ONIX JUN - IPOH'S LITTLE KOREAN GEM

Alright, I have to admit K-pop, K-drama isn't really my all time favourite things to indulge in. However, back in the 2000's I found myself deeply in love in 'Autumn in my Heart' (Oh ya, they have 2 names for different countries' positioning; 秋天的童话 / 蓝色生死恋). However, Korean food on the other hand, I love. =P

So, these recent years there are many Korean restaurants that blooming around Ipoh but not all survived the 'stingy economy' in Ipoh city, that's what my friends from the south labeled us Ipohian. But I gotta defend us here, Ipohian are anything but stingy. It's the small map of Ipoh, light traffic (used to be anyway) and foodie-tongue homosapiens that reside in the little gem of Perak that cause many restaurants that do not offer food that is worth-the-price or just located in a not-so-well-known place to close down as fast as they bloom.

We wanted something apart from DaoRae Korean BBQ, and after some browsing on the internet, we decided to try one of the recommended restaurant by motormouth. You can read about it here, http://www.j2kfm.com/dae-jang-gum-onix-jun-korean-restaurant-bandar-baru-medan-ipoh/
Onix Jun Korean Restaurant (大長今) was opened in 2008, when not every single teenager is a K-pop fan that are dying to have Korean Food. It is run by a Korean family (they are able to converse in Mandarin & English; how well I'm not so sure, I was pointing away all over the menu-[my universal language] & bowing politely all the time haha =P）

~On to the food, ~Jalmokegesumnida~

The signboard is not that fancy but the bright orange does help to stand out in the midst of the glaring lights from all other pubs and bars around it. At the corner of the same row you can find Nasmir Nasi Kandar, but that's about it, the rest of the shop lots are mostly offices. Opposite Onix Jun you can find The Browns Cafe (they have games such as Jenga & Uno; great place for a group of friends t catch up）& Sushi East (they serve Sushi at a fair price). 

Banchan; fried sweet anchovies, blanch chinese spinach, hard boiled eggs, julienne potatoes & my fav Kimchi

The Romaine lettuce and the Spicy BBQ Pork is not the Banchan. It's one of those must try, the seasoning is so good, paired with Romaine lettuce and some rice, perfect!
They have absolutely one of the best Banchan in town. Banchan is small side dishes normally served alongside with rice. But don't worry, even if you opt for noodles and other menu instead, you'll still get the UNLIMITED Banchan. The KIMCHI has just the right amount of spiciness, sweetness and the tanginess needed to get our appetite going. Wait, I was famish even before I saw the Banchan. 

Samgye-tang; Ginseng Chicken Soup 

Man! The rice (it taste like glutinous rice) and the garlic and other spices stuff in the chicken was fabulous. The rice is soft but not too mushy. The soup is just nice. Just one complain, I can't really taste the ginseng in the soup.

I definitely forgotten the name of this dish, but i remembered it was beef and it was yummylicious with a bowl of rice.

Pa Jeon; Korean Pancakes

This is kind of a pass to me. The taste it's slightly too plain. You can opt for the Kimchi Jeon, I think that would be a better choice. 

We also ordered the topokki (Korean fried rice cake) it's like a chewy rice noodle fried with scallions & cabbage. It's nice, the texture is nice, taste is just right and no complains.


We also had jjajangmyeon (noodles in blackbean sauce) & bibimbap (rice with mixed vegetable & meat) but so sorry, no pictures and the taste is also just a 5 out of 10. They lack somewhat a bursting flavour.

I didn't had the receipt for the pricing for all the dishes (misplaced it somewhere), but the bill comes up to RM250++ for the 6 of us. (Total of 4 main dishes and 4 side dishes & drinks)

That's all for now. I'm looking forward for the next visit maybe to try their Korean BBQ.

~annyeong~
Onix Jun Korean Restaurant
Address:
No 31, Jalan Medan Ipoh 4, Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh, 31400 Ipoh

Tel:
+605 5477530

Opening Hours:
11.30am to 3.00pm & 5.30pm to 11.00pm
Closed on every first Monday & Tuesday of the month.

GPS Coordinates:
N 4.6173
E 101.1208

Puchong Yong Tau Foo

Yay!! WTF, opps I mean YTF. My favourite would be Hakka YTF. I love the added salted fish and cuttlefish (the purplish ones) that add flavour and the chewy texture to the filling of the tau foo (beancurd aka tofu).

This time around, our friends bought us to this famous stall in Puchong that serve humongous YTF. There is a Chinese school right opposite of this stall, SJKC Han Ming. If you're worried you'll missed it, don't be. There will be traffic built up at the turning area and many cars parked at the roadside. 

Wah~~ Mari Pilih Mari Pilih

The YTF is served either in soup or fried (picture below)

You choose your selections from the bean curd, vegetables and bean curd stick, after which the staff will stuff the filling (fish paste) on the spot! Talk about fresh YTF. Also, the soup is mildly seasoned and you can taste some beancurd and also vege that might be from the YTF that you have selected earlier. MSG is minimal as all of us were not thirsty after the meal. =)

They actually add in some shu chai choy (sweet leaf) into our bowl of YTF. This is the vegetables you normally get in a bowl of Pan Mee. I like the greens as it added sweetness to our soup.The YTF here is served alongside with 2 types of sauce, chili and sweet sauce (the brownish sweet sauce or red in some places that is served together with Chee Cheong Fun. Also, accompanying the YTF, rice is served instead of the usual noodles selection we have back in Ipoh. This is definitely my first. Imagine asking a bowl of rice back in Ipoh, the tauke sure will give you a weird-kind-of look and a blank stare (that if he's not too busy, else you'll be ignored). If you would like to have something much lighter, you can opt for the CCF: Chee Cheong Fun.

I will definitely visit again, although Ipoh has a wide selections of good YTF, this is something very different. 


Address: 
105, Jalan Kampung Baru, Taman Sri Puchong Batu 14, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia

Opening hours:
11.00am to 9.30pm. Closed on Mondays.

GPS Coordinates:
N 02° 99.532
E 101° 62.382

I am a Foodie but not being Picky

This is well, a self-explanatory post just by the look of the title isn't it? Haha... hahahahahaha
Alright, jokes aside or if you don't find it funny, kindly move on to the next paragraph. =P

All my friends who know me well, definitely will label me as a foodie. Those not-so-close friends, (gosh I hope they are reading this) will call me names fussy, picky, complain queen and the list goes on and on and on. 

I literally eat anything (not exotic food please). I'm talking about commonly available daily food. For example, vegetables like the bittergourd, snakegourd, garland chrysanthemum, celery; vegetables that some may find it hard to eat or the smell is just too weird for them, I have no whatsoever problem finishing them. Food such as the Thunder Tea Rice (擂茶)* though some may find it weird (both smell & taste wise). However, I do have comments (most of the time if not all the time) for the food that I consume, which means I respect and value the food. Even if I have gotten myself a lousy plate of food, (if edible) I will still finish it. But that doesn't mean I liked it. The fact that the food did not meet my expectations, do not give me any excuses to waste them.


I guess that would be my best intro for my blog. I hope this blog would benefit anyone that visits. 

~adios & bon appetit!~

*It's a dish cooked with green vegetable in a form of soup and served with rice topped with at least 3 different types of vegetables; normally chopped into fine pieces and some beans plus peanut

To the Land of Ginger

Chinese are very famous with the use of GINGER in their daily lives. They use it to make remedy oil, tea and also yummy cooking.

This time we have planned for a visit to Bentong, Pahang. This not so small town is very, or should I say extremely famous with their ginger production (farmed locally). We went straight to a Restaurant named Foon Lock (Canton Kitchen). It isquite well-known for its  delicious dishes. (motormouth also have mentioned this place in his blog)

We ordered their signature ginger bee hoon (vermicelli) with chicken. The amount of ginger they put in the soup is sooo much, but yet not too pungent. 

Up next is their locally grown vegetable "Tin Chat", it tasted slightly like the malabar spinach, but the leaves are smaller, the texture after cooked is smoother and sweeter. 

 This is the meat dish. Stirred fry Pork Belly. The thinly sliced pork belly (I believe they quick-deep fried it before hand) is slightly sweet and salty, resembling BBQ sauce. Nice and crunchy.

 Lastly, Stuffed "Tau Foo Pok" (tau foo pok- it's deep-fried tau fu, leaving the outward skin golden brown). This dish is just okay for me cause I like a different type of stuffed meat with tau foo pok. 

After filling our tummy with nice main course we went for the famous home made ice cream!! This shop, Kow Po is mentioned on the gobentong website. Here's the link. http://www.gobentong.com/en/food/snacks/kow-po-ice-cream-house

Yay Ice- cream. We had the vanilla, coconut, peanut and corn. They have a varieties of flavours to choose from, but we arrived late, so most of them are sold out. (hmmmm- proof that they make it fresh daily?)
They also sell ice-kacang (ABC), ice-cendol for all those who lovesss dessert please drop by and try. 

Ｃｕｔｅ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｓｉｇｎ　ｂｏａｒｄ

Lovely Trip to Genting + a stop at Fook Kee Claypot Chic Rice

So so cool.

I'm back again! Missed the weather here so so much. This is another great CNY trip. We have been makan-ing nonstop. Breakfast, brunch, luncheon, tea break, dinner, supper and late night snacks. This time, it's a relaxing trip, we jalan more instead of rushing like the trip before this. 

Too bad there's no loo in the Ripley's Believe It or Not exhibition centre and you know, we can't manage finish exploring the whole place in 2hours. We thought we could spend a little bit more time there. So heads up for you guys, visit the bathroom and limit your water intake 1/2hour before visiting the Ripley's Believe It or Not. If you're going to have details viewing for all items, I say it'll take probably 4-5hours. 

Alright, here are the pictures of foooood & fun we had. 

Kebab and lamb shoba with naan at the Spice Garden
 http://spicegardenasia.net/index.php?page=staticpages/catering_banquet.php

Their lamb shoba are irresistible. The lamb meat are cook with slow fire for 24hours. Superb.

So sorry, forgot to take the picture of the lamb shoba up close. The picture above with the reddish gravy is the one. Will do next time when I visit there again. 

Genting Showroom

We don't have 1901 hotdog in Ipoh, so we decided to give it a try. Not bad. 

This is my favourite Gui Ling Gao. 

(It's a jelly form of Chinese herbs taken together with some honey)

There's a slight bitterness to the taste but it's a soothing kind of bitter. Give it a try, you'll love it. Not forgetting to mention, there's many benefits for frequent consumption (1-2/week). It reduces the internal 'heat' that causes minor illnesses such as flu and fever, it reduces the ache breakouts and goodness for ladies, silky smooth skin. 

Mixed Grill platters in New Orleans Barbeque

Pizza from Pizza factory- One of those yummy ones for the price we paid

Claypot Chicken from Fook Kee, Kampar (en route back to Ipoh) 

This is one of my favourite Claypot Rice. No sticky, uncooked rice, just heavenly fragrance with a dash of stinky salted fish, dried Chinese pork sausage & dazzling spring onion. Some may like the charred rice at the bottom of the claypot, I personally don't fancy that. I like the smell of the charred pot, but not my rice. That is why I prefer Fook Kee over Heng Kee (another Claypot round the corner). Try Google Fook Kee Chicken Claypot Rice, Kampar. I am sure you'll find tonnes of post about it. 

Oh ya, they are open from 6pm to 10.30pm and closed on every Wednesday.

That's all for this round. Would love to post about all these food again in the future, hoping they taste the same or at least 99.9% the same. =P