Missed it on my last Ipoh trip (with hubby & Sam) on early March because the queue was simply too intimidating. This time, I told my sister, “We’re having Sam Ma Chicken Rice no matter what!” We arrived slightly before lunch circa 11.45am, thinking we’d outsmart the crowd… but nope. The queue was already there and it still took us […]
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It’s one of the lunch sessions after Sam’s Saturday tuition class, we went to Mr. Wu at Laman Rimbunan which I have wanted to visit. The restaurant adopts a clean white theme with cozy ambience filled with lots of natural lights, which is very welcoming and pleasant at sight. Like most of the Taiwanese restaurants, Mr. Wu’s menu […]
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The first stop of our Ayer Tawar-Sitiwan trip was this no-signboard breakfast stall which is located right opposite Petronas petrol station at Kampung Koh. Operating in a Kampung (village) house, this little stall offers local Foochow breakfast such as Kampua Mee, Dan Yan, Rou Yan, Loh Mee and Laksa. The al-fresco dining and the surrounding environment evoked nostalgia for […]
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This impromptu road trip to Ayer Tawar and Sitiawan was a consequence of the making of the unique savoury Foochew Mooncakes video that I shared in our chat group. As a kindred spirits, Jenn, Tee and I share the common love for food (we started our friendship in a food review after all) and as a Foochew himself, Tee volunteered […]
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Hai Di Lao is a popular chain of hot pot restaurants founded in Sichuan province of China in 1994. It is the largest hotpot chain in China and has expanded overseas with more than 1350 restaurants around the world, including in Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, United States and Vietnam. I paid a visit to this world-renowned hot pot […]
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