Ikura( Salmon Roe) Mentaiko Don Recipe

I decided to make ikura mentaiko don for dinner the other day. I always love the feeling when the ikura pops in my mouth.  Ikura is also known as salmon roe, all the ikura found In supermarket had been marinated before. 

Mentaiko is known as marinated roe of pollock and cod. You can taste a little spiciness in this mentaiko. It's goes really well with spaghetti and rice.

Ikura

Big sack of mentaiko ( RM 48.80/ 100g)

Mentaiko ikura don

Here's the recipe for this don. It's very easy to make and super delicious. I purchased all my ingredients from Isetan KLCC

Ingredients

Salmon roe( Ikura)

mentaiko

Japanese rice

Japanese rice vinegar

Method 

1) Drained the salmon roe with water first to remove the stickiness.  After draining it you see them shinier and it taste better .

2) Wash and boiled the Japanese rice. Remember to add slightly more water, 1cup of rice to 1 1/3 cup of water. 

3) When the rice is cooked, just leave it too cool it down.  I prefer too add some Japanese sushi vinegar to it to make it tastier. You can skip this if you don't like it.

4) Scoop the rice out and top the rice with generous amount of ikura and mentaiko. 

Bonbori Japanese Cuisine @ Setia walk Puchong

We love Japanese food, we visited  many Japanese restaurant around town just to try out the different dishes they served. When we were exploring Setia walk while waiting for our movie , we saw Bonbori and it was quite pack. Good impression, pack either mean the food is darn good or they are darn cheap, Bonburi hit in between this two points. They serve pretty decent Japanese food at a very affordable price.

Pretty Lady Boss Catherine

Pretty geisha mural drawn on the wall

Salmon salad ( RM 13.90)

Salmon salad serve with sesame sauce. Pretty decent, the salmon was fresh.

Unagi maki( RM 19.90h

Unagi is a must everytime, we visited a Japanese restaurant.   A good piece of unagi shouldn't have any fishy smell, thick , fatty and the skin should be tender but not too soft. This unagi maki is ok, if to compare, it's better than Sakae sushi but not as good as premium restaurant unagi. I find it a little fishy. I don't really like it when they serve the maki with mayonnaise all over it. I highlighted to the lady boss, she say next time I can't inform them not to put it in. But for the price is good stuff.

Soft shell crab maki(rm 12.90)

The soft shell crab maki tasted better than the unagi maki. Generous amount of soft shell crab was included. 

 Grilled Saba fish

The Saba fish is pretty good.  The fish was fresh .Addition of RM 8.00 you get a fullset meal with rice, chawan mushi, salad and miso soup. 

Miso claypot salmon head (rm25.90)

The boss told us their speciality dish was salmon head , what we had in mind is grilled salmon fish head.  She say noo.. Hers was simmer salmon fish head in claypot, either in miso or kimchi broth. We ordered the miso broth, salmon fish was really fresh and the meat is tender, they did a good job by not over cooking it. We find the broth a little too sweet to our liking.  We did make a comment to the boss, she said the chef added sake to the broth, next if we don't like it they can custom the broth.

Mixed fruit tea ( rm 17.90)

I normally don't order fruit tea when I am in Japanese restaurant. But my partner wanted to try it out, it's very refreshing with lots of fruits in it.

We wanted to order the uni sushi to try out, but sadly she said they only serve only on Thursday. Guess we have to drop by another day.

Overall the meal here are decent ,generous, and affordable. The staff and the boss is very attentive and really give you full attention.

Address:

( located on the 1st floor-the row above Starbucks)

G-10-1, Block G,

Setia Walk Persiaran Wawasan,

Pusat Bandar Puchong,

47160, Puchong

Tel : 03 58824008, 012 3707728,

Business hours: Daily 12-3pm, 6-10pm

Once Upon A MIlkshake @ KLCC

Once upon a milk shake, what a cute name for a milkshake stall. This is the latest addition in KLCC. It's actually a franchise from Singapore.  I purposely drive down to KLCC jus to try this out, after reading a review from Eat Drink KL.

Three sizes available mini, regular and large

The menu

Salted caramel milk shake

Looking at the menu , so tempted to order all to try out. Due to limited capacity i ended up ordering the mini salted caramel. The flavour of salted caramel wasn't strong, it taste more like vanilla milk shake. But the texture of the milkshake was good , thick and smooth and it's super filling. Next round i will definelty try out more flavours , the durian flavor look interesting.

Address:

KLCC signature food court

Level 2

Dessert ( Tong Sui) @ Sri Damansara

Chinese dessert (Tong Sui) is one of our favourite supper. It's not easy to get hold of a tong Sui stall that open till wee hours. Located opposite the opposite the CIMB this tong Sui stall have been serving the neighbourhood for years.

 

Different variety of tong Sui and snacks available. Apart from what you see from the menu, they also serve economy mihun & noodle, pretty decent stuff too.

The best of all Tong Suis from this stall would definitely be this 'FuChuk Barley' (腐竹薏米）

The fuchuk used were really good and it was boiled until all melted and not even a small tiny piece of it can be seen, very thick and smooth. One of the best around.

This is the vegetarian version of fried prawn cracker, came with special made chilli sauce. Perfect combination to go with any of the tong Sui.

Address:

Jalan Cempaka SD 12/1, 

Bandar Sri Damansara, 

52200, Kuala Lumpur

Direction: 

Same row as McDonalds, turn in at Petron, you'll see a row of Malay stalls, they are located at the end of the street opposite 7-11

 

Business Hour : 

Monday - Saturday 12:30pm - 12:30am

Yen Wen Thai Restaurant @ Kepong

The plan of the night was actually a bowl of satisfying Ramen, when we were on our way out, we just suddenly had the craving for Thai food, after some hard thoughts, we decided to come for Yee Wen Thai again. Yee wen Thai is open by a Thai couple , infact the staff there are Thai. They serve pretty authentic Thai cuisine. It was a Sunday night, took us half an hour to get a table.

This restaurant is pretty hidden behind some trees in Kepong Bharu

Lime Steam Siakap Fish (RM38)

We've waited for an hour for the first dish to arrive because of the crowd, we've been here a couple of times and tasted quite a number of their dishes. This round we ordered the lime steam siakap. Fish was fresh and the soup of the fish worth a mention, the sourness just got us hungrier and we actually finished half a plate of rice just with the soup, sweetness and spiciness were just nice for our liking. However, they over steam the siakap fish, which made it a little imperfect. 

Tom yum Kung (RM20)

 The Tom yum Kung, was good, flavorsome and just the right thickness for the soup. A lot of fresh seafood in it, prawns, cuttlefish, and fish. 

Fried Kangkung (RM15)

This was just normal, because too much of flour used and just the usual Thai chili sauce provided. We thought A-Wet Thai cook this better and the sauce was definitely way more superior than this.

Pandan Coconut too flush down the spiciness

Nangka Cendol with Coconut Milk

Just forget about it. Cendol was way too soft & nangka too little. Stick back to the coconut.

Overall we had a statisfying meal . a good place to visit if you crave for Thai food & remember do not order their prawn sashimi, not fresh and tasted like "you're gonna get yourself some stomach upset". The damaged this time was around RM 80.00 for two person, not cheap but justified by their serving size. 

Address

Yee Wen Thai Food

Lot 01-3813, Jalan Helang Merah

Kepong Baru Industrial Estate 

52100, Kuala Lumpur

0160272 8223 / 016 625 2018

Opening Hours: 10am-10pm 

Directions: If you coming from LDP, take the u-turn and go up to the Desa Park City roundabout. Take 12 o'clock go straight all the way, you're gonna pass by 2 traffic lights

 until come to the third traffic light with the big big cross junction. Turn right & go straight until you reach another traffic light with a cross junction. Take a left turn, and turn left immediately again. It's hidden behind the trees next to the Chinese Restaurant on your left.

Jason's Food Hall Bakery @ Bangsar Shopping Center (BSC)

There's this  bakery in Bangsar Shopping Centre ( BSC ) that we really love ,Jason's Foodhall. Its located at the side of the supermarket near the escalator. Beside the bakery there's a mini counter where u can get a cuppa coffee and enjoy your pastries.

Jason's bakery is really one of the few good one in Klang valley. We tried most of their breads before. Particularly liked  the croissant and chocolate roll, croissant was fluffy and soft internally, cover with crispy layers of skin and smells super good. The chocolate roll was crispy on the outer layer and soft on the inside and plenty of chocolate was wrapped inside, not too sweet. Quality of chocolate was superb. Must Eat!!

The coffee served were pretty good too, they use illy coffee beans. Please skip the hot chocolate, it's really horrible.

Address:  Bangsar Shopping Centre (BSC). Ground Floor, Jason's FoodHall next to the escalator & wine shop.

SBread Assam Laksa @ Gardens/ Midvalley

I've visited sbread long time ago, when they started with just charcoal bread and kaya. Am back here because my sister told me that their Assam laksa was tasty. I am a big fan of Assam laksa.

Looking at the menu, they have expended their menu vastly. From bread to noodles and rice. 

The Assam laksa smells incredibly good. Looking at the promising appearance, with loads of mint, shredded pineapples, onions and cucumber my expectation was set quite high. I would rate this a 3.5/5 bowl of Assam laksa.  The broth was aromatic enough, but I find it too sweet and sourish, lack of saltiness. And the broth is slightly too thick for my liking. Anyway if you looking for something appetizing and doesn't want to burn your wallet, this will do the job. Not the best but is good enough.

Bear Paw@Kota Kemuning

Burgers joint seem to be growing rapidly recently from charcoal burger now we have mantao burger.

A newly addition to Kota kemuning eatery . Bear Paw is a fast food franchise from Taichung, Taiwan. Bear paw have thtee oultets in Malaysia, Setapak , Leisure mall and here. 

One can choose to order ala carte or you can choose their set meal. I think the set meal are more worth it.  From the menu you can build your own bear paw burger,according to the them.Well three types of mantao burger are available , millk,brown sugar and wheat. They recommend the wheat bread to me. After the bread is chosen, you have 3 choices of patty chicken, spicy chicken and fish, follow by variety of sauce to be add in. Sadly only one sauce can be added in every burger. He recommended the thousand Island sauce in my spicy chicken.

Here comes the burger and the drink,  kiwi Yakult series(RM14.90)

Cute burger 

The burger is around my palm size. The burger had a cute bear paw print on it, too cute to be eaten. 

The whole wheat burger taste nothing like whole wheat, kind of disappointed with it. The texture of the bread was OK , taste like pita bread just softer and sweeter. I ordered spicy chicken patty, not sure whether they made a mistake in my order Because the spicy fried chicken patty has zero level of spiciness. Patty tasted ok, the skin of the chicken patty was crispy and the chicken patty was juicy.

I like their Yakult kiwi drink. I think I be back for this drink only. Pricing wise i think is at the high side, my set come to RM 14.90. Overall I still prefer Mcd spicy McDeluxe over this.

Address: No 7-G Jalan Anggerik Vanilla BF 31/BF, Kota kemuning 40460 Shah Alam( it's at the new shop lot next to the lake, near ambank )

Business hours: 11am-11pm

   

Klang Roasted Duck-I-Po Restaurant (怡保脆皮鴨）

I-Po has become one of our favorite restaurant when we are craving for roast duck. It's located in Klang, If you are coming from Kesas Highway, take the exit to bukit tinggi, and you'll find Jusco Bukit Tinggi on your left, go straight further and you'll go pass a flyover, after the flyover there'll be a traffic light, turn left at the traffic light with a signboard showing Jalan Batu Unjur. It is located at the shop lots on your right before Caltex, you have to make a U-turn at the traffic light.

I-PO roast duck is different from the one in Klang Valley, eg Sunrise or Loong Foong. Their ducks are saltier and the skin is super crispy. Do take note I-Po's duck are smaller in size compare to the other roast duck hence it's cheaper.

We order half a roast duck for sharing. Once we put in the order, they will send in the duck to the kitchen and bath them with hot oil hence the crispy skin of the duck. Don't worry we barely notice the oiliness in the duck.

Plenty of roast duck spotted at the kitchen

Here come's the roast duck, it's serve with two types of sauce, sweet bean sauce and spicy bean sauce. I-Po ducks are best eaten with rice to reduce the saltiness, but it's tasty even if eaten alone(i've high tolerance to saltiness). Besides the crispy skin the meat of the roast duck is perfectly done, tender and juicy. They really did a very good job in marinating the duck. What we really like about this roast duck is the drumstick of the duck. Normally in other restaurant the drumstick meat tend to be drier,gammy and tasteless because of the thickness of meat and muscles, but not in I-Po, the drumstick here is super tender and juicy. Best duck drumstick ever. 

Besides roast duck, they do serve roast pork and char siew. We skip both because it doesn't look appetizing to us. They have braised eggs, braised taufu and kiam chai as side dish too.

Price ; RM 46 for whole duck,

           RM 24 for half duck

Address : 

Restoran I-Po

No 180. Jalan Batu Unjur,

Bayu Perdana 1 , Klang

Tel No ;03-33242295

Business hours : 8am - 6 pm( Till sold out)

Close on alternate Wednesday