The Chatterbox

The other day, after our meeting, my colleague and I decided to stop by 1 Utama for lunch as he was craving for some "Char Chan Teng" food.

He led me to The Chatterbox; located on the Ground floor in the Rainforest section.
It was not too bad of a crowd and we seated ourselves shortly.

I wonder why all the waiters/waitresses in Hongkie restaurants are always dressed in black uniforms?


He ordered the Rice with Pork (RM10.80)

He was puzzled when I started snapping pics ( I was kinda shy at first); and he chuckled when he heard of my reason:p (for my blog)

My Mixed Fruit with grass jelly (RM5.90)

Not bad, a mixture of canned fruits:)

His mixed drink...YinYong (a signature drink in most Hongkie restaurants)


My seafood udon (RM12.80)

Big bowl...the fish was nice...but I still find this bowl rather unmanageable by myself:p

Not a bad place; I found it offering more variety of seafood stuffs compared to Kim Gary's or Wong Kok (I mean for me in particular since I am only a seafood-vege kinda gal)

Paddington House of Pancakes 1Utama

My mummy always loved pancakes; and it was delight to bring her to the famous house of pancakes; Paddington House in 1 Utama.

We were there during lunch hour; but fortunately there were not a lot of people around.
If you have been to 1U, you should be able to see Paddington if you descend the escalator from the carpark in the Rainforest area.

Snack plate; or rather their famous dollar coin-sized pancakes with fruits and ice cream.

I can't remember the name of this....there were seriously too many pancake dishes in the menu and we took a long time flipping through the selection.

Mummy chose this due to the colorful picture in the menu and also the interesting description.

Although the pancakes were small in size, I must say that there were more than dozens of them in this!
Really filling and worth for RM16.80
Mummy liked it:)

We were served with a tray of these; from left: peanut butter, chocolate, caramel, and strawberry jam

Definitely spoilt for choices!

I recommended Mummy this; San Francisco which was the dory fish fillet with the salad crepe (about RM22++)

Everyone liked this as well!~ The dory fillet was fresh:)

Everyone enjoyed the pancakes here.....I think it's definitely worth a try; they have a really extensive menu; even for a person who's not really a big fan of pancakes like me! *winks*

Pasar Malam food

Night market is a trend here in Asia; most of the countries have proudly carried this unique culture for street markets at night for cheap bargains and down-to-earth prices of lower-end products ranging from food to clothes for the society.
Sadly,I should say, nowadays, even night markets no longer boast of really discounted or cheap bargains.

Anyway, just a peek into some local night market food
Muar Chee

This is a delicacy made of glutinous rice; which were cubed and then sprinkled with peanuts.

This is a type of pick and carry food; where you snack upon.
My mummy loves this.
In Penang, they even sprinkled with fried garlic

Lok Lok; or skewer food can also be found in night markets; yeah, they are going mobile on franchise now:)

You can either choose to eat at the stall; or you can dip/cook and then take away with the sauce in a stereofoam box.

This is not the famous smelly beancurd(I CAN'T stand that!!)

This is just a normal fried beancurd aka Tau Kua stuffed with sliced cucumber

You dip into the chilli sauce or sweet sauce for condiment

I don't frequent night markets; but it's definitely a Malaysian or Asian culture to have all these brightly-lit stalls at nights near residential areas on a weekly basis:)

Seafood galore!

One more episode of my mummy's cooking; think I will let the photos do the talking *winks*
Steamed fish
Red tilapia

Really fresh and tender:)

Pomfret

Posted on this before:p

Spicy sweet black pomfret with onions



Steamed fresh scallops

The shells just look so colorful and attractive, don't they?:)


Sweet and sour prawns

Big and succulent prawns! Really yummy; it was so fresh and sweet!!


Spinach in soup


Stir-fried Cauliflower with carrots and shrimps...yummy yummy!

My favourite (and Broccoli as well!)


Another of our favourite vege; stir-fried Tong Ou


Stir-fried long beans with fish cakes

Crunchy!


Spicy belacan fried lady fingers

We loved this dish!:)

Normal sunny side up fried eggs

Mummy just had a sudden craving for this:D

A little meat for the rest of the family...

Roasted pork (Siew Yoke)


Chinese preserved sausages aka Lup Cheong


Mummy/granny's old signature dish of preserved cucumber; a cold dish

The main condiment for the preserved meat dish

Soury and sweet, it is indeed the appetizing dish; it's so good you can eat it on its own!

Kurau Fish

Nicely cooked; the fresh and succulent fish fillets were fried to perfection

I have always loved Kurau fish; and they are not easy to get by in restaurants.
I am a fish lover and I have expressed my favour in a few fishes; naming my own favorites.
Kurau is definitely one of them; also known as threadfin in English and Ma Yau in Cantonese.

Kurau is also not a easy fish to prepare; and I kinda like the fish fillet style instead of the whole fish for this particular fish.


Specially prepared tomato puree dressing (own recipe)

It went really well with the fish; and it was scrumptious!:D

Stir fried capsicum or bell peppers with mixed vegetables

A colorful array of vegetables

Mummy's Cooking - Episode 3

Fried pomfret



Yong Tau Fu cooked with fermented bean curd sauce



Nyonya Acar (a type of vegetables salad with groundnuts; one of my dad's fave dish)


Vegetarian Fish cooked in Asam style


Boiled vegetables; Chinese Napa cabbage...juicy and crunchy