Bitter gourd noodle

The weather was hot and I was cracking my brain trying to think of something light and simple for lunch when I recalled a recent food posting - bitter gourd noodle -  by a Facebook friend of mine. Simple, light and healthy! Perfect! So off I went to Chu Yu restaurant.


Fried bitter gourd with egg, and noodle in clear soup. I opted for hor fun (flat noodle). The hor fun was quite thick and not smooth at all, but everything else was nice. I liked the fragrance of the fried egg and how it infused the soup with a light, smoky flavor. The bitter gourd wasn't bitter too. Not that I would mind if it were bitter. I quite liked the fish ball and fish paste too.
 

You can choose other types of noodles too - glass noodle, beehoon, yellow noodle, hor fun.

The soup tasted naturally sweet. My friend said the stall owner told her that no MSG was used for the soup.


The proprietor. I think he also sells at the Sri Sinar Monday night pasar malam.

Restaurant Chu Yu

No 50 Jalan 16/38D, 
Taman Sri Sinar  
Kuala Lumpur, 
51200, Malaysia

GPS coordinates: 3.187922,101.651602


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The BBQ chicken wings in this restaurant is great too. Only available in the evening/night. More info here. The mixed rice stall in this restaurant is really popular too. People start queuing up at this stall as early as before 11am!

Vinegar Pig Trotter - Sri Sinar Food Court

As mentioned in my previous post, Sri Sinar food court has been in operation since Dec 30, 2012. I made my first visit there on Jan 1, 2013 and again, on Jan 3, 2013.

This time I decided to go for Tu Kha Chor (Vinegar pig trotter), and after ordering this, I saw tu thor t'ng (pig stomach soup). I couldn't resist so I ordered that as well!

Vinegar pig trotter, RM7.00

It was quite nice but I wished they had put more ginger in it, and perhaps more vinegar too. Not sour and not gingery enough for my liking.





Peppery Pig stomach soup. RM6.00

It was quite good. I really like how peppery the soup was, but I think they put too much kiam chye /ham choy (salted vegetable) in it and as a result the taste became too complicated.










For more info and map, please refer to my previous post.

Char Kway Teow - Happy City Food Court

I was in Happy City Food court today. It was past 1:30pm and my stomach was growling. Not willing to look around any longer so I settled for char kway teow.

I nearly walked away when I saw that the cook was a foreign worker! But I stayed. 

Char Kway Teow. RM4.50 only, 3 medium prawns and some cockles. No lap cheong though.


Surprisingly, it was quite good. Full of "wok hei". Not fond of the thick, fat hor fun (flat noodle) though but overall, I still enjoyed my plate of char kway teow.






For map and location, please refer to this post:

Nasi Lemak Marvellous Taman Melati

During my past few trips to Taman Melati, I noticed that there were quite a few nasi kukus and nasi lemak outlets there, near the LRT station. I also noticed this shop that calls itself "Nasi Lemak Marvellous". With a name like that, of course I had to give it a try.

Instead of nasi lemak, I went for nasi kukus though. I will try the nasi lemak next time, but frankly, after trying the nasi kukus, I can't be sure if I will still go back there again.

Nasi kukus. The curry gravies were okay but not great. The fried chicken was cold, hard and dry. Bad! The chilli wasn't good either - very watery and lack oomph!









Many other dishes to choose from.


These just didn't look very appealing to me.


Marvelous, with two L's :D


RM 6.50 with a cup of hot milo kosong.

I would rather go to the first one I tried. Much cheaper and the gravies and chili were nicer. Cheaper too.

Edit: 2nd visit

RM8.00 including limau ais. Ikan keli with chili and one vege. A little pricey I think.


Address:

Jalan Taman Melati 1/5,
Taman Melati,
53100 Kuala Lumpur

GPS Coordinate: 3.222208,101.719422



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Pig Trotter Rice-Sri Sinar Food Court

Sri Sinar Food Court. This food court has been vacant for at least five years but re-opened for business on Dec 30, 2012. I roughly counted and there were about 18 stalls selling all kinds of hawker delights etc.

On Jan 1, 2013, I finally had a chance to go check out this food court. I checked out all the stalls and this Hatyai Thai style pig trotter rice looked really tempting to me.

Hatyai Thai style pig trotter rice. I forgot how much. RM8.00?










This food court started its operation on Dec 30, 2012.






The business was really good. Promotion: big bottle of beer - RM9.90 only! Maybe that was why so many people flocked to this hawker center!



Address:

Jalan 20/38A,
Taman Sri Sinar
(Behind KFC and behind Sacred Heart Veterinary, or behind Restoran Loong Foong)

GPS Coordinates: 3.186114,101.651098

Business hours: 3 pm - 1 am

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