Causeway Bay Spicy Crab @ Desa Sri Hartamas

Typhoon Shelter Crab 避风塘辣蟹 is something we can only see from TVB dramas or HK movies; we can only drool in front of the TV...

or we can head to Causeway Bay for it?!

but... Causeway Bay is located in Hong Kong...  :(

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Good news is that right now, we can find Causeway Bay Spicy Crab 铜锣湾辣蟹莊 here in Desa Sri Hartamas. Hooray...



Glad that Causeway Bay Spicy Crab 铜锣湾辣蟹莊 (from HK) has chosen to open its door in KL. Thanks to Soo Ting and Eric for a wonderful lunch over. It was a great dining experience at Causeway Bay Spicy Crab. We got to try a few lip smacking dishes as well as the famous crab dishes from HK.



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Typhoon Shelter "Bei Fung Thong" Crab
Authentic HK Garlic & Chili Crab 正宗避风塘辣蟹 (RM 68)
The crabs hidden in lots of deep fried garlic that blended well with the scallion and red chilies. You can always opt for the degree of spiciness you prefer - mild, moderate, spicy or very spicy. We had the medium spiciness for our crab. huuuulala, it was really fragrantly hot and spicy!



Baked Crab with Salted Egg Yolk 流沙黄金蟹 (RM 68)
A different version of baked crab with salted egg yolk as compared to what we used to have (the wetter salted egg yolk version). This one from Causeway Bay Spicy Crab is loaded with crunchy salted egg yolk globules. I love munching the rice bubble-liked globules that infufsed with strong salted egg yolk taste.  

Benkay Japanese Restaurant @ Nikko Hotel KL

I made sushi rolls and temaki, sometimes, for my family. However, those I made were not up to the standard and not as pretty as those from the restaurant (but still edible).




These are the best looking one i have made. The others were either too much rice or the fillings/ingredients were squeezed out.

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Many Thanks to the team from Nikko Hotel KL; for giving me an opportunity to attend this cooking and demo session conducted by Chef Tetsuya Yanagida.



Chef Yanagida is a creative chef who is good in fusion both Western and Asian ingredients and spices alongside a myriad of traditional Japanese cooking elements, in creating a creative new menu features an excelllent selection of extraordinary creations that bound to convert even the most reluctant guests into fanatics of Japanese cuisine.  



He demonstrated the ways to make pretty and easy sushi(s) such as Nigiri Sushi, Tobiko Gunnkan Nigiri, California Roll and Inari Sushi.

Half Price Dim Sum @ Cheers Palace, Cheras

I discovered another great place to go for dim sum, which is just 3 minutes drive way from my house; serving yummy dim sum and best of all, the dim sum(s) (steamed and stir fried/fried items only) are half price during weekdays lunch hours!!!

Cheers Palace - located next to Cheras Autocity; was previously known as Unique Fisherman Seafood Restaurant has now become my favourite place for lunch. Besides dim sum, there are quite a number of dishes such as various noodles, fried rice, veges, tofu, fish... on the lunch promotion menu. The good thing is, the price; the items on the menu are priced from RM 8 onwards!!! 




Steamed Siew Mai (n/p: RM 6.80) - a must-order item whenever you are in any dim sum place. this restaurant serves good siew mai. The size for the siew mai(s) was big and the minced pork in it was very flavourful



Szechuan Dumpling with Prawn (n/p: RM 4.20)



Steamed Prawn Dumpling (n/p: RM 6.80)



Steamed Cheung Fun with BBQ (n/p: RM 8.80)



Pan Fried Carrot Cake with XO Sauce (n/p: RM 7.00) - love its spiciness and it was real fragrant.



Deep Fried Banana and Redbean Pancake (n/p: RM 4.80) - ohh, love the lil sweet pancake. banana and red bean - quite a surprising combination .






Deep Fried Bean Curd with Prawn Roll (n/p: RM 6.80) - huge prawns wrapped up with the fu chok. love this with mayonnaise :)



We ordered half of the Peking Duck. (RM 20 - the promotion price). The crispy duck skin is made into rolls with additional of the spring onions and special sweet sauce.



as for the duck meats, it will go with either fried rice or noodles (RM 20 - which is included in promotion item) . we opted for the noodles that came with real wok hei. 

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Our bill came was about RM 65 in total (inclusive of tit bits and Chinese tea priced at RM 1.50 per head; and we duplicated a few orders on dim sum selection). it was really quite a deal to have their half price dim sum (50% off) which is only available during weekdays lunch hours. The size of the dim sum(s) is huge and they are good except for the steamed cheung fun which was not that silky smooth and warm enough. Service may not be as attentive as you think but then, all the food will be on your table very promptly. 

Unable to make it during weekdays? 
Nevermind as they are having weekends dim sum promotion too at 30% discount (from 9.30 in the morning till late noon if i am not mistaken). :) 

Cheers Palace
Jalan Cheras, Cheras, 
56100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-91303099
Fax: 03-91306099
(located opposite cheras Leisure Mall, next to Cheras Autocity)

Dai Be 大鼻 Fish Head @ Taman Connaught, Cheras

I never know the existence of this good stall for steamed fish.
Until Chris recommended it to me.

Located just 5 minutes drive from my house.
Tuck inside You Lee Kopitiam, it actually draws a lot of patron over during lunch hours.

It was really a coincidence; i bumped into Chris&Christine and her parents over there!



大鼻 Dai Be is the name for this steamed fish head stall.

There are 4 types of steamed fish head available :

- Signature steam - with chinese wine
- Ginger steam
- Preserved vegetable steam
- Fermented bean paste steam - infused with some Thai Style. 




Steamed Fish Head  with Preserved vegetable (RM 21)
with a hint of sweetness from the preserved vegetables, has brought out the freshness of the fish



Steamed Fish Head with Fermented Bean Paste (Thai Style) (RM 21)
Very flavoursome; loaded with lots of gravy. The level of spiciness was just right - not too spicy and not too sweet. I could have bowls of rice with just the gravy itself.







Bean Curd and Yin Choi both priced at RM 5
I have to say, The bean curd is overpriced!!! @@ 

The fish heads are huge and the priced for the steamed fish heads is reasonable. Tastewise, I love the way they prepare the gravy and sauces for the fish. However, there was a lil light muddy taste in our steamed fishes. 

by the way, if you have any good recommendation on Steamed fish to go for?! do let me know :)




Dai Be 大鼻
Restoran You Lee
Taman Connaught
Located same row with Domino's Pizza and Restoran Sun Ming (famous for the roasted duck); Restoran You Lee will be at the corner end.

Ramadhan Santapan Buffet @ The Living Room, Westin KL

During Christmas, we have turkey and log cakes and ginger bread man cookies.
During CNY, we have mouth watering chinese cuisine such as yee sang, seafood, sea cucumber...
During Duan Wu festival, we have dumplings and ba chang(s)

and this month, we have lots of yummies from our Malay friends - ayam golek, popiah, assorted kuih, cendol, murtabak, satay, rendang, lemang, curry ikan, ayam... 


Just limited to those?! 

Why not breaking fast with "Ramadhan Santapan" buffet in Westin KL at The Living Room?!







Before breaking fast, be sure to cleanse your palate with the refreshing zam zam water imported from the wells of Mecca. 

The zam zam mineral water was discovered in the middle of the desert in Mecca, the holy land of Islam, 2500 years ago. Scientifically proven to contain healing qualities due to the high content of calcium and magnesium salts as well as natural fluorides that encompass germicidal action.  

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and so, let's berbuka puasa together and feast on an array of signature dishes prepared by the chefs