Asking for Desserts at Delicious...

Delicious is the franchise cafe that is developed under E&O group and has bloomed up in Malaysia; starting from Kuala Lumpur till the current branch that is placed at Straits Quay, Penang. My eager to visit Delicious Cafe is because for its various selection of desserts. Painted in light blue and white only and decorated with the bird cages; creating a cozy ambient for people to hunger for a meal here or to laze in for a cup of coffee or afternoon tea.

To complete my mission, I've ordered a Lemon Meringue Pie while Attila has decided for a Carrot Cake. I'm satisfied... A sour lemon's filling and a sweet cream on top, every single taste is completing each other. But, will it be more surprised if the cream is a bit sweeter?!! It's interesting that the chef has added poppy seeds to create some crunchiness in the pastry skin. The Carrot Cake is coated with the cream cheese and garnished with a carrot-shaped Marzipan on top. We like both the lightly-taste cheese topping and the Marzipan but the carrot cake... can't find any smell of carrot inside. The portion of cinnamon is too much that the strong aroma has covered up the sweetness of carrot.

A cup of Long Black Coffee to complete my day and a Peppermint Tea for Attila. Not too much comments about the coffee and tea here but Attila feels quite disappointed as the peppermint is not aromatic and strong enough.
50% marks for my 1st visit because of the ugly tasted carrot cake but I'm still happy to wonder for the wide selection of desserts that I can try here. Hopefully, I'll no longer be on the waiting list for my next visit; too many customers for this newly opened cafe...

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Here Comes the Season for Rice Dumpling!

It's the 5th Month of Chinese Calendar. Here comes the traditional occasion of 端午节that is linked with the Rice Dumpling or what is called as well 'Zong Zi' 粽子. 'Zong Zi' is a traditional Chinese food that is made from glutinous rice, stuffed inside with various ingredients that can range from meat, beans or egg yolk and then being wrapped in the bamboo or reed leaves. Normally, they're steamed or boiled to cook.

I'm a Hokkienese and I call them 'Bakcang'肉粽, that means meat dumpling. It's the tradition; my memory about the most delicious dumpling has always being won by Mom. Inside the Bakcang, we've the roasted pork, mushroom, dried shrimp, dried chestnut, lean pork and chicken meat that have been marinated with the homemade spices. The spices are absorbed completely into the meat and together with the glutinous rice that has been fried with dark soy sauce, the aroma and the taste are fully released and felt in the mouth. It's a must to have the roasted pork; to ensure that the Bakcang is juicy and oily ;)

The taste of the homemade dumpling will never be forgotten...

Snack Time... I'm Thinking of the Peanut Ice Blended!

Something light and simple for the snack, wondering... Triggering myself for the Peanut Ice Blended. This stall is located inside the small food court at the center of Seberang Jaya area. It's the stall No.3 that is named Long Fong龍鳳 whereby they're selling the Ais Kacang & Perahan Air Buahan or what is known as Red Bean Ice Blended and Fresh Fruit Juice.

The stall owner has generously put in plenty of peanuts to create a nice aroma and taste inside the blended ice. Furthermore, the ice has been blended to a smooth texture that it just melts through my throat. I personally like peanut and it's great to mix peanuts into this iced-cold drink. Additionally, I've tried the Pasembur at the neighboring stall. The sauce is a little bit soupy but the sweetness and saltiness are just balanced and I love the most, the crispy crackers. It's made purely from flour but it's just nice to have the crunchiness in the mouth.

If you're hungry and looking for a simple teatime snacks, I'll say that the Peanut Ice Blended and Pasembur are just perfect.

Gado-Gado at Sentosa

Gado-Gado青鱼 or is called also called Pasembur is an Indian salad that mainly consists of cucumber, turnip, bean sprout, bean curd, prawn fritters, fried octopus, egg and being served together with the sweet and spicy peanut sauce or is sometimes added with chili paste. Alternatively, other seafood can also being used as the ingredients.

A small food stall inside Sentosa at Bukit Mertajam that is selling Gado-Gado and Mee Jawa, has always been crowded with the customers for these famous dishes. Mee Jawa or Jawa Noodle is almost similar to Gado-Gado except that it's not garnished with so many varieties of vegetable. I like the Gado-Gado here because the sauce is very thick and sweet, yet with the spicy chili to balance each other and enhancing the taste of the dish. Also, the vegetable doesn't get watery and diluting the taste of the sauce.

Sentosa is a market in the morning but it's also a food court at night. The place is small yet with some famous and delicious dishes that are worth to try out here. Visit food court sometimes, it's not bad after all...

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What to Eat 吃什么? Taiwanese Tea Room!

Attracted by its name Xian Ding Wei鲜定味, we've decided to try out this Taiwanese Tea Room that is located just beside the Sakae Sushi at Queensbay. How I translate the name? Freshness新鲜 Decides决定 Deliciousness美味. This is just my own perception that I think it's interesting.

My friend has decided to go for the 3-Cup Chicken Set Lunch三杯鸡套餐 that comes with a claypot of chicken, a steamed rice with minced pork, a starter plate and a soup. This is my first try to 3-Cup Chicken whereby it tastes a little bit sweet and sour with a nice aroma from the herbs. We do quite like the 3-Cup Chicken except that I think it's very oily. The minced pork is just not so tasty, I guess too less saltiness and the dark soy sauce should be thicker as well. The pork is just not so soft and tender. I like the soup that is served with the closed lid, it's hot and it tastes sweet.

Additionally, I've ordered the Chicken Loh Bak鸡卤肉 and the Crispy Salted Chicken盐酥鸡. A lesson learnt, Loh Bak must be made from pork as the chicken meat is more compact and drier whereby I don't taste the juiciness and tenderness in my mouth. I do quite enjoy the Crispy Salted Chicken because both the salt and basil leaves have really enhanced the taste and added with a nice aroma to the chicken, but a little bit too salty for me! Crunchy...

One special drink that I've ordered is the Mixed Fruit Tea什锦水果茶. It's really alike throwing all fruit into the tea; tastes sweet, sour, salty?!!

In overall, I don't really quite like the food at Xian Ding Wei because it's not very delicious and the price is somehow quite expensive. Or, I'll say that they don't have special signature food that I can really remember of...