07/01/08 – KF Seetoh of Makansutra ate my Taiwanese Beef Noodle

It was around 5.15pm when food guru K.F. Seetoh appeared and ordered a bowl of my beef noodle. I was delighted and honoured that he ate my beef noodle.

After he ate it, he said…

I shouldn’t disclose what he said since it was spoken in confidence besides I didn’t get his permission to divulge it. You’ll find out about what he thinks of my food eventually.

Many thanks for trying my beef noodle, Seetoh.

See you again.

BTW: I didn't wash the bowl and chopsticks that he ate with, and they are now (somewhat moldy) proudly displayed in my home's showcase. I plan to auction them off in e-bay to the highest bidder later after I have them DNA-certified that it is Seetoh’s saliva that’s on them. I am kidding here because I had washed them just like the other bowls. :o)

KF Seetoh pic is reproduced from www.makansutra.com.sg website

27/01/08 - Tangkak Beef Noodle, Melaka

I read on the web that the original one is found in Tangkak, the others are copycats.

Nonetheless I give the "copycat" below a try because the Malaccans seem to like it.

restoran sup lembu tangkak
37, Jalan Merdeka,
Tmn Melaka Raya, Melaka.

All the same I can’t wait to try it.

Come back for my comments of it and pics of this dish….

Update: 28/01/08 – Apology didn’t have the chance to eat it when we were up there. But will do it the next time we are there.

29.12.07 - Found! Good Pho Bo in Singapore, Lor 42 Geyland Rd

I believe I have found good Pho Bo in Singapore!

The beef slices are tender and flavorful. The broth is tasty and rich. Add fish sauce to it and it tastes even better. I like it.

After eating it I told one of the ladies "ang ong" which means "delicious" in Vietnamese and she smiled delightedly.

Price: $5.00 a bowl, I wish they gave me more noodles.
I will ask for it the next time round.

Com Tam Viet Nam
(Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine)
No 672, Lor 42 Geyland Road
Singapore 389599
Tel. 6748 0638
3.00pm – 3.00am

They got a Singapore Food Map Award for their fine culinary skill.

This Vietnamese food stall occupies the front corner of the coffeeshop. The Chinese-speaking Vietnamese ladies, who are married to local Singaporeans, run this joint. It is opposite the Rochor Soya Bean Curd stall.

P.S. I still think the Pho Bo I had in Salt Lake City cooked by a Vietnamese woman is the best that I have tried thus far but this one is still very good. Eat already your body feels good and I am doubtful if they added MSG, if any, into the soup.

Backdated to 24.12.07 – Lo Han Guo herbal drink, Melaka

This guy’s Lo Han Guo (herbal) drink with longan pulp is very good. He has been in biz for over twenty years. It is concentrated and tasty. Drink it ice-cold on a hot day, after a meal, or just to wash away your “heatiness”. Guarantee you will come back again for another shot either immediately or on another day.

His pushcart is located next to an alley, next to a watch shop, in the front of Mimosa Hotel at Bunya Raya.

Bowl RM 1.00

Disposable cup RM2.00

Backdated to 22/12/07 - Burger King at Skudai Highway, Johore

The Burger King Restaurant and Drive-in at the end of Skudai Highway, near a petrol kiosk which is just before the N-S
Highway toll plaza, it reminded me of the many drive-ins I have seen in USA.

We had some burgers there before hitting the N-S highway. Their Whopper tasted better – juicer – then those in Singapore surprisingly. I’ll eat more whoppers in Malaysia from now on because they just taste better. Singapore BK can learn from them on this one.

The onion rings were good too.

Backdated to 24.12.07 - Nancy's Kitchen in Melaka serves Nyonya Dishes

Nancy Ktichen has been opened for biz serving Nonya dishes since 1998 and is situated in the heart of chinatown.

We had petai squid, chicken buah keluak, sambal blachan fried rice, chap chai, and four-angled bean cooked in blachan for lunch.

Her desert like ondah ondah is good too. The skin is soft and thin yet chewy, and the gula melaka (palm sugar) just oozes out when you bite into them. Steam eh!

Her nonya dumpling is like those my mom used to make.

She sells good blachan too, it is shrimpy without being salty.

Add: No. 7 Jln Hang Lekir (3^rd cross street where the Geographer Café is located) off Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock in Chinatown itself.

Biz hrs: 11am – 5.30pm

Off: Tuesday

H/P: 013-618 3608

FYI: She travels to Singapore often to conduct cooking courses. She had her picture taken with Pres. SR Nathan when she was in Singapore and she even has a Singapore Flag hanging in her kitchen too.

Backdated to 23.12.07 - Medan Ikan Bakar Muara Sungei Duyung (seafood resturant), Melaka

My friend’s Melakan colleague brought us to this place several years ago.

We had BBQ prawns, grilled stingray with sambal in banana leaf, sweet and sour fried sea bass, fried curry-battered squid, bamboo mollusk cooked with ginger, garlic and shallot, otah, and nasi lemak. It was alfresco dinning (at 7.30pm) and our table overlooked the mouth of Sg Duyung River, which emptied into the Melaka straits.

The BBQ prawns, fried curry-battered squid, and bamboo mollusk cooked with ginger, garlic and shallot were good.

However I prefer our sambal stingray to their grilled stingray with sambal in banana leaf. The sweet and sour fried sea bass wasn’t good like the one we had the last time round where the sweet n sour sauce had the right amount of sugar, vinegar, ketchup and chilli in it. Eat leow steam er! Also this time the sea bass flesh was soft and breaks apart when you dig into it – sign of a not-so-fresh fish. The otah otah tasted better too during our last trip too.

The bill came up to RM101 for 4pax.

Ok, it was reasonable.

Then again, if you go earlier like about 5.00pm before the crowd comes in (which was what we had done during one of our earlier trips there) the food might taste better because more attention is given to the cooking. QC suffers whenever there are a lot of orders waiting to be cooked.

Bring along mosquito repellent, as there are plenty of them to feed on you while you feed on the seafood.

How to get there: Drive into Jalan Bandar Hilir, turn left into Jln Bukit Senjuang, turn a sharp right (just before the roundabout) into Lorong Bukit Senjuang (goodness don’t drive up into St. John Fort), turn left into Jln Hujung Pasir (past Portuguese settlement), Jln Padang Temu, past Tan Kim Hock hotel, Newton Food Center (I find the food there ok), into Pasir Ujong, past a major cross junction, after awhile you will reach a concrete bridge – that is Sg Duyung flowing underneath it – slow down and turn right immediately just after the bridge, there is a signboard telling you of Suana Sungei Duyung.

FYI: I still find the freshness of the seafood in Taiwan to be unbeatable when compared to the ones offered at this restaurant.