Dinner At Restoran Kok Thai (Tasek), Ipoh.

When it comes to eating out night, the question we asked is "where to eat or what to eat?" For the recent eating out night, we didn't have a chance to ask the question. "where to eat or what to eat?" because he had decided on a place. 

It started to drizzle when we were on our way to the Restoran Kok Thai (Tasek). When we got inside, the rain started to pour and was raining cats and dogs with strong wind blowing. Thank God, we were safely seated in the restaurant, watching the wind and the heavy rain through the glass wall.

Just as we were starting to feel the chill of the air-conditioner blowing down on us, our dinner was served. We ordered the following for 4 people.

3 cups Chicken in a clay pot @ MYR 34.

(chicken cooked in 3 cups of different sauces)

 Steamed minced pork, tofu and 2 eggs @ MYR 22.

 Stir fried 4 combination vegetables @ MYR 18.

(long beans, ladies fingers, purple eggplant or brinjals & sweet peas)

 At the end of the dinner, we were served this complimentary sweet dessert.

We each had a bowl of warm soy bean curd.

Total cost of dinner including rice, water, GST = MYR 82.40

 The day started with this sunrise captured at the recreational park.

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Dear, dear Corinthians,

I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life.

We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you.

Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way.

I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection.

Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!

(2 Corinthians 6:11-13, The Message-MSG)

Dinner At A New Place Called Kopitiam 1 Curve.

Last Friday, I had lunch with friends at Restoran Yum Yum and we had a satisfying lunch. You can click here to visit the post. I came straight home after lunch because I had something to do. I was just settling down to finish what I needed to do when I took out my hand phone to check for any new messages.

I had a voice message from a friend wanting to know whether we were able to join them for dinner that evening. Before I could confirm with this friend, she had already called hubby to confirm. Our friends had a new place to introduce to us and it is Kopitiam 1 Curve.

Steamed Red Tilapia with savoury sauce. Every place has their unique sauce and this one is also very flavourful too.

Deep fried pork marinated with red fermented bean curd (lam yee). Chili sauce for dipping.

Volcano Eggs - Fried eggs topped with sweet sour minced pork sauce. Children would love this dish.

Tender potato leaves stir fried with salted fermented bean curd (foo yee).

All the above dishes are very appetizing and great for eating with white rice.

Cost of dinner for 4 people including 4 small portion rice,

MYR 59.00 (approx. 13.75 USD)

Kopitiam 1 Curve, a few shop away from Restoran Huang Tin,

Lengkok Desa Rishah 1, Desa Rishah, Ipoh.

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These orchids belonged to my friend's neighbour.

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Home Cooked Dinner @ O Cafe, Canning Garden, Ipoh

I have heard and even read about this place that serves home cooked meals in Canning Garden but I have not been there even once. Recently, a friend mentioned it again and suggested that we should go there for our next fellowship meeting. According to my friend and what I have read, this place is famous for its confinement dishes e.g. chicken in rice wine and pork trotter in rice vinegar. These two dishes always seem to get my attention every time without fail.

So last Saturday evening, we decided to go to this place which is called O Cafe.  I have passed by this place a few times and I have no idea that it is a cafe! The reason is that it is like any ordinary single-storey house and there is no significant signboard showing that it is a cafe.  The only thing to look out for is a big figure 2.

The place is very homely and when we were seated, we were given the menu to choose our food. We ordered the following dishes.

Chicken rice wine - chicken cooked with crunchy wood ear fungus, coarsely pounded ginger and rice wine. This dish is really delicious and I finished off every drop of the soup.

Braised Pork Belly with salted fish, very appetizing with rice.

I have forgotten the name of this Minced Pork dish.

A plate of veggie.

3 plates of Healthy rice (small portion).
Total cost of dinner for 3 people MYR 45.60
(incl. 3 glasses of plain water)

Photo of wall on my right.

Photo taken from where we were seated.

Matches framed up on the wall facing me.
Address: O Cafe, No. 2, Jalan Raja Kam, Taman Canning, Ipoh.

Many curry favour with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
(Proverbs 19:6, New International Version-NIV)