Twinsister was born....

New born of twinsister - Malist

Please don't be surprise of this new born twinsister, but unfortunely she was growth up in a chinese educated background - which mean she speak more frequent chinese and so do the site.

Malcui temporary will revise the philisophy of the origin, it will bringing a brand new to you. Please be patient for the changing moment.

For those who can speak and read chinese, please kindly educated my twinsister of malcui - malist.

You are welcome to access her site at http://maliste.blogspot.com/

She just very new to this site and hope you all guy and gal can give comment for her improvement.

Site under reconstruction of MalCui

Changing of MalCui Philosophy

The reason why MalCui reconstruct is to provide something unique to Malaysia cuisine lover, the early stage of my intention have tested and it has lead me to the answer of changing my MalCui Philosophy and lead MalCui to a disaster as well.

For my regular visitors have seen my disaster in MalCui lately, I have apologize to the person who get involved as well.

From the starting until now, I observe many of cuisine lover have done their job pretty well. Their efforts allow us to have many options to hang out with the good food they posted.

Last but not least, I have decides the new philosophy of new MalCui serve. I sincerely thanks for those regular visitors that continuous support me. Your effort will pay off from the new MalCui here…..

Please be patient to wait the new outcome while I still posting nice food occasionally.


Thanks you

MalCui - What KL have? Part 4

MalCui: Seafood noodle in PJ




I would like to change my current presentation to be simpler, brief and yet more yummy pictures that make your stomach rolling.

What have come to my mind regards famous seafood noodle? I guess most of us will point out in Segambut.

This restaurant considers a branch from origin segambut one of the famous seafood noodle restaurant.

3 choices: dry seafood noodle with dark source, tom yam and curry.

Surprisingly they serve no pork….???

The seafood noodle make out of simple various seafood combinations, all is “Lala”.

I shouldn’t ordered the tomyam soup, because it make all the precious “Lala” become tomyam tasted…cant even taste a bite of freshness…..

For me, if you not going travel such far distance to segambut, here perhaps is your choices to taste what people call of seafood noodles.

Location: same shop row with famous Kayu Nasi Kandar in PJ.

Business time: serving for lunch time and dinner time (closed at 10pm)

MalCui – A little discovery of Bandar Puteri Puchong

MalCui – Simply Pinang Restorant at Puchong Bandar Puteri

What you can get at around 10.30pm at night in Bandar Puteri Puchong?

Well searching for something that is light and local taste for my empty stomach, have a drive to Puchong Bandar Puteri due appointment with a client in early time.

When drive along the new area of Bandar Puteri Puchong Business Park, and saw this Simply Penang restorant which suddenly just make me want to taste their Asam Laksa and Rojak.

A big picture of their famous selling dishes is placing in the entrance wall just to give you option to choose when your mind is blank out.

This called Asam Laksa?? Sorry…was too hungry and mixed up the topping before I realize to snap picture, the soup was so heavy gravy with minced fish meat.

Well, Rojak also surrounding with heavy gravy of dark prawn sources.

What my stomach said:

I have attracted to the Asam Laksa because of the heavy gravy of minced fish meat and light
spicy. Is provided with the dark prawn sources and lime, cant said is the best of all the Asam Laksa I tried but simply just that remind you to make comparison with others.

Rojak? Perhaps I have tried other before, too little fruits perhaps can said that ingredients does not give me any surprise but the heavy gravy dark prawn sources is the selling point that make you continue to consume until the last piece.

Well don't know what to order? Just simple, just look at the big giant poster of what she recommended, just follow.....

Hosted by TV3 "cari-cari makan" program...surprise they put it as one of their selling point.

Location:
Entering the Bandar Puteri Puchong, immediate turn left which is just next to Al Rahji Bank.

MalCui - What KL have? Part 2

MalCui – KL Cuisine Light Tour (Halal) Part 2

Ikan Bakar

Gerai Seri Menanti

The owners are from Negri Sembilan, hence the name Seri Menanti. This extremely popular gerai or stall at the end of Jalan Bellamy, is always packed during lunch hours. Curry and spice marinaded fish grilled over charcoal fire and served on banana leaf laced plate…sounds tempting?


Just a little advice, bring a gas mask with you, the spicy smoke filled barbeque pit can be a little overbearing. Or better still, get an unsuspecting colleague to stand in line for you and sit as far away from the barby pit as you can. (have to queue to order your choice fish from the barbeque pit - stil need to face it anyhow).

What said me: Worth it! The sambal sauce is simply a taste sealer! The place is open from Mon - Fri(12pm - 3pm , 5.30pm - dinner) , Sat (11am - 4pm only) Sun (closed)

Location: At the end of Jalan Bellamy

Indian Rojak / Mee Rebus / Chendol

The stall at the bend of Changkat Thamby Dollah

'Manned' by a grandma, her daughter and a grandson. The old manual ice-shaver is still in use here and you can have your chendol with corn and red bean topping if you like. (sorry dint have time to take picture because it's go inside my dummy)

The stall is open most of the day and it's a nostalgic little place - under the cherry tree stall, with a few tables and chairs. Like how it was when we were schooling and walking home from school, there was always a place we could go for our 30sen rojak, or 15sen chendol....remember?

Location: On Changkat Tambi Dollah, heading towards the Kampung Pandan roundabout

Nasi Bryani

Restoran Bismillah

Really good bryani rice here to go with the ayam goreng and kuah ikan. The place opens from breakfast til dinner but closed Friday afternoons for prayers. It gets pretty packed during the usual government break time and that would be(???)...the usual morning,lunch,afternoon and tea breaks

Location: On Jalan Semarak, just after the Datuk Keramat- Jalan Semarak-Lorong Gurney traffic junction. Watch out for the shoplots on the left if coming from the AAM side

Satay

Restoran Mulia

This restoran has been around for quite some years now. This corner restaurant started with a satay stall and now has expanded to include a variety of dishes like Sup Tulang(Oxtail soup but malaysian style), western food like steak and chips, fried rice and all the usuals you may find in a malay hawker stall turned restaurant thingy!

Business hours: Open only after 4.00pm and closed on Sundays.

Location: At the crossroads of Kampung Baru - Jalan Semarak - Jalan Tun Razak. Corner shop on ground floor of an old shop-apartment building. But parking is horrendous! beware..

Queen's Hotel

This is a great place to savour all sorts of Malaysian hawker food from sup kambing to satay and tom yam noodles. Chinese food galore here too! The satay is considered one of the best in town. Open only in the evenings. Makes sense....it's much cooler especially if you choose to dine alfresco!

Location: Peel Road.

Banana Leaf Rice(Southern Indian)

Achar

Greaaaaat banana leaf rice! Lots and lots of spices, get your hands grubby , dig in. You won't regret it. Thing is, it's only open for lunch and it's in PJ, so it's really not in KL but it's good food and we simply must share this one with you.

What said me: This is a real once a month fix! Mind you having the basic veggies and rice is reasonably priced but when there are orders for the meats etc, it can come up to quite a bill.

Location: Get onto Jalan Gasing, go all the way down heading towards the roundabout. Just before the roundabout there is a left turning. Take this turning and follow the road round to the right and head about 100m you will get to some single storeyed shop houses. Achar is actually a sort of shanty extension of this shoplot. Can't miss it - there's a becha parked at the entrance.

Sempoorna

Good banana leaf rice and serves lovely paper thosai, murtabak and has a wide variety Indian desserts. Cheap too! Open all day till late.

Location: Brickfields. A row of shops opposite the main crossroads - lots of banana leaf rice restaurants here. Sempoorna is in the middle.

Kaana

Another of those great banana leaf rice joints in PJ. The rassam here is really good and is open til very late night.

Location: Section 17, it's in the area just behind Lisa De Inn hotel (on the rothman's roundabout). Situated in row of 2 or 3 storeyed shops.

Chennai Ponnusamy

This is a little gem that's located just behind Bangsar's ever popular Nirvana. Not many know about this place but it's cheap and the curry is good.. well some dishes are good.. like the fried chicken masala , curry crab and the fried fish fillet.

The vegetarian set meal comes with a chapati, poppadoms, rice, a selection of vegetarian dishes, dal, rassam and yoghurt for only RM5 per set!! Oh, ad don't forget the Bru Coffee. Just to complete the meal. Lovely!!

Location: Bangsar Telawi, it's located near Kashmir restaurant and FLAM's restaurant.

P/S: this was my first time gather some non-halal cuisine infor, well special thanks to Mr.Ho and journey malaysia contribution.

MalCui – Buffet Choices in KL Part 1

MalCui – Bangsa Seafood Garden Restaurant


Well, I guess I hardly try any Chinese buffet style, which I believe most of us rather go for Japanese buffet or other Hotel Buffet (which is hot trend now).

This time I will introduce few buffet style cuisine offer by different restaurant that you can find in KL city, this round we take you in one of the seafood restaurant that offer buffet style – Bangsa Seafood Garden Restaurant.







In conjunction with their celebration of 18th anniversary, they offer the Chinese seafood buffet style for the month of April 2007.

The condition is minimum 2 pax, each individual is charge for only RM 38* (excluded 5% GST & 10% service charge).























Wide variety of dishes that you can choose from (around 100 choices), well is making me wanna try without fear of getting weight.

They provide 2 sessions for the buffet time which start from 12pm – 2.30pm or 6pm – 10.30pm.

(Please kindly drop me an email to request the menu – danielchychan@yahoo.com or click on the menu image for enlargement)

What my stomach said: Well, I guess you can avoid couple going to try this Chinese seafood buffet, simply because you cant taste all…get a gang of friend and reservation before step in…and order each of the food portion for half of your friend pax, which allow you to have more room in stomach to continue taste the food.

Location: One Bangsa, No 63, Jln Ara, Bangsa Baru, 59100, K/L, Hotline: 03-2282 2555

Last but not least, any one who tried this please kindly drop down your suggestion or any opinion for this restaurant food or anything. Thanks yeah....

MalCui - What KL have? Part 1

MalCui - KL Cuisine Light Tour (Part 1)

Recently was busy for my current attach work and i deeply apologize for my lated update. Well, after deep consideration, i have come out a title of KL Cuisines Light Tour to ease my update (lazy), there will be a mixture of different cuisine that you and me may find familiar. Please enjoy the trip and don't blame me if you gain weight after reading this....because is well worth for more weight (else fitness center will closed down ha)!

Grilled Chicken Wings

Wong Ah Wah Chicken Wings

This is located at Jalan Alor and has made a really big name for themselves as the best grilled chicken wings in town. The Hong Kong and Taiwanese tourists love this place. They have expanded the operations to cater for seafood enthusiasts by adding deliciously prepared seafood dishes to their list.

What said me: For me i heard a research report claim that wings contain toxin chemicals that animal need to brush off, i seldom eat...some more gril food is more easy to get cancer...but who care because is so delicious.

Wanton Noodles

Koon Kee Wanton Noodles

This old establishment is a little more than a hole in the wall, on Petaling Street itself. The waiters are a little grumpy and you may have to repeat your order a couple of times but it's worth the hassle. One of those few remaining old coffee shops in the vicinity. Closed in the evenings.

What said me: Don't be generous for your dummy, the portion is so light and you may try other food in Petaling Street again. So original taste......remember in school time my mum bring me eat here...

Toong Kwoon Chye

Another great place for wanton noodles with barbequed roast pork. Been around for years and is now run by 3rd generation of the family. Also serves up pretty good Herbal Duck Drumstick Noodle soup and yin yang toast.

Open 7.30am - 7.30pm Located: At Jalan Bintang, across the road from Century Hotel on Jalan Bukit Bintang.

What said me: Great taste with more option, but i accidently delected the precious pictures ha.

Pork Ball Noodles (Yoke Yuen Fun ) , Popiah

Weng Heng Coffee Shop

Serves the best pork ball noodles in town (Really?). And not to mention one of the best places to go for a piping hot plate of Penang Kway Teow.

best pork ball noodles in town (Really?)

- i guess the most important is the soup that determine the final (agree?).

If that's not enough, the popiah is superb too! However you'll have to order this dish from the old man who runs his little stall just outside of the shop. It gets really crowded during lunch hour so go early.

Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner from Sakura Restaurant.

What said me: Above average pricing, for me so so only..not the best....ha


Prawn Noodle Soup (Mee Yoke)

Lai Fong Coffee Shop

Another one of those old coffee shops with lots of individual stalls selling all sorts of food. One particular one that sells the Prawn Noodle Soup still remains one of the best choices in town, if you're looking for Prawn Noodle Soup. Closed in the evenings.

Located: Jalan Cheng Lock, on the crossroads with Jalan Petaling across from the Jukebox shoe shop

What said me: When you happen to go there enjoy your prawn mee, please don't forget to save your stomarch for the Beef Noodle Mee there...i can tell you, you will amaze your stomarch can take 2....haha (sorry lupa take picture while having my beef noodles)

Pan Mee (Meen Fun Kueh)

Restoran Kin Kin

This family used to operate under a huge tree nearby but due to developments in the area, they have relocated to a shoplot. A very different style of preparation, one can have it in soup or dry.

The dry pan mee topped with egg and is absolutely deeeeelicious! Lunchtime is packed and the crowd is generally made up of accountants. (The big accounting firms are within the vicinity). You'll see what we mean when you get there.

Open from 8am to 4pm. Located: Jalan Sultan Salahuddin Lorong 2

Adik-Beradik Chua

At the end of a row of prewar terrace houses is this coffee shop selling delicious fish ball noodle soup and pan mee. The chicken rice is quite popular there too and they sell the ever popular White Coffee here!

Closed evenings. Located: on Tengkat Tong Shin

Beef Ball Noodle (Ngau Yoke Meen)

Soong Kee Restaurant

Try the beef ball with 'loh shi fun' either dry or with soup. It's the best, nothing like it!

Open from Dusk till dawn. Located: Jalan Tun H.S.Lee, just down the road from Metrojaya at Jalan Silang.

Ngau Kee

This stall sits on a five foot walkway and opens in the evenings till late. The beef ball noodles are good here but hygiene can be improved.(a lot!) Located: Tengkat Tong Shin, just at the bend opposite Corona Inn.

What said me: No photo provide because was atteact by the noodles and again lupa take pictures.

Hailam Noodle

Yut Kee Coffee Shop

Great place to go for some hailam noodles(pic). The place has been passed on from one generation to the other so the secret of superb cooking is still very much alive within the family.

Closed on Mondays and in the evenings. Also famous for their Lum Meen , Hainanese Chicken Chop(pic) and Roti Babi.

Located: Jalan Dang Wangi, on the corner just opposite the Wilayah Complex



Hainanese Chicken Rice

Nam Heong Chicken Rice

Most reputable shop serving hainanese chicken rice is the one in chinatown. There are now franchised shops all over town but we still return to this one for a good meal of chicken rice and beef brisket soup!

Located: Opposite Furama Hotel and down the road from Swiss-Inn Hotel on Jalan Sultan


Sin Seng Nam Coffee Shop

Noted for its hainanese chicken rice and Chicken Chop. This place has been serving up hainanese dishes for dozens of years and still going strong. If you're in town, try this place.

Closed evenings. Located: Just to the side of Bangkok Bank close to the central market in town


Fish Ball Noodle Soup

Adik-Beradik Chua

At the end of a row of prewar terrace houses is this coffee shop selling delicious fish ball noodle soup and pan mee. The chicken rice is quite popular there too and they sell the ever popular White Coffee here!

Closed evenings. Located: on Tengkat Tong Shin


Cantonese Fried Noodles

The Cantonese Fried Noodles behind the lanes - called Tai Shi Tow

This is the best kept secret in KL…the Cantonese Fried Noodles and Hainanese Chicken rice stall. The sang har meen standard has dropped quite a bit however... not worth the RM79 we paid for a plate for 4!

Location: On Jalan Silang but closer to the Jalan Tun H.S. Lee junction. If turning into Jalan Silang from Jln Tun H.S.Lee, the alleyway will be on your right. The first lane after the turning. Go thru this alleyway which is also cluttered with stalls selling chinese food, carry on until you get to the end of the alleyway and it's smack there. The lane is directly across the street from Restoran Choon Tian and right beside Hon Ming Textile.


Soo Kee Mee Stall

Another place that sells Cantonese Fried Noodles, Paper wrapped chicken, and seafood dishes. A favorite is the fried sliced beef and ginger kway teow dish ( Ngau yoke hor) Gets really crowded during lunch and dinner hours so either go before or after the rush hours.

The Japanese and Korean expats simply love this place. Opens till early morning hours every day. Closed Mondays. Location: Jalan Khoo Teik Ee, just off Jalan Imbi.

End of Part 1 of KL Cuisine Light Tour - Special Thanks to Mr.Ho (my buddy) for sharing the information and journeyMalaysia website.

MalCui – Penang Cuisine Trip Part 1

MalCui – Penang Cuisine Discovery Part 1

So what people often said Penang Food?? Like others I can tell you are the most fascinating moment when you step in Penang Island and hunt for food.

Well, I have take the chances to introduce some of the very Local Penang Food, please all viewer don’t expect me to intro what so ever nice restaurants or bistro & pub (perhaps for the next time).


Little story of Penang People:

I heard my colleague said Penang people are superb in looking for good cuisine, which our KL people are no way to compare with them. Well if you happen to drop by Penang, please please take out your precise from what ever, please try the Penang very own special Penang Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee) .


First Destination Introduce (sequence may not proper arrange) – Chulia Street (8pm-1am)

It was glace of eyes to introduce such many type of yummy food in Penang, in Chulia Street you can find this drink named Ambra and Jambu Air Juice, taste? Great!

- Ambra and Jambu Air Juice

- Following by the Char Hor Fun with seafood combination, similar like "Gon Fu Chao - Cantonese Fried"

- while the Penang Fried Koay Teow the portion is small and allow us to try another food. Must try the penang style because you cant taste it in KL.

- Around the corner there, you will find the dumpling selling stall, must try to bite it. (contain meaty ingrediants)

- There is no different compare in KL, but the bite of it will tell you the different. Wow....is so much different with KL here...cheap but tasty mouth watering dumpling. (well, is pork meat)

Second Destination Introduce – Sg Nibong, Wah Restaurant Penang Bah Kut Teh

If don’t know the direction, please go and ask, is shouldn’t be hard to find it. This is different from what we usually take in KL, lots of PORK meat! Please non pork lover please ignore this Sorry.

- Wow..too many choices, what to choose?

just pick the choices that you think you like to eat...

- Ingredient you previous selected will put into the Hot Boil Soup with the mixture of herbs and superior sup to be served.

- I love yam rice with the soup, just simply that brought me to turn back time when my mum cook for us.(but it sell fast and offer not much - too delicious with sup together)

White rice is the replacement for yam rice when yam rice is sold off.

Well, both yam and white rice will charge different, but who care? I want to taste the different between them, but i love both - just yam taste better.

Third Destination Introduce – Kimberly Street, Long Kei Dim Sum

Well, after a day rest and wonderful dinner last night, I guess many of you wake up in the morning may asking where to eat this round? Wantan Mee or Dim Sum? Choices??

- Don’t worry I will introduce both for you, Im Dim Sum lover so I take a tour for you to Dim Sum - Long Kei Dim Sum.

- Siu Mai - one of my favorite dim sum which is make of prawn and pork meat.

- I cant name this but will try to taste it.

- Same goal cant name it, curiousity have drive me courage to taste this, well kind of new dim sum for me. Eat eat eat.....

- Egg Tar, will is familiar every way in KL as well, you know the KL Tong Kei brother egg tar are the famous.

- Ok for me only, perhaps too full after eating like lembu.

In KL many of try Dim Sum in weekend with lover or parents, well here is the same this is our Chinese culture, in Long Kei Dim Sum you can find some of the famous Dim Sum but some of it you can’t name it but is curious to try.

- Take a snap before all in my stomach haha...

In Penang, never miss out a single moment, every moment is makan time....i love this place for makan but not for staying - too expensive.

Fourth Destination Introduce – Island Glade, Innira’s Restaurant Banana Leave Rice

After resting a while from the heavy Dim Sum, now we look something is non Chinese Cuisines, please don’t be amaze Penang are not just surrounding Chinese Cuisine but many mixture, this is the wonderful of being Malaysia people.

- Banana Leave Rice with Curry chicken, sometime i love spicy food because i simply curiousity for the food that i belum try before lo.

I guess is time for us to taste something Indian style of rice in the moon, without rice how I going to walk a day in Penang Island. Simple yet great taste with reasonable price.

End of part 1 – Penang Cuisine Trip (special thanks to Nanyang Siang Pau – Nanyang Online)