Lan Je, Kota Damansara

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Lyrical Lemongrass

(Sung to the tune of Beyonce’s If I Were A Boy)

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If I were a fish
Even just for a day
I’d swim far away in the morning
Coz that damn fishing net is my deathblow

Drink beer with the arrowanas
And chase after sexy chiclids
I’d kick it with who I wanted
and I’d never get confronted for it
Coz they think that fish don’t have any legs

If I were a fish
I think I could understand
How it feels to love the mud
I swear I hate that stupid saucepan

Fish are so much cuter
Than those cupcake desserts
Till we’re lifeless and all gutted
Yes, that fish that they all feasted
Those barbarians that got me destroyed

But I’m not a fish
I guess I don’t understand (yeah, I don’t understand)
Coz I love to eat fish flesh
And suck on the bones just like tarzan

I’m glad there’s no smell
You’re my little bombshell
You’re tasty but not fishy
I think I’ll call you Charlie
But we don’t eat pets, do we now, sweetie?

But you’re just a fish….

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They serve steamed tilapia by the dozens here, and whilst some have said that this place isn’t as great as its parent restaurant in Rawang (which I have yet to try), it is still worth a visit. The fish is fresh with no muddy taste. We ordered two styles of preparation, one spicy, and one regular, but it soon became clear that the only difference is the addition of cut chillies. They are generous with the ginger, which I had to push aside to fully savour the fish. The accompanying dish of chicken balls in a sweet and sour sauce (recommended by the waitress) was disastrous – all flour-y and hard, but the fu yue yau mak (lettuce in fermented bean curd) was some sort of redemption.

If I were you, I’d just order the fish.

Lan Je
F50G & 51G, Jalan Teknologi 3/9
Bistari “DE” Kota
Kota Damansara, PJU 5
47810 PJ

Business hours: 11.30am to 3.00pm, 6.00pm to 9.00pm (closed Tuesdays)

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I can’t decide!

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Lyrical Lemongrass

On one hand, I’ve always maintained that Goon Wah is the fish head noodles place to visit, and then about a couple of months ago, I tried the fish head noodles at Soon Lei, just a few doors down the road from Goon Wah. I thought it was really tasty, so I dragged HairyBerry there one weekend for a second taste. Even before the dish was placed on our table, I could already smell the aroma of the wine simmering in the bowl of seafood broth. Inside were thick chunks of fried fish head, preserved vegetables, tomatoes and yam. All very good, of course.

Then there’s the claypot lou shu fan (rat tail noodles), dark and sticky, with minced pork and dried shrimps, also very good.

One of the better dishes is the stir fried noodles with pumpkin and salted egg yolk. A strange combination, no doubt, and perhaps the generous portion of pumpkin is an overkill, and perhaps less is more, but still…very…good.

So I paid Goon Wah a visit last week. I had to make up my mind. Indecision wouldn’t do. Equipped with just my trusty iPhone to take pictures, Ecstatic Eeyore and I ordered three dishes, and we tucked in. We left an hour later, bloated with soup, and still confused. To be honest, I prefer the claypot lou shu fun in Goon Wah, because it is a little more charred and black, the way I like it, but it doesn’t make it better than Soon Lei’s version. I still love the fish head noodles in GW, although the aroma of wine is a little more faint in GW’s version as compared to SL’s, but that is compensated with the generous portion of fish head in GW. The fried intestines in GW is still a must-have; it is not the crunchy deep fried type, but more chewy and its strong smell is masked quite a bit by the fried dried shrimps and other sauces. But I do like that orange noodles in SL. Hmmmm.

To cut a long story short, I have failed in deciding which one I prefer.

Perhaps it isn’t important to decide. Choice is always a good thing. And this world is certainly big enough for two good fish head noodle restaurants…or ten.

Kedai Makanan & Minuman Soon Lei
G7, Blok KPI, Jalan 3/115C
Taman Kuchai Jaya
58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 016-608 7282/016-273 5369
Open MONDAY TO SATURDAY 8.15am to 4.30pm. CLOSED SUNDAY.

Yut Kee’s Roasted Pork

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Lyrical Lemongrass

It had been ages that I’d visited Yut Kee, and so on a nice Sunday morning after church, spurred by an article in Time Out Kuala Lumpur on breakfasts, the husband and I made our way to ye olde Yut Kee. Still going strong with a long queue just before noon, I reckon they must be doing something right to sustain all that enthusiasm for their food.

I soon found out why.

Delectable roasted pork served only on Fridays and Sundays from 11.00am till it’s sold out just after 12 noon. An amazing marketing strategy (because a demand is created by limited supply), but morally justified by delicious slices of roasted pork, the skin crunchy and brittle, the meat tender and succulent, and all complemented by a sweet and slightly tart apple sauce.

Heaven.

My earlier writeup on Yut Kee can be found HERE. Another writeup on the roasted pork can be found HERE.

Yut Kee Restaurant

35, Jalan Dang Wangi, 50100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2298 8108

Closed Mondays.

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Lan Je, Kota Damansara

(Sung to the tune of Beyonce’s If I Were A Boy)

I can’t decide!

Yut Kee’s Roasted Pork