FOODlog #1: Banana Leaf Rice & Curry Had a real treat for dinner today. My brother took us out for dinner at Banana Bros in Times Square. The place looks so quiet as the town is yet to fully be packed with people but boy was the food delicious. We had some banana leaf rice which is a typical Southern Indian cuisine that I absolutely love especially when the curry is done well like the one here at Banana Bros. The side refillable dishes were snake gourd pacora, some cucumber…
FOODlog #2: Braised Pork Belly Stew Wife cooked a really nice lunch today. She cooked some Chinese 5 spice Braised Pork. Its a dish that uses pork belly, 5 spice, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, a whole bulb of garlic, and some hard boiled eggs. It's a simple dish but takes an hour or 2 depending on how thick the cut of pork belly is. For ours it's less than half an inch so it'll take about 45 minutes to an hour. If you can marinate the pork overnight would be the best but if you…
FOODlog #3: The Diane This appeared on my Facebook memories. This was from 2 years ago when I was still operating my good truck. How much things can change in 2 years. Super grateful for what I have now. Anyways, this is a burger that I created called 'The Diane'. Tha name comes from the dish called 'Steak Diane' which is a beef steak that comes with a mushroom sauce. It's a beef cheeseburger that's topped with creamy mushrooms. I use fresh oyster mushrooms which I tear by…
FOODlog #4: Hong Kong Chicken Congee Super simple but hearty and delicious lunch today. I made some chicken porridge for the family today. Sometimes when we will want to have porridge for a meal because it really makes your body feel very wholesome and a simple reason is when you're eating congee, you're not eating other "unhealthy" food. Congee is good for the body and easy to digest. I heard it lubricates the intestine and helps with digestion and strengthening the body.…
FOODlog #5: Korean Barbecue Buffet Went for a Korean buffet yesterday with a friend of mine. Treated him this buffet which was quite affordable and well worth the meal and the price. It was only RM25 ($7) for the buffet with free refills on side dishes, grilled pork and chicken, steamed egg, and also Kimchi soup. Here are some of the pics of what we had. We got some grilled pork belly and grilled boneless chicken thigh. I took some sweet Korean barbecue sauce that was sweet…
FOODlog #6: Malaysian Western Breakfast Mum cooked breakfast today. Haven't had this in awhile so it was a real treat. She made spam (luncheon meat) and eggs. It's really common here in Malaysia as we don't have easy access to smoke bacon. Luncheon meat is a more preferred choice of meat to replace the "bacon" in a bacon & eggs breakfast. The luncheon meat is pan fried in a pan to cook it and get the edges crispy. The eggs are simply fried with some oil sunny side up and…
FOODlog #7: Malaysian Beef Noodles Had dinner with my brother and his family tonight. We went to a famous beef noodle restaurant called Soong Kee. Their original branch is in KL's little China and has been serving their beef noodles for over 60 years. Now they've opened a 2nd branch nearby where I live which is such awesome news! The beef mince paste is so tender and smooth and so delicious when you mix it with their egg noodles. The noodles were springy and had such a nice…
FOODlog #8: Japanese Food at Sushi King After visiting the aquaria today at the KL City Center, we had dinner at Sushi King in Avenue K. We wanted to eat somewhere else but that place we wanted to have dinner has gone out of business since last year during the pandemic lockdowns. So we had to settle with the nearest shop there which was Sushi King. We shared some sushi and for my own portion I got the Gyu Donburi which is thinly sliced grilled beef with Japanese rice. The…
FOODlog #9: Simple Homecook Meal My area is having a water cut for the next 3-4 days so my mum cooked some soup the previous night for our meals today. She cooked some lotus root and groundnuts soup with pork and red dates. I don't really liked the dried red dates in the soup as it gives it sweetness. I prefer it being fully savoury which you can omit the red dates and just cook it with lotus root and groundnuts. For the pork you can use your favorite cut of meat but pork…
FOODlog #10: Fusion Paelle Cooked lunch for the family today. I tried cooking some paella as today there's a water cut so I needed to use as little utensils and kitchen equipment as possible. Made it all in 1 pan and a super successful attempt! I started with toasting the rice in butter for a couple of minutes. I then added in sliced red n onion, garlic, some tomatoes and a spring of rosemary. After a couple of minus tossing them together, I added in minced pork and seasoned…
FOODlog #11: Nasi Lemak Ayam Rempah & Lobak Having dinner with some friends today before going for a movie. We're having dinner at a new place that recently opened near where we live called 'MamaLee'. They're signature dish is a 'Nasi Lemak'. I ordered Nasi Lemak with Ayam Rempah which is chicken with various spices. The chicken was a fried chicken and fried spices topped on top of the chicken. It was a super generous portion with 2 pieces of chicken and cost RM14 (roughly…
FOODlog #12: Vietnamese Bò Lá Lốt Cooked something new for today's meals. I made a Vietnamese dish called Bò Lá Lốt. Its meat wrapped in betel leaf which we call 'daun kadok' here in Malaysia. You can find these leaves almost anywhere here and it's quite interesting that other South East Asian countries use these leaves in their cooking as well. Here's how I made the dish: I marinated 500g of minced pork with 1 finely diced red onion, 4 cloves of garlic finely minced, 2…
FOODlog #13: Spaghetti with Pork and Tomato Cream Sauce Cooker lunch today for the family. I made some pasta today - a red sauce mince with spaghetti I first started with stir frying some onions in butter. I cooked it low and slow to get the onions caramelised and infused with butter. I then added in sliced garlic and then cook until its fragrant. Then I added in a can of pasata which is tomato puree and a spring of rosemary as well as salt and black pepper for the…
FOODlog #14: Malaysian 'Bak Kut Teh' Mum bought some delicious Bak Kut Teh today. Its a Malaysian classic that's a favorite among the Chinese here. Its a savory pork bone broth soup packed with strong flavors from many Chinese herbs and spices. This was done expertly and the broth was delicious. Some places have the ratio a bit off and the soup is either not flavorful enough or if too much herbs and spices go in to make it more flavorful, it turns out bitter instead. So…
FOODlog #15: Japanese Curry Pork Belly & Stir Fry Pumpkin Super delicious dinner tonight. Mum cooked today so it was a fairly relaxing day. She cooked 2 dishes today. - Japanese curry pork belly with carrots and potatoes - Pumpkin with spring onions The Japanese curry was so delicious it's a premix block of curry that you need to desolve in water but it isn't as easy at throwing everything in a cooking it. The onions need to be cooked with some oil and stir fried for a few…
FOODlog #16: Catfish Burger This beast of a fish burger showed up on my Facebook memories. This is a fish burger that I served at my restaurant called 'Cat-O-Fish'. It's a catfish fillet that's seasoned with Cajun spices and coated with corn flour, egg, and bread crumbs then deep fried till golden brown. This one is a double 'Cat-O-Fish'. It's served with fresh and crisp coral lettuce with slices of tomato and 2 slices of American cheese. The sauce is a roasted garlic aioli…
FOODlog #17: Butter Rosemary Pork & Tomato Pasta Cooked lunch for the family today. If you're following me, you will notice that I cook a lot of pasta. That's because I love making new saucea and combinations of pasta types. Today I made angel hair pasta with a rosemary butter and olive oil sauce with mince pork and tomatoes. I start off by melting some butter and sautéing the onions which I finely diced it. I then add in garlic and a spring of fresh rosemary that my wife…
FOODlog #18: Whopper with Bacon Went for lunch with my best friends today after church. Good to be able to gather and have meals with each other again after so many months of lockdowns after lockdowns. Today we went to Burger King for some nice chargrilled burgers. After some mix-up with orders and waiting for some time for the burgers because we came as a big group ordering all at once to an understaffed Burger King outlet, its finally time to eat! I got 1 of the the…
FOODlog #19: A Malaysian Breakfast Had a nice hearty breakfast today. A typical Malaysian breakfast of the oh so common 'Nasi Lemak' and the not so common 'Chai Kuey'. Nasi Lemak can be said to be the national dish of Malaysia. It comprises of coconut steamed rice that's super fluffy and full of flavor because of the coconut milk used to cook with the rice, spicy anchovies and onions 'sambal', fresh slices of cucumber, roasted groundnuts, and hard-boiled egg. 'Chai Kuey' is…
FOODlog #20: Malaysian Homecook Meal Homecook meal for lunch by my mum today. Some Malaysian Chinese dishes today which were a dish and a soup. We often have soup and a dish or 2 with our meals. She cooked some fried soft tofu with Chinese fermented bean paste, minced pork and prawns with spring onions all stir fried together in a wok. This is one of my favorite dishes that's packed full of flavor and protein to give you energy through the day. Super delicious! The soup she…
FOODlog #21: Kuih Kochi Had this for my breakfast today. Mum bought it from a local Chinese hawker center that's nearby where we live. This is called 'Kuih Kochi'. This is a 'kuih' that is made with corn flour with pandan skin and the filling is a sweet coconut and brown sugar mix. The greenish tint comes from the pandan leaves which are green so there aren't any food colourings added to this. Its natural coloring from the pandan leaves and better yet gives it its unique…
FOODlog #22: Siew Pau Had a 'Siew pau' for breakfast and teatime today. 'Siew Pau' is a crusty baked flaky pastry that has a sweet and savory barbecue pork mixture as its filling. It's stuffed then baked until golden brown and delicious, full of savory flavors and roasted barbecue aroma filling your whole kitchen. It's a classic Chinese dish here in Malaysia that originated from Seremban but has now become a local favorite everywhere. If you're ever in Malaysia, make sure to…
FOODlog #23: Coconut Curry Noodles Had this amazing curry noodles for lunch today. It's found at the hawker center near where my son's kindergarten is at so my mum and wife bought them today when they were on their way back from sending him to school. Curry noodles are a famous local Chinese dish that you can choose your favorite noodles paired with their in-house made signature curry broth. For the noodles, you have a choice between yellow noodles, vermicelli (rice…
FOODlog #24: Roti Telur Bought this yesterday night but didn't eat it so I kept it in the fridge and heat it up this morning for my son and my breakfast. It's some 'Roti Telur' which a local Malaysian dish that's a favorite with the locals. It is a fried dough with an egg inside. The exterior is slightly charred and crispy but it's very elastic and chewy. It comes with a dhall gravy to dip in. Dhall is stewed lentils that is cooked until it becomes a thick curry. It's loaded…
FOODlog #25: Local Street Burgers Got some local roadside Ramly burgers tonight. Ramly is a local brand of burger patties that you'll find many roadside burger stalls use for their burgers. It's processed meat but man are they delicious and have become a part of Malaysian culture. These small stalls are everywhere and although they use the same patty, they have their own variation to the sauces and condiments they use to put their own signature stamp. This one is from a…
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