Teochew Porridge At Restoran Hup Kie, Ipoh

Just before I started preparing this post, I did a check on the calendar. Today is the 230th day since the MCO or movement control order was initiated by our government. 

We were interested to try this new place when we first saw it posted on a social media. The chance to do so finally came and we met at Restoran Hup Kie last Tuesday for lunch. Since we wanted to eat Teochew porridge, we asked for recommendation from the one who attended to us. With his help, we ordered the following dishes for 3 people.

Appetizer - soft braised peanuts.

Appetizing crispy dried prawns with pickled sweet sour onions.

We started with 3 bowls of plain watery rice porridge.

Crunchy deep fried salted pork belly.

Deep fried "salted cooked fish", taste great with calamansi juice.

We added 1 bowl of rice and 1 bowl of porridge to share.

Braised pork belly, hard boil eggs, tofu, pork ears & innards.

Even though we over ordered for 3 people, we managed to finished all the food. The total bill came to about RM60+. Hope to return to try other dishes.

So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns

as to whether someone is a good servant or not.

When the Lord comes, he will turn on the light so that everyone can

see exactly what each one of us is really like, deep down in our hearts.

Then everyone will know why we have been doing the Lord's work.

At that time God will give to each one whatever praise is coming to him.

(1 Corinthians 4:5, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner With Foodie Friends At Restaurant Mandarin Kitchen, Ipoh

Our last dinner get together with these foodie friends was just before the Movement Control Order was implemented. For almost 6 months, we have been very good keeping to our physical distancing. Finally, we decided that we have waited long enough and it was time for another get together.

The dinner get together was held last week and there were only 8 of us. In keeping with the MCO SOP requirements, the biggest table can only accommodate 8 people. We ordered the following dishes and while waiting for dinner to be served, we had a wonderful time of catching up with one another.

Poached chicken (half a chicken) with a very unique sauce.

Fish curry with assorted vegetables.

Very flavourful and different version tong po yoke.

Silky soft tofu with pumpkin sauce.

Baby French beans with salted egg yolk.

Not the dry version we usually come across.

Sweet potato leaves which turned out to be fibrous.

All dishes were swept clean except for this single dish.

The total cost of dinner came to about RM 160.

It was a wonderful evening and everyone enjoyed the dinner.

Thanks for the sweet fellowship and much laughter.

Our friends are already planning for the next dinner get together.

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Upon reaching home, there was a beautiful moon shinning brightly over us.

I quickly took out my phone to take this snapshot.

This was taken with hubby's phone.

One more snapshot with hubby's phone.

A beautiful evening with a full moon shining over us.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

When I look up into the night skies and see the work of your fingers

- the moon and the stars you have made -

I cannot understand how you can bother with mere puny man,

to pay any attention to him!

And yet you have made him only a little lower than the angels

and placed a crown of glory and honor upon his head.

(Psalm 8:3-5, The Living Bible-TLB)

Fish Noodles, Porridge & Homemade Salted Chicken Eggs

We woke up early in the morning to hear the drizzling rain outside. The heavy downpour the previous evening had continued until the next morning. It finally stopped at about 6:30 am. 

Morning sky after the drizzling rain at 7:13 am.

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Breakfast

We found out that our regular fish noodle stall is opened for business.

Hubby went out to buy 1 pax of fish noodle @ RM 8.50 and a few pieces of stuffed bean curd sheet. From the container, I transferred the fish noodles into 2 bowls. There were altogether 7 pieces of thick fish slices, 1 piece fish cake and lots of veggie (Chinese cabbage) and generous amount of Shaoxing wine in the soup.

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We went to the supermarket to buy some fresh green vegetables and mangoes. Returned home to boil rice porridge.

We had papaya while waiting for the porridge to cook.

Plain rice porridge with Hakka braised pork belly with wood fungus and pickled lettuce.

Hakka braised pork belly with wood fungus.

Reheated the 2nd portion that was kept in the fridge.

I opened a can of pickled lettuce (Narcissus brand).

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My mom used to make salted duck eggs. The duck eggs were from the ducks she reared behind the house. I don't have duck eggs, so I am using chicken eggs to make salted eggs.

I washed and dried 18 chicken eggs.

Meanwhile I boiled 1.5 cups of coarse salt, star anise, peppercorns with 6 cups of water until salt dissolved and let it cool completely. Some recipes use Shaoxing wine so I also add in some.

I arranged the eggs in a glass container and pour the cooled salt water over the eggs. The eggs are not fully submerged in water. The glass container's mouth is too small for me to place something to hold the eggs down, so I will have to occasionally push the eggs into the salt water. After 30 days, I will take out 1 egg to see how it turns out.

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Dinner

Simple dinner with 2nd portion of fish curry and leftover braised pork belly.

Delicious fish curry with assorted vegetables.

Sunset Bells from my garden.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World

He formed the mountains by his mighty strength.

He quiets the raging oceans and all the world's clamor.

In the farthest corners of the earth

the glorious acts of God shall startle everyone.

The dawn and sunset shout for joy!

(Psalm 65:6-8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Fish Curry In Claypot At Restoran Mun Ji, Menglembu

For the past few days I wasn't sleeping well because of a numbing pain of one of my tooth. I thought it was due to an over sensitive tooth. This morning the pain was bad and finally went to the dentist to have it extracted. I am now back home resting and the numbness caused by the injection is slowly going off. Meanwhile I am now writing this post. This is one of our Friday's dinner outings with friends.

Lovely sunrise with a tinge of pink.

Harvest from my garden. Some long okras, red okras, 1 bitter gourd and a few long beans. Not much as most of the plants are past their fruiting time.

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Our dinner at Restoran Mun Ji in Menglembu.

As usual, we ordered fish curry in claypot.

This is a must whenever we dine here.

Chinese spinach (yeen choy) with 3 types of eggs.

(chicken egg, salted egg and century egg)

Dong Po Yoke or (Braised Pork Belly)

The braised pork belly is served with fried mantou (plain bun).

Four fried buns for 4 people.

The buns are for dipping into the braised pork belly gravy.

Pink balsam flowers outside the restaurant.

I have been wanting to take a shot of my own shadow.

I finally remember to take one on one of my morning walk.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

How precious is your constant love, O God!

All humanity takes refuge in the shadow of your wings.

(Psalm 36:7, The Living Bible-TLB)

Heavy Brunch In Penang

On short notice, my friend invited me to join them for a 1 day trip to Penang. Since I have nothing on that day, I accepted the invitation. It was a leisure drive and we reached Penang about 11:00 am. We were looking forward to our first meal i.e. brunch as we were very hungry by then since we didn't take any breakfast.

 A plate of chee cheong fun Penang style with hae ko or shrimp paste. This version is more on the sweet side compare to what we have in Ipoh.

Penang white curry noodle served with extra spicy curry paste in spoon for extra heat.

 Penang char koay teow

 Braised pork leg, tofu, eggs and blanched vegetable.

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After brunch, we bought some Nyonya kueh and glutinous rice dumplings to take home.

 Then, we crossed the 2nd Penang bridge back to the mainland and headed towards the newly opened Ikea shopping mall. For most part of the journey back to Ipoh, it was raining heavily. Thank God for journey mercy.
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 Breakfast and lunch the next day.

Savoury glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaf from Penang for breakfast.

Glutinous rice with dried prawns and grated coconut spicy filling

Penang glutinous rice dumpling.

Hubby and I shared this dumpling for lunch.

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The following photos are for joining Saturday's Critters.

 This white goose seemed to be very interested in the visitors at the strawberry farm in Cameron Highlands.

White goose with its beautiful white feathers.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness with be your shield and rampart.

(Psalm 91:4, New International Version-NIV)

Dinner At Restoran Mun Ji (New Location), Menglembu.

It was a Sunday. When I unlocked the gate to go out for breakfast and church, I had to take out my smartphone to snap some sunrise shots.  

 #1 - Sunrise at 7:23 am.

 #2 at 7:27 am.

 #3 - The sun rising from behind the cloud

 #4 - 7:31 am.

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Hubby wanted to eat fish head curry at Restoran Mun Ji in Menglembu. Reached there to find the shop closed. Disappointed, we have to go to another place. As we slowed down at the road juction, I happened to glance left and I saw the familiar "Mun Ji" on a signboard a short distance away.

To our delight this is the same Restoran Mun Ji which has recently shifted into this premise.

Customers can now enjoy their dinner in this air-con place.

This new place is smaller compared to the previous one.

We ordered the following dishes for our dinner.

Fish head curry in a clay pot.

Green Amaranth veggie cooked in superior soup with 3 types of eggs.

(salted egg, century egg & fresh chicken eggs)

Dong Po Yoke (braised pork belly)

Fried mantou (buns).

There were 4 of us, 1 person got to eat 1 mantau.

These were served together.

Nice to dip the mantau into the grave before eating.

This was a very satisfying dinner for 4 people.

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The following pictures are for joining Saturday's Critters.

Rooster

These are free range chickens found at one corner of the park.

Male and female

Stretching out his wings.

Another pair of chickens.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

With him were all the various kinds of animals

- those for eating and sacrifice,

and those that were not, and the birds and reptiles.

They came into the boat in pairs, male and female,

Just as God commanded Noah.

(Genesis 7:8-9, The Living Bible-TLB)