Restoran Meng Shiang@Taman Yulek 茗香茶餐室

It’s not about love at 1st sight…..

Oh, am talking about my encounter with the char siew wantan mee (RM4.00)of Restoran Meng Shiang @ Taman Yulek . ;-)

The dry and lean appearance was not enticing at all......Not until I put one in my mouth did it subdue my taste bud utterly, with its subtle scent of barbeque and the invisible tenderness that lies beneath the surface.

Never say I don't warn, you need a lot, ahemm...I mean A LOT of patience to wait for your order to be served, probably by the time you finish your 2nd drinks!?They do serve roast pork (siu yok), spare ribs and whatsoever.

I would say, FOCUS on the char siew and just forget the rest. ;-).Restoran Meng Shiang
1 & 3, Jalan Kas Kas 2
Taman Cheras (Taman Yulek)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Guangdong Barbecue Restaurant 广东烧味餐厅

I am a great fan of Chinese style barbecue (Siu Mei 烧味）, I've had countless of it in Malaysia. Heard the Hong Kong 's Siu Mei is drooling good . "Three meals in a day, one of it has to be Siu Mei!" I told my fellow foodies about my decision, and was seconded by "mandatory"!

The crowd in this Guangdong Barbecue Restaurant aroused our curiosity. We took a step forward, a lady in uniform soon came out and served us.
She led us to a little alley in between two shops where I could see a row of stools being lined up, she gesticulated to sit there and wait to be seated. I saw a poster of Bill Clinton plastered on the glass door, I scrutinized the Chinese wording on the poster"Bill Clinton loves Guangdong Siu Mei 广东烧味!", Tricky huh!? The word "Siu Mei" implies Chinese style barbeque while Guangdong literally means Canton. since Siu Mei is part of Cantonese Cuisine, hence, Guangdong Siu Mei could be a generic name for Cantonese style barbeque. Or, was it true that this shop called 广东烧味餐厅 the favorite of Bill Clinton!!!???

Waited for approximately 20 mins before the lady called us in. Typical Hong Kong Cha Chan Teng茶餐厅 layout with no room to swing a cat!

We were so tempted to try everything on display! 1st served to us was this long-stewed soup 老火汤 which had been slow cooked for hours. The ingredients consist watercress, date, dried mussel, longan and bones. It was highly concentrated and I think it's too salty for me. Roasted goose was the 2nd dish. Due to cost is in concern, I would say roasted goose is rarely found in Malaysian Siu Mei restaurant, "When you are in Hong Kong, the roasted goose is a MUST EAT" a piece of advice from my good friend. Just one mouthful bite, I think I 'm already falling for it. People used to say the drumstick is the best part of roasted goose, that's the reason why we requested quarter portion of the bottom part. To my surprise, it's not fatty at all, the meat was in fact firm and chewy. Roasting at high temperature furnace with their own secret recipe, the skin was cripsy and aromatic, simply irresistible!

A mixed platter of Cha siu (barbecued pork叉烧) , Siu yook (roasted pork with crispy skin燒肉) & grilled sparerib with flavourful sauce came next. The cha siu sauce tasted quite different from what I used to have in Malaysia. It was perfectly charred without a scorch, the meat was so tender & juicy, what a lovely porky ! Sparerib was just OK while Siu yook was my only gripe in this platter, too hard of the skin and too much of salt, NO GOOD! What is this!!???Like chicken like duck.....Nah, nah, it's a PIGEON(Squab)!! Creepy huh!?!?? I tell you, you will be regret for not trying! It was adequately seasoned and roasted to dry , what a heavenly savoury, best to go with beer! Of course, we definitely need some vege to keep us healthy, this choy sum菜心 was the only GREEN dish on our table, sadly, this culinary method was not exactly what we asked for, plain and way too soft that close to "fibre-LESS"!!!

Lastly, I wish to show you how our table looked like, already no more space for additional item, cool! ;-P

Address : 尖沙咀漢口道漢口大廈地下
Guang Dong RestaurantG/F, Hankow Rd (Tsim Sha Tsui)
電話 : 2735-5151/2735-5978

Best Roasted Pork of Kum Kee Chicken Rice 金记烧腊鸡饭

Today I am going to write about my favorite Siew Yok(烧肉) & Char Siew（叉烧）rice of Kum Kee Chicken Rice 金记烧腊鸡饭 at Kedai Kopi & Makanan Mooi Mooi (美美海鲜饭店) . Until now I still think it's the best roasted pork rice I 've ever had. FYI, I insist to visit Mooi Mooi at least once a month. ;-D Mooi Mooi is just next to the spectacular Thai 4-Face Buddha ( 泰国金刚四面佛堂）. You are able to see the brown color Continental Condo from Mooi Mooi.
Usually the roasted pork is ready around 11am, we were a bit late today after sending my mother-in-law to Kota Damasara. We arrived there 1pm, as what you see from the pic, there's still long queue waiting for take away. ;-(
The boss was tight up with chopping job, chopping, chopping & chopping...none stop!

Coz almost 95% of the diners come for the best selling Siew Yok & Char Siew, gotta patient...patient...patient...
Finally, the yellowish rice cooked with original chicken stock was served to us, very appetising scent , Ummmm....*started to drool*
Followed by the Siew Yok & Char Siew........* more drool*
Look at the crispy Siew Yok, with such an amazing texture; as well as the semi "fat & lean" Char Siew (半肥瘦叉烧）that coated with sweet gluevy golden syrup; how can one ever resist this lovely porky!? ;-) Very satisfying lunch we had. *Burp * ;-)

If you are coming from outstation, the below map might assist you there...See you around.

Kum Kee Chicken Rice at at Kedai Kopi & Makanan Mooi Mooi (美美海鲜饭店)

No. 94, Jalan Rukun 2, Taman Gembira,

Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel : 79824902 / 012-6338614

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