Lunch at Wang Chiew Seafood Restaurant, SS2

We stumbled upon Wang Chiew Seafood Restaurant recently, much to our pleasant surprise. After years of living in PJ, I don't know how we could have missed it. It could be because it's hidden in this single row of shophouses smack in the middle of the SS2's residential area. Now that we've found this gem of a restaurant, we're sure to be visiting more often.

For our lazy weekend lunch, we ordered several dishes such as Deepfried mantis prawn with salted egg yolks and cereal, Claypot seafood, Crispy pig intestines with dried shrimps, Butter sotong and stir-fried vegetables.

The deepfried mantis prawn with salted egg yolks and cereal is a definite winner. Wang Chiew's version is coated with mashed salted egg yolk and Nestum. The slightly salty egg yolk and sweetness from the cereal makes this a very addictive dish. I can't stop popping this into my mouth.

Next up is the Fried pig's intestines with dried shrimps. I've never eaten this dish before and although I do like pig's intestines I thought this dish is too simple. The intestines were crunchy but otherwise tasteless although the dried shrimps did add a little saltiness to the dish.

My mom loves sea-cucumber and fish maw so the Claypot Seafood is her favourite must-order dish everytime we eat out. Wang Chiew's version is quite tasty and comes with big chunks of sea cucumber, fish maw, mushrooms, baby sweetcorn and brocolli.

We ordered the Butter Sotong because it seemed to be on every table on the day we ate at Wang Chiew. The reason is evident when I popped the first morsel into my mouth. The sweet creamy sauce enveloping the crispy sotong is a clear winner. Absolutely delicious!

Our bill came to about RM50+ including drinks for 3 adults and 1 child. Wang Chiew's address is 30, Jalan ss2/103, 47300 Petaling Jaya,Tel: 03-7223662. Business Hour: 11.30am-10.30pm

A Slice of Heaven by Just Heavenly

I was ecstatic to learn that the famed Just Heavenly recently opened a new outlet at Jaya One in Petaling Jaya. I've wanted to try their cakes for so long and since I was going shopping at Cold Storage, I was bent on killing two birds with one stone. I've since visited A Slice of Heaven a few times because the cakes are so good, we could never get enough of it.

A Slice of Heaven is a cozy little cake boutique painted in sky blue with clouds. So dreamy! There are no chairs or tables, just a take-away counter that showcases the most amazing cakes.

There's even a pretty cookie tree strung with cookies of all shapes and colours.
Did I mention the cakes? Oh.... they are glorious! We tried the Death by Chocolate, Chocolate Durian and also their 3ple Espresso Brownie. Of all the times we've been back, we just keep buying the same types over and over because it's just something we could never get enough of!

The 3ple Espresso Brownie was really good. There were chunks of chocolate pieces and nuts that our little girl really liked. The Chocolate Durian is simply out-of-this-world. Initially I thought the combination of chocolate and durian kind of weird, but all it takes is just one mouthful to win me over. It is by far, the most interesting and most delicious cake I've ever eaten! The explosion of flavours - the pungent durian and the bitter-sweet smoothness of the chocolate is incredible. It is the one cake that we fight over, would you believe?

We also liked the Banana Cream Pie which was filled with custard cream and topped with slices of caramelized bananas. Our little girl loved this so much she finished the whole pie.

A Slice of Heaven is located at Block E, Unit 23, Level B2, Phase 2 (next to Cold Storage).

Pan mee at Restoran Mee Papan Kota Kemuning

Pan mee (fresh flour noodles) is a favourite among many Malaysians. It's a complete meal with freshly made noodles in ikan bilis (anchovy) broth.

Restoran Mee Papan in Kota Kemuning serves this local specialty in many versions, e.g. the popular soup version, the dry version tossed in sweet dark soya sauce and the curry version.

Pan mee in ikan bilis broth

Dry Pan Mee tossed in sweet dark soya sauce

The stock for the soup is light and yet it's bursting with flavour. The noodles are served al-dente with minced pork, crisp ikan bilis and Chinese mushrooms.

Restoran Mee Papan is located at 56-G Jalan Anggerik Vanilla M31/M, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor. Tel : 03-5121 3625.

Best Rojak in PJ!

The Rojak man busy at work

There's a little stall I like to frequent for rojak (Malaysian fruit salad). It's located in Damansara Jaya opposite the Atria Shopping Centre, just outside the food court on Jalan 22/23.

Rojak

Prices start from RM3.00 (for small serving) and RM4.00 (for large). What I like about this stall is the shrimp sauce which is thick and gooey and sprinkled with crushed roasted peanuts.

The rojak man adds cut cucumber, mango, green papaya, kangkung (water convulvus), beansprouts, sengkuang (jicama), and pineapple and mix it all up into this dark mass of deliciousness! It's absolutely mouth-watering!

The stall is open daily from 11:00am to 5:30pm.