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June 28, 2015

非常道地的合艾猪肉粥



嗨,我又回来了,打算把合艾的行程都统统分享完,反正就剩那几篇而已。在合艾找吃对我这个吃货来说根本不是个问题,当然也要感谢网路的发达让我们事半功倍咯。其实如果你们对食物没那么挑,我想从旅店出来看到能吃的都可以是你们的早午晚餐(好不好吃是其次),再不然就是在旅店解决了早餐也行(当然也要看旅店本身有这项服务没)。在合艾最受游客欢迎的莫过于好运点心肉骨茶了,人真的多到我看了都会崩溃,个人觉得它的食物还好而已,没好吃到再让我去拜访。上网找了很久,终于让我找到了非常道地的早餐,而且都是道地的人都会去的。
那是一间咖啡店,我也不懂店名是什么;你就跟tuk tuk司机说你要去Ambassador Hotel,而那间咖啡店就在旅店的对面,最靠近街头那一间就对了。人不是很多,都是道地的居民,我们第一次去的时候根本不能跟老板他们沟通,只好比手划脚的对这照片说我们要的是什么,今年我们去的时候我们已经会简单的福建话了,超棒的!我想开始有很多游客都到哪吃东西吧。那边除了有比较出名的猪肉粥,还有别档的食物,但我们都选择了粥。如果我没猜错的话,那肉粥档的营业时间是泰钟6点到1点。
我们点了两份不一样的粥,一份是皮蛋粥,一份是猪肉粥,也包括了一份炸油条。皮蛋粥里头也有些猪肉粒,比较特别的是猪肉粥还加了一颗生蛋黄;对我来说加生蛋黄还蛮特别的,因为我没吃过,本来还担心味道会怪怪的,但出乎意料的好吃啊!因为粥是烧的,在你搅拌蛋黄和粥时,那蛋黄慢慢的也熟了一半,吃起来就很有家的感觉。他的猪肉粒应该是有腌过,完全没有那些腥味,蛮好吃的。具体的价格我忘记了,我想我们俩在那吃的不超过150泰铢吧,很便宜啦。
我们点的冰奶茶是在我们吃到一半的时候才送来的,我们觉得很奇怪为什么点了饮料这么久老板都没送来,问了他,他就一直回我们泰语;过后才弄懂原来老板说的是:冰还没送来,要我们等一会。在我们等的当儿,雨开始下了,而且没有停的迹象,早餐后,我们在哪等了半小时,雨也没停。我们只好拿着小雨伞截tuk tuk去Big C逛街,过后的一整天都一直下雨,我们都只好在室内,有点小遗憾的说。


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好热的天气啊!




June 14, 2015

Curry House CoCo Ichibanya . Queensbay Mall



It's quite hard for me to look for a dine-in restaurant in Queensbay Mall, I always tend to have my meal in the same old restaurant that tickle my tastebuds a lot. Nowadays I also seldom tryout new restaurants that blooming in the mall as I'm not in the mood I guess. Until one of my colleague share with us that there is a newly opened curry house at Queenstreet, and it's Japanese curry. I remember I once passed by the restaurant, but I didn't bother to have a look at it; I just recall this when my colleague told me the existence of CoCo Ichibanya. I went there to have a try right after the talk, and went again two weeks later after my first try.
It was full house on the first time we went, the friendly receptionist (yes they do have one standing right in front of the restaurant to manage the crowd) gave us a piece of paper with number on it, she will let you know whenever there are empty seats in the restaurant, according to the number of course. The restaurant ain't big and the seating are limited per table, so if you come here with a big group, I think you guys need to split into two groups. 
While waiting to be seated, menus are provided so that you can have a thought what to order later on. There is a guide for you on how to order their curry rice, with the flexibility, you can select the quantity of rice, level of spiciness and also the additional curry sauce according to your like. They do serve plain curry with rice (RM15), so that you can topped up with your choice of toppings.
The radish pickle is the must have complement for curry rice, I found it quite tasty together with the curry sauce, BenDan don't really like it tho. If you feel that the spiciness of your choice is not up to your expectation, a bottle of chili powder is available for you to top up. Their service is so good that I can't help myself not to filled in the questionnaire and give them a 5 star rate.
Seafood Omelette Curry | RM26
Pork Cutlet Omelette Curry | RM26
These are what we ordered on the first visit. We chose the spiciness Level 1 and I feel that it's more than enough, after-all the Japanese curry should taste with a little bit of sweetness. I think the chef just sprinkle the same chili powder that you can find on your table to spice up the curry, this is why I somehow feel quite thirsty after the meal. Oh yeah, we didn't order any drinks as warm/cold water is free of charge and refillable. I tried Japanese curry before, but this is way more heavenly than the one I tried, the curry sauce given is in generous amount but we manage to finish it all. The seafood (prawns, clams and squids) given are fresh and the pork cutlet is in hefty portion. The price is slightly at the high side but it's worth with the satisfying portion.
Scrambled Egg Curry | RM 18 topped with Shrimp Cutlet | RM6
Scrambled Egg Curry | RM18 topped with Salmon Creme Croquette | RM6
And these are what we ordered on the second visit. We wanted the plain omelette curry rice and topped with dish of our choice, too bad they only served scramble egg curry (which the runny omelette egg does not wrap on the rice). The curry sauce is lesser with only half plate full, which is not enough for me (topped up is available but I feel that RM6 to top up the sauce is quite pricey, the same price can buy me another topping!). The shrimp cutlet is good, you can get the shrimp taste but I feel that it's too similar with the pork cutlet. I personally like the salmon creme croquette more, the creme in the croquette mixed well with the curry taste. I chose the same spiciness Level 1 this time while BenDan had his original flavor, the Level 1 seems to be more spicy compare to the one I had one first time, the consistency of spiciness is needed. I think I'll just have the original flavor next time, yeah I'll go back for more!
If you spent more than RM50 in single receipt, Coco Ichibanya is giving out free made in Thailand Matcha Latte; this promotion is only valid until month of July. This Matcha Latte taste good if you have it in cold, you will find the taste quite weird if you didn't drink it in cold. The Matcha Latte is also available in their beverage menu, you still can have it here if the promotion ended.


Location
Lot 3F-22, Queensbay Mall, 100 Persiaran Bayan Indah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Business Hours
10.30am - 10pm (Daily)

Contact Number
Not available


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Moolah, Moolah please grow up faster. Tee-hee.