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 direct. However, it must be borne in mind that The Cave is located in the middle of a row of shop houses in the busy SS2 business area. Anyone in their right mind would approach it along the five foot way as right in front of the arch is a busy road; and having this image thrust in your face isn’t exactly a welcome. Well, not unless its meant to be some tongue in cheek joke … that did not quite come out right did it?
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Tau Fu Fa - Soy Bean Pudding Dessert at Tengkat Tong Shin Kuala Lumpur
I am averse to soy bean based products but I will always make an exception for good tau fu fa or tau foo fa, a dessert made out of soy beans. The soy bean milk is congealed into a pudding or custard consistency and is usually served hot with sweetened syrup.
One of the better tau fu fa I’ve had in Kuala Lumpur was a recent discovery at Tengkat Tong Shin in Kuala Lumpur.
This Tau Fu Fa stall is located right at the corner of Tengkat Tong Shin, next to the famous Ngau Kee beef noodle stall. Tengkat Tong Shin if you don’t already know, is another famous food street in Kuala Lumpur, running parallel to Jalan Alor (where the hawkers are) and Jalan Bukit Bintang.
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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 a thin pizza served piping hot and with delicious mushrooms, onions and cheese topping. It is about a 6″ size and always leaves you wanting for more but you don’t want to fill up on pizza here! You are here for the ribs!
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Tropical Fruit: Duku Langsat and related fruits
If I have to rate my favourite tropical fruit, the duku langsat would not rank very high on the list. It isn’t that I dislike the fruit, but it is simply because I prefer eating EITHER the Duku OR the Langsat. The duku langsat is a hybrid of these 2 tropical fruits.
Duku Langsat
The scientific name for Duku Langsat is Lansium domesticum. So says wikipedia. The fruit is larger than a red globe grape and comes in clusters.
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