Scrumptious Dinner At Restoran Fan Chen Mei, Bercham

Recently, hubby's foodie friend recommended a restaurant and we went to try out the food on an evening when I didn't cook. We overheard one of the customer ordering coconut chicken soup and we too wanted to order the same. It has been a long time since we last had this soup. Before we ordered, we were told that their offer item for that day was clam (lala). To qualify for the offer, we have to order 2 other dishes excluding the soups. Since we wanted the soup, we declined the offer and will return to enjoy the offer on another day.

Double steamed coconut chicken soup @ RM6.80 (2 servings). When the soup was brought to our table, we could smell the fragrance of the coconut soup.

Fried soft and silky tofu @ RM13.00, topped with pickled radish & minced pork.

They made their own tofu.

Marmite pork rib @ RM16.00. Nice and tender.

Total cost of dinner: RM38.40.

(including 2 small portion rice + 1 Chinese tea)

Business hours for dine-in: from 2pm to 8pm.

Tuesday is their off day.

Location: 3a, Persiaran Medan Bercham 3,

Taman Bercham Baru, Ipoh.

The next day, we returned to the same restaurant with our friends.

On Friday, their offer item is Tilapia fish.

Steamed Tilapia fish with spicy sauce @ RM16.80.

To qualify for the offer, we ordered the next 2 dishes.

#1 - Stinky beans with minced pork @ RM16.00

#2 - Water spinach (kangkong) with fermented bean curd (fu yue) @ RM7.00

Spicy sour fish maw soup (Foochow style) @ RM13.00

This is enough for 4 people.

We also ordered coconut chicken soup for our friends to try @ RM6.80.

Total cost of dinner for 4 people = RM65.10

(including 4 rice, small portion and drink).

Sunset at 7:06pm

After dinner, we took a short drive around the area.

Sunset at 7:14pm.

Sunset at 7:15pm.

Sunset at 7:22pm.

On our way home, driving on the highway.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Heaven can be entered only through the narrow gate!

The highway to hell is broad and its gate is wide enough

for all the multitudes who choose its easy way.

But the Gateway to Life is small,

and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

(Matthew 7:13-14, The Living Bible-TLB)

Assam Laksa, Cendol, Rojak & Pork Rib Herbal Soup

After our morning walk, we usually stop at one of our regular coffee shops for breakfast. On our walk home, there are a few routes that we will take but there is one route which we will get to see chickens by the roadside or the back lane of their owner's house.

From its size, it looks like this is the most senior of all the roosters. It is very protective of the flock and it makes sure we keep our distance. Sometimes, it will be chasing after the hens.

There are more hens than rooster in this flock.

This hen after being chased by the rooster, flew into this bush and hid herself there.

She tried to hide behind the leaves when I tried to take snapshots of her.

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For lunch, we went over to our friend's house, and from there we drove to Bercham, looking for a small stall that light lunch. This eatery is located in the row of stalls in front of the Bercham Public Bank. It has chap fan, assam laksa, Chinese rojak, ice kacang, cendol, etc.

I ordered a bowl of assam laksa.

Hubby ordered a plate of chap fan (no photo) and a bowl of corn cream on shaved ice dessert.

2 bowls of iced cendol for me and my friend.

A small plate of rojak to share.

Someone walked a short distance away to buy fried chicken, cut into bite pieces.

And a packet of economy fried mixed noodle.

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Hubby had his chap fan for lunch, so he requested for a light dinner.

I boiled herbal soup with a packet of Chinese dried herbs and pork ribs. We both had a bowl of soup each at about 7pm and it lasted till next day's breakfast.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

It is better to eat soup with someone you love

than steak with someone you hate.

(Proverbs 15:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Curry Noodles With Fried Fish At Kam Heng Restaurant, Bercham

This was a Saturday morning and we were getting ready for our breakfast appointment with our friends.

Morning sky at 7:09 am

While waiting for our friends to come pick us, I swept the porch area and watered my plants.

Sunrise at 7:10 am.

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Breakfast at Kam Heng Restaurant, Bercham.

We ordered 4 bowls of Fish Curry Noodles in thick curry broth with long beans and aubergine or eggplant.

We started comparing and showing off the size of the fish fillet in our curry noodles.

Look! Mine is bigger!

Really? I think mine is bigger! Lol!

After eating this bowl of fish curry noodle, we had to skip lunch.

Beautiful flowers in front of the restaurant.

Linking to Garden Affair.

A voice said, "Speak!"

So the man said, "What should I say?"

The voice said, "People are like grass.
Any glory they enjoy is like a wildflower.
When a wind from the LORD blows on them,
the grass dies and the flower falls.
Yes, all people are like grass.
Grass dies and flowers fall,
but the word of our God lasts forever."
(Isaiah 40:6-8, Easy-to-Read Version, ERV)

Breakfast & Coffee Experiences At Bercham Great Wall Kopitiam

Our friends were trying to locate this eatery but couldn't find it on their own. So, Friday morning we took our friends to Bercham Great Wall Kopitiam and there we got to experience three different types of coffee. The first time I was there, I ordered the normal kopi-c kosong. 

We ordered the following food.

2 plates of chee cheong fun (steamed flat rice rolls). The one on the left was with celery and prawns filling. On the right was with celery and bbq pork filling.

The chee cheong fun was garnished with white and black sesame seeds, onion crisps and served with sambal.

Fried rice vermicelli with prawns and egg.

A bowl of noodle with egg and ginger omelette.

Pushing the omelette aside to reveal the meat balls and noodle (yee mee).

Toast with butter and coconut egg jam (kaya).

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The types of coffee available are listed on this board.

Here began our coffee experiences.

Ethiopia Yirga coffee @ RM 8.00.

The coffee together with hot water and brown sugar served on a tray.

Mexican Chiapas coffee @ RM 4.50, served with a cream cracker.

Vietnam coffee @ RM 3.50

Those who have tasted the coffee said it was good. I didn't order any coffee because my tummy was not feeling good that day.

Nice and spacious interior.

Now that my friend know the way to this coffee shop, he can bring his son-in-law who is a coffee lover to this place.

How can men be wise?

The only way to begin is by reverence for God.

For growth in wisdom comes from obeying his laws.

Praise his name forever.

(Psalm 111:10, The Living Bible-TLB)

Breakfast At Bercham Great Wall Kopitiam, Ipoh

Our friends found a coffee shop in Bercham that serves good coffee and good food. After our morning walk, we drove to our friend's house, and then proceeded to Bercham. We are required to write down our names and contact numbers or scan the QR code provided before entering the coffee shop. We found a table that can accommodate 4 people.

Coffee menu

Professional coffee roaster.

This place provides high quality coffee beans.

We have yet to try the different types of coffee.

Toast and kaya jam (coconut spread)

Chee cheong fun or steamed rice flour noodle

So many variety to choose from.

Our friend ordered the simplest version for us to share.

Chee cheong fun with bbq pork.

We ordered from this stall.

They serve fried noodles, braised noodles, noodles in soup and fried rice.

I ordered a bowl of Ginger egg + home made meat balls to try.

The noodle and meat balls covered by the egg and ginger omelette

Have to push aside the egg + ginger omelette to reveal the noodle and meat balls. For extra flavour, we requested for additional Chinese wine.

Bercham Great Wall Kopitiam.

Yellow Hibiscus in front of my house.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Can't you hear the voice of wisdom?

She is standing at the city gates and at every fork in the road,

and at the door of every house.

Listen to what she says: "Listen, men!" she calls.

"How foolish and naive you are! Let me give you understanding.

O foolish ones, let me show you common sense!

(Proverbs 8:1-5, The Living Bible-TLB)