Yummy Yu Tao Mai

One of my favourite yu tao mai (fish head noodles) is located near Wisma Sime Darby, KL city centre. I cant recall the name of the restaurant/road, but its along the same road as Wisma Sime Darby. We call it the "Back Lane" restaurant coz its really located at.. yup, the back lane...

Its not like usual fish head noodles where you get fish slices(instead of fish head) which is usually deep fried till its shrivelled and dry. The soup does not have the usual accompaniment of preserved veg and sliced tomatoes.. all you get is the sweet fish stock boiled with fresh water fish.. They use fish head, chopped into large pieces, fried quickly ("go yau" in canton) before boiling it. What you get is good fish soup, yummy fish head chunks with plenty of fish fats(mind the bones though), some greens and spring onions.

As there were only 2 of us that nite, we cant order any other dishes as their yu tau mai serving is freaking BIG!! They also serve dishes (tai chao).. some dishes I enjoyed is "or jien"( so far the best I've tasted in Klang Valley), steam fish head (teo chew style, a very popular dish there), pineapple spare ribs and their veg(stir-fried, any veg)..

Location: same road as Wisma Sime Darby.Turn in from Jln Sultan Ismail, take the 3rd turn on your left. The road goes slightly downhill, the restaurant is on your left (their entrance is the back lane).
Note though, the hygiene level is not too good. Price: RM 16(i think..) for the fish head (one size). Noise level: Very noisy. Chinese style tai chao. Some locals bring thier expats friends over for dinner...

Of ducklings and eggs

Took a short holiday to Siem Reap early this month...really gorgeous place (will update Travelogue on the trip)

Being a foodie, obviously I was itching to try the local dishes. But I was warned.. I may get diarrhea due to poor hygiene level -.-"

Nonetheless, we checked out the 'authentic' dishes there and the one that got me was their local balut(is called balut in the Phillipines, I just cant seem to recall the Khmer name for it. Anyone remember?).

Anyways, for those who dont know what balut is, this is what it looks like.
WTF, just an egg what?? What's the big deal, right?
No, actually it's half-egg and the other half is a semi-formed duckling(yup with feathers, head n all intact)...

You eat it with some pepper-lime paste and herbs. Dont taste bad, but nothing fantastic either.. makes me wonder why the locals love it that much!


Of course you can always opt for the more 'normal' local dishes such as...

< Amok Fish, their national dish. You can choose to have the dish with fish/ pork/ beef/ chicken. The dish is soupy, sweet and infused with some local herbs taste....

Khmer Curry , their version of 'curry'..more diluted and too sweet for my liking....

We also tried the stir-fried frogs with lemon grass, limau purut leaves and chillies..the frogs are a tad dry though. :(

The local French baguette with 3 types of pork in it.. the sweet pork (which looks like pate), ham and some char siew pork... topped with shredded cucumber, veg and onions, drizzled with sweet spicy chilli sauce.. yum!

I like this snack... dont know the name, but its some pan-fried spring onion cake. Served with tangy spicy sauce that makes it all the more appetising!

We had this for breakfast one morning.. Yup, they have pork noodles in Siem Reap too. I am always a fan of pork noodles and I must say that this version is pretty good stuff! oishi neh!

Are you hungry now??;p

For the love of food....

I am suppose to be shy. An introvert. Socially inept.
So what the heck am I creating a blog for my own??

Food. Thats why.

My passion for food know no bounds, those who are close to me should know. I choose to believe that I have extremely sensitive taste buds and getting to taste fantastic food really makes my day :)

Why Food4Thot?

1. To share with anyone who enjoys trying new food/recipes (particularly in M'sia) and hopefully I get some recommendations on new eateries too!
2. So that my friends will stop asking me "where to eat ah?" (no offence). Just check this blog! ;p
3. Also a place where I'll pen down my thots on anything under the sun (should I have the time)

Thats all for now folks!