KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

I was browsing through my picture folders and realized that I tonnes of pictures yet to be posted up. I’m sorry because there were too many events, gatherings and parties going on for the pass few months. I’ll try to update regularly ok?

This is another steamboat place at Seri Kembangan yet to be discovered! They are having this special promotion in conjunction with their new opening at RM 18.80 or RM 20.80 (Inclusive of drinks) per head. From what I know, their price remained ever since. -_-

If you are coming from the direction of Equine Park, turn left once you reached Sri Kembangan town area. It’s hard not to notice this place with their big signage and colourful shiny neon lights.

The place is spacious, they can accomodate about 400 people. I love the atap leaf roofing that gives it a very “kampung” feel!

Look at the varieties! Competition for steamboat buffet place are stiff nowadays and in order to sustain, they need to have a wide variety of food choices. One minus point is that their seafood is not really fresh and we try to avoid it by taking more red meat and fish ball.

It’s all under one roof – porridge, tom yam, bakuteh, SzeChuan spicy soup. Why travel all the way to Cheras for bakuteh steamboat when you can have it here. Besides that, the korean stone grill deserves special mention. Grilling your own food and keep it simmering is fun, and here the meat is well marinated.

Highlight of the night – D.I.Y Ice Kacang with the ice shaver provided. You can choose from the buckets of sweet red beans, crystal jelly, sweet corn, sweet atap chee, peanuts and topped your shaved iced with multicoloured sugar syrup including palm sugar .

Personal shot of poser liang..Hahaha..Wishing him all the best for his beginning of adulthood!

These are the accountants to be..Can you spot kampungboy with his cheeky smile?

Yichang, this will be your ideal BBQ place right? Sweaty, Hot, Smelly, Oily and noisy crowd walking around (That would be me and you ok?)..LOL

We are having our first ever Financial Engineering gathering HERE. It was a joyful event with laughter, nice food and cosy environtment. I’m just looking forward for the second, third and coming gathering where we could get together and have some fun! (Chai Hong, U Shek Do La!)

The ratio of Male vs Female in my class is 1:8, so basically girls dominated all the pictures. Do let me know if you want their contacts. I might consider it if you buy me a meal!

Wee Chia, Eu Shing, Jeannie, June, Ai Li and City Gal

Audrey, Yen Ting, Mun Lin, Adeline, Wan Yin and Yun Kuan

(Top) Wan Yin, Cecilia, Mun Lin, Yoon Kuan, Cham Yam, Suyen (Below) Cha Li, Eu Shing, Ai Li, Chai Hoong, Me

(Top) Bey Ni, Yen Ting, Poh Yu, Wan Yin, Wee Chia, Eu Shing (Below) Chian Wern, Jolyn, Me, Lay Yee, Audrey

Our lecturer is popular among the girls..We forced him to stretch and lay his hands on the girls’ shoulders and he blushes instantly..

Please do not be surprise at the sight of this! They are the minority odds in my class, or you can say few of the near extinction male spesies surrounded by female spesies all day long. (Standing) Souffi, John, Vincent, Kevin and ehhhh why is Aaron missing in action?

Ooooo Aoran and a couple of friends sneaked out to get HIM a birthday cake! Happy belated birthday to our lecturer, Mr. Thong! He taught us three killer subjects – TDE, TSP and TNA but with his great generosity, we managed to survived!

OK let’s get back to the food..Waterlily Cafe needs no furthur introduction as quite a number of food bloggers had reviewed about it before and this is like my fourth visit there..Their grilled item is the best thing to order as they use some Balinese spices to marinate the meat..These pictures are feast for the eyes..

A lovely card handmade by Lee Ping. Happy 21st birthday and all the best to ya babe!

Sweet couple – June & Wai Kit

Indulgence from Secret Recipe – The ultimate indulgence for chocolate lover

Cupcakes from Wondermilk

Even the box is sweet and lovely!

Day 2: Dinner @ Screaming Banana, Phileo Damansara

Chia Ling and me in the car

A candid shot of our driver Yi Chang and his ” aheeeeemmmm “Su Yen

The place is nicely decorated with gold organza flow, ballons, wine bottles and candles.

The set menu of the night – 3 course meal with price ranges from RM 15 to RM 28

Mushroom soup with garlic bread – The soup is creamy with chunks of mushroom. The croutons and garlic bread enhances the flavor in some way. This is just my kind of soup!

The guys are giving a mushroom toast to the birthday girl

Ceasar Salad – Nothing fantastic except fot the croutons and bacons. I would love it with some mustard and cognac

Dory with Orange Carrot Citrus

Peppery Corn Steak

Norwegian Salmon with Cream Dill

Peppery Chicken CHop

Chicken with Tomato Taragon Sauce

Italian Seafood Spaghetthi

Wholesome Seafood Platter

Our theme: Glamorous Post – I’m trying hard to post like a model..Hahaha..

The guys are real good posers and DANCERS! Huplim(the guy holding candle) and Alan(the guy staring back) did some strip dancing to keep the birthday girl entertain (Of course they didn’t really strip). Kenny(the guy with pink shirt) is the greatest entertainer with his signature animal dance.

Everyone had a great time there, the food is nothing to shout about, but they have friendly staff and lovely environment and we truly enjoy great companion from each other.

Happy birthday to June! Have a great year ahead with fun, laughter and smile!

Screaming Banana Cafe & Catering

Unit 110, Block C, Phileo Damansara 1

No. 9, Jalan 16/11, Off Jalan Damansara,

46350 Petaling Jaya.

Tel: 603-76607319

1. Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the bacon on it 3 inches apart. Set the mushrooms on the bacon slices.
2. Season with pepper.
3. Roll up into tight cylinders and secure with toothpicks.
4. Roast the enoki bundles for 18 minutes, or until the bacon is browned and crisp. Drain the bundles on paper towels, remove the toothpicks and serve.
(Recipe from Food and Wine)

The Club Sandwich is a sandwich with cooked chicken breast and bacon, along with juicy ripe tomatoes and crisp lettuce layered between two or three slices of toasted bread with mayonnaise.

The Club Sandwich was the favorite of former King Edward VII of England and his wife, Wallis Simpson. In fact, she took great pride in preparing this sandwich. (Information from What’s Cooking America). I took great effort in preparing this too, as this is a healthier version.

Step 1: Prepare 3 piece of toasted bread and lightly buttered them. In fact, I did not use any butter. Step 2: Place pieces of iceberg lettuce on top of the first bread layer. Wipe the lettuce with kitchen cloth before use. Lettuce can prevent water or juices to sip through the bread if you want to pack it into lunch boxes for mid day meal. Now you can place more vege on your own choice, eg tomatoes, pickles or cucumber.

Step 3: Layer cooked ham or bacon on top of the vege and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4: Top with a slice of low fat cheddar cheese and carefully place the second layered bread slice on top of the first layered bread

Step 5: Spread some egg mayo or potato salad over the second layer bread

Step 6: Pin the sandwich’s layers together by piercing them with 4 frill picks in 4 places in a diamond-like pattern.

Step 7: Cut each sandwich diagonally into 4 square or triangular pieces and secure each piece with a pick.

Make yourself a cup of coffee and tea, sit back, relax and enjoy your tea.

Take time during the tea to have each person share their special cup or a special tea time memory. I still remember how my mum take her own sweet time to prepare the family tea. It would be very local with some Hainanese Kopi O, nyonya kueh, banana fritters and apam balik. Me myself prefer something western as the preparation is less trouble some.

Bacon wrapped enoki is the cross over of east and west. I tried this in a hotel buffet and was hooked to it there after. Kampungboy is a bacon lover while I like the crunchiness of enoki mushroom, making it a perfect food on the dining table.

1. Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the bacon on it 3 inches apart. Set the mushrooms on the bacon slices.
2. Season with pepper.
3. Roll up into tight cylinders and secure with toothpicks.
4. Roast the enoki bundles for 18 minutes, or until the bacon is browned and crisp. Drain the bundles on paper towels, remove the toothpicks and serve.
(Recipe from Food and Wine)

The Club Sandwich is a sandwich with cooked chicken breast and bacon, along with juicy ripe tomatoes and crisp lettuce layered between two or three slices of toasted bread with mayonnaise.

The Club Sandwich was the favorite of former King Edward VII of England and his wife, Wallis Simpson. In fact, she took great pride in preparing this sandwich. (Information from What’s Cooking America). I took great effort in preparing this too, as this is a healthier version.

Step 1: Prepare 3 piece of toasted bread and lightly buttered them. In fact, I did not use any butter. Step 2: Place pieces of iceberg lettuce on top of the first bread layer. Wipe the lettuce with kitchen cloth before use. Lettuce can prevent water or juices to sip through the bread if you want to pack it into lunch boxes for mid day meal. Now you can place more vege on your own choice, eg tomatoes, pickles or cucumber.

Step 3: Layer cooked ham or bacon on top of the vege and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4: Top with a slice of low fat cheddar cheese and carefully place the second layered bread slice on top of the first layered bread

Step 5: Spread some egg mayo or potato salad over the second layer bread

Step 6: Pin the sandwich’s layers together by piercing them with 4 frill picks in 4 places in a diamond-like pattern.

Step 7: Cut each sandwich diagonally into 4 square or triangular pieces and secure each piece with a pick.

Make yourself a cup of coffee and tea, sit back, relax and enjoy your tea.

Souled out is one of the famous cafe bar in KL where everyone knows about it. Other than coctails, wines and beers, they have an extensive array of western, local and northen india cuisine that cater to different tastebuds. However, the most highly demanded item would be their wood oven pizza. Too bad that we were to full for anything after the feast at Murni’s.

Free car jockey service..Good eh? I heard that they have dancing staff too!

M-16 and Margarita

Irish Coffee and Tequila Sunrise

Awww..SO sweeeeet!

Last but not least, a group picture of the gang!

Souled out is one of the famous cafe bar in KL where everyone knows about it. Other than coctails, wines and beers, they have an extensive array of western, local and northen india cuisine that cater to different tastebuds. However, the most highly demanded item would be their wood oven pizza. Too bad that we were to full for anything after the feast at Murni’s.

Free car jockey service..Good eh? I heard that they have dancing staff too!

M-16 and Margarita

Irish Coffee and Tequila Sunrise

Awww..SO sweeeeet!

Last but not least, a group picture of the gang!

Roti Hawaii and we told them that it was Malaysian version of Pizza with soft crust. Guess what’s inside there? Minced burger meat, a sausage center and a layer of egg sticking to the inner skin of the roti canai and not to forget the mayonnise topping.

Cheese Naan – Malaysian Pizza with firmer crust. It it best to be served with condensed milk

Claypot Lou Shu Fun and how we name it? – Chinese Pasta with dark sauce. Stir the raw egg over before you start eating to have some thick and runny gravy.

Surprise Mango Juice, Ribena Longan, Surprise Strawberry Juice

All these stuff costs us about RM 119 – Pretty reasonable and everyone is having a good time

Malaysian + Korean – JenHee and HupLim, Rome and HanSaem, Luna and Chin Kuang

Victor and Nahee – The chemistry of LOVE. When sparks fly between two people, we’re quick to say they have the “chemistry” and it happened between THEM. Hahahaha

Both of us ordered the set lunch (RM9.90) which is inclusive of drinks, garlic gried rice, chicken platter and beef/pork platter. It is a great steal and it really filled our stomach!

What make us keep coming back is their home made sauce! It goes well with the meat and rice and everything!

We love cam-whoring too! My picture folder is full with our vain pictures!

How can you miss Aun Kheng Lim’s salt-baked chicken if you are around Ipoh? I’d seen people bought it in bulks, probably 10 to 12 boxes of them. However, they major income would be the household business where housewives bought the chicken on a lazy-to-cook day. My mum is one of these housewives. The chicken are packeged nice boxes, as you can see from Aun Kheng Lim. They have included reheat instruction on the packaging too.

I consider myself lucky because the branch is located somewhere near my Ipoh house. What I have to do is just to give them a call and specify the time that I want the chicken to be delivered. The whole ugly act of tearing and gobbling take place in my dining table. :p

Pictures taken from masak-masak – Their salt baked oven where the chickens wrapped in paper are covered with the course salt.

Caution: Pictures might contain some violent element that causes discomfort!

Kampungboy will always leave the best part of the chicken for me – smooth and tender thigh. I had the skin together with the meat because amazingly it is not oily AT ALL!

It is perfect with some mixture of pounded chilli, garlic, onion and lime sauce dipping made by Kampungboy’s mummy!

Main: Aun Kheng Lim Restaurant, Theatre Street

(opposite Martell house or near Bak Gong restaurant in the city centre)

Tel: 05-254 2998.

Branch: Kheng Lim Restaurant, Taman Rapat Setia

Tel: 05-3138306

As a Hainanese himself, Kampungboy claimed that this place offer the most authentic chicken rice that he has ever tasted. The owner is of the same origin as Kampungboy.

The fragrant, greasy and sinful rice is the essence of Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese call this ‘undi’, dipping sauce made of garlics, ginger, chilli and lime juice

The next time you are visiting Terengganu, drop by here for a plate of Hainanese Chicken Rice. No regrets! Do not hesitate to share with us which is your favourite Hainanese Chicken Rice place.

Restoran Chuan Kee, Jalan Kota Lama, Kuala Terengganu (Opposite Bank Simpanan National)

Readings:

1. Wikipedia

2. Asia Cuisine

3. Thingsasian