KFC Yam Rice

I was craving for something fried and crunchy. So at first I wanted fried potato patties from Mc D, but when we got there, they no longer have it in their menu. So I thought of KFC chicken rice and ordered my favorite KFC Yam Rice.

I don't think they have Yam Chicken Rice in KFC Malaysia and other countries but Thailand. Yet KFCs differ from country to country and I usually love to try their authentic menu. Beware if you order this dish though. If your tongue is like mine, ask the staff to serve it 'mai phet' or non-spicy because the amount of chillies on the default menu is way too spicy for me. Oh well, sometimes if I say 'may phet', it usually IS still spicy. So sometimes I say 'mai sai phrik' which means no chillies at all!

Boon Tong Kiat Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice

Boon Tong Kiat Singapore Chicken Rice is situated at soi 12/14, right opposite Villa Market at Thong Lor soi 15. From the name itself you can already guess what are their signature dishes.

We were glad that at last our cravings for Singapore chicken rice can be easily satisfied by going to this restaurant but we were yet to know how the services and food is before we could make any judgments.

As we stepped into the restaurant one evening, we noticed that it was really a typical Singaporean-Malaysian restaurant for the tables and chairs, the simplicity and basic diner's needs can be met once he/she is settled for ordering. In other words, before you even enter the place, you could see a place where roast pork, chicken and ducks are prepared right in front of the restaurant and inside you could see only a few simple squarish dining table and chairs, red floating chillies and grinned ginger condiments in jar bottles (I miss ginger condiments!) plus what tops it all as deco is the many food posters pasted all throughout the walls.








We expected some standard for it has the "Singapore" label where lions are carved in gold. To our surprise or not so much since we've seen lots back home was that the waitress were poorly dressed while taking orders, you know...shabby t-shirts, worn off jeans and rubber flip-flops (selipar jepun tuan tuan dan puan puan!). Well, we thought oh heck, as long as the food is good.

And we were right! The food was really good despite the slow service in between which I don't want to elaborate further. Let's take a peak on the food we ordered...

Steamed kaley in oyster sauce

Steamed chicken which comes with chicken rice and soup

Here's the seaweed soup that comes with any chicken/pork/duck rice

Fried wanton noodles in chinese style

Fried chicken noodles

Big portion at 110B so as the fried wanton noodles

A big mug of herbal drink at 25B

Besides its signature dishes, they also serve Sino-Singaporean food such as the famous rojak. As I mentioned earlier, the food outweigh the service. Prices are quite reasonable too. A whole boiled chicken is 360B and a roast duck cost 400B.

4 Seasons Restaurant

As we were strolling around Seacon Square, we noticed this Chinese-Thai fusion restaurant called 4 Seasons. In mood for some Chinese cuisine, we entered the place which welcomed us with a big golden "FU" pasted on the wall and noticed that there were several Thai-Chinese family and some just-out-of-work singles enjoying their dinner. Most of them concentrated on their food too much to hardly noticed other people around the restaurant. Thus there goes my first impression...thinking that the food must be good.

As we settled in a table way behind the restaurant, we started browsing the orders...*flip page*...pork...pork...pork...ahh! Chicken! I have to say, typical for most restaurants in Thailand and I guess other countries as well. A lot of what's on the menu are 'moo'. Well, as obvious as it is, I don't consume pork but would not get offended by people who do. To explain is another story...better get back to the menu!





Well, we finally made up our minds and I went for Congee with century eggs (I love century eggs and I love the smell, no complains) and Chicken soup boiled in chinese herbs which we call "Tun Kai" and the Thais call it "Kai Tun." Hobbit husband went for Roasted duck rice. As for drinks, we went for the chinese tea. :)

Not bad! The congee is softly-thick unlike the congees served at food courts around which turns out to be hard, watery and that you could almost guess the cook just dumped in cooked rice into a bowl of prepared broth! I also enjoyed the yummilicious century eggs and Tun kai soup! If I should mention the cons is that in the portions served. Too small a bowl and too little a plate! The price is close to reasonable but still...they need to justify the price with its serving portions.

Place: 4 Seasons, 1st floor next to Lotus entrance.

Suji Semolina

I love eating suji semolina. Our Indian family doctor had introduced us to this staple many years ago. Hence my family members have then fallen in love with it.

The simplest way to prepare suji is by oiling the pan and throw in some shallots to fry. Fry until the shallots is turning crispy then add suji according to servings. Stir-fry for 3 minutes and don't forget to add water to keep the suji moist. Then add pinches of salt according to taste. Add black raisins and stir the whole ingredients. Cover the pan for a minute and viola! It is ready to be served.

You can either served it with slices of banana or smashed nuts.

Good View Restaurant

Few more days to Chinese New Year 2008. Wow...I am already excited! So today I had the chance to accompany HHobbit to his annual CNY school dinner along with his colleagues. This time it is held at Good View Restaurant. The name gave us a hint of what kind of view we to expect --GOOD VIEW hehehe! Since we chose to drive, we got lost in several toll way before getting to our destination.

Sure enough, this restaurant has a spectacular view. It is located at the end of soi Tok and next to it is the well known Chao Phraya river. Wow! This can be a good place for a romantic dinner...

Anyway, after everyone has arrived, we started with the Yu Shang. I didn't get to stir for I was sitting on the far edge of the table (close to the river *_*) and then food started to arrive non-stop. The food we had were a mixture of Thai and Chinese dishes. Most of the food are delicious but some are just average to me. Here are some pictures!

Check out Good View's website here.