Food by Country
Lor Mai Kai Pau at Desa Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur
When I first heard about a pau with lor mai kai filling, I was intrigued. Lor Mai Kai, as most dim sum goers will know, is glutinous rice steamed with chicken and mushroom and is very flavoursome. It is also known as Lor Mai Fan which means the glutinous rice.
One dim sum shop in Kuala [...]
Chinese Rice Wine Chicken with Vermicelli (Ang Chiew Kuay Mee Suah)
Chinese Rice Wine is made from fermenting glutinous rice (pulut). This rice wine is then used variously for cooking and drinking. I only ever use it to cook with and a firm favourite is Ang Chiew Kuay Mee Suah or Rice Wine Chicken with Vermicelli. This is a traditional Chinese favourite and is also commonly [...]
Steamed Buns with Char Siew (roast pork) filling
I hesitate to call this a char siew pau (or char siew bao). It isn’t a char siew pau (steamed bun with roast pork filling) in the truest sense of the word. I guess you could call this a char siew pau with a twist.
A usual char siew pau will only have the white steamed [...]
The Cave Couple Cafe & Restaurant in SS2 Petaling Jaya
I’d heard about The Cave in SS2 Petaling Jaya recently. Based on a concept of a “couple restaurant” in a pseudo cave setting, the cafe-restaurant serves western and chinese food.
When you approach, this is what greets you.
Not terribly flattering if you ask me. Its actually an arch into the cave if you are facing it [...]
