... Roasted duck... by Maggie


dang dang dang dang... my caesar salad!!


OoooOOooo... sushi by Leelee and Jackie.


Nuggets and cookies by Chin...


Yea... this is what i take, for the first round only.

I left early... need to rush back for MR2+, heard they had fun playing cards after dinner.... :(

Carbonara

As requested by Miss How, here's the easy way of carbonara-ing your pasta..


Cheesy Carbonara (pic by unknown)

Ingredients:
Spaghetti (for 2 serving)
1 large egg
1 small pack of whipping cream (around 250ml or 300ml)
Bacon, sliced
Chopped onion
Salt
Black pepper
Parmesan cheese


Whipping Cream

Direction

1. Heat 4 quarts of water in a stockpot.

2. When water comes to boil, add in spaghetti or pasta and a tablespoon of salt, stir.

3. Cook until soft, drain the pasta.

4. Beat an egg in a big bowl, add in hot drained pasta and stir well.

5. Transfer pasta to warm serving bowls or plates, sprinkle well with parmesan cheese.

6. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

7. Add bacon and stir occasionally until lightly brown.

8. Remove excess oil and add chopped onion to the skillet and fried until fragrant.

9. Pour whipping cream into the mixture, cook and stir well.

10. Season the mixture with salt and black pepper, cook until boil.

11. Pour the mixture onto the pasta.

12. Garnish and serve!

Glutinous Rice

After Lee Lee’s homemade glutinous rice, I decided to DIY my own too. I was trying to get some recipe from the internet; there are various methods which I have no idea which one to follow. Finally I choose the one with the best picture.

The evening itself after work I went to Cold Storage in Ikano Power Center to do my shopping for raw ingredients. Since Ikano is the nearest to my office.


Ingredients

I followed exactly the instructions in the recipe, it turned out to be a total failure. The colour is not dark enough, no taste, and too watery… yiak…


yiak...

The second attempt… I decided not to soak the rice overnight (while the recipe instructed to soak overnight), and not to sprinkle so much water on the rice while steaming. More soy sauce and dark soy sauce needed to make it darker and tasty of course. It works!!! It was so good…


Wow... yummy...

The recipe is as below, modified from the original one:

Ingredients
· 300g glutinous rice
· 6 medium-size dried mushrooms (sliced before cook)
· 1 spring onion, chopped (garnish)
· 1 Chinese sausage (lap cheong)
· 40g of dried shrimp
· 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
· 1 tablespoon of oil
· 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
· 3 teaspoons dark/thick soy sauce
· Salt
· A dash of sesame oil
· Water

How to make Glutinous Rice
Note: Wash and soak the glutinous rice in cold water for 30 minutes. Also soak the mushroom until soft before sliced.

1. Heat the wok to medium heat and add one tablespoon of oil.

2. Add garlic and sauté until it is aromatic.

3. Add mushroom, dried shrimp and Chinese sausage. Stir for a minute.

4. Add in the glutinous rice and stir for another 2 minutes.

5. Add soy sauce and stir well. Then add in the sesame oil and salt (little bit)

6. Add dark soy sauce. Make sure that the rice is evenly coated with the sauce.

7. Turn off the heat and transfer it to a heat-proof container/bowl/tin. Add enough water to cover one quarter of the rice.

8. Cover and put in a steamer for 30 to 40 minutes. Check the rice at least a couple of time in between cooking to make sure that the rice is not too dry. Sprinkle some water by tablespoon if the rice gets too dry.

9. Garnish with spring onion and serve it up!

The Profile

Kienokuniya was found in year 1978 and originated from a small city in a big island. Kienokuniya is well established in the city.


The small city

In year 1997, Kienokuniya expanded its kingdom to the central of the country. It first conquered the land where the Pyramid is. After 7 years of victory in “the way to the brightest star”, Kienokuniya further conquered the land of “Cularna Success”, and built The Palace of Kienokuniya which is located at the lakeside.


The way to the brightest star

After years of establishment, the fans club of Kienokuniya was formed due to popular and huge demand. “Kien Fans Club” or KFC was formed in the year of 2007.


Kien Fans Club

To find out more about Kienokuniya and KFC, please stay tune to The Discovery of Kienokuniya.