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Carvery (Revisited)

Posted at 2/10/2011 02:41:00 PM By アブン

I revisited Carvery few weeks ago for a birthday celebration. This is another opportunity for me to try again the food there, carver style!

Carvery

The appetizers

Crunchy in the outside, soft in the inside.

Variety of meats

Lamb Chop - Best meat of the day

Green Mussels - Overall, we ordered more than 100 mussels!

The bill....RM1000!!!

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Unbeknownst to many....Even to some of the locals. Its location was so sacred that many were lost during their hunt. Many gives up after giving their best. But, that does not deter our spirit to hunt for it! We were forced to use our secret 'weapon' - the GPS! Hunting for it in the middle of the night. With only a quarter tank full of oil in our SLK (small little kancil).Went from town to villages, through the shores and across the forest...

Behold, I hereby present, the famous kueh chap in Kuching!

This place was legendary. Located at the corner of a long stretch of terrace houses. With lots of cars parked along side of the roads. Waiting impatiently for the Kueh Chap to be served.

The place was small, but full of aroma that will naturally make your mouth watery by just being 100 metres radius around this area.

Here comes the famous Kueh Chap. RM4 for a small bowl, RM5 for a medium bowl and RM6 for a large bowl. Looks simple and normal but do not underestimate it!

Prior to the Kueh entering my mouth, its herbs' fragrance already opened up all my taste buds. As the Kueh touches my lips, my tongue was trembling. Eager to savour every last bit of this Kueh Chap. Unfortunately, the Kueh was so slippery and tender that it slipped through my tongue and enters the throat down through the esophagus into the stomach. My tongue was upset! But it makes my tongue crave for more. More! As the pork touches my tongue, somehow my throat reacts to it. The taste stimulated all the nerves in my mouth. Stomach began to growl as it was jealous of the mouth. Fortunately, when I drank the soup, it satisfied all. The mouth, throat and stomach, all working together to enjoy this gastronomic experience.

The location of this Kueh Chap can be found at Taman Riverview Timur, Bintawa, Kuching. Its house number is 1599 and its coordinate is 01° 34.363 N 110° 22.722 E. It opens from 6.30pm-10.30pm. Only 4 hours!

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Open Air Market

Posted at 10/02/2010 03:56:00 PM By アブン

Location: Open Air Market Kuching

This is just some random outing with friends and we went to this shop name Chai Heng. There are all types of vegetables hanging in front of that shop. Only in this picture, there are 12 types of vegetables (counted only the hanging ones) as well as other raw green foods in the basket. (Healthy!)

Have you ever seen this dish? Know what is this? (Guess it!)

Its pronounce as "Chuk Suun" in chinese. Its a kind of seafood where a worm looking creature is wrapped inside a mini bamboo.

It is best cooked with curry to eliminate the bad fishy odour/taste in this seafood.

A close up look.

This is midin which I've mention in my previous post.

Sweet and sour "hak chong".

Prawn cook with butter

Yummy~ (slurrrp~)

ps: Honestly, I only ate a few of that Chuk Suun. Because it taste horrible especially when the liquids contained in the Chuk Suun bursted in my mouth and all the fishy taste makes me want to puke! (no good...no good)

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Causeway Bay?

Posted at 10/02/2010 02:43:00 PM By アブン

We went to Causeway Bay in Hong Kong....to celebrate a friend's birthday..this friend here.

Nah! Its just a picture...

Welcome to Causeway Bay in Kuching.

This restaurant offer one of the best western food in Kuching (eh...I thought this is Chinese restaurant?)

Notice something? (hehehe...I know you don't. But, I do!)

Why I say this is the best? Because its has CHEAP and extremely VALUE meal! Come at certain hours of the day and you can get to order their set meal which comes with free soup and drinks.

This is the best...I've forgotten the name of this set. But, honestly, this is the best!!

With less than RM15 you can get to eat all these.... (Best!!)

Yes! Less than RM15!! This set meal is so full that I think it is more suitable to be served for 2 person. (Somehow, I feel that I am promoting this restaurant excessively in this post...)

Ok...I've finished promoting the BEST set meal. The rest...try yourselves. (Lamb Chop)

I think this is chicken chop rice....you have two choices. Chicken chop with rice and egg (eastern style) or....

Chicken chop rice in western style.

They also have egg tarts...

Side orders such as this fried.....something..(sui kow, I think)

Fried durian...(Durian??) (back to Malaysia)

Dim sum...(you are in Hong Kong)

Fried yam...

Cheese baked rice (you are in Europe)

Cheese baked rice with fish fillet at only RM10.50

Steamed venison rice with black pepper sauce at RM7.90

Thai fried rice with crab meat at RM7.90. (you are in Thailand)

Sizzling noodle with fish fillet at RM7.50

Mixed fruit ice with ice-cream at RM4.80

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Meiji Hello Panda

Posted at 7/18/2010 03:21:00 PM By アブン

Its been a long time since I last update my blog. A lot of gastronomic food encounter and mesmerizing events happened for the past few months. I did update the photos in my facebook but did not update my blog due to laziness. Sorry to all my readers. For some warm up...I'll blog about what I just bought.

Its Hello Panda biscuits with choco cream from Meiji. Guess how much is this.....its RM17.80!!! Quite expensive i admit and I don't even know why I bought it eventually. Maybe all my peers are recommending it to me and each and everyone of them bought it and thus, I followed!

I do not know what is it initially....

I open it up.....

and....ta da~

Its a type of biscuit where the chocolate will flow out of it when the outer layer of the crunchy biscuit was crunched. After the first taste of the biscuit I realised that I've eaten it somewhere before in the past.

WARNING: Its an ADDICTIVE biscuit!! Once you eat you'll never stop! :)

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Carvery

Posted at 3/28/2010 12:27:00 PM By アブン

Location: Carvery Restaurant (Lot 2069, Jalan Utama, Bintawa Industrial Estate, 93450 Kuching, Sarawak)

Phone no. for booking: 6082-345429
Time: Mon-Sat (11.30am-2.30pm and 6.30pm-10.30pm)
Price: RM48 per pax for dinner (including tax)

Type: Buffet

The buffet in Carvery is different from most buffet that you've experienced. Its a type of buffet where you will be served by the waiters and waitresses.

1. They will first instruct you to take the appetizers by yourselves (typical buffet) which consists of fried rice, salad, ham, taufu, vegetables, carrots, bread with butter, pasta, brinjal, potatoes, squids, and mushroom soup. (hopefully I've succeeded listing down all the buffet appetizers menu ^.^)

2. Then you will be served by the waiters and waitresses with slices of lambs, sausages, frankfurters, beefs, fishes, chickens and whatever type of meats (I do not even know what type of meat I am eating, honestly....).

3. After about 10 different menus, you can order which type of menu that you prefer or like. Its like the previously served menu are just for testing purposes and then, now comes the real meal. However, by just testing all the slices of food that were served by them, your stomach is already at its 80% limit!

4. The drinks are just plain cold water which are refillable and any ordered drinks will be charged accordingly.

5. Hint: Make a booking before go to Carvery on weekends as the dining area can support only up to 56 guests. Do not eat too much 'appetizers'. The best will come after the appetizers!

6. Finally, empty your stomach before going there.