2020 Covid-19 Lockdown Home Cooked Menu

2020 - What a year! We finally did it despite all the unprecedented challenges that faced by all of us during this tough year. Yes, here we are at the last day of 2020. Dine in experience has been removed during 3 quarters of this year due to Covid-19 restriction. Facebook was suddenly swamped with photos of home cooked food from all corners of the world. Everyone suddenly discovered the hidden chef in them. I have experimented a few dishes myself as follow:

Chicken Mushroom Noodle Soup

Chicken Varuval

Fajita Salad

Steamed Ginger Chicken

Grille Lamb Chop

Mee Goreng

Mutton Soup

Oriental Chicken Chop

Tit Kwang Coffee Shop

Featured by Jason Yeoh (阿贤) on Astro TV, Kedai Kopi (or Coffee Shop) Tit Kwang is located at 1 Jalan Siakap, Taman Bagan Serai, Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia; about one hour drive from Penang Island.

The shop occupies the corner lot of a row of shophouses. Parking is available along the street. 

The front stall is selling economy rice. The menu is different everyday depends on what the local fishermen catch that morning.

Poster displayed proudly to inform that the premise has been endorsed and recommended by Jason Yeoh.

We arrived around noon that day which is considered late for that place as these are the only Dim Sum left.

All the Dim Sum are hand made in a kitchen located at the back of the shop.

There is also a stall selling variety of noodle.

This is the kitchen at the back where the Dim Sum are made early in the morning everyday.

Best Penang Char Koay Teow In Melbourne

Have tried many places in Melbourne claiming they serve Penang Char Koay Teow. Most don't meet our expectation until Lulu Char Koay Teow came into the picture one year ago. First tried them when they were still in a food court. Now they finally have their own premise in the famous Hardware Lane right in the centre of Melbourne.

We parked our car on the street about 200 Meyers away. As soon as we walked across the street, I picked up a familiar smell coming from the direction we are heading. The fragrantly burnt smell that we all crave for. The smell has already ticked the box even before we start eating it!

It was Christmas Day, most of the shops were closed except Lulu. Long queue started building up when we arrived.

The width of the noodle is specially ordered by the owner to make its texture as close as the Penang's version as possible. It was served on a banana leaf. Three large prawns on top. 

Finished up with a cup of Malaysian coffee, perfect!

Cheap Cheap Lobster!

Lobster prices are falling all across Australia thanks to the tension between China and the lucky country. Prices are now down as much as 50% of its peak when times are good!

Perfect idea to have Lobster to celebrate this Christmas!!

How to Make Crispy Noodle

Heat up cooking oil in the wok. Dip a chopstick into the oil to test its temperature, if you see bubble around the chopstick then the oil is hot enough.

Throw in the egg noodle into the boiling hot oil. Spread it around with a chopstick.

Melbourne Chinatown

First time back to the city after 111 days of hard Stage 4 Lockdown in Melbourne. Went to one of our favourite restaurant in town to satisfy our craving for claypot stewed lamb.

The iconic Chinese Gateway at Melbourne Chinatown

The walk of fame - famous celebrities that have visited this place.

Jackie Chan visited in 1996!

Tavia Yeung Yi of TVB with the restaurant owner.

Stewed Lamb in Claypot

Walked past an interesting restaurant with nice candle lit lantern on the upper floor.

Santa made a surprise visit in a reindeer vehicle along Chinatown in Melbourne.

Jonker Street In Melbourne

Malacca's renowned Jonker Street is found in the suburb of Doncaster in Melbourne. The Malaysian coffee there is as authentic as those in Malaysia.

Oriental Chicken Chop Rice. Deep fried chicken wings with salted egg sauce.

Fish Head Noodle Soup

Ice Bandung

Very authentic Malaysian coffee!

Soup Restaurant at Jewel Changi Airport - 三盅两件

 

Their signature dish - Samsui Chicken 三水鸡 ~ $19.90 MUST TRY!!! 

Homemade Tofu - Deep fried crispy skin tofu sitting on soya sause ~ $11.90

Crispy fish skin and peanut as appetizer - $5.00 + $2.50

Claypot Vegetable Soup - $12.90

Singapore Lau Pa Sat

 

This busy street in Downtown Core of Central Singapore is closed off vehicle traffic everyday after office hours and being converted into an outdoor seating area for the street hawker stalls that spilled out from the heritage Lau Pa Sat building.

Customers are spoilt for choices as there are no less than 5 stalls in a row selling the irresistible Malay Satay!

Chicken & beef satay.

Grille Stingray

Singapore Hokkien Mee