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Tasty Kuih Nyonya, Klang and a Limerick for Fatboybakes

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I feel a pimple erupting like Krakatoa (Eyjafjallajokull is so last week already) on my face, and it bothers me.   Why I’m so affected, I have no idea, because ten pimples could embed themselves on my face and they would still blend in with my leathery middle-aged skin.  It’s like going to the gym, isn’t it?   When you’re 300lbs overweight, there is less motivation to go to the gym because a 10lb weight loss would make you 390lbs and you’d still be waddling with layers of fat.   If only I could slice off a few layers and stir fry some kailan in the lustrous fat.  Ah, one can only dream.

And talking about being 300lbs overweight, I last wrote a birthday limerick for my dear friend, Fatboybakes in 2008. When Ciki wrote a cute limerick on Sek Yuen today, Fatboybakes immediately glared at me (or at least, it was the MSN version of glaring) and asked me why I didn’t write him one in 2009.   It’s 2010, and it’s a brand new year with brand new feelings and emotions, and I’ve decided to write this, off the cuff, for my dear friend Fatboybakes (aka Tangechi) who is a constant inspiration to me:

There was a fat boy called Tangechi
Who wanted to throw a pool party
He plotted and schemed
And even daydreamed
For his parents to go on a journey

“One week of freedom and bliss!
Thamby, I could give you a kiss!
Call in the troops
And bring in the booze
It’ll be a party you don’t wanna miss!

“I’ll bake you some scones and some cake
And splash in some rum that’s not fake
I won’t break a fart
While I make a tart
It’ll be a party that’s fit for a sheikh!

“Macarons will be aplenty
As long as you show me your belly
Wear a cute li’l bikini
Just don’t be bushy
I swear I’ll faint quite unchastely.

“No water, just single malt whiskey
No bikinis, unless you look like Twiggy
It’ll be hot like a suttee
All the better that you’re sweaty
I can’t wait for this party, my Thamby!”

A pool party is never without tea time treats, and what comes to mind is Tasty Kuih Nyonya (if Fatboybakes decides to break a fart while baking the tart).  Located in Southern Park, Klang where I spent my childhood days, the shoplot has a simple front that belies the variety of kuih that is industriously and laboriously made by the little old ladies within.  From little balls of pleasure (ondeh-ondeh) bursting with sweet, fragrant gula melaka filling to toothless pleasures (kuih koci – toothless because I remember some childhood pantun about some nenek kebayan eating kuih koci), sticky pieces of dough made with glutinous rice flour and filled with sweet coconut, savoury pulut panggang barbequed in banana leaves and little pink fluffy steamed huat kueh with the fragrant smell of coconut milk, they’re all sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little tangechis are made of…..

Tasty Kuih Nyonya
No. 80, Jalan Rengas
Southern Park
41200 Klang, Selangor.

Tel/Fax: 03-3371 2845, Mobilephone: 012-629 8858

Closed Sundays.  Open after 1pm.

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Ondeh-Ondeh

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Kuih Koci

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Pulut Panggang

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Huat Kueh

The Last Polka Ice Cream

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Here’s some useless trivia.  Bald Eagle used to develop and sell ice cream and I was his guinea pig.  Thankfully, I’ve lived to tell my tale.   It was a looooong time ago, but he still proclaims to be a connoisseur of sorts.   I’m not one to dispute that, seeing that I’m married to him and all, but I do think that my loyalty to him (and his excellent taste) is not totally misplaced.   As a result of his history in the ice cream business and his affinity to this creamy concoction, it is not surprising that we frequently end our meal at home with a scoop or two of good ice cream or gelato.

Here’s some more useless trivia.   I do some of my best thinking in the toilet.   There’s sufficient literature in my toilet to ensure that my time is not wasted, and the materials range from cookbooks (yes, really) to magazines.   So during one of my inspired moments, I was reading KLue, and voila, an article on The Last Polka stared me in the face.   Women, I must insist, are excellent at multitasking and compartmentalising, so I had no qualms drooling over its description while depositing my own…err…confectionary.

I had to make contact.

And thus began my relationship with the ladies behind The Last Polka, with SMSes on random meeting places and hints of thong appreciation. May Yee and Ee Vee’s business is an online one and their ice cream can be picked up from various pre-determined locations around KL.  I’d get texts from Ee Vee saying – meet me at J&R at 10.00am – seemingly covert in nature, but with such precious goods, one cannot be too careful.

The Last Polka‘s strength lies, not in the marketing aspect of its products, but in its contents.   Its simple spiel is this: “If you’re looking for great tasting homemade ice cream in Kuala Lumpur, you’ve come to the right place. Made with 100% natural ingredients, we combine our creamy French-style ice cream with the regional Asian flavours we love.” The ice cream is free of preservatives, and thus has a shorter life span.  The texture is creamy with little air.   I’d stake my reputation on the Horlicks ice cream, the most addictive wonderful tasting drool-worthy ice cream in the world and currently my favourite flavour in The Last Polka‘s limited range of offerings.   There is also Malt and Peanut Butter which is great if you prefer something less intense in flavour.   The Mango ice cream is the current best seller, and they also have White Coffee, Green Tea and Black Sesame.

The ice cream retails at RM23 for a 500ml tub and RM35 for a 800ml tub.   To make your order, hop over to The Last Polka.  Don’t forget to bring a freezer bag/box when you eventually pick up the goods as the ice cream tends to melt easily.

The Last Polka

Of Celebrations and Successes

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Cupcakes by Boolicious

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A Slice of Heaven

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Delectable by Su

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There’s nothing quite as heartwarming as eating cake.  Well, other than a glass of single malt, perhaps.   But there’s something about eating cake that is uplifting.  In this home, all cakes are welcome.   Frocks of chantilly lace, simple summer dresses reflecting pastel polka-dotted hues, or stark naked cakes with crisp, burnt skins and earthy, buttery scents…they are all excuses waiting to be celebrated.

To:

….Boolicious, who celebrated her 3-millionth hit on her blog recently and made cupcakes for a cupcake party
….the highly talented team at Just Heavenly, who launched A Slice of Heaven at Jaya One
….Su-Yin and her team at Delectable by Su, whose outlet in The Gardens draws oohs and aahs

….congratulations!  Thank you for letting me be a part of your celebration.  Let there always be cake, and more cake.

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