ABC (Air Batu Campur) @ PJ SS2 Medan Selera

This is my very first post on food-blog post to introduce you guys to some places that i have actually went to since dear is at his work trip at Nairobi, Kenya. There are more to come soon from both of us so keep clicking, research here before you set your gathering with friends and check our reviews to have more confidence in where you're heading to. :)

In search for a different version of Air Batu Campur (ABC)?

It's time for you to actually head to SS2 Medan Selera Stall 28 and try this version! Amazingly, my whole family loves it and also my uncle & aunties will pop by frequently if we're in a mood for some after-dinner ABC. It's worth trying it as your dessert if you're there for your meals.

This amazing bowl of Air Batu Campur, without fail the consistency of ice and syrups is just right. It consists of a mountain of snow ice with coconut milk, evaporated milk, gula melaka, along with generous toppings of red bean, cendol, cincau, corn, jellies & peanuts. These treasures lying above the mountain of snow ice blends pretty well together to quench your thirst & solve your semi-sweet tooth.

You're also able to get different fresh fruit juices and soya bean drink from this stall.

Each bowl cost MYR2.50

Lobster Lobster Lobsterman! Cheap Lobster restaurant in SS2

Here are three quick facts about Lobsters that I bet you didn't know:

1. Not all lobsters have claws.
There are two kinds of lobsters, and these are commonly referred to as "clawed" lobsters and "spiny" lobsters. Spiny lobsters do not have claws, but instead have long, strong antennae.

2. Lobsters can live a long time.
Lobsters are long-lived animals, and are thought to be capable of living over 100 years.

3. Lobsters can grow to over 3 feet.
The largest American lobster was caught off of Nova Scotia, and weighed 44 pounds, 6 ounces and was 3 feet, 6 inches long.

No, I didn't research that myself - I just copied it from this website :P. So this blog is also educational! Ha ha.

Back to the food, though - mum strongly hinted that she wanted lobster to celebrate her 55th birthday, so here we are in Lobsterman in SS2.


Caesar Salad for the whole family to share. Nothing much to say, I mean ... it's a salad ... and is eaten for health, rather than taste, purposes.


Anyway, we have a 'family set,' which feeds four - it comes with 4 soups of the day, and your choice of a dozen mussels or escargots, which are pictured below:


The family set comes with a sizeable mixed grill platter. The chicken chop and the vegetables are standard fare. The lamb shank and the steak, however, are absolutely delicious. Perhaps a tad bit on the salty side, but forgiveable considering that people come here for the lobster, not the meat :)


If you're a lobster virgin, fear not! As the restaurant provides a nice laminated card with 7-step instructions as to how to eat your lobster.


And finally the stars of the evening - this is the Lobster Thermidor. It's pretty good!


We also add on another lobster - this one is the Lobster Yee Mien. Probably can't tell from this picture, but there's a HUGE amount of noodles - way too much for us to finish. I find myself enjoying this dish more. Possibly because the head chef in Lobsterman is from Hong Kong.


Just as a side note, I very much like the way you order your lobster here in Lobsterman. At most other places, you choose your lobster and then get a heart attack when you get the bill after realizing it was much heavier than it looks. But in lobsterman, you specify what weight (and price) of lobster you want, and then they'll choose one and cook it. Thumbs-up.

Anyway, just to round up the night, the family set meal also comes with four small mixed fruits cups.


Overall we're extremely satisfied with the meal. Bill for the night came up to slightly over MYR450, which in my opinion is very very reasonable for a lobster dinner for a family of seven.

The Lobsterman is at no. 53, Jalan SS 2/30, 47300 PJ.

Sandwiches Exploration ::: KFC Chicken Sandwich

Running out of ideas for a extreme simple meal? Are there times where you dun know what to have for breakfast or pack meals you can make to bring to office for a busy day? Wondering what to do with the leftover KFC Chicken?

Here is something that is extremely simple to make. Back in Mauritius, actually dear was like super into KFC!!! When we line up we both was extremely hungry so we actually ordered our takeaway way too much, we actually tried our best to finish but can't eat the other leftovers of the Crispy chicken Strips.

This is where a crazy idea comes to me... To have KFC Chicken Sandwich for breakfast!

Preparations:::
4 slices of Wholemeal Bread (chosen since it is healthier!)
Mayonnaise
2 Kraft Cheese
4 slices of Chicken Strips sliced 5mm thick
Tomato Sauce

Sandwich making steps:::
1. Spread Mayonnaise on the Wholemeal Bread.
2. Place a slice of cheese!
3. Arrange the sliced Chicken Strips on top.
4. Since i like my sandwich to be styled, Draw strips of tomato sauce on top.

Waalaaa~ It's done.

From this picture you can see that it's an open sandwich without another bread on top. Haha! It's up to your creativity and depending if you would like to have more bread for a more full meal. However, I would suggest to add some lettuce and probably some tomatoes on top of the following steps for a more healthy diet and sandwich it with another slice of wholemeal bread.

Look out for more sandwich explorations coming up soon!

Click here for our blog page Breakfast, Desserts, & Snacks Ideas for more recipes. Hope you will be inspired~

Tenji Japanese Buffet - Solaris Mont Kiara

This is probably historically inaccurate, but I think Japanese buffets really started to get popular when Jogoya burst onto the scene. Not too hard to understand why, of course - what's not to love about unlimited oysters, sushi, sashimi, steamed cod, tons of varieties of cooked food, and to finish off with desserts that included Häagen Dazs ice cream?

Sadly Jogoya's food quality just went downhill, and for quite a while I haven't bothered wasting my time and money even when they have their 50% off promotions (in collaboration with SCB's credit cards).

Anyway, a couple of years ago, Tenji opened its' doors to the public, sometime in December 2008. It's had some pretty good reviews, but for whatever reason I've never gotten round to trying it - until now!


First impressions are good - the place is very nicely decorated. Food choices are decent - mostly Japanese and Asian. Could use a little extra air-conditioning, though.


There's also a dim-sum corner, for which my only advice is avoid at all costs.


Tenji also uses a similar 'clip' concept as Jogoya, where certain dishes can be ordered by placing a clip with your table number into a small dish. In theory the chefs will then start to cook your dish. In practice, several dishes ordered this way arrived cold at our table.


Too bad the fish counter had no cod, I'd have sapu'ed lots of that. But having white pomfret not bad lah, hehe.


Designer teas that sit there brewing for so long that they're concentrated as heck. Guess we learned the hard way that we should've poured half from the pots and added hot water for the other half.


There's also quite a large variety of desserts, from cakes, cookies, and Häagen Dazs and Baskin Robbins ice creams.


So now that you've seen all the delicious pictures, I have to then tell you that Tenji kinda sucks. Don't get me wrong, the food isn't bad. But it isn't good, either. The sashimi was "meh," none of the dishes were particularly memorable or outstanding, and in fact a few of them (including most of the desserts) were just awful. For a non-discounted dinner price of MYR88++, I would much much much rather top up a few ringgit and go to a top Buffet place like Le Meridien's Latest Recipe or Shangri-La's Lemon Garden.

Having said that, Tenji is having an anniversary promotion for supper (9.30pm-midnight) at $$39.90++. At this price it's worth it, if only to go and whack as many oysters and scoops of ice cream as you can.