Taste the Poo

Saw this drink in Malaysia.
The poo you love now in a drink!

mama said "i told ya!"

Ah... life. You never know you had it coming.

Do you speak Hainanese?

A trip to Malaysia would not be complete without sampling their Hainanese chicken rice.
Would it be better than Singapore's? We went to My Mom's Chicken at Jalan Bintang Walk to find out.

My Mom's Chicken is owned by Malaysian actress Linda Onn, a place where people can try out her mom's specialties like the Hainanese Chicken Rice and the Mee Rebus. Her mom on the logo reminds me of Mama Sita here in Manila.

So let's start with her resto, with bright orange interiors its quite impossible to miss this place. You can tell by yummy aroma of their chickens hanging (Dude, what away to die) at the counter stand. The place is not air conditioned but its cozy enough and clean.

Choose from either roasted or steamed chicken. Add the flavorful Hainanese/sambal rice, chili and spring onions and you've got yourself a steal of a meal for only 6 ringgit. The cuts are generous although I prefer steamed over roasted. (My mom ordered steamed I had roasted.) I loved their chicken. The sambal is delicious and the servings were very generous.

While my sister ordered their coup-de-grace -Mee Reebus, the specialty of the house.
Mee reeebus is the local lambshank stew. Cooked in herbs and spices, and very cholesterol rich, you're given a straw to suck out the marrow. Yum! Hello Cholesterol. This is like the one featured in Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. It comes in a pinkish reddish sauce, very rich, delicious, a heartbreaker indeed! You're given bread to dip in the sauce while you partake of the very tender lambshank cooked slowly. This thing cost just 8 ringgit or 108 pesos good enough for 2, and my sister wanted it for herself! So it took me and my other sister to help her finish this dish, and after the meal we were very full. Great pre-requisite for another whole day of shopping!



Ooh yeah I was rushed to the hospital after eating this. Not!

My verdict:
Hainanese Chicken Rice I've had better with Mr. Choi's and Cosmos Panciteria in Manila
Mee Reebus indeed to die for, please share it! Just sipping the marrow off the straw is already gory experience I won't do in another 5 years, lest I've had a bigger death wish for a richer cholesterol-laden diet. In other words, very good!

My Mom's Chicken
Taste 3.5 spoons
Variety 5 spoons
Service 4 spoons
Value for Money 5 spoons

Food Trippin' Malaysia

Went to Malaysia the first weekend of April.
Took Cebu Pacific, big mistake, the flight was delayed and everything's fucked up.
Well, what can you expect if you took the cheapest airline?
So I'm not doing it again. My back aches from a very turbulent flight, thank you Cebu Pacific.

Anyway I'll write another entry for Malaysia's travel tips.
Right now, let's talk about food. Coz I'm starvin'!

We stayed at the Royale Bintang, a few steps away from Malaysia's famous Jalan Alor.
Food street galore featuring the best of Malay and Chinese street food. Food trippin' in Jalan Alor is a must! You can get stuffed for as little as 6 ringgit! I even had breakfast here for three days straight!

So what can you find at Jalan Alor? Stalls and stalls specializing in one certain food. A stall for delicious sticks of barbecue chicken satay. More stalls for char kwai teow. Bakkutteh. Oyster cake. Noodles. and sumptuous eats. Then you have the roadside Chinese restos where you pay after your order has arrived. Great eats. Eye-popping choices. It's foodie paradise, cheap delicious and fast. You have to explore and taste them all.

Secret Recipe

The other night I had dinner with Yeyi at Secret Recipe. She got enslaved in graveyard shift and this is her first nightout with real people in over a month!

This bistro/ coffee shop is located at the 4th level of the Midtown wing of Robinson's Manila. I noticed they have trimmed down the number of available cakes. If you want a dessert fix, come to this place and try the Choco Indulgence (P110 for a big slice) it's a winner!

Now, if you want a taste of the extraordinary, I recommend you try their Tom Yum Spaghetti (P180). Neither a soup or a pure pasta dish, the TYS is a fusion of exotic Asian flavors, the well-liked Tom Yum, the Thai specialty and the Bolognese Spaghetti. Give your tastebuds a perk with mildly spicy, sour and refreshing flavor. This is what I always order and recommend my friends to try.

I also ordered Chicken Cordon Bleu (P 220). A generous sized chicken breast (Dude, Breast is good for you. Agree?) stuffed with creamy cheese and herbs. Cordon Bleu is still cordeon bleu, but theirs was pretty good.

And for dessert Choco Banana Cake. Good grief, we would've taken our time and savoring this dessert if the mall extended closing time. Sorry no pics for this post, I left my digicam at home.
Till then.

My Life So Far

It's Fantasy Basketball playoff week. I got in the final 4 in two of my teams.
I've been playing this game for the 5th year already. And I've never won the big kahuna.
Last Monday, I managed to elbow my way to the Final Four of our agency league despite having 4 key players injured. Can't believe I won by just a .03% margin on field goal percentage. God, I love math!

Be visiting Malaysia tom.
When I come back you'll be treated to a Chompman Conquers Malaysia Special.
Can't wait to try authentic laksa.

Constantly updating this site. Please leave comments and suggestions of restos you want me to review.

Experience UCC

If you haven't tried UCC, then you're missing out on really good coffee.

This Japanese chain serves great food as well.

Last March 29, we went to UCC Mall Of Asia for my bro-in-law's birthday.

I was suprised that there were 2 branches set up here. People sure couldn't get enough of their "sorry Starbucks but we're pricier than you" coffees I suppose. Seriously, the UCC Cafe Terrace is a cozy and relaxing place for a quiet dinner or a nightcap. By the way, UCC stands for Ueshima Coffee Company.

You can't go wrong with their pasta choices like the eel pasta and the spaghetti soup,

one-of-a-kind but really good. I had the Cliffhanger, a fried Monte Cristo sandwich. It was devoid of any frills (no soggy fries, it had just a piece of orange) but it tasted heavenly. Layers and layers of chicken breast , bacon, ham, mozzarella cheese on a double decked sandwich then fried with crumbs. Delicious. Filling. 2 thumbs up.

I also ordered a plate of Garlic Shrimp and Mushroom Spaghetti to share. The pasta was really good, portions were generous. It was perfect; I just didn't like Shiitake mushrooms. But I wanted to try the unagi (eel) pasta the birthday boy ordered. Next time probably.

Check out their lavish desserts.

And avoid the Japanese curry.

Otherwise, this place is 2 thumbs up.

Sayonara.