Non-Halal
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 [...]
Checkers Ribs Restaurant at Damansara Heights
There is one restaurant we go back to everytime there is a little celebration in the family - Checkers Rib Restaurant! Tucked away in Lorong Setia Bistari 2 at Damansara Heights, this place serves up some of the best pork ribs and porky goodness in town!
We always start with the Galette (RM19) which is like [...]
