Wednesday, January 31, 2018

A Sliky Choice for the Lunar New Year @ Silka Hotel, Cheras

Alright I understand how clueless it can be when choosing a place for reunion during Chinese New Year despite making mental notes whenever we come across good restaurants. Thus, this post! May it be with family, classmates, old friends or with colleagues, the selection of lunch and dinner at Silka Hotel, Cheras is bound to please an array of taste buds. A recommendation too for those looking for a graceful atmosphere at a reasonable price.
At Silka Hotel Cheras for the Lunar Culinary Delights
Silka Hotel, Cheras
Salmon Yee Sang
As no Chinese New Year dinner would be complete without the traditional ‘toss’ of ‘Yee Sang’ for good luck and prosperity, diners may add on Salmon ‘Yee Sang’ and choose from either a Full portion (RM88 nett per serving) or Half-portion (RM48 nett per serving). The Salmon Yee Sang is included as part of the Rising Phoenix and Roar of the Dragon menus. 
Toss up high with good wishes!
For good luck and prosperity!
Hot and Cold Combination (4 types)
The Hot and Cold Combination is a product of Chef Lee's creativity and skill. Fish paste with spring onions on lotus roots for example, caught our attention and prepped our expectation to what is lined up after the appetizer.
Braised Seafood with Crab Meat Soup
Braised Seafood with Beancurd Soup
Braised Seafood with Crab Meat Soup is steeped with the flavours of the ocean and chunky crab meat was a joy to have. The soup has good body and thickness. Spill a little vinegar in it and you will be asking for a second bowl.
Roasted Chicken with Prawn Crackers
Roasted Chicken pairs up very well with Chef Lee's spice powder
I have to say that the Roasted Chicken with Prawn Crackers made it to my must-order list. Not only the skin is crackling crispy, the marination is done well, resulting in the chicken's flavourful meat. Notice also a reddish powder that is served with it. All our senses were piqued when we were told to dip the chicken meat into the condiment. It blends surprisingly well with the dish although it was a a tad strange at first!
Deep Fried Chicken Chop with Black Pepper Sauce
Deep Fried Chicken Chop is also a pleasure to have with crispy skin soaked in delicious black pepper sauce. A favourite across all ages!
Steamed Red Snapper with Soy Sauce
Deep Fried Garoupa with Sweet and Sour Sauce
No matter which choice of fish selected, be rest assured of the quality and freshness. The Steamed Red Snaper with Soy Sauce absorbs the fragrance of soy sauce while the Deep Fried Garoupa with Sweet and Sour Sauce is appetizingly tangy.
Dark Soy Sauce Baked King Tiger Prawns
Tiger Prawns with Oats
Prawns are here to guarantee a laughing year ahead (according to Chinese belief). Prawn meat is crunchy with freshness and adequately flavoured with dark soy sauce for that savoury goodness. The aroma of oats is adequately brought out. Although a tad salty outside, the flavour penetrated the prawn shells for the right degree of taste in the prawn meat.
Braised Tau Kan and Mushrooms with Broccoli
Braised Tau Kan with Sliced Mushrooms and Siew Pak Choy
The vegetable dishes are made with sufficient flavour and cooked to just the right texture. Whether brocolli or pak choy, their vegetable dish will satisfy your appetite for greens.
Seafood Fried Rice with Chicken Ham
I could not resist the smell of fried rice redolent of seafood when they dished out the Seafood Fried Rice with Chicken Ham. Chunks of chicken ham added articulation to the dish, making even non-rice lovers take double scoops.
Longan and  Sea Coconut (cold)
Lotus Seed Lily Bulb Red Bean (warm)
Comforting is the word for their Lotus Seed Lily Bulb Red Bean. Not too cloying, this blend of red bean soup has the right viscosity. Speckled with lotus seed and lily bulb peels, it does a good job in soothing the soul over a long chat before dismissing the reunion.
Lotus Pancake with Mochi
Graceful atmosphere at Silka Cheras
With Chef Lee Soon Seng
Silka Cheras
Silka Maytower
Silka Hotel Cheras
KM10 Jalan Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur. 


Tel: +603 9100 1133 
Fax: +603 9100 3311 
Email: info.cheras@silkahotels.com




Thursday, January 25, 2018

Dine Like An Emperor @ Dorsett Grand Subang

Dorsett Grand Subang has started the year of the Dog right by having new Executive Chinese Chef Bryan Teh to breath new flavours into their CNY menu. Every dish is composed with heart and blended with culinary prowess, leaving no room for chances to complain. True enough, after the scrumptious spread, it registered among the guests that they received something out of the ordinary.
Dorsett Grand Subang offers 5 different creative varieties- pink prawns, jellyfish, salmon, soft-shell crab and baby abalone
*HALAL*
Dine like an Emperor at Dorsett Grand Subang
The grand entrance at the Emperor
The Emperor makes sure its oriental atmosphere is felt as soon as you cross the Chinese bridge at the entrance. The traditional details in the restaurant were hinting their authenticity in Chinese cuisine all over.
Dining hall of The Emperor
Prosperity Hee Har Yee Sang with Pink Prawn and Fresh Fruit
1/2 portion- RM88 nett, full portion RM-138 nett
Toss for good luck and prosperity
Yee sang always brings good cheer into the crowd
The 'Hee Har' Pink Prawns and Fresh Fruits Yee Sang drew the curtains ups for the evening. A Chinese culture only in Malaysia, the colourful platter is tossed high with chopsticks while good wishes uttered for prosperity and good luck. Freshness of the poached prawns, needless to say, was the reason for its springy meat. Jellyfish added another level of enjoyment to the Yee Sang, drizzled with tangy plum sauce.

Chef Bryan Teh bringing 16 years of experience in Chinese Cuisine to Dorsett Grand Subang
Nutritious Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Vegetable in Coconut
Soothing the throat with superior soup
*Signature Dish*
Chef Bryan Teh's skill is revealed with the furling steam of the Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Vegetable in Coconut. Contained in specially picked coconuts, the intensely boiled soup is served in generous portions but just enough to make you crave for more. The nutritious combination of black chicken, fish maw and scallop produced an aroma that made everyone salivate even before it touched our lips. I could already tell that the preparation of the soup is taken seriously even before I was told that the soup is steamed for 8 hours. 


Wok-fried Lamb Chop with Mocha Coffee
Be ready to be impressed 
*Signature Dish*
Lamb evaders be ready to be converted! Wok-fried Lamb Chop with Mocha Coffee proves that lamb can be everyone's favourite when married with coffee and chocolate. The bitterness of coffee brilliantly eliminates the odour of the meat that is famed to be difficult and the tint of chocolate gives it the caramelized sweetness. After being impressed with the flavouring, I found myself enamoured by the superb tenderness of the meat. A memorable dish worth visiting the Emperor for. 


Poached Pear Grouper Fish with Taro and Superior Soup
*Signature Dish*
Experience for yourself how yam whets the taste buds with the Poached Pear Grouper Fish with Taro and Superior Soup. Fried grouper fish is basted with superior soup that is infused with goodness of dang gui and wolfberries. The cloudy soup is a great follow-through to the toothsome fish meat as the yam gave it its unique grainy texture and thickness.


Wok-fried Jumbo Prawn with Golden Garlic and Superior Stock Sauce
The Wok-fried Jumbo Prawns with Golden Garlic and Superior Stock Sauce was uplifting with the fragrance of garlic. It is the kind of lingering taste that you want your palate to be tingled with. The superior stock invested with garlic compliments the seafood experience elegantly.

Steamed Lotus Leaf Rice Mixed Glutinous Rice with Diced Chicken, Diced Yam and Duck Meat
This is the kind of rice that will make you would want to skip the carb diet. As soon as the Steamed Lotus Leaf Rice Mixed Glutinous Rice with Diced Chicken, Diced Yam and Duck Meat is unfolded, my appetite could not escape from the oaky aroma. Savoury with the flavours of duck and chicken, the fluffy soft rice will go right up the street of those who even take rice sparingly. 

Double-boiled Fuji Apples with Snow Fungus and Honey Dates
After a festival of amazing flavours, sooth your throat with the Double-boiled Fuji Apples with Snow Fungus and Honey Dates.

Deep-fried Chinese New Year Cake with Glutinous Dumpling "Shanghai Sytle"
Carefully sandwiched between tactful slices of yam and sweet potato to not cloy up the guests, nuggets of Deep-fried Chinese New Year Cakes are a joy to chew on. Just when I thought the best was over, the sesame spurting Glutinous Dumpling left me speechless. Pillowy soft at just the right thickness, these mua chis ended the evening marvelously.
Just when I thought the best was over, the sesame mua chi made me speechless



GONG XI FA CAI!

THE EMPEROR CHINESE RESTAURANT
DORSETT GRAND SUBANG
Jalan SS12/1,
47500 Subang Jaya
Tel: +603 5031 6060
Fax: +603 5031 8686



Sunday, January 21, 2018

Everything Sweet on Popcorn Day @ Lot 10

The National Popcorn Day in United States is celebrated at the end of January, although its exact date is a matter of debate. Various sources report it as January 19; others claim it takes place on whatever day a “big game” falls on. The Popcorn Board is often asked about the origins of this day; unfortunately, we do not know how or when this celebration began.

All we know for now, is that it is loads of sweetness and fun!


Popcorn fans can come and taste different brands of popcorn
It takes just a cotton candy to bring out the kid in me
Guess how many popcorns in the jar
Eureka popcorns
Chill out area to enjoy some sugary delights during the weekends
Spend time making figurines out of rubber clay
Impressive adornment made of rubber clay
I made half a watermelon
Roses I made
Decoupage art demonstration for that pretty finish on  objects
3D gelato by Stick Arts
Kimora Jean making a snack for me- corn laced with marshmallow, flamed and sprinkled with cheese
Sweet weekend with friends
Sunday funday at Lot10