Lunch @ Empayar Seremban Siew Pau, Seremban

It was no coincidence that we went to Empayar Seremban Siew Pau for lunch. Like many motorists that traveled down south to Johor from KL, this big banner easily spotted from the highway.



The restaurant...

We decided to have lunch there when we were on our way back from Port Dickson after an outing with special privileges people (Story about it HERE). The place was easy to find, with many visible road signs directing us to there. It was around 15 min drive from the highway to the restaurant.



I was so happy when they told us that they have the snow flakes beer. However, it failed miserably. I went to a perfect snow flakes beer in Cheras, click HERE to see. NOT RECOMMENDED!



We ordered a "Mun" Yee Mee. Well, this was much better than the snow flakes beer. Portion was just nice and the noodle were quite decent.



Lettuce with fermented beancurd here was slightly sloppy. Taste wise was average.



Special cooked taufu/beancurd was next. The skin was crispy and it blended well with the sauce. The beancurd itself was smooth. This was decent.



Lastly, we ordered the XO Steamed Fish with Mee Hoon. This dish was soup based. The soup was not bad and they generously topped the mee hoon with lots of ginger. This was decent.

Overall, the food was decent. Service was okay and the price was reasonable. Total bill came to RM 52.30.

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Japanese Dinner @ Nippon Yataimura, One Utama

Like many married couples or dating couples, finding a place for dinner has never been easier. When it comes to food, my wife would say "...anything, you decide". But when I suggested for a few places she would say "...how come you don't know what I love to eat?" So then, up to today probably no scientist would understand why the ladies like to ask what to eat when they already know what they wanted to eat.

Anyways, lately we realized something we had in common. Japanese foods. As we were looking for one, we bumped to a Japanese restaurant that we haven't been there for ages, Nippon Yataimura.



I loved the interior. I showed this exact picture to a Japanese friend and she wouldn't believe this is in Malaysia. It has a very authentic Japanese feelings.



The fried salmon skin came first (RM 5.00). Salmon skin was crispy and soaked with the lemon juice blended very well with Japanese mayo. Fattening but yummy!



Spider roll was next (RM 18). Presentation of the food was slightly off but the sushi was okay. Fried soft shell crab and cucumber was rolled with Japanese rice and topped with fish roe and Japanese mayo. This was decent.



Chicken Nanban at RM 12. Chicken coated with egg was deep fried and creamed with mixture of Japanese Mayo. This was decent.



Hotate aburi yaki was priced at RM 12. Raw scallop was lightly grilled. The scallop was very fresh and tender. The taste was very natural, very much dependent on the freshness of the scallop.



The waitress there were recommending the spicy salmon head to us. They told us it was very good. They even discounted it to RM 12 for us to try. Well, the salmon head was decent. Coated with the spicy sauce, the salmon head never lacked of flavour.



We forgotten we ordered the baked potatoes (RM 5). Even though its nicely baked and topped with butter, we didn't manage to finish this. We were too full.

In general, the food was decent. Service was good and the pricing was okay for shopping mall. I loved the interior.

Address:
Lot LG-352, Lower Ground Floor,
1 Utama
Tel: 03-7727 8389

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Salted Chicken @ Yulek Night Market, Cheras

Some might called it salt wrapped chicken, but I prefer calling it salted chicken. I couldn't recall when was the last time I had a salted chicken. Probably it has been years.

A few Thursdays ago, me and wife, Rachel went to Yulek's night market (pasar malam) for dinner. For a very rare occasion, we ended having a very bad "char kuey teow" and "fried lobak" at one of the lorry stall. Why rare? The stall was packed and the food was horrible! Wasn't it rare?

Since both of us didn't finish our foods, I suggested why not take away the salted chicken.



This is the stall we went and this stall has been around for more than 15 years....



The price list....



The salted chicken in the pile of salts in the wok.

We bought a chicken thigh for RM 6.

Happily, we went back home for salted chicken supper!



The wrapped salted chicken....Nicely wrapped to prevent spills of salts.



The salted chicken unwrapped! After minutes of perfect fork and knife techniques, we got the chicken unwrapped!

Chicken was tender and juicy. The taste of the chicken was a little salty and never lacked of taste. It was good. We loved it. We regretted for not getting two.

The stall also opened on Sunday night at Taman Muda night market, Cheras.

Address:
Yulek Night Market / Pasar Malam, Cheras (Thursday)
Taman Mude Night Market / Pasar Malam, Cheras (Sunday)