Su Hean Vegetarian Food, Taiping Perak

Memorable food in Taiping. Is there any? *sidestepped a pail of spring water*

Not really. *duck a pomelo*

Forgettable hawker fare or stirfried Chinese dishes. *Skipped away from a flying clay vase*

Don’t find the Indian cuisine or Malay offerings impressive either. *Blocked thrown wet lotuses – buds and seeds*

Nevertheless after relentless effort of patient locals there, I did finally found a few firm favourites in that idylic town.

*ahh.. peace ensues*

One of them is this unassuming restaurant.

Homemade Fragrant Soya Milk drink

Roast GooseAsam Fish

Can't recall what's this as it was my least favourite. =PMustard Greens stirfried with Ham stripsBill for 4 pax:-Dear all, notice the ‘V’ word in that restaurant’s name? Yessirree, no edible animals was harmed in the preparation of those dishes. No garlic was undressed and smashed either.

Ohm Ohmm Ohmmm

Restaurant sells vegetarian hawker fare in the mornings and precooked vegetarian mixed rice for lunch besides a wide variety of order to cook dishes. Oh they even have shelves stocked up with many types of tea and vegetarian foodstuff for sale.

Ohm Ohmm Ohmmm

*Collect and return all things thrown at me to make peace with the most hospitable Taiping-ites (or is it Taiping-ians?)*

Toilet post#23

So I lied. Last post was not the last post. This is the last post on Semenyih, Broga & beyond. =0)

After dinner, I was really relieved (you’ll notice later than pun is intended here) when friend insisted he oh-so-must try to get Seremban’s popular snack – siew pau (BBQ meat dumplings?). From the looks of our dinner stop it was no surprise when one of the guys advised me that I may not be up for the washroom challenge there. Since there was no urgent calls, I held.

Once arrived at the loudly lit EMPAYAR Seremban Siew Pow warehouse-like outlet, I sought this out.

Basic setup with many cubicles to cater the EMPAYAR ie empire’s busloads of tourists.

Ok.

The End

Wood-Fired Fried Noodles, Seremban

Final instalment to Idle driving: Semenyih, Broga and beyond ..

After whizzing around the quiet road for almost an hour, uphill downhill fully tarred semi tarred, we reached civilisation. Night enveloped and tummies buzzed. The hunt for dinner began.

Round and round we burn precious petrol until the driver spotted this by a busy roadside.

We promptly dumped the car in a dark alley and ordered this.No cockles. No shrimps. No chives. No chinese sausage. Just good old lard, dark sauce and great ‘wok-hei’ (heat from hot seasoned pan).

It took sometime for the plates of sin to be served so we had these as appetisers:-

Herbal drinks from this stall.

Lardy Popiah (Chinese crepe rolls?). These big rolls are good. Bits of Chinese Sausage (lap-cheong) were mixed in with the soaked turnip strips which really enhanced the flavour. A bit pricey though at RM1.40 per piece but worth it.

A variety of Kuih. Sadly I am terrible with the names. Help, anyone?

Price per plate of artery clogging fried noodles: RM4.00

Location: We were quite lost when we found this so only direction I can give is err a quite dilapidated foodcourt opposite this temple. = (

Nevertheless the driver of that night is sure if we get lost in Seremban again, he’ll be able to find this place again. Yes, definitely a scratch head issue. If it happens, the location will be updated. *cross all limbs*

10pm odd. Time to set for home. But wait. In Seremban what must one buy?

It was late and only this place is still open and looked promising. A loud EMPAYAR Seremban Siew Pow.

We were not in luck. Their famous Seremban Siew Pows just finished and the following batch will only be ready in 20 minutes. We were too tired to wait so we went off empty-handed.

By the way, noted that the seafood restaurant upfront looked promising.
Anyone tried?

Idle driving: Semenyih, Broga and beyond .. Part 2

A continuation from here.

And so we drove back into Semenyih town, passing both grand gateways of the Nirwana Cemetaries.

Then we saw this!YEE-hah! Vision of having ostrich race among 4 of us developed. In high spirits we braved the bumpy route directed by signboards. Pop went our vision. Oh my, would your care to pay RM10 to visit this Ostrich Wonderland Show Farm?Let me rephrase. Would you DARE to walk in? And so we drove on to ..

Broga, a sleepy hollow unwittingly awaken by the ‘An incinerator in my backyard?’ episode a few years back.Main attraction is the Rock Temple at the end of its main road. Some locals know it as the Punters’ Temple. According to hearsay it was a small shack until visitors started to win lotteries after prayers. These lucky gamblers repaid with hefty donations. Lo and behold, an elaborate mansion it became and there are still bigger plans for it.There’s a concrete fruit orchard behind the the temple. Why? To honour the Monkey God, of course.What are these? At first I thought were pomelos.After a closer look, decided they are not. An even closer inspection revealed ‘Punters were here’ grafitties.See the various 4-digit numbers carved into the skin? ((@_@))

From Broga we chose to take a relatively deserted hilly road which led us to the beyond - Seremban - for dinner. Yes folks next will be the last instalment of a Saturday idle drive-out with food involved.

Err got to go now. Canto series calling. Completed mooncakey one, now it's Forensic something else Season 2.

Toilet post#22

Now being the loonnngggg National School Holidays, allow me to do my part to further ZOOM into a back to nature local attraction in a post earlier. Felt that I should focus a tad more on its nature calls facility.

Not of ooh and ahh standard but nevertheless, a good number of clean cubicles with working cold taps. Don't expect dry floors though as a majority of our toilet guests practises wash (splash) then wipe. As always, BYO papers/tissue.

Shower rooms are available too but they were occupied. Though the mothers bathing her kids had the doors opened, I thot it would be rude to click away. Worse, there could be ugly misunderstanding though seriously, I do not look that part. I look very decent. Period.

Let me applaud the management for the stand-alone changing cubicles built nearer to the stream for easy access. No more trekking barefooted into damp toilets just to change clothes or rely on companions (sometimes not so reliable) to hold up sarongs or towels to cover modesty.

Nic (khkl) dear, there. =o)