Bean Sprout Chicken - Lou Wong

Ipoh, a town famous for pretty ladies (eg: Michelle Yeoh), and White Coffee is also famous for it's food. If you came to Ipoh but never tasted Bean Sprout Chicken, you've never been to Ipoh.

To some, cheh, it's just steamed chicken with blanched bean sprout, served with a hot bowl of flat rice noodles in chicken soup.. What's so special about it!!!

I tell you... it's in the texture of the chicken. It's boiled to perfection, just cooked, not overcooked and not undercooked, There's no sight of blood and even the chicken breast is tender. The gravy poured over the chicken is so fragrant! And the bean sprout.... Well, there is an explaination of why there's so many pretty ladies here in Ipoh.. the water. Yes, water. Bean sprouts here are crunchier, sweeter and definately tastier and they way Lou Wong does it is just perfecto!!

Actually... Lou Wong was not my favourite shop... It used to be the one in Cowan Street. Few years back, they were on and off... making it such a hassle, it's like gambling to see whether they're open or not. the chances are..... Out of 20 trips, u may get one win. When they reopened for serious again..... the quality has gone.. gone .... gone.... The queue also gone.... gone..... gone. In those days, people queue outside of the shop to wait for a place... now, just get in. They used to have such great broth with the noodles, now.... it's.....*sigh*

Nowadays, Lou Wong takes the reign again. Some claim that the shop opposite the road is better, "Ong Kee", but their service is like shit. They'll scold customers and u'll burn ur tummy with acid while waiting even to order!!! At Lou Wong, just sit down, and u'll be served with a smile, with everything ordered placed on your table in less than 10 minutes, at peak hour!!! And they even brought a small empty bowl for my baby, without me even requesting for one.

Don't worry if u missed dinner with them, u can pop by for midnight supper, but closed for lunch and breakfast.

2 noodles, 1 small portion braised chicken feet, 1 medium portion of beansprouts, and Chicken for 2. All for RM19.80 (including tax)

The tasty boiled chicken... smooth and fragrant. Even the skin is nice, doesn't taste oily.

Flat Rice Noodles in Chicken Broth... Not that u can find this anywhere else

the crowd at 9pm

Busy workers..... they chop up hundreds of chicken everynight...

Ratings : 8 1/2/10..

much of it to their service, but food's good too!!

Location: New Ipoh Town, somewhere near the Town's night market or Wet Market. I didn't get the exact address... hehehehe.. I just go there. But ask around for Lou Wong.. Everybody knows

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Crystal Fruit in Cameron Highlands

I went to Cameron Highlands today. Just came back and I cut up this "Crystal Fruit" that I bought earlier today. Cameron's fruits have all sort of weird names that is put to add some glamour to it, like Cameron apple(nothing like an apple), Love fruit(Tamarillo), and Mushroom beans(Cranberry beans), even the Cordyceps (dong chong chou) in Camerons is no real cordyceps, they just plainly look like white worms.

These "Crystal Fruits" were sold in Brinchang Night Market. Going for RM10 per pack. A lady gave me a small cut up piece to try... Hmmm.. very sweet and crunchy. Hubby felt the same too. So, I bought 2 packs. Not suspecting anything............... yet. When I looked at the base of the fruit, I saw some bright green colours, so I asked the lady whether this is a preserved fruit, as in additives added. She answered me "No, this is natural, this is the way it is."

When I arrived home, I cut one up, and to my suprise, it's a guava in disguise!!!

It's just a peeled guava tinted green!!!

Just look at the base of the fruit.... that part looks trimmed before and it is bright green.

It tastes so sweet that somehow it tastes so fake, as if they are soaked with saccharine. If they can be coloured, they can also be saccharine laden.

I'm not going to eat saccharine laden fruits. So, I'm going to throw the 2 packs that I bought into the dustbin.

The lady was such a liar! Or maybe I was just too naive to believe that there is this type of fruit.

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J-Co Donuts

Hi everybody!

Just started this blog....

My first entry--- J-Co Donuts, originated from Indonesia

Bought them in Pavillion. Got a shock when I bit into them.... It's super soft!!

Very yummy indeed!!! No wonder there's such a long queue.

Actually this was my second attempt to buy.. First time, the queue was so so long... This time, I went on a weekday, working hours.. and there were still 5 person waiting in line.. not too bad.. so I lined up to buy my lot..

Price was reasonable.. RM20 for a dozen.... add another 11 bucks and u get another dozen.

I regretted a bit somehow not buying 2 dozens..cos one was never enough. The texture was so soft, and it's not that filling, so, I just downed 3 in a go. Me and hubby can easily finish up a dozen at one go.

My favourite is Original Glazed.. best!! Next will be White Chocolate Almond. Mango's good too! Matcha to be.... yucks.. maybe not to my taste bud

Ratings: 9/10.. I find the choco caviar that they promote so much on their boxes to be.... good... but not very good..so, I can't give it a full 10.

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