Friday, July 27, 2012

Nyonya Food, somewhere in Seapark, PJ

A few days ago, I joined a dinner with friends from Taman Megah, PJ; we were wondering what to eat and eventually stopped by a Nyonya Restuarant at Seapark. Due to Ramadhan period, there are a few big tables were taken.
Apparently my friend was here before, and he recommended the curry fish head and he said it's a must try dish in that restaurant. literately, we ordered that curry fish head, and some other dishes like fried chicken, sambal sotong and prawns.
It doesn't take too long, the food were served gradually. the curry fish head is quite catchy for my eye, the color of the curry and mixed of the ingredients makes me exciting and couldn't wait for give it a try. the cook didn't any coconut milk in it, so it's not really thick, the taste is spicy, sweet and sour; it was because of Asam and pineapple, I wondered they put the mint leaves on top of the curry, I thought it was for decoration , but when I taste it with curry, it reminds me the Asam Laksa. the fish head is not fresh enough (I'm very sensitive of the freshness of the seafood), but still acceptable. They put a lot of vegetables into the curry, overall, that pot of curry fish head was just ok for me. Not more than my expectation and nothing much to complaint.
The prawn didn't leave me much impression, perhaps I just took one , and the rest had been finished by all of my friends. the prawn's freshness is same with the fish head, but still ok, the dark sauce is surprisingly sweet and I though it would salty, anyway, the strong taste of the sauce had covered the flaw of the prawn itself.
The Sotong and long bean was quite good, (I was planning to order Sotong with Patai, but one of my friend doesn't eat Patai; therefore, we changed to long bean.) The dish looked fantastic, thanks to the fresh long bean, it perfectly matches with the color of the sambal, and I think the cook has slightly deep fried the long bean to make it extra crunchy. The sambal was really tasty and it was perfect to go with plain rice.
For the fried chicken, OMG, I think it's the best dish among the other dishes that we ordered that night. The presentation of the chicken was nice as well, they put some Keropo on top of the chicken, it doesn't look plain that just the chicken itself. Before I started eating the chicken, the aroma of the deep fried chicken already waken up my other senses; it was really fragrant. the golden brown crunchy coat of the chicken was perfectly cooked, and the meat hidden underneath of the skin was surprisingly juicy; and the taste was simply just nice, not too much or too less. They also provided the dipping sauce for the chicken, it has some fresh cut chili, onion and the special ingredient, the plum powder; it doesn't go weird with the chicken and it brought an unexpected feeling. it was like tropical or Hawaii taste, Ok, perhaps you think I'm exaggerating the fact, but I really feel that way. I had only tasted one single piece of the chicken and there was no more left on the plate, (Damn it, Come on. You guys! anyway, the portion also really small) and that why we placed an extra order of the fried chicken that we could enjoy it more.
Overall, this restaurant was quite ok, thanks to the chicken; otherwise, it's nothing much to mentioned about. And it ain't cheap yo. (RM30.00 for each person after divided by 4 persons)

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Nyonya Food, somewhere in Seapark, PJ

A few days ago, I joined a dinner with friends from Taman Megah, PJ; we were wondering what to eat and eventually stopped by a Nyonya Restuarant at Seapark. Due to Ramadhan period, there are a few big tables were taken.
Apparently my friend was here before, and he recommended the curry fish head and he said it's a must try dish in that restaurant. literately, we ordered that curry fish head, and some other dishes like fried chicken, sambal sotong and prawns.
It doesn't take too long, the food were served gradually. the curry fish head is quite catchy for my eye, the color of the curry and mixed of the ingredients makes me exciting and couldn't wait for give it a try. the cook didn't any coconut milk in it, so it's not really thick, the taste is spicy, sweet and sour; it was because of Asam and pineapple, I wondered they put the mint leaves on top of the curry, I thought it was for decoration , but when I taste it with curry, it reminds me the Asam Laksa. the fish head is not fresh enough (I'm very sensitive of the freshness of the seafood), but still acceptable. They put a lot of vegetables into the curry, overall, that pot of curry fish head was just ok for me. Not more than my expectation and nothing much to complaint.
The prawn didn't leave me much impression, perhaps I just took one , and the rest had been finished by all of my friends. the prawn's freshness is same with the fish head, but still ok, the dark sauce is surprisingly sweet and I though it would salty, anyway, the strong taste of the sauce had covered the flaw of the prawn itself.
The Sotong and long bean was quite good, (I was planning to order Sotong with Patai, but one of my friend doesn't eat Patai; therefore, we changed to long bean.) The dish looked fantastic, thanks to the fresh long bean, it perfectly matches with the color of the sambal, and I think the cook has slightly deep fried the long bean to make it extra crunchy. The sambal was really tasty and it was perfect to go with plain rice.
For the fried chicken, OMG, I think it's the best dish among the other dishes that we ordered that night. The presentation of the chicken was nice as well, they put some Keropo on top of the chicken, it doesn't look plain that just the chicken itself. Before I started eating the chicken, the aroma of the deep fried chicken already waken up my other senses; it was really fragrant. the golden brown crunchy coat of the chicken was perfectly cooked, and the meat hidden underneath of the skin was surprisingly juicy; and the taste was simply just nice, not too much or too less. They also provided the dipping sauce for the chicken, it has some fresh cut chili, onion and the special ingredient, the plum powder; it doesn't go weird with the chicken and it brought an unexpected feeling. it was like tropical or Hawaii taste, Ok, perhaps you think I'm exaggerating the fact, but I really feel that way. I had only tasted one single piece of the chicken and there was no more left on the plate, (Damn it, Come on. You guys! anyway, the portion also really small) and that why we placed an extra order of the fried chicken that we could enjoy it more.
Overall, this restaurant was quite ok, thanks to the chicken; otherwise, it's nothing much to mentioned about. And it ain't cheap yo. (RM30.00 for each person after divided by 4 persons)

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