Ramadhan Bazaar Experience

This entry is about my 2nd Ramadhan Bazaar experience, just a day after I had my first.

I grew up in a family that sticks to food that is either familiar, or nearby to where we live, and that leaves nothing to the imagination. Exposure and adventure was never in our vocabulary. As I recalled, I have always been taught to not consume street food due to questionable hygiene. 

But as I bloomed into adulthood, and diversifying my social circle, I am introduced to the greater aspects of life, one being food of different cultures.

The fact that I have never been to any Ramadhan Bazaar my entire life, made this the year to explore one. 

An impromptu decision really, and one that I am grateful for. Headed to the one @ Kelana Jaya on Saturday evening, did our rounds and haul, and another round the very next evening. This post features food from our haul yesterday.

A larger crowd after 6pm and it gets even more crowded closer to Break Fast. Not to mention that nicer food sells out around that time, so the idea is to go earlier.

Otak-otak, We had this on our first evening, but this stall is better. Operated by a very generous Malay uncle. We were so lucky to be the last customers to receive the remaining otak-otaks. MYR 5 for 10 pieces.

Heart* wanted to go for Nasi Kerabu, as I had the previous day, but unfortunately it was sold out. We had this instead: Nasi Dagang with gulai ikan tenggiri and acar. Awesome stuff, and we did the extraordinary by requesting the lady vendor to dump in the remaining ulam from her sold-out kerabu rice, whch turned the dish even more awesome. MYR 6.

Green been/peanut/coconut sesame ball. I was hoping to find the ones with red bean, but these were good too.

Sambal ikan bakar. The sell them in different sizes, ours cost MYR 8. Awesome sambal, Totally not spicy, but flavorful.

The acclaimed Ayam Percik which had the longest queue, and we encountered an impatient 'lady' lining up behind us snatching the orders first. What a horrible example of civil manners. The fact that she's got a ton of make up on her well, gives me the impression that she's a firebomb. Meh.
The chicken was good. Though it got cold when we started consuming. MYR 6. 

The much talked about Nasi Tomato with Ayam Masak Merah. It was ok.  MYR 4.5.

I bought some cream puffs, but it wasn't great. Bought also a jug of coconut water (Un-sugared) and it was awesome.

The previous day we had a variety of kuih muih (chilli sauce-ed fried popiah, curry puffs), Nasi Kerabu, Fried cempedaks, etc...

Basically we have covered the majority of food we wanted to try. There were some beef dishes I am curious about, but I hold a no-beef policy when I am with Heart*.\, out of respect. Perhaps some other time.

Overall, the 2-day Ramadhan Bazaar experience was really good. I am not just referring to the food, but also the festive spirit from both vendors and patrons alike. It's just exudes a feeling of togetherness. 

4/5.

Kelana Jaya Ramadhan Bazaar

SS6/1

Pork Noodles @ Kean Fatt Restaurant

Had our breakfast at Kean Fatt Restaurant located just behind the Taman Bahagia LRT station at the corner of a row of shops

In my opinion, the best pork noodles in the PJ vicinity (Some like the PJ Old Town one which is run in a residence, but they are known for getting your orders wrong and on top of that, giving you a horrible/who cares attitude about it). Tasty broth, that goes well with the serving of assorted pork meat and intestines (Request to exclude if they are not your cup of tea).

The only drawback to this is the waiting period. The operator has to cook each bowl one by one to maintain the flavour, and in a way it's a good thing as you know you are in for a treat. Go early, because towards lunch time, and if the weather is hot, you will have to endure the heat, the crowd, and the longer waiting period.

For me, just yellow noodles go well with the dish, and minced pork only. Ordered the big portion and it cost MYR 7.5

Oh yeah, among other things, the coffee shop serves pretty good roasted chicken rice/char siew rice too, and the newly opened Wan Tan Mee/Curry Me stall is good too.

Kean Fatt Restaurant

Lorong SS3/59E 

Petaling Jaya 47300 Selangor 

GPS: 3.109577, 101.611776

Singapore Curry Laksa @ EAT Cafe (Paradigm Mall) on a Friday Night (12th July 2013)

UPDATE 3rd November 2013- EATZ cafe has closed down due to poor business sales.

Being TGIF, and a rainy evening, we decided to head to a nearby mall for dinner.

The last time we visited EAT cafe @ Paradigm mall for some Singaporean noodle dishes, the Singapore Curry Laksa certainly caught our attention, and we vowed another visit, and that day happened.

Singapore Curry Laksa @ MYR 8.9. The soup was thick and it's got a lot of dried shrimp in the broth. With a generous serving of noodles and condiments (Bean sprout, fish cakes, oysters, and other assorted yong tau foo), it was a filler.

Our side dish, pork cocktail sausages from Bee Cheng Hiang, few doors away. Didn't quite like them. The original bak kua is the best. MYR 15 for a pack of 7.

Overall the Singapore Curry Laksa was good. A tad salty and oily, but not bad. 3/5.

EAT

Lot LG12, Level LG

Tel:  03-7886 9863

Dinner @ Fugu Japanese Fusion Restaurant (Damansara Jaya)- Pork-Free

The place was introduced by a friend last Thursday for our catching up session. The food was great so I thought to myself, why not bring *Heart there for a try? And so we did last night for dinner.

Fugu Restaurant is located just behind Public bank, in between a Chinese Seafood restaurant and a new Thai restaurant that seems to be drawing in large crowds during the weekend (Remind myself to try the place next time).

The atmosphere was alright: the lighting, to the funiture, right to the decorations give out an authentic Japanese feel to it, complimented by contemporary Japanese ballad and pop songs.

There's a wide variety of food on offer, from assorted Teppanyakis, to Bento set meals, sushis, sashmis, etc... and special monthly promotions.

Naturally being a hardcore bento fan, I went for one. So did Heart*

My Oyakodon rice set. (Chicken, egg, onion and terriyaki sauce over rice). Heart* ordered the Katsudon rice set (Fried chicken cutlets, egg, onion and terriyaki sauce over rice). Portion was quite large for the price we paid. Mine was MYR 15, Heart*'s MYR 18

My rice set came with a bowl of salad...

...As well as a small bowl of miso soup.

This was July's monthly promotion. Smoked duck wrapped in bun. It was so-so. The spicy thousand island sauce did not quite go well with the duck. Cost MYR 7 per piece. 3 pieces for MYR 18. 

Yeah I know, the picture is a little unsavoury. I have forgotten to snap pics when the dish came in fresh. This was Pan fried Gyoza. MYR 9. Comes in 5 pieces. So-so, the skin wasn't too thick so that's a plus.

Heart* was bugging me to take a snap of this interesting contraption hanging on the ceiling. I guess in the old times this was a lantern to light up rooms, but instead this idle prop is made up of gunny sack.

Overall, the total bill came to about MYR 50++ including tax. For the quality of the food, we were contended.

My only gripe is that we were seated next to a VERY SNOBBISH couple with a bi**h attitude (Whom I was told by Heart*, that the lady counterpart asked to be relocated to another area as soon as we have settled in next to them). Typical Malaysian selfish attitude I guess. I was glad that our bubbly conversations bugged them quite thoroughly throughout their meal. *Winks*

Still, plenty of other stuff to try out in the future. Check out other blogs to get a better insight on other stuff on offer.

4/5.

Fugu Neo Japanese Restaurant

No. 6 Jalan SS 22/25,

Damansara Jaya, 47400 PJ

Tel No: 03-77100076

Dry Minced Meat U-Noodles @ EAT Cafe (Paradigm Mall)- Non-Halal

It was after gym, and we were running against time to catch a movie (Monsters University), so our options were thin.

Our initial thought was to grab some buns to appease the growing hunger within, as we walked pass the LG floor, Heart* proposed that we try out this place.

Interestingly, we have been to Paradigm mall so often but EAT cafe seems to never have crossed our thoughts, and since we we still had a little time to kill before the movie, we decided to give it a go.

Both Heart* and I ordered the Dry minced meat U-noodles (Very peculiar name I know), but the dish turned out quite... nice. An interesting hint of sourness (From the vinegar) to it. MYR 8.9.

The place serves a lot of fishball based noodles, as well as Singapore Laksa, and the next thing that came to my mind was that the whole franchise could have originated from Singapore itself. That assessment is yet to be confirmed. ;-P

Overall, ok stuff. 3/5.

In my opinion they seem quite calculative with the condiments (Measuring the amount of minced meat per bowl in... get this... pastry paper cups -.-"), but the taste is just so different from what I am accustomed too, it's totally unique and fresh, and warrants a second visit.

EAT

Lot LG12, Level LG

Tel:  03-7886 9863