Ulang Kelantan Cuisine @Bandar Puteri,Puchong

Demona and I pop by this interesting but strangely quiet restaurant in the new developed area of Bandar Puteri, Puchong.

The restaurant could sit more than 100 pax but it was often empty whenever we drove past that shop.
Not to be fooled by the mild reception it received, the food served was particularly, fingerlicking-yummiliciously good!
Nasi Kerabu Ayam: We shared a plate of Nasi Kerabu, a Kelantan rice dish where,fragrant brown/ginger rice was served with assorted fresh vegetables slice. Onion, Cabbage, Tougeh, Timun, Keropok, and some dried, crunchy vege-like brown bits that i am not sure what it is. This dish sure tasted good when you mixed them all up and it is very alike to Haika Clan's Thunder Tea Rice. Except this comes with a crunchy Ayam Goreng Rempah! ( Spiced Fried Chicken )


The bill: Pretty ok for 2 pax. We were stuffed!

pedesclaux

From Decanter Magazine:
Pedesclaux 2005 has been the subject of fevered speculation on both internet message boards and merchants' order lists. The wine was one of three (along with Mouton and Pichon) to garner an automatic 5-star award (averaging a score of over 18.5/20 from all tasters) without the need for re-tasting

"A deep red/black colour with a little fade at the rim. On the nose it is strong and serious with intense cassis and black olive aromas. Powerful and strapping with impressive concentration of black fruit. Rich and sweet, so much so that the tannins are more than matched by the considerable fruit. Dense and finely balanced. Big, yet no hard edges and this can be drunk early or kept for 10 years +."
18.5/20, Stephen Browett, Farr Vintners

Dogma's Review:

A little tight on the nose. Slight saw dust, strong cassis and black fruit note on the nose. On the palate, it is tightly wounded with a good concentration of blackcurrant and licorice. Pretty silky and smooth. Slight bitter sweet note in the end. Leave it in the cellar for a good 5 years to taste it again.

Fisho Fish Spa + Village Park Tar Pao

Fish spa has been quite A HIT in KL lately with many such outlet sprung out at almost every other outlet. Infact, i had even seen one make shift fish spa at Sri Petaling Carrefour hypermarket. On a lazy sunday afternoon, I brought Demona for a soul and skin cleansing session at Fishio Fish Spa near SUnway Pyramid.


Fishy wishy nibbling Dogma's paw. They jsut love the juicy + salty Ape Fingers. The nibbling sensation was pretty pricklish and interesting. But the hype just faded away after 15minutes.
First, there was lack of fishy entertaining Demona's paw........
But it all changed after Demona wiped her toe with..................................
Village Park Nasi Lemak ( Beef Rendang + Fried Chicken Kelantan Style)

Pringles Extreme Screamin Dill Pickle

popped this lil green monster over our usual movie marathon.
Sourish, salty, with prickly tinge on the palate.
Not exactly to my liking as i'm pretty hooked to Kettles Honey DIjon.
The pringles cuts are more of a pre-mixed mashed potatoes molded into chips shape. Not exactly natural when biting into it.

Early dinner for the lack-of-good-Indian-food-drained-Demona@Rajoos, Gasing PJ

Demona: Being away from home, made me into a-deprived-of-good-olde':

a) chutney pedas
b) fried bittergourd
c) ayam goreng dada potong
d) thosai telur
e) nescafe ais kurang manis
f) kari ayam
g) mutton varuval

indian food. When Dogma picked me up from the coach in KL, my facial expression showed it all.

Dogma: "Aiks! Ok ok... we go makan indian food k!"
Zombified Demona: "YES.............................."
Dogma: " *Yikes!* Rajoos.. OK?"
Zombified Demona: "YES.............................."

Demona: Along the way back to Puchong, we stopped by Rajoos for an early dinner. (We do not usually eat early, but I was craving for Indian food, and we bought chippies, beer, wine for our late night movie marathon later... so it was good that we ate early, to have tummy space for later).

Anyway, back to the post. Rajoos also screams 'FRESHNESS!" alongside Kanna, who also screams similar taglines of having cooked fresh, rather than pre cooked dishes. You could see all the fresh sea food lying around each compartments. One thing to watch out for Indian makan areas is that their seafood dishes cost a bomb!

Demona: Another proof of freshness! And oh yea.. proof of high cholesterol, high calories, high whatever that's bad to your health which you could think of too. Dogma and I agreed that we would jog a few rounds after dinner, to make ourselves feel a lil' healthy, MENTALLY.

Demona: Yet, another proof of its freshness.
Ah Neh! Your hands clean bo?

Demona: One person's portion of fried chicken sure seemed alot! We could taste the freshness alright, crunchy and flavourful but still preferred the fried chicken at Paandi's in Seksyen 11, nearby UH.

Demona: Dogma ordered roti kosong, while I took my craved dose of thosai telur. We enjoyed the gravies so much! Especially, the chutneys and the thickened, creamy dhall. If Rajoos had more customers like ourselves who practically drink gravies, they may consider charging gravies next time! Haha, joking.

A pleasant end for the deeply deprived of Indian Food, Demona.
If Dogma had took a picture of my face after that meal, you could see my small lil' pair of oriental eyes, squinted to their maximum potential and a gleam as wide as it could get.

PUASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS......! (satisfied)