Simple Paratha Wrap

Saturday morning and I woke up hell'a early just because I couldn't sleep in any later. Damn... I think I am aging. Since I woke up so early in the morning, I figured I probably should fix a good breakfast for myself. I probably hadn't make a nice breakfast for myself in months just because weekday mornings are too much of a rush and I like to have noodles from the hawker stalls on weekend mornings. Few weeks back, I bought frozen paratha's from Tesco because they were finally on promotion! Still, they cost RM 5 per package and that's equivalent to RM 1 just for a plain piece of paratha. Hence, I still think they are pricey despite being on sale. (heh! me trying to be frugal :P) Initially, I wanted to make it into a paratha roll and slice it up so that I get two pretty rolls for breakfast. Unfortunately, as always, I overestimated my ingredients and I was not able to roll it up. Well, that's okay since I decided to just fold it into two and call it a wrap ☺☺☺

Ingredients:

1 plain paratha

1 small tomato (sliced)

2-3 leaves from butterhead lettuce

1 frankfurter sausage

1 egg (beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper)

Sriracha sauce

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Dai You Bin Restaurant [大优宾点心]

Last Sunday, boyfie and I went out and headed to a new breakfast hunting spot in Sungai Petani. Yup, it is in a restaurant kind of shop rather than a normal kopitiam and it serves Dim Sum.

Before I continue on this post, I have got to clarify that certain pictures in this post are taken from Google while others which are watermarked are my own photos. I just didn't think of taking many pictures that day as there were many people and it was quite rush.

This is the exterior of the shop which you can see the moment you drive by.
It's time to find for a good parking by the time you see this shop from far.

and... this is the entrance. 

Now, moving on to our DIM SUM :D

Just to let you all know, this dim sum restaurant is totally self service from top to bottom. You've got to grab your own dim sum, refill the hot water by yourself, and even when you want to takeaway any dim sum, you'll have to bring the dim sum to another place so that the worker can 'da bao' for you. Oh wells!

This is the steam cart where you choose all your steamed dim sum and
carry them to your table by  yourself on a tray.
Oh, remember to bring the paper that they will provide you with, as
they will tick the dim sum that you've taken on that little long paper.

Now, THIS!
This is what we kinda sorta chose that day. It don't look much
but it was filling enough for 2 person that day. I think the leaf-
wrapped rice was about RM 4, while the rest of the dim sum are
around RM 3 - 3.50 per plate.

Each egg tart cost RM 1.50 ♥
This is my favourite dim sum from this restaurant.

All in all, I would say that I expected better quality dim sum from a specialized restaurant like this one. In my opinion, the dim sum here is not exactly cheap too but I guess I expected such a price range the moment I step into the restaurant. Well, no harm trying new things :)

Location of the shop:

1-13 Lebuh Intan, 

Sungai Petani, 

08000 Kedah 

Opening hours: Mostly for breakfast and brunch.

Breakfast hunting Spot #3, done!

Happy eatin' ☺

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Breakfast in Sungai Petani - Lou Yu Kopitiam [老友小贩中心]

Another Saturday morning has come! Been really busy for the past week, studying for minor papers and also settling assignments which are due next week. Now that at least one assignment is almost done yesterday, I would say I can breath a little easier now. Well, at least for this weekend. So, this morning, boyfie and I headed out for our breakfast hunting again after a certain period of time. Today, we went to this local coffee shop called Lou Yu Kopitiam which is pretty good if you ask me. They have a good variety of food available to choose from, which is rare in the case of Sungai Petani.

The shop is a corner lot and look quite big. You can see it from the main road.
The interior is cooling as it is very well shaded using the blinds.
Good atmosphere to eat!

I actually have been to this coffee shop twice. I decided to try on more food first, before I blog about it. This morning, I had quite a lot of food since we ordered some add ons besides our bowl of noodle. Super full now, while I type this blog post! ☺

Duck Meat Kuey Teow Soup ♥ RM 3.50

Dry Beef Noodles with Soup ♥ RM 5

Char Kuey Teow with Duck Eggs ♥ RM 3.50

Tom Yam Noodles with Fried Fish ♥ RM 4.50

Tau Fu Fah ♥ RM 1.20

I shall call this EGG IN MEAT ♥ RM 1.50 per half

Location of the shop:

151, Jalan Masjid 1, 

Sungai Petani,

08000 Kedah.

Opening hours: Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch time

So, do the food in the pictures stir up your cravings? Heeheehee. Breakfast hunting Spot #2, done!

Happy eatin' ☺

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Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh [盛发肉骨茶] The famous 'under the bridge' Klang Bak Kut Teh!

I've been idle for a few weeks now, since I've an upcoming exam this Friday (which is in less than 2 days)! I've just came back to campus yesterday... after a whole lot of drama, teehee. So, during the holidays, I did try to bake macarons but they failed terribly so I was really disappointed. Other than that, I had a lot of good delicious food while being home so I guess I am going to introduce them to you guys!

Today, I am going to tell you about this famous Klang Bak Kut Teh. This is the place where I'll have to go with my grandparents for breakfast on every Saturday morning when I'm home because my grandfather have been loyally visiting this restaurant for 30 over years, according to him of course. If you're Malaysian, you'll find many shops selling Bak Kut Teh claiming that they are a branch from 'under the Klang bridge'. Well, this is to show how famous this original shop is, and how people like my grandfather keep going back to the same shop for over 30 years. Even I wasn't born yet!

The pork meat comes in small little bowls like this, more traditional way
compared to the claypot Bak Kut Teh. They have 油条 too!

You can buy tea leaves from them or you can choose to bring your own
tea leaves. My Grandpa obviously brings his own tea leaves ☺☺☺

You can also order pig stomach slices and pig intestines if you're into that
kind of stuff. I personally like the stomach slices only, not the intestines!

Yummeh! 

The shop has a few branches in other places but I always visit the Klang branch only. Anyway, this place has another plus point. If you go during the weekends, many people would anticipate a larger crowd but don't worry as there are extra parking under the bridge (which is directly next to the shop).

See? You can park many cars here. 

This is the side of the shop, where we always sit. The interior of the shop is
smaller than the outside hence, I think it is stuffy. I prefer to sit here where it
is cooler and nearer to our car. See that stairs in the picture? Yup, it leads to
the bridge above us!

Since this shop is famous, it has its own website. It is a pretty complete website, if you ask me. They even have a photo gallery to publicize the celebrities who came and tasted their Bak Kut Teh! Not bad huh?

For more information, click here for Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh website.

Location of the shop:

KLANG BRANCH

No.9, Jalan Besar, 41000 Klang
Selangor Daru Ehsan, Malaysia

Contact number: 012-309 8303 / 012-385 5154
Opens Daily from: 7.30am - 12.30pm
                           5.30pm -  8.30pm

This is really a must-try place if you're a Bak Kut Teh lover! You'll never regret it :D

Happy eatin' ☺

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Homemade Eggs Benedict Recipe

Well, exam is right around the corner but there's a long 10 day break right before it, so I am home! For the time being anyway! ☺ I am determined to experiment with new food and also study at the same time for my upcoming CA. Guess, I really have to manage my time properly for this week! Anyway, done with me. Now, we can move on to our Mr. Benedict today heeheehee!

INGREDIENTS

6 regular eggs

4 slices of bread

4-6 slices of ham

2 lemons

50g of butter

Salt

Pepper

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Breakfast in Sungai Petani - Fish Head Bee Hun Noodles, Kuey Teow Soup, Seafood Porridge and Meat Porridge

Boyfie and I decided that we should start with our breakfast hunting in Sungai Petani since we didn't know what kind of food is there available in the the mornings. To our surprise, as we travelled through town area there are quite a number of kopitiam (local coffee shop) which are open in the morning! The night before, I did some online research to find for places which serve breakfast in Sungai Petani and I found this little coffee shop which sells Bee Hun soup and also Kuey Teow soup. So, this morning, we headed out looking for this coffee shop which apparently is situated very near to the traffic light turning into Taman Patani Jaya. We can still see it from the main road towards Central Square.

Fish Head Bee Hun Noodle

This is the only stall selling food in the morning. The rest of the stalls are
closed. Most of the food from this shop cost RM 5, except for the Kuey
Teow Soup which cost RM 3.

This is the coffee shop's name! SIN HER PIAN RESTAURANT ☺

In my opinion, the noodle was a bit too bland for my taste. It would have tasted loads better if it was a bit more saltier or with a stronger soup. But then again, that's just my personal preference! So, breakfast hunting Spot #1 is done! I saw many more other places this morning in which we will definitely try out the next time!

Happy eatin' ☺

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