Arirang Perth

BBQ Korean in Perth. Work research with JN & SL. http://www.arirang.com.au/

Unlimited side dishes. Mainly veges eg zucchini, bean sprouts, potatoes in their jackets and Kimchee!

The kitchen can BBQ the food for you and bring it out. We had beef, beef ribs and pork. Rather then cook for ourselves because we were discussing work we got the kitchen to cook all the meats for us.

Soju to wash down the spicy kimchee and BBQ meats. Alternatively you can wrap lettuce leaves around the BBQ meat for a healthier meal. 

 

Matsuri Japanese Perth

Uncomplicated Japanese served with zest.

 Food comes fast. My regular order is the eel with rice.

 The pork tonkatsu with Japanese curry feeds the hungry 15 year old. This is his regular order.

 A new item was the stewed ribs. Deliciously rich and tasty broth.

 Ramen for the ladies who love noodles.

 Udon noodles plain to slurp down with gusto.

 The sashimi standard order for us. Plenty large servings but not too exotic. Staples of salmon, tuna and white fish. Ok there was a bit of octopus.

 Gyoza for the young lady who loves dumplings.

 Wow second serving of Gyoxa. Must be good or well cooked.

Definitely worth a visit. The whole meal above cost under $160 for 5 people. Uncluttered, fast, straight shooting Japanese food. Consistent and always good for local Australian taste. 

 

You Tiao Pavillion

Soya bean drink, protein & fried dough. Maybe rice porridge as well. Staple comfort food. Some might call it bland but helps soothe the stomach. For some foodies anyway.

The stall is located in the basement food court  "Food Republic"

You can add your own range of cane or brown sugar. The fried dough sticks are crispy & hot. The red beans in the round fried bread adds sweetness to the dough.

The bean curd(tau foo far) was hot and you can add your own quantity of sugar. I had 2 ladles. 1 more than really needed. Oh well! Cravings..

 

Old town coffee vs Nyonya Colors Midvalley

Kaya toast & coffee in 2 food outlets in Midvalley. On todays toast off Nyonya Colours had the win. Their toast was warm and fluffy. Eggs were softer. The drinks were better value and more to my taste.
Nyonya also better able to meet my no butter heathy request.

See photos of toast below. Dark toast from old town. Nyonya also served the toast without butter. As I requested.

The price package with toast, eggs and hot drink was better in Nyonya. In comparison Old town have to order individual items from board as set menu not so readily published on board. 

Check it out at http://www.nyonyacolors.com/ For the white toast above. Brown toast below from Old town coffee. 

Eggs and Hot cocoa from Nyonya Colors. 

We did a lot of walking in Mid Valley Mega Mall to walk off the two breakfasts. 

 

Arumugam's Tandoori Stall Ampang

Hot juicy tandoori chicken & nan bread in Ampang KL. 5 star taste Msian street food.

The secret seems to be roasting the chicken over a charcoal BBQ rather than inside the conventional tandoori oven.

Goat curry, spinach dip for the nan.

Arumugam's way of doing the tandoori.

Nice hot fire

The tandoori chicken is succulent juicy with yogurt and not dry and crusty.

This place is hard to find but once you get there it is worth every effort. Find the Empire classic furniture store in Ampang.

Also search on google for Arumugam's Tandoori stall Jalan 5, One Ampang Avenue, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. Good luck if you find the place.

Hawker

Friday Sydney hawker style Malaysian. The little sister restaurant to Mamak down the road.
Long queues in Chinatown.  

Open kitchen in shopfront. Black T shirts? Traditionally Msian hawkers wore white T cotton t shirts from China. 

The seats are hard wooden stools. There is the slap down the plate service to complement the hawker food. The rice noodles with prawns were delectable. Slightly more salty rather than spicey consomme to give flavors to the soup. 

Popiah has lots of crunchy fried shallots. Less vegetarian filling. This is the new trend to have it crunchy so may be less fulfilling for die hards of popiah. 

The fried rice noodles penang style had alot of moistness from cooking oil. 

The oyster omelet was at the right note. Slightly crisp exterior with eggy insides.

 Fried durian fruit and ice cream go together. The batter did not dull the durian flavors. It could extend the aromatic fruit if it was thinner. 

The peanut topped crunchy crepes was nice dessert with sweet corn.

Bustling chefs in shop front making ikan bakar (fish burn) and popiah (vegetable spring rolls).  

Friend had wanton and noodles. Classy black sauce with cloying charcoal lyrics.

The barley ice drink had the hint of sucrose.   Worth queuing for. Lots of beautiful people.

Kopitiam Raffles City

Looking for a place to have Singapore style coffee or tea in Raffles City. Well try the Kopitiam in the basement. Kopitiam is the Singapore euphemism for Coffee Shop. There was a queue waiting so usually a good sign.
I was with old primary school friend and we were looking for a place to have chat.
Since it was late afternoon we decided to fore go the caffeine hit and had barley water. This was barley boiled in water with sugar added. It is supposed to be a cooling drink. Add ice and it is lovely on a hot humid day in Singapore.

The restaurant also serves local favourites like Bak Kut Teh or pork ribs in a herb soup. Char kway teow, fried carrot cake, nasi lemak and rojak is also available.

Check out their website:  http://www.kopitiam.biz/
The location is #02-00, Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road