Tong Kee Egg Tarts, Pudu

Posted on by
22

Tong Kee
Darling SC,

Thanks for making me salivate yesterday morning with your tantalizing picture and alluring write-up of Tong Kee egg tarts. This post is dedicated to you. Mmuah mmuah!

Hugs and kisses,
Lyrical Lemongrass.

Tong Kee 2
Boo_licious felt that I was resembling a starving cow from skipping dinner due to the late hours I was spending at the office, so she bought me a boxful of these precious babies today. The egg tart at Tong Kee has a nice flaky crust and smooth egg custard filling that isn’t overly sweet. Then again, maybe my tolerance for sugar has gone up!

The dazzling beauties were begging to be photographed. I couldn’t say no.

I now have an empty box as testament to the fact that the egg tarts were greatly appreciated. Thanks, girl!

Tong Kee Brothers Confectionery
8, Lorong Brunai 3, Pudu
55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2142 9958/03-2142 9923

Sin Kee Restaurant, Brickfields

Posted on by
21

mun fan 1
30 minutes to lunchtime.

Have you ever felt tired of eating? Like you wanted to take a break from gluttony? To go back to the simple life (sans Paris Hilton)? Half an hour to lunchtime today, I looked at the wishlist on my blog, and *gasp* turned away. I contemplated skipping lunch.

20 minutes to lunchtime.

Barbie scooted over to my room. “What’s for lunch today?”

“Dunno. I’m tired of eating”, I wrinkled my face, my tongue sticking out to one side like a sick cow.

Barbie looked at me incredulously. “How can you be tired of eating?”

I understood where she was coming from. Anyone who knows me well enough will know two things about me: 1. I have a missing patch of hair on my head due to a hairstyling disaster, and 2. I never skip lunch. Dinner, yes, but never lunch.

10 minutes to lunchtime.

My stomach growled. I looked at Barbie wide-eyed. Barbie looked at me. “Did you hear that?”

3…2…1….

The conversations happening between (T – 30) and (T) were erased from my mind. I was starving and ready to eat. I grabbed my car keys.

Despite changing my mind about having lunch, I wanted to eat something simple. And what could be simpler, and more satisfying, than a plate of Mun Fan (stewed rice)?

Sin Kee Restaurant in Brickfields used to be located in a wooden structure next to a petrol station along Jalan Tun Sambanthan. With progress and development, and the words KL Sentral whispered excitedly among the residents of Brickfields, Sin Kee moved to a shoplot across the road. Of late, there have been some positive refurbishments in Sin Kee. The restaurant now boasts a purple ceiling and orange lamps that create a warm and funky ambience to the otherwise old-fashioned chinese restaurant.

mun fan 2
The members of the Makan Club have been patronising Sin Kee for over 10 years. We’ve tried almost everything on their menu, but the one thing we agree is the best in town is Sin Kee’s Seafood Mun Fan. Mun Fan is a one dish meal. Plain rice liberally topped with big fresh prawns, squids and sliced fishcake in a darkish sauce of onions, covering a fried omelette, and lettuce to complete the picture. We usually request for sliced lup cheong (chinese sausage) to be added to the dish to make it sinfully good. The flavours from the delectable seafood, lup cheong and caramelised onions work together perfectly to create a sweet and savoury meal.

This is comfort food at its best.

Other reviews:-

Sin Kee Restaurant
No. 194, Jalan Tun Sambanthan
Brickfields, 50470 KL

Tel: 03-2274 1842

Lunch: 12.00 noon – 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.00pm – 9.30pm

Very non-halal post – Meng Kee Char Siew, Glenmarie Shah Alam

Posted on by
22

I’ve constantly complained about the dearth of good eateries where I live, and have had to drive all the way to PJ/KL/Klang to get good food, or resort to eating something quicky put together at home. Thankfully, people like Boo_licious and Jackson have been blogging about food in Glenmarie, and I’ve suddenly realised that I will not die from an overdose of curry chee cheong fun and curry laksa, the only two meals in Glenmarie which I feel have been worth eating here, because we all know that too much of a good thing ain’t that good for ya.

So when I saw Boo’s blog on Meng Kee, I immediately made a phonecall to the Bald Eagle.

“Meng Kee’s in Glenmarie!!!”, I squealed.

Silence at the other end.

“Meng Kee!!”, I was jumping up and down at my end of the phone.

A couple of awkward seconds passed.

“Who’s Meng Kee?”, he asked.

“You mean what, dear. It’s the famous char siew place near Jalan Alor in KL.”

“Cool”, he responded in a nonchalant manner. “So when will you be buying me lunch?”

I hung up.

A couple of weeks passed, and I still hadn’t savoured Meng Kee’s char siew. Meng Kee is open at lunch time till about 5.00 in the evening, and is closed on Sundays. I work everyday. So naturally, our subsets did not match.

The stars finally aligned on Saturday. I had taken the day off to spend time with the guys (big Liverpool fans) who wanted to catch the Liverpool-Arsenal game, so for lunch, I decided to buy the famous Meng Kee char siew from Glenmarie. I trembled with excitement (but mostly hunger) as I watched the nice young man chop up the pieces of char siew very carefully and place them into little styrofoam boxes. They seemed quite concerned that the char siew may not be enough for me. I must have looked ravenous.

char siew

The char siew was glorious! Beautiful, sweet, glistening, pieces of charred meat with a layer of fat that added to the smoothness of the overall flavour. I couldn’t believe that something as wonderful as this could be found in my neighbourhood.

And the Bald Eagle? He was kissing my feet in gratitude.

Other reviews:-

Meng Kee Char Siew
20 (Ground), Jalan Pekedai U1/36
Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park Shah Alam
Tel No: 019 – 379 3629

(Address: Courtesy of Boo_licious’ blog. Thanks ar. I was too excited about the char siew to ask them for a card.)