all about moi. no, not ME, but MOI, food:p

Chao Yen
Teowchew Cuisine

at sunway pyramid new annexe

Fried Teochew white bean cake noodle RM14.90
looks like kampua?

Boiled porridge with minced pork & dried fish RM 10.90

as u can see, teochew porridge is like RICE flooded in SOUP.
some people cant take this.
i have a friend, how do i say it?
she cannot accept this 'concept'
she prefers gooey broth.
her dad used to eat rice with water when he was poor once upon a time.
hence she does not eat teochew porridge since then.

teochew style porridge is called moey.
cantonese style porridge is stickier, thicker and gooey. it is called chok

dad likes to patronize this Teochew restaurant behind Times Square/Pudu jail. Jalan imbi.
how i missed those times.
it would be usually late at night for supper and i would share half a bowl with mom.
mom would usually encourage me to drink more of its soup/water than eating the rice grains.
she said it has cooling effect.

why is Teowcheow porridge more popular than cantonese style porridge?
you have never come across CANTONESE PORRIDGE RESTAURANT have you?
hmmm....

another point to ponder,
whats the diff between congee and porridge?
there are many versions.
well, one that ive found is, congee can consists of vegetables, meat or broth. but porridge doesnt.
porridge is a broader term that includes all cereals cooked in water.

chinese would usually cook congee.

over here in scotland, they refer to oats as porridge :)

speaking of porridge or congee,
i missed the side dishes which are usually eaten with it.

congee is her highness's favourite.
and also her la sao (cantonese)

i want salted egg:(
i can eat it on its own!
and hey! ive whipped up a dish yesterday! which can be a perfect accompaniment with congee! :)) will show in the next post! :))

ok, ive digressed.
let's go back to Chaoyen. *smirk*

"haidang" steamed tofu with egg & dried scallops RM 20.00

most expensive dish. :( ahahhaha coz i think i paid for the bill? :p
aiyah, even if its not, still sakit hati wert.
coz it tasted so much like STEAMED CUSTARD EGG!
hee

sweeten mashed yam with gingko nuts RM 6.00

hence, service charge and government tax *damn*
totaled up RM59.55

i love yam! i love yam!

i remembered there was once, after dinner,
i had to have dessert.
went to ss2 but got stuck at the traffic lights near Murni, jam la for godknows what reason.
ss2 formosa then came to mind.
dont know if it was odd,
but i only ordered their few cups of pudding.
their recommended dish- yam something, needs to be pre-ordered, so that they can prepare before hand.
they need 1 hour or so.

i seemed to like underground stuff.
no pun intended.
i meant tubers such as potatoes. whatever potatoes.
sweet potato. wood potato. ahahahah literal translation :p ubi kayu
whatever ubi

carrots. turnips. and yada yada...the list goes on.

and PUMPKINS!!

oh! and i forgot to mention, u can add almost anything in porridge.
such as sweet potato, green beans, red beans.

u can imagine how delighted i was when i see the huge range of variety in China.
it is sad that i only have one stomach. :(

well just not long ago, i dont remember who. but someone claimed that he has never seen or eaten or heard of sweet potatoes in porridge.
that is one of the MOST COMMON type! and if he hasnt eaten it, then needless to say,
he doesnt know that u can add green beans into porridge
:(
makes me want to cry
sigh
so sua ku (mountain turtle)
ahahahhahaha
:p

ok! i should stop being a meanie :p