Tuesday, November 29, 2005

 

Fishhead bihun



Nam Thean coffee shop is situated in the middle of batu lanchang lane its after the mobil station if you're coming from Jelutong road and its after Sunshine Jelutong if you're coming from town.
Basically, everyone is here for its fishhead *bihun! A lot of stalls tried to sell here but failed,they always give up and go elsewhere. Currently there's a noodle stall there.

*bihun : rice noodles

When I said fishhead bihun don't jump to conclusion that it serves only fishhead. Normally if you want fishhead, it comes fried. But I always think that they only fry the not-so-fresh ones to preserve as they also serve boiled ones. Makan Hunter chose to order boiled fish with "thin" bihun. You can have porridge or "thick" bihun but I chose "thin" bihun.The porridge is hokkien style it means its just rice in soup which is something that's not really good compared to Cantonese porridge. "Thick" bihun is smooth but it doesn't absorb the soup well so "thin" bihun is the best selection.



Here's the bihun! They sprinkle some greens and garlic oil with garlic pulps. The garlic oil really play an important role in the taste. It brings out the flavour of the soup. They seasoned the fish well. Its really a turn-on for people who enjoy food with light 'n' nice taste.

Makan Hunter's Ratings :

Taste : 8.5/10

* I don't rate the ambience,presentations etc when its in a hawker stall or coffee shop.


Sunday, November 27, 2005

 

68 Kelawei

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68 Kelawei, a continental restaurant located in kelawei road,penang.

I ordered the set dinner which includes a caesar salad,soup-of-the day, a main course (has more variety from other places I've been), a dessert and coffee/tea.
First, the bread came as usual in any western restaurant. They serve this bread with many nuts and grains on top which is very nutritious and delicious.

Here comes the caesar salad.The presentation is not bad with the colourful display of different vegetables.This caesar salad is quite typical as it is served with croutons and normal dressing.

After having the appetising salad, soup-of-the-day is served. I had a look at it and its orangy red in colour and the moment I put the spoon full of soup into my mouth,the word " carrot " appeared in my mind and indeed it was carrot soup after asking the cheerful waitress.

I chose the rib eye steak as my main course and the presentation is awesome as you can see on your right.The black pepper rib eye steak is served with capsicum,japanese cucumber,carrot,broccoli,tomatoes and potatoes.All the vegetables are lightly sauteed with butter.The special thing about this is the potatoes.They fry it with egg,not just that,they made it with potatoes and eggs layer by layer over each other.I wanted my steak to be medium cooked and I loved every bit of it. The tasty outer part covers the succulent and juicy meat in the centre really made me enjoy.



Nothing is better than a cup of aromatic coffee after a great meal.For me I would like my coffee with only one and a half tea spoon to tame the bitterness of it.Its impossible to taste the real aroma of the coffee if its sweet unlike local coffee.

The waiter brought the blackboard with the list of desserts available that night,I chose the pear tart as I wanted to taste something a bit sour(pix above right). My brother ordered a tiramisu cake(pix above left). Tiramisu is nothing different from the common one but the standard is one level above the others.

At last, ice cream !!! It seems so nice but it was really a let down.My dad ordered peach melba and the menu stated "peach melba style" and damn it! its not peach melba! Its just ice cream with peaches. Didn't like it altogether.The real peach melba is where the cook heat the peach and cover it with honey then serve it with ice cream to give the dessert a mixed combination of hot and cold. A REAL LET DOWN.
Makan Hunter's Ratings:
Ambience : 8.5/10
Service : 8/10
Presentation : 8.5/10
Taste : 7/10
Hunter's ENJOYMENT RATING : 8/10

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