We ventured into Banting/Jenjarum area last weekend. The ride was bumpy and it took us 45 minutes to reach here from Cyberjaya. Our tour guide recommended this place because the famous begger’s chicken in Banting requires booking one week in advance. It’s along the way to FGS Dong Zen Temple, Jenjarom.
Mantis Prawns in Gong Pou style. The fried mantis prawn flesh turned out soggy and it’s a bit hard to be chewed.
Salad crackers. They deep fried the mayonnaise with some crunchy batter. It’s surprisingly good and addictive!
Fried Calamari. It’s too salty for my liking and the batter is too hard.
Lala Soup. I like the soup being laden with cili padi and shredded ginger. The fresh lalas gives a hint of sweetness to the soup too.
Highlight of the day – Fried Bee Hoon with Crabs. The bee hoon stir fried with shredded garlic and dried shrimps is so aromatic that everyone drools. We struggle hard to finish 2 kgs of crabs and the gigantic plate of bee hoon after all the rice and dishes. Actually, the fried bee hoon with crabs is enough to feed the eight of us. Total bill comes about 131 for 8 person, which is pretty reasonable.
We arrived at Dong Zen Temple after the feast. The temple’s ground is washed away with lights, lanterns and flowers in conjunction with FGS Dong Zen Temple CNY Lantern and Floral Festival from 17/2 to 4/3.
Art lovers will fancy the art gallery, kids will be amused by various statues of Arhats and Bodhisattvas, Buddhists can perform prayers to Buddha at the main shrine.
There were two large white tents set up to house a vegetarian food and drink bazaar. Jenjarom folks set up some stalls selling souvenir and food opposite the monestary too.
It’s an event not to be missed! Make sure that you make the move to Jenjarum next year.
A3 Girls
Top (from left): Peh, Kuang, Kiat, Yichang
Bottom (from left): Suyen, Cittygal, Munlin, LeePing
Contact: ?????? FGS Dong Zen Temple
PT 2297, Jalan Sungai Buaya, 42600 Jenjarom, Selangor.
Tel: 03-3191 1533 Fax: 03-3191 1467
www.fgs.org.my E-mail: info@fgs.org.my
i think it was ME who struggled to finish off the crabs ler.. 😛 haha.. but it was great!! 😀
and cheerup, 🙂 we’ll bound to meetup again sometime or another.. won’t we?
Aiyo mama! Im drooling over the fried beehoon with crabs!!! It look so good! Beside, all the ladies in the picture attached? Hehe..
Heard so much about this temple but yet to visit.
Don’t be too sad. Keeping in touch with friends at present days is so ec with junkmails and blogs. All just need to put in a ‘lil effort.
Hi, I got to see that all the pictures taken by camera looks very good. Can u tell me the model u’re using??
rad: good mer..dun waste food..yeah we’ll meet up!
jackson: The journey is worthwhile..yeah i know..thanks :p
annie: panasonic fx 0-1..it’s good in macro shots..
jackson: hahaha yeah all are singles except for me..u give me free voucher to ur tmn eng ann book shop la..i’ll bring them over..
tummy: the journey is worthwhile..yean i know i’ll put in some efforts :p
Seems very reasonably priced. The beehoon with crab looks extra yummylicious!!
That’s the first time to hear about fried beehoon with crabs. Look so appetising… can ‘see’ those ‘wok hei’ :P~
lemongrass: haha yeah..but the journey is a big turn off
jason: haha its really good..drooling over it now
hi…i never tried the restaurant b4…but i noe that if u want to try a nice curry pan mee u can have it at jenjarom around that sim kim leng restautant…it’s starts around 7-8 and it’s really sell out fast….and got another nice bak kut teh near to sin kin leng also…it’s open at between 2- 2.30am….the soup is veli nice n i use to eat it when i go to dong zen temple to be the volunter there and finish up work at around 1-2 then that’s our nice and stomach-warmth supper….