Briyani Buka Puasa

This was a treat - a buka puasa at a restaurant owners house, her restaurant specialises in Briyani. Everything was delicious and even the ochre color of the walls and the emerald green plates added to the experience.

Tangkak Beef Noodles, Kluang

Tangkak Beef Noodles, Kluang

This was good. The broth is delicious. The herbs for it are despatched from the original family operation in Tangkak. The owner has got into the wholesale beef business just so that he can get his hands on the best quality meat (you can tell) - he then sells the remainder at the wet market. Fresh made chilli sauce with a wallop.

★★★★☆

Mee Hoon Kueh

A friend brought me to Yi Bao for lunch, just across the street from Plaza Pelangi. "We always come here' she said before instructing the waitress to bring us the 'usual'.  'Tambah' everything she added. The restaurant was packed with a lunchtime crowd all eating the same thing, always a good sign.

A huge bowl of torn hand made noodle or Mee Hoon Kueh arrived which was immediately visually arresting. The dark green sayur manis, pale pink just cooked pork slices and meatballs, and right in the center the dark brown crisp fried ikan bilis. The flavors were clean but precise- every ingredient that you could see, you could also taste and the contrast of textures from soft noodle to gummy meatball to fibrous vegetable to crispy anchovy was masterful. Then I unearthed yet another ingredient, tucked under, a poached egg. 'Try the chilli' my friend said, 'its good'. It was indeed -the fresh kind with visible pieces of chilli.

I was back again here the following week to have another bowl that was equally flawless. Consistency is another plus to this restaurants strengths. Hooked.

★★★★☆