Health Drink (Mo Far Kor + Monk Fruit) & Beef For Dinner

It had been raining almost daily for the past week and the weather is very much cooler now.

After having enough of walking, we went to one of our regular coffee shop for breakfast.

One of the helpers gave me the above fruit. It was green when I received it but turnd yellow after 2 days. I was told that this is "mo far kor" in Cantonese, meaning "non-flowering fruit. From the internet, this fruit is from the Calabash tree and is also known as a "miracle fruit" or the Giant Monk Fruit. I was told to boil this fruit with monk fruit and honey dates as a remedy for respiratory problem such as asthma or cough.

The outer shell of the fruit is very hard and I had to crack it open with a hammer. The yellowish pulp is soft and slightly sticky. The pulp will be white if the outer shell is green. The pulp will turn black during cooking.

The seeds are covered with a sticky sac.

This is a dried monk fruit or "loh han kuo" in Cantaonese. You can buy this from any Chinese medicinal shop.

Crack open the fruit with a metal spoon.

Break up the fruit into smaller pieces.

This is the remedy drink after boiling the "mo far kor" and "loh han kuo" for about 3 hours. The drink tastes a bit sweet on its own even though I didn't use any honey dates.

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That evening, we were meeting up with our friends for dinner at Restoran Wing Hoong Lapan at #16, Jalan Centrepoint 1, Off Jalan Tokong.

Hubby ordered his favourite "keong choon ngau", which is beef with ginger and spring onion with rice.

I ordered pork and salted egg porridge while our friends ordered beef porridge which I didn't take any snapshot.

We also ordered a small plate of "keong choon ngau" with rice vermicelli (beehoon) for sharing because our friends wanted to try this. Our friends enjoyed the tender beef slices.

Coincidentally, we passed by this Calabash tree on one of my morning walk.

There were some giant "miracle" fruits hanging from the branches. It was after a morning shower and the raindrops can be seen on the fruit.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

O God, your ways are holy.

Where is there any other as mighty as you?

You are the God of miracles and wondrs!

You still demonstrate your awesome power.

(Psalm 77:13-14, The Living Bible-TLB)

Silky Smooth Tofu Fah & Beefy Dinner In Ipoh Town.

One evening hubby was hungry and he wanted to go for an early dinner. We drove out to town and as we neared the shop where we were supposed to go for dinner, I happened to look sideways and saw that the Tofu fah shop was opened. We have been wanting to try this tofu fah but it was closed the two times we went there.

Hubby made a U-turn and drove over to the shop. We were the last few customers before they close for the day. They have the plain tofu fah and you can request for add-on such as red beans, peanuts & sesame, or grass jelly. They also have plain soy bean milk and black bean milk. 

For our first visit, I ordered the above 2 bowls to share with hubby.

 Tofu fah with ground peanuts and sesame seeds with ginger syrup.

 Tofu fah with red beans with ginger syrup

If you don't like ginger syrup, you can choose palm sugar.

 Customers can sit on the high stool to enjoy the tofu fah or soy bean milk.

 Give your orders to the lady boss.

 Or you can order for take away.

 Kedai Miniman Woong Kee.

Jalan Ali Pitchay, Ipoh (current address).

They will be shifting to their new address soon.

Menu and price

  Business hours from 1 pm to 6 pm.

Off on Wednesday. 

 Relocation notice.

They will be shifting to their new location in 2 months time.

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After the tofu fah, we drove to the nearby Restoran Wing Hoong Lapan, Jalan Yang Kalsom for dinner.

I ordered my favourite - beef porridge.

 Hubby ordered his favourite dish.

Beef with young ginger and spring onions and rice.

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The following photos are for joining Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

 Front of ACS (Anglo Chinese School) Ipoh.

Built in 1910 - Architect CH LaBrooy.

Twin antique enamel jugs (from Tg Tualang Tin Museum).

Linking to Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife,

because she was unable to have children.

The LORD answered Isaac's prayer,

and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

(Genesis 25:21, New Living Translation - NLT)

Beef Porridge And Beef Rice For Dinner At Jalan Yang Kalsom, Ipoh.

I love to eat porridge especially during the hot days. If there is a choice between rice or porridge, I will choose porridge. After a long break, I was thinking of porridge and that particular evening, we were back at Restoran Wing Hoong Lapan, Jalan Yang Kalsom for our dinner. 

As usual I will order porridge and this time, it was beef porridge. We can also order fish, chicken or minced pork porridge.

The porridge consists of very tender beef slices, lettuce strips and deep fried Chinese crullers.

Hubby's dinner - Rice and beef with ginger slices and spring onion.

 And a plate of blanched glass lettuce.

 This is the Lantana Camara flower for "Today's Flowers".. 

Hibiscus flower.

Deep Pink Fragrant Rose.

Peace Lily.

These sunsets photos are for "Skywatch Friday".

Snapped these sunset shots from my house. 

Sunset view & Kledang Hills.

Linking to Today's Flowers & Skywatch Friday.

 As the rain and snow come down from heaven

and stay upon the ground to water the earth,

and cause the grain to grow and to produce seed

for the farmer and bread for the hungry, so also is my word.

I sent it out, and it always produces fruit.

It shall accomplish all I want it to

and prosper everywhere I send it.

You will live in joy and peace.

The mountain and hills, the trees of the field -

all the world around you - will rejoice.

(Isaiah 55:10-12, TLB)

Beef Rice And Beef Porridge For Dinner

For the last few days the air pollutant index over Ipoh has been quite high. The reading had been between 70 to 90 and some areas over 90. The haze is really making us very uncomfortable and tired.

Most evenings we have been cooking simple meals, like soups and drinking lots of water. One evening I didn't have the time to cook, and hubby suggested we go for porridge dinner.

Hubby drove to Jalan Yang Kalsom.

The eatery is opposite the Chinese Methodist Church.   

Restoran Wing Hoong Lapan.   

There were not many customers.

Hubby's dinner - white rice + stir fried beef slices with young ginger & spring onions. He changed his mind about eating porridge.

My dinner - porridge + beef slices, crullers, ginger strips.

2 glasses of cooling drink to cool down the body heat.

(watercress boiled with dried honey dates)
Total cost of dinner + drinks = RM13.00

He who has knowledge restrains and is careful with his words,

And a man of understanding and wisdom has a cool spirit

(self-control, an even temper).

(Proverbs 17:27, AMP)