Spot the anomaly?
But it's not all fun and play though, we literally were dragging our a$$es along, visiting towns after towns, for a stretch of more than 8 hours in a day. Yeah, poor civil servants are overworked. Seldom heard of? =P
(Btw, the anomaly in the pic above is the HUGE bee nest, though not clearly visible after zooming with my 5610. This tree is found along Jalan Pantai, a road that stretches from Kuala Kurau to Tanjung Piandang)
Oh, open kitchen concept? Yeah, surprised that the cooks in such an isolated town practise the aforementioned concept. But really, do look from your seats ONLY. Getting any closer, and you will discover the hidden, "dirty" truth ... If you know what I mean.
Plain, stir-fried Choy Sum ( Mustard Greens) with PorkWe asked for recommendations, but clearly, either the lady boss did not understand Cantonese perfectly, OR could not give a damn to supply recommendations. But we pulled through, ordering initially 3 dishes.
The vegetables cooked with slices of pork was basic, simple home cooked style. No complains here. The only dish she recommended with slight enthusiasm was the deep-fried prawn rolls. Or something like that.
Signature Prawn RollsHmm, these rolls resembling 'lor bak', and tasted somewhat the same. But with softer texture, and the prawn+pork paste was flavourful. Dipped in sweet chilli sauce, these come highly recommended. Most of the patrons were having them at that time.
Stir-Fried Pork with GingerMe : Any pork dishes?
Lady Boss : Har? What pork dishes?
Me : (confused, sounded like she asked me for recommendations instead) Erm, anything like, sweet and sour pork, etc? (that was the only dish that comes to mind at that moment)
Lady Boss : Oh, OK, sweet and sour pork.
Me : And? (half expecting her to rattle off some exotic pork dishes off her head)
Lady Boss : Or pork with ginger strips.
Me : (gave up) OK, that one then ......
But was glad the pork did not disappoint. Though slightly darker than your usual dish, the pork was thinly sliced, and were not tough/chewy, and the addition of ginger shreds added zing to the dish.
After the first 3 dishes were served, we knew that to feed 4 of us, those were merely appetizers. Haha ... So we asked for a chicken dish, and she recommended fried curry chicken. Huh? OK ...
But the dish was the usual chicken curry, but ONLY wings were served. The gravy was too thick, we could taste the curry powder in the sauce, but not spicy. However, kinda awkward to eat curry chicken wings, as the bones/skins require the usage of hands, and we certainly wished breast meat/thighs were served.
But anyway, in a flash of light, the end result was as above. Muahaha ... Manners were thrown out of the window when it comes to lunch anyway.The total damage, IF it can be considered as "damaging", was RM26.50 for 4, including rice and drinks. Yeah, dirt cheap right? Guess this town's monetary gains surpasses Ipoh's? =)
Location : Main Road of Tanjung Piandang. Beside a petrol station named Decro or Depot, or something like that, which you can't probably find anywhere else. Tall Gal read the Chinese name of the shop, and it sounds like Hung Hing, or Mun Hing, or something along the line.
4 comments:
Yea, it's cheap. BTW, I know pork+prawn can be a perfect filling for the prawn rolls cuz I used to make pork+prawn balls. Keep tossing it will make it more springy.
Oh really? I have no idea on culinary skills ... haha ... but the combination does work wonders...
If i hv the chance to go there and try.I definitely will order Stir-Fried Pork with Ginger! =) It looks awesome!
awesome I dare not say, but certainly carried a tinge of home cooked food ...
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