Johor Foodpedition (24-27 December 2015)

Restauran Singgah Selalu

Read about this restaurant on a few blogs while I was doing my "Johor Food Research". The review was mostly positive, so we decided to give it a try. First of all there's ample food selection in this place. There's also a play area for the kids to play in while the parents eat, so another check in my good books :)

We ordered telur dadar and ayam lemon for the kids and also some kangkung belacan. 

 The best dish for me would be the sup ekor goreng. Super yummy and majorly pedas. Drooling while typing this.....

The butter prawn was nice but nothing special. All in all the food was good. I don't mind making another trip here especially to have another go at the sup ekor goreng *yum*

Batman Cafe, Nusajaya

Let's get real, the main attraction to this restaurant is the Justice League superheroes paraphernalia. We've been to the one in Sunway Putra Mall but the one in Nusajaya is so much bigger. The food itself is good with interesting presentation and selection. Price is quite expensive in my opinion but I guess that is what you get when you're paying not only for the food but also the "dining experience"

The burger is quite yummy but for the life of me I can't recall the name. We also ordered the Batman thin crust pepperoni pizza for Ryan. It was nice but nothing special in my opinion. We also had some waffles, Batman ice chocolate and a glass of Man of Steel Soda which is not in the picture but was previously reviewed here

You got my recommendation, so try it out foodies :)

Ipoh Foodpedition (28-29 November 2015)

Ipoh is not exactly synonymous with Halal Food. However, we wanted to try out their famous local specialty rather than dine on fast food or "Hipster Cafes". I'm sure the cakes are yummy and all but I can easily obtain those food here in KL. 

Our first discovery was made by accident. We wanted to go to Ipoh Parade and made a wrong turn, we saw a restaurant with a huge "Nasi Lemak Ayam Kampung + Sup Belut" signage and loads and loads of people (usually a good sign when it comes to food). We decided to give it a try and I'm glad that we did. 

 Yummy Pulut Manggo 

We ordered the Nasi Lemak set for 2 people : It came with 2 Nasi Lemak Kosong, a plate of sambal sotong (nice), a plate of sambal kerang, a plate of ayam goreng kampung (the best among all), tomyam seafood (quite a weird dish to be eaten with nasi lemak IMHO), sayur campur, 2 bubur chacha and 2 watermelon juice priced at RM49 for the set.

The nasi is on the smaller portion, so we had to order extras for my little munchkins. The total of our whole meal is a whooping RM70++, quite pricey for a nasi lemak meal I would say :p 

It is not the BEST Nasi Lemak I've tasted but it is quite good and worth a try if you're in the area :)

Our quest for Ipoh Halal Food continues the next day, Lan is not too keen on lunching in Tambun Theme Park because lets face it, theme park foods are rarely yummy and is usually over priced. So we snacked on fries and Milo BUT I just had to try this Ice Ball out of curiosity...

The ice ball (ais kepal) that cost me RM5.00. It consist of ice, sirap ros and sarsi. I can get a huge bowl of ABC dripping with choc syrup AND ice-cream for less than that in Klang :p  A rip off la... but if you're trying it out for the experience, no harm in trying. It is nice but not for RM5 hehehe

Once we're done playing in the park, we decided to stop for lunch at "Greentown Dim Sum". We heard good reviews about the restaurant and I wanted to give a try since I'm a huge dim sum fan. Despite it being 3pm and after lunch hours, the restaurant was still quite full (always a good sign)

My fave fried radish cake (no taugeh) and shrimp dumplings

The Dim Sum Set (3 types of dimsum for RM9,90,my fave is the Siew Mai) and my children enjoyed the red bean pau very much

If you are not a fan of dimsum like my hubby, you can always try their rice/noodle dishes. Hubs had the Chicken Rice Claypot dish, not bad taste wise but nothing special. 

Overall we enjoyed the food very much and won't mind coming back for more. Planning to try out the Nasi Vanggey and Ipoh Chicken Rice on our next trip *Inshallah*

Malacca Foodpedition (2 May 2015- 4 May 2015)

You would think that since Malacca is our parents hometown and the fact that Lan and I visited Malacca at least once year, we would know all the "cool" hang out places. However, after doing a bit of a research, I realized that we've barely scratched the surface especially when it comes to the food scene. Armed with my new knowledge, I made it a point to make this trip a "foodpedition". Yeah yeah I know it should have been a more educational trip but the babies is still too young to appreciate the historical places, so lets fill our tummy instead. 

Day One: We had seafood at Jeti Anjung Batu, Umbai Melaka. Loved the sotong goreng tepung and ikan siakap 3 rasa especially with the warm nasi lemak buncut and air tebu. Heaven. It was also quite cheap costing us around RM 95 for fish, squid, butter prawns, kerang bakar and fried vege.

Day Two: We started our day with a walk around Dataran Pahlawan and Mahkota Parade which was connected to our hotel. We had fun shopping for cheap trinkets. 

After dropping at my aunt's house for the best assam pedas in the world, we went to  visit Pantai Klebang with my cousins. The munchkin was happy playing with sand and bubbles. 

Pictures with my darling cousins Izzah, Nurul, Amie and Khairul

Afterwards, we stopped by the nearby stalls for a quick evening tea of kuey teow ketam and coconut shake Klebang while overlooking the beach. The food was so-so, it wasn't bad but it was not great either. If you're looking for the coconut shake I would advice you to drive a bit further for the "real deal" which is situated by the roadside. However parking and queue time may be a bit of a problem. 

Later that night my cousins wanted to go for the River Night Cruise, so we tagged along. Orang Melaka doing the "tourisy" thing :) It was an enjoyable experience for us, and of course the kiddies who loved the boat ride. 

For dinner I insisted that we went searching for Pak Putra Naan & Tandoori which was mentioned in our hotel food brochure. I had to queue for almost 30 minutes but it was worth the wait. The food was so good. We had the plain naan, double cheese naan, garlic butter naan and the tandoori. The naan was fluffy and the tandoori was super tender. My mouth is watering just typing this. Sumpah sedap, I am so going back there again the next time I'm in town. 

Day 3: Before we left for home, we stopped by the EeJiBan Chicken Rice Ball Restaurant situated behind our hotel. The restaurant was featured in countless newspaper and magazine article and JJCM. My babies really enjoyed the chicken rice balls and roast chicken. The sambal prawn and kailan ikan masin was also very tasty. All in all an enjoyable eating experience. 

I think I gained like 2kgs during our 3 days trip to Malacca but it was truly worth it. We're already talking about visiting again soon as I owe my babies a "Frozen" beca ride. Inshallah :)