Tan Hui Juan

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 @ 3:36 PM

Road Trip + KL Chinatown+ Changman

So last Monday I met Cong Han for lunch after not meeting for such a ridiculously long time and then we had this crazy impromptu plan to head over to Malaysia for a short get-a-way and just two days later, we've got everything planned out and got ourselves to the causeway, crossing over to Malaysia. *woohoo long car rides**

So we drove in at around 10pm and it took us around 4-5 hours to drive to Awana Condominium although we did stop by KFC for a little supper. So the next day we woke up late and headed by to KLCC for some lunch. It's pretty expensive and not that amazing so I'm not going to talk much about it.

We're not that stuffed yet so we headed over to Chinatown to have some more food. Streetfoodstreetfoodeverywhere!

First up: Old Style Burger

We decided to try the Old Style Chicken Floss & Dried Meat Burger (Since it's the biggest one there hahaha)

Bah kwa + Chicken floss + Chilli sauce. I think it's pretty good but Cong Han think it's not that fantastic.

Next up, the famous Luo Han Guo Long Gan Rock Sugar drink.

Yum yum so good and refreshing!

Mua Chee next! The interesting thing is that there are different colors and flavors.

Pandan Mua Chee for me! I think it's yummy cause it's chewy and it doesn't stick to your teeth.

And for dinner we have claypot rice from Hong Kee Claypot Chicken Rice (鸿记驰名瓦煲鸡饭). Which is pretty yummy!

So while driving back to our apartment, that view.

Woke up the next day to Red Velvet Cake. Nom.

Then we drove up to Genting Highlands.

There isn't much to do and so we eventually went to chill (and use some wifi) at The Coffee Bean. My ever obsession with The Coffee Bean's Chicago Cheesecake & Hazelnut Latte.

The only thing I love about Genting is the weather and view. I'll never get enough.

Very quickly the trip comes to an end so just before we head back to Singapore, we stopped by Johor Bahru for some lunch and we headed to this Dim Sum place which Cong Han was raving about.

常满 Restaurant Changman
24G Jalan Bestari 5/2
Taman Nusa Bestari 81300 Skudai
Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Barbecue Pork Buns. It's so good! Perfectly flavored and the meat is chuncky which I love. OHH SOO GOOD.

Guo Tie (Dumplings) it's tasty and the filling is so goood!

Xiao Long Bao, The soup is so delicious and skin is thin, yummy!

Yam Pau. I love yam but this honestly is quite disappointing compared to the other dimsum. It's not bad, but not that fantastic.

My favorite Green Tea Liu Sa Pau. That flowy, salted filling. Just look at that!

Har Kao. Pretty decent I think.

This is the scallop roe thing which was fancy but I don't really love it so ya.

Siew Mai. Pretty nice ones with juicy prawn. (P/s. stupid Cong Han ate one before I even took a picture of it)

Then lunch round two! At Very OK Restaurant nearby.

Har Kao again. Not as good as the previous one.

Fried Dumpling. A little too oily for me but it's actually pretty good.

This the bomb! Bread + Prawn + Pork/Chicken Floss. I don't know how to describe this but it's basically a party in the mouth. MUST TRY WHEN YOU ARE THERE.

It was a great trip and over stuffing myself with food, I love long car rides (but I hate traffic jam) but unfortunately I stay in Singapore so it's kind of rare considering driving from one end to the other end only take an hour or so. Can't wait for another road trip soon!

Labels: Asian, Chinese, Dinner, Genting Highlands, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Lunch, Malaysia, Travel

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 @ 3:36 PM Road Trip + KL Chinatown+ Changman So last Monday I met Cong Han for lunch after not meeting for such a ridiculously long time and then we had this crazy impromptu plan to head over to Malaysia for a short get-a-way and just two days later, we've got everything planned out and got ourselves to the causeway, crossing over to Malaysia. woohoo long car rides* So we drove in at around 10pm and it took us around 4-5 hours to drive to Awana Condominium although we did stop by KFC for a little supper. So the next day we woke up late and headed by to KLCC for some lunch. It's pretty expensive and not that amazing so I'm not going to talk much about it. We're not that stuffed yet so we headed over to Chinatown to have some more food. Streetfoodstreetfoodeverywhere! First up: Old Style Burger We decided to try the Old Style Chicken Floss & Dried Meat Burger (Since it's the biggest one there hahaha) Bah kwa + Chicken floss + Chilli sauce. I think it's pretty good but Cong Han think it's not that fantastic. Next up, the famous Luo Han Guo Long Gan Rock Sugar drink. Yum yum so good and refreshing! Mua Chee next! The interesting thing is that there are different colors and flavors. Pandan Mua Chee for me! I think it's yummy cause it's chewy and it doesn't stick to your teeth. And for dinner we have claypot rice from Hong Kee Claypot Chicken Rice (鸿记驰名瓦煲鸡饭). Which is pretty yummy! So while driving back to our apartment, that view. Woke up the next day to Red Velvet Cake. Nom. Then we drove up to Genting Highlands. There isn't much to do and so we eventually went to chill (and use some wifi) at The Coffee Bean. My ever obsession with The Coffee Bean's Chicago Cheesecake & Hazelnut Latte. The only thing I love about Genting is the weather and view. I'll never get enough. Very quickly the trip comes to an end so just before we head back to Singapore, we stopped by Johor Bahru for some lunch and we headed to this Dim Sum place which Cong Han was raving about. 常满 Restaurant Changman 24G Jalan Bestari 5/2 Taman Nusa Bestari 81300 Skudai Johor Bahru, Malaysia Barbecue Pork Buns. It's so good! Perfectly flavored and the meat is chuncky which I love. OHH SOO GOOD. Guo Tie (Dumplings) it's tasty and the filling is so goood! Xiao Long Bao, The soup is so delicious and skin is thin, yummy! Yam Pau. I love yam but this honestly is quite disappointing compared to the other dimsum. It's not bad, but not that fantastic. My favorite Green Tea Liu Sa Pau. That flowy, salted filling. Just look at that! Har Kao. Pretty decent I think. This is the scallop roe thing which was fancy but I don't really love it so ya. Siew Mai. Pretty nice ones with juicy prawn. (P/s. stupid Cong Han ate one before I even took a picture of it) Then lunch round two! At Very OK Restaurant nearby. Har Kao again. Not as good as the previous one. Fried Dumpling. A little too oily for me but it's actually pretty good. This the bomb! Bread + Prawn + Pork/Chicken Floss. I don't know how to describe this but it's basically a party in the mouth. MUST TRY WHEN YOU ARE THERE. It was a great trip and over stuffing myself with food, I love long car rides (but I hate traffic jam) but unfortunately I stay in Singapore so it's kind of rare considering driving from one end to the other end only take an hour or so. Can't wait for another road trip soon! Labels: Asian, Chinese, Dinner, Genting Highlands, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Lunch, Malaysia, Travel Tweet 0 Comments
Monday, July 28, 2014 @ 9:16 PM Shenyang (심양) Shenyang (심양) 683-123 Hannam-dong Yongsan-gu Seoul, South Korea I just came back to my hotel room after over-stuffing myself with food. And hello, the only reason I can blog now is because there is a computer in my hotel room because stupid me decided to be lazy to bring my laptop to Korea and I have regretted my decision for weeks. So today we headed to Itaewon to have some look around and dined at a pretty interesting barbecue place which looks fairly normal from the outside. Here's the menu, if you can read Korean. This place serves mainly lamb. A usual, sides are served first. Onion and what I presumed to be pickles. Then they place some powder seasoning on our plates. What I think might be Cayenne Pepper or Turmeric or something. Some (what we think is) vinegar to brush the meat with. The service staff then brought us charcoal and added water to heat it up. Here comes the first plate of food. Notice how they come in skewers with little star-like thing in the bottom? Load them up and see how awesome looking they are. And the explanation for the stars. Some of the different kind of meat I ate, they are all pretty tender and delicious. Dip the meat to the powder seasoning. WOW. The rack on top is apparently to hang the cooked food so they stay warm but not overcooked. Who came up with such ingenious idea? Then we ordered staples. Mapo Toufu rice and Leng Myeon. I'm a little too late in taking the pictures. And they are both pretty decently good. So yeah, I think this is a pretty unique and ingenious way to eat barbecue meat which is more rarely seen so I definitely recommend people who haven't tried it to do so because it's really this good! Walking distance away from Itaewon Subway Station! Labels: Asian, Dinner, Korea, Korean, Lamb, Restaurant, Seoul Tweet 0 Comments