Morning time

It is my shop's off day today so I brought my mil to market to buy grocery. After that, we went to this pan mee shop for breakfast.

My mil paid for the breakfast so I wasn't aware of the pricing. We both had the same fried pan mee,; not big portion but enough for us, small eaters. Big thick noodle with some fried anchovies and cangkuk manis fried in soy sauce. It was sweet but you could add its homemade garlic and dried chilli flakes for added taste.

Mil also ordered this chicken floss toast. RM3 for this set. Sweet toast as the chicken floss and mayonnaise were sweet. 

We headed home after our breakfast. Now my girl started to drive to school, so she together with her brother went to school together. I only need to send the youngest to his school as it is nearby. My youngest is in primary 6  now, so next year he will go to secondary school and in afternoon classes. Less on the road for me since my girl can drive to school. No need to rush in and out. Less stress for me. 

Lui Cha

If you are looking for some detox or healthier remedy, this dish will be a good option. A change from eating noodle or meat dish, we now have Hakka Lui Cha for you.

Lui cha or Thunder rice literally translated is a tea based traditional Hakka dish originated from China. 

Lui cha has a beautiful history but lengthy preparation as its ingredients need to be chopped or grinded properly. Traditionally prepared in mortar and pestle, now most people use blender to prepare the dish.  Groundnuts, tea leaves, vegetables, beancurd and other herbs are parts of this healthy and vibrant rice dish. 

You could just pour the bitter soup into the bowl and mix everything up. Or you could just eat it dry, without the soup as most people are not used to the butter tea leaves soup. I like to miss a bit of the soup into the rice and mix all the ingredients. Taste? A bit of sweet and bitter. Bring a Hakka myself, I have been exposed to Lui Cha at a young age. Of course based on own preference, you could find-tune the taste of the soup; make it more enjoyable and sweeter. 

If you are curious to know how it tastes like, do from by to my coffee shop. Open now. 

Ren ri

It is Ren Ri today so wishing everyone Happy Birthday. 

Traditionally we would be having Lui Cha on this special day. There will be Hakka Lui Cha stall opening this week but not in time for today. Will blog about the new stall once they open.

So let's have some Foochow chicken mee suah instead. Comforting and warm noodle soup with fragrant red wine drizzled on it. Definitely nice to take during this wet season.

Oriental in Kuching

 Yes, Oriental Kopi is finally in Kuching. 

We went for breakfast at this eatery chain this morning. It opens at 9 am so we reached there slightly before that time and it already has few tables occupied. 

A must-order was its famous egg tart. This tart was super addictive with its creamy and buttery custard filling with crispy outer pastry puff. 

Our morning completed with its beautiful half boiled egg and well toasted double butter and kaya toast. 

Here came our main dishes. The girl went for Signature Nasi Lemak, which looked good and appetising. Such a hearty dish for breakfast but she managed to finish most of it. 

Mil and the boys opted for the same dish, which was fried chicken meat kampung mee hoon. 

Curry cheese Cheong fun was hubby's order, which was slightly spicy and sweet. 

Oriental chicken hot fun was my comfort food this morning. Mild flavoured broth accompanied the noodle. 

No one ordered its signature coffee since besides hubby, no one is a coffee drinker. Hubby didn't felt like drinking coffee this morning so he chose iced teh cincau (glass jelly iced milk tea). 

Soon the outlet was packed and long queue outside the place. Luckily we came early because within minutes we seated, hardly vacant tables left. 

After settling our bills and packed 2 sets of egg tarts, we left and went for CNY visiting. Fortunately the rain had stopped after few days of rains. 

Here wishing everyone Happy Chinese New Year. Wish you good health, happiness and prosperity in the Year of Wood Snake. Gong Xi Fa Cai. 

Open at night

Recently our coffee shop opened at night as we have fried wok stall operating. 

Er Gu literally means second aunt in Chinese. A lady in her 60s cooked all the dishes with the help of her son. Started from 5pm till around 11 pm, they enjoyed a steady business as just started last week. 

Portion was pretty one of the fried menu including fried rice. 

Their more famous order included tomato crispy noodle and Cantonese kway teow. 

Overall their wok hei was good. Fried to perfection and aromatic. 

My favourite is their fried kway teow. Yummy with generous ingredients in it. They even had pork belly as part of their ingredients. 

Hawker food

It was Christmas day. My coffee shop was opened, so busy at the shop till early afternoon. Everyone took a rest at home after that. By evening we decided to go out for dinner since weather was nice and breezy. Most places were closed that day, so in the end, we went for hawker food in Hui Sing. 

Hui Sing Hawker Centre wasn't so packed when we reached there slightly before 5pm. We found a decent table for 6 of us. Everyone went their own way to order whatever they wanted to eat.

Hubby and I went for claypot chicken rice from Stall 1. RM9 for one claypot. Yummy. 

My mil went for ABC while I opted for Metahorn drink (below). I ain't a fan of ABC due to the colouring and sweetness. 

The kids had fried bean sprout kway teow and tomato crispy noodle which I didn't took shot of. Decent taste, nothing to shout about.

But satay is a must order when one comes to Hui Sing so 50 sticks for us we're a great treat. RM60 for the pork satay. 

Luckily we reached home before the rain started to fall. That was how we spent our Christmas day. 

I would like to take this opportunity wishing everyone a Happy New Year!! See you all in 2025. 

New stalls

It is a lovely, windy Sunday evening. No cooking at home and after dropped my girl to her dinner date, we went to Pines Square to settle our dinner.

We went to this food court since it has been a while we came here. 

There were new stalls that we haven't try before, so we decided to give them a try. 

Chinese BBQ and Delicate Taiwan Teppanyaki. 

I opted for a dish from the BBQ stall. And my choice was this crispy pork with steamed chicken and fried egg curry rice. RM10 for this plate. Taste wise, it was alright. Spicy, good enough to fill up my tummy. 

Chicken chop noodle in mushroom sauce (RM11) from the Teppanyaki stall was boys' choice.  Not really a great dish. Meat rather bland, hardly marinated first hand, and the mushroom sauce didn't help at all. 

Overall, not an enjoyable dinner. Not going to order again.