by GenYong

Morning everyone here, if you're a chinese you sure know today is what festival going on. Anyway, Let me explain to you what you celebrate today. Actually Dong Zhi is a festival which directly translate means 'Winter Coming'. It's the last festival of the year and before Chinese New Year. Usually people will make 'Tang Yuan' (汤圆) on the eve of Dong Zhi. 'Tang Yuan' which mean a little glutinous rice ball.
In traditional, my grandma told me that while children ate one 'TangYuan' they will elder 1 year old.

Just now about 10.00am in the morning I woke up and after did praying to ancestral, I ate one small bowl of Tang Yuan. My grandma used Tang Yuan to pray for GOD! Last night, we did the glutinous balls until midnight 12.00am! In total we did for four colours which means four seasons in whole year. I don't know which colour represent what... XD!

This is an annual festival event celebrated by Chinese. Some of them said 冬至大过年. So this festival it just seems like another Chinese New Year. My grandma later will cook something like Reunion Dinner. So now I ate the Tang Yuan and that means I grow elder! XD.

So have you eaten? Happy Dong Zhi yo~! 冬至快乐！

by 阿启

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Air Itam, Cafe, Farlim, Kopitiam, Penang Food, Restaurant

小二咖啡店 @ 發林陽光購物廣場底楼

今天将要为大家介绍的一间餐厅，位于發林陽光購物廣場底楼的小二咖啡店。店里的摆放来得简单，但却呈现出一种复古的设计风格。

菜单的设计也展现了复古的感觉。

今天也不介绍太多，只是介绍平时在此餐厅点的饮料和食物。

蜜糖柠檬汁

甘蔗水

特制酱料鱼片饭『赞』

特点：鱼片虽然只有四五片，但鱼片本身却很Q，而且和特制酱料搭配在一起简直是绝配，带出了一些酸甜的口味，保证让你吃了一口接一口。

炸鸡椰浆饭

特点：用料实在，而特别的是在那炸鸡，外皮酥脆。

出前一丁鸡香肠加蛋

特点：三分钟面线，一条香肠，一颗蛋和和两根小白菜。简单的搭配和配料看起来不怎么吸引，但你错了！特别之处却是在汤头，味道我也讲不出，因为时隔多天了。大家就去尝试简单而不一样的吃法。

起司鸡火腿三文治『必点』

特点：简单的做法，但是口感吃起来却不腻。香脆的外皮咬在口中，浓浓的起司从面包流出到嘴中，简直是人间享受。

在下午三点至六点，以下的厚土司就会买一块钱，所以我提议想省钱的朋友不妨在以上的实现亲临小二。以下的就不多介绍，大家自己去尝尝吧。

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蒜蓉奶油厚土司

美食小玩家| aQi

小二咖啡店

by GenYong

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Kopitiam, Lunch, Noodles, Sungai Ara

Fried Foods @ Sungai Ara Kopitiam

If you live at southwest area of Penang Island, you will also find some places to eat. Mostly peoples will find Sungai Nibong, Bayan Baru, Relau or Sungai Ara. Today I want to recommend you a kopitiam which located opposite Sungai Ara Police Station.

Actually this might be the popular kopitiam at night. But do you go before in afternoon? Actually the location is same but just different peoples operate. Anyway, what's the popular meal in their list was the "Sour Spicy Soup" which contained of a lot of tomatoes and spicy item inside. It might make you fresh after ate! If you can't eat spice, you might be sweat on head...

Next, we had also a plate of Hokkien Fried. This plate of meal suit everyone included children. My little cousin Keegan also like this meal very much. Actually it worths at the price, the ingredients were match with the noodles that provided. The taste not bad, I like it!

Then, we also ordered a plate of fried rice. I damn like the fried rice which gave me a good taste on it... The different style of cooking and the ingredients put inside were suit the plate of meal. You can feel that most of the meals they will put the fried fish pieces. I love that very much!

In this plate of fried bihun, you can see that two big prawn were in the photos. That's why I say this meal is worth it. Besides that, they also put a lot of bihun going to fried with the special sauce. The good maintaining of gas fire produce out the good cooking... I really admired at the chef who able to handle his fire.

Anyway, if you live Sungai Ara or pass by Sungai Ara, you should take a try.

The shop is operate starts from 9am until 3pm.

Open daily except Tuesday.

I rate it for 9/10...

Refer to below for the location map!

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by GenYong

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Breakfast, DimSum, Kopitiam, Restaurant, Sungai Dua

Dim Sum @ Maxim Restaurant, Sg Dua

Hey guys,

I am GenYong here to make my first post after the food blog combined together. Anyway, now let me post up some photos of Dim Sum which I ate at the Maxim's Restaurant. It's located at Sg Dua which called Taman Pekaka(near Penang Tesco Extra).

I loves the crunchy yam. This dish was made by the yam which fried with some meats to make it tasty. Then the chef used some flour to cover the surface and fried until crunchy... Rate 8/10

Most of the people called Chai Tao Kuey, which direct translate become carrot cake... XD! I have no idea English called what in this dish. In which restaurant you are, you sure will order this plate of Chai Tao Kuey and eat together with the mayonnaise. Tasty.... 8/10

The Siu Mai which pronounced in cantonese. I love this since I was small! This restaurant used the special machine to make those Siu Mai steamed until soft and tasty. I like the softness and I can feel a bit Q when ate it.

Small cabin baos.. Although it's not a popular restaurant in here but I think it taste not bad. It can be fight with the Dragon-i where popular for small cabin baos...

A plate of Chee Cheong Fun which steamed with the sauce. It's not like the normal sauce which feel sticky.. I love the soup and the Chee Cheong Fun was steamed until soft. When you touch it, you will accidentally break it...

The prawn fried... I don't know how to explain! It mixed with mayonnaise will be tasty. 8/10

As you can see there were a lot of SiuMai which we had ordered. Actually everything was same just the colour different. I have no idea why they put colourful, maybe attract the customers? Anyway, we still ordered a dish seems like SiuMai which contain of small piece of abalone. By the way, I don't think it's real! XD...

The Maxim's Restaurant located at:

Venue: Sg Dua Taman Pekaka(Bangunan Lip Sin)

Operate Time: Early in the morning until noon

Prices: See you order what!

Here is the map to guide after you!

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Posted by GenYong 26.11.2009