Little Wonton, Telawi, Bangsar

Let me start this post by saying that Little Wonton is not your quintessential cafe that you would expect to see in Jalan Telawi in Bangsar. In fact, it's nothing like those fancy upscale restaurants and cafe that are synonymous with Jalan Telawi or Bangsar.  

Little Wonton, is tucked snugly inbetween these upscale hangouts like NOSH and this is a relatively small establishment because it's half of a shoplot, making it really small, but, cosy. 

The theme is very much Shanghai pre-modern era with chairs and tables right out of a kung fu movie but surrounded by a bright, vibrant green wall! 

They even have "bar" seats where pictures that adorn the walls, look like those pictures out of old Chinese powder tins. It's small, cosy and the prices are really reasonable. The food? Read more below!

As I already had my dinner, I popped by because I heard that the chocolate banana wontons are worth dying for. My wontons were served in a really old tin filled to the brim with smoking hot, fresh out the fryer wontons!!! 

One bite into them, the crispy exterior provides a nice wrap to the sweet and warm banana and chocolate filling inside. The wontons were absolutely delicious and I never would've thought to combine wonton skin with bananas and chocolate! This wonton is highly recommended by me. 

Maybe, it's just a fail proof formula. BANANA+CHOCOLATE = SUCCESS!

It might be small, but it's really clean and spotless. I'm dying to try their charcoal noodles as well. Heard it was good. Will definitely come back for dinner/lunch. 

I will also experiment by trying to make my own versions! Wish me luck! Will definitely share the recipe once I'm successful! 

They have a wide assortment of wontons, from savoury to desserts and NO PORK!!! Yay! for my Muslim friends! 

If you do see me, do say hi!

Till the next restaurant!

Little Wonton,

9, Jalan Telawi 3,

Bangsar Baru.

Malaysian Food 101

This is sotong and Kangkung: The sotong that they normally used, isn't the white soft one, but rather, the slightly hard ones which they cut in pieces, served with kangkung and drizzled with chilli paste/home made chilli sauce, a little drizzle of "cheong" black, sweet sauce and covered with grounded peanuts! It is really yummy because the sotong (squid) is a little chewy and while the kangkung is soft and the combination of spicy and sweet sauces is really delicious with the crunchy texture of the peanuts...

This is char kuey teow (Fried Kuey Teow) and don't get me wrong but it's not the name of the dish, rather, Kuey Teow is the name of the noodle and it's normally fried with eggs, shrimps, lala and bean sprouts. Those Chinese ones that I absolutely love comes with "lap cheong" (Chinese sausages) and they will normally ask you if you want spicy, non spicy or little spicy. It's so delicious even though it isn't exactly great for your health!

This is one of my favourite and I crave for this most times. It's called Bak Kut Teh and it's normally served with pork. (Your choice!) Tripes, lean meat, fatty meat, bones, intestines, etc.... It's very herbal and fragrant, and you can normally find it served in claypots with mushrooms, tofu and it tastes absolutely delicious with chinese crullers (yu tiao/yau cha kwai)

This is satay and it's pieces of chicken/beef/lamb/rabbit/etc skewered to a stick and grilled to perfection. You eat this by dipping it into a home made peanut paste which is absolutely delicious! The BBQ/grilled skewered meat is normally served with a side of cucumbers and raw onions. You can have  your choice of how many sticks and as many sticks as you want. 

This is Yong Tau Foo, literally translated means tofu that has meat in it, normally fish paste and this time, it goes beyond tofu, they stuff fish meat into bitter gourd, chilli and brinjals. Generally, they stuff fish paste into an assortment of veggies... 

This is the chee cheong fun... This is again, a misnomer because chee cheong fun literally translated means pork intestine noodles. But it's actually curd sheets and it's vegetarian!!! We didn't order the curd sheets but we did order the bland, same colored assortment that goes with it. it is mainly served with fish balls, pig skin and and other curd based products. It's healthy and delicious!

This is BBQ Chicken Wings and not many places have this and not all of them are yummy. The best one is still in Kepong by the Steamboat places. This ones are just average and if done correctly, I like mine, really flavourful, tender and juicy and you MUST dip it in the chilli sauce, not the ones from the bottle but most of the time, its home made with a hint of lime!

I'm writing this because my cousin recently came to Malaysia for a visit after many, many years and he wanted an authentic Malaysian hawker food buffet. Took him to the corner hawker centre next to Tesco Puchong and ordered everything that we wanted him to try.

He absolutely loved my Bak Kut Teh, Yong Tau Foo, Kuey Teow and he loved all the food!!! But he didn't really know what he was eating or what they were called. So, I assume most foreigners would want to know about Malaysian food, hence, this little piece!

There's so much more about Malaysian food that I cannot fit in this post but do look out for my subsequent posts. If you're planning a visit to Malaysia, you need to forget about eating in hotels or malls. Go to the streets, that's where you normally find really good, delicious, authentic Malaysian food.

I'm so blessed to be in Malaysia, where our melting pot of cultures brought many different types of food and we grew up with Teochew porridge, Nasi Briyani Ayam Madu, Tosai, Nasi Lemak, Sambal Petai and so many delicious cuisine from the Malay, Indians and Chinese.

Recently, more expats are bringing in their food and you can find very delicious Arab, Pakistani, African, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish food and I love food, but nothing beats my Malaysian food. 

Anyways, more about that in my next posts!

Till the next time!

Putien, One Utama

Appetizer was the delicious, creamy Century Eggs. My BF doesn't even knows how much I love Century Eggs!!! I know it's a food right outta Bizarre Foods that Andrew Zimmern hosts. I have to say that it's an acquired taste and it's damn unhealthy!!!

The next appetizer is this Shredded Meat with Bun. The minute you bite into it, the juice and the tender meat explodes with the slightly sweet and salty taste of the bun and it's like the 4th of July in your mouth!!! This was by fas, our favorite dish of the day!

Madre's Sweet Potato Glass noodle. The were quite generous with the prawns, clams and veggies but I somehow, do not really like the texture of the noodle. It's springy and I almost choked on it 2-3 times! This dish is very "cheng" meaning that it's healthy. Clear, flavorful broth and not fried. It's delicious though, I just did not like the noodles.

I ordered the Seafood Fried Rice and this was the most disappointing dish. We had compared it to Din Tai Fung's Seafood Fried Rice which was heavenly and this one was well, oily and very little prawns, eggs, etc and the rice wasn't even fluffy. Another good fried rice rule is that, the rice has got to be fluffy.

This was Yan Yan's Rice Cake, I loved this dish. This dish tastes almost similar to Madre's Sweet Potato Glass noodle. Except that they used Rice Cakes, thinly sliced instead. I much preferred this dish over my fried rice. Same light, flavorful broth and generous with the prawns and clams.

 I don't like pork organs but this intestines we're the bomb. It's chewy texture, soft and aromatic, it's delicious!!! MUST HAVE!!!

This was horrible because it supposed to be crunchy but it was too hard instead. 

This was quite nice, it's like the soupy version of veggies in clear, broth soup with century eggs and the broth was very flavourful. 

The dessert was Yam Paste which Yan Yan and Madre COULD NOT resist despite complaining excessively that they were full... I don't really like Yam Paste so, I didn't try it but the verdict was, it was delicious!!!

You must be wondering about this awkward post, well, i decided to combine my cooking blog into a full fledged food blog! I'm still me and I love food and I still hate cooking but, I'm trying my best. Believe it or not, I'm cooking more because of this blog, I hate inactive blogs so, I have to force myself to cook in order to keep it updated, constantly.

My cooking skills has improved tremendously according to The BF and I'm slowly but surly beginning to get the hang of it. I now know, what works and what don't. So, when I'm not cooking or baking, I'll be out eating.

Putien is a lovely place and it's reputation exceeds them. Was excited when they open a franchise in 1 Utama. This is a great place for healthy, Chinese food with a wide range of selection. Price wise, it's OK for Chinese casual dining. The total bill was 120MYR.

The serving sizes are huge so, do bear that in mind. All the dishes above was considered SMALL.

~La Undomestic Goddess

Chinese Fried Rice

For those who knows me, I'm the anti Christ to the anti Chinese. I suck real bad at being Chinese! (If that's even possible) I hate admitting that I'm a big, fat, ol banana! But once in a while, I have the urge to be Chinese. In my 24 years, I've only worn a cheong sam twice.

So, I attempted to cook Chinese Style Fried Rice cause my recent failure(s) with Pavlova/Merengues was killing me. Fried is the most easy to make dish and a great way to clear your fridge. You have some ham?, throw it in, you have some leftover rice? Great!!!

Anyways, I love my fried rice with lots eggs and this plate has 2 eggs mixed into the rice and a beautiful Sunny Side Up to top it all off. This is my recipe! No sauces, no fuss. Just simple, delicious fried rice, Chinese style. Oh, do cook it in a wok.

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cups of Rice (Preferably leftover rice)

300 Grams of Prawns (Shell removed, clean, deveined)

250 Grams of French Beans (Chopped)

2 eggs

3 Chinese Sausages. (Halved and chopped)

*You can find it in Non-Halal speciality stores like Jaya Grocer or Village Grocer. Can't find it at Jusco or Tesco.

*Do peel off the plastic that is wrapped around the sausage before cutting it.

1 packet of Maggi Nasi goreng Cina (Secret recipe!)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Fry the French Beans till cooked, then add, the prawns and Chinese Sausages.

2) Add the Rice and press down clumps of rice till it's nice and fluffy.

3) Make a hole in the middle of the wok, pour some oil and break 2 eggs (Including the yolk) in the middle and cover it with rice.

4) Start frying, mixing the eggs with the rice and everything.

5) Sprinkle the packet of Maggi Nasi Goreng Cina and fry for 2 minutes.

6) Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper.

7) Put it on a plate and it's ready to serve! If you're like me, and you love eggs, just add an extra egg and make a sunny side up and enjoy!

This recipe serves 3-4 people. Try it, it's cheap, fuss free and so convenient!

~La Undomestic Goddess