Saturday 10 October 2015

Craving For Hot Pot Soup

My foodie friends and I met up with our ex-colleagues for lunch on Friday. It has been quite a while since we last had lunch together. It was not a pre-planned but a last minute decision to meet up.

Initially we couldn't decide on where to meet or what to eat. Two of our foodie friends had the craving for hot pot soup and that's how we ended up in Restoran Fong Wei Ge Hot Pot at Jalan Veerasamy (in front of Touch Wedding Studio and near to Pusing Public Seafood Restaurant), Ipoh.
This is my 3rd visit to this restaurant.

On my first visit, I was introduced to the hot pot soup by my ex-colleagues who were there before. We only ordered the hot pot fish soup. None of us were really hungry, but we wanted some piping hot soup and time for chit chatting.

On my second visit, hubby and I brought some friends for dinner.

On our 2nd visit, it was evening and we sat under the open sky. For the first 2 visits, I have totally forgotten about taking the food photos.

The previous night's (Thursday night) heavy downpour has helped to clear some of the haze and we were able to see some white cloud while driving to meet our friends.

While waiting for our food, we occupied ourselves with our hand phones and cameras. Long time no meet, so plenty of exchanging of news!

One for the album and of course for our blog post!

Here comes our soup, with the portable gas stove to keep it piping hot. Waiting for it to boil.

A boiling pot full of edible treasures. The main items - fish head, deep fried bean curd sheets, yam, Chinese cabbage, enoki mushroom, etc. I am sure there were more than these items.
Bitter gourd egg omelette.

Deep fried Nam Yee chicken wings. I like this dish. (Deep fried chicken wings marinated with red fermented bean curd).

Pan fried minced pork with salted fish patty. This dish goes well with white rice or plain porridge. Total cost of lunch inclusive of rice and drinks = MYR 77.60.

A funny looking tree trunk attached with light bulbs. In the evening the lights will up the area or to attract customers.

God's laws are perfect. They protect us, make us wise,
and give us joy and light. God's laws are pure, eternal, just.
(Psalm 19:7-9, New International Version-NIV)

40 comments:

  1. I love chicken wings! Barbecued, roasted or fried, I love them! Your soup looks great and it is so nice having the portable gas stove to keep it hot! :)

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    1. Thank you, Linda. We all love chicken wings. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  2. I love the BBQ chicken wings too... next time I will order that again.. but I think it is so much cheaper to do those at home... hahahaa... Great catching up with you gals again!

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    1. Next time remember to order the chicken wings, very yummy. Of course it is much cheaper doing it at home. I prefer to cook it in the oven, less messy..lol!

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  3. I love those pork minced with salted fish! I surely would need a 2nd helping of rice!

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    1. Angie, just this dish allow will be enough for me.

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  4. The food looks very delicious. I do love hot pot. I haven't had one in a long time. Your group of friends look nice and friendly and a good bunch to have lunch with. I'm so glad you had a break in the haze. I'm sure you are relieved that you can see the sky at last!

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    1. Thank you, Joyful. I am thankful and grateful for my bunch of friends and it is great fun being with them.

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  5. Now you made me miss hot pot too! Haha. Glad the weather is getting better over here.

    As in Kuching, the sky has been rather gloomy for past 2 days.

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    1. Now is the best time to enjoy hot pot before the hot sunny days return. The days are still gloomy here and these few days have been raining.

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  6. That pot of goodness would be nice for a raining & cooling night. Anything with salted fish (fish patty) sure makes an appetising dish. I saw 2 horns on your head, hahaha!!!...trademark of Reana Claire.

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    1. Ha ha...Irene, that is the famous trademark of Reana Claire.

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  7. I loves everything except bitter gourd as i don't eat that, hehe...

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    1. Sharon, when I was young I do not eat bitter gourd but now I love it!

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  8. I see you're still eating well even though I've been gone from Blogger for an extended period. The food looks delicious. I wonder what the bitter gourd taste like.
    Hugs,
    JB

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    1. Welcome back, Julia. I am still enjoying my foodie adventures.

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  9. Glad to hear the weather is getting a little better with the haze disappearing a little. Nice to meet up with friends and enjoy good food together, I am always interested in the different foods, the pork looked interesting.

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    1. Thank God for good weather and friends. Have a beautiful weekend!

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  10. Love the bible verse- looks like a most interesting diner. Not sure about fish heads...but the pork and chicken sound good. Have a great weekend, Nancy!

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    1. Terri, the soup is really delicious with or without the fish head. Have a great weekend too!

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  11. My dear ladies you look great. The restaurant is nice and I love rted colour

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  12. I'm struck by the difference in the sky, with some of that haze washed away.

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    1. Hopefully, with the rainy days the haze will be totally washed away.

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  13. Your edible treasurers are making me hungry altho', do you mind if I pass on the fish head?!
    Have a lovely day.
    Wren x

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    1. Lol! For those who do not like fish head, it is possible to change to fish meat only. Have a lovely day too!

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  14. nice and colorful decor at the restaurant. glad you had fun.

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  15. Nancy, I do enjoy a good hot pot once in a while, I see that the accompanying side dishes are very yummy too!

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    1. Yes, they are very yummy and we enjoyed the brunch very much.

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  16. Good to chit chat while drinking hot soup. Chit chatting warms the heart and the soup warms the stomach.

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    1. Mun, you said it so right. What a comfortable feeling, warm hearts and stomachs.

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  17. Most people would be happy with the hotpot. You people added so much other food hehe.

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    1. Stacy, we only ordered the basic hot pot, we didn't add any extra items to the hot pot because we wanted to add other side dishes for our lunch.

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    2. Nancy, I meant add so much of side dishes!

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    3. Ha ha..Stacy. I think this is a set order, the side dishes are included in the set. Have a lovely day, Stacy!

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  18. Chicken wings look great! I like them spicy hot.
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    1. Thank you and I like them spicy hot too. Added oomph!

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