Everyday Food I Love

Chinese New Year reunion dinner, this annual affair often comes with the expectation of a whole feast at the table, but we are not the one that will slave over the stoves at home, defininitely a no no with our new outfits. To make things simpler this year, I recommend ordering a set menu from our favourite Hakka Rang restaurants in PJ. Hakka Rang sumptuous menus dole out some of the exquisite and premium ingredients during this festive,dishes, which is believed to bring good luck for the coming year so you can be sure it’ll be a night out with family to remember. Every Chinese New Year our Top 1 must-order prosperity dish is Japanese-Inspired Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Yee Sang, which is indispensable and highly popular. Hakka Rang Restaurant is specially curated in 2 types of Yee Sang which is Chuka Wakame (Seaweed-Vegan) and Chuka Kurage (Jelly Fish) to tailor everyone's needs.     This is a must have Yee Sang on our dining table cause this healthy version of Yee Sang is ma...

Yeah Cuisine is a hidden germ located in a secluded area of Ampang’s neighbourhood. Yeah Cuisine offers varieties of Hakka style home cook, old school comfort food that will remind you of your childhood. They done an outstanding job on their signature pork patty dish, make from their family secret recipe which is marinated and cooked for 1 hour to make the patty tender and juicy. You can choose a few different flavour pork patty from Original, Mui Choi, Tong Choi, Salted Fish, Dried Squid and Coriander to go with an options of rice or noodles and it's serve with a bowl of soup.

Hakkas have a distinctive culture and history, with a lineage believed to be the decendants of the northern Hans people living in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei. As the named 'Hak' means 'guest' in Chinese character, as they are newcomers when they fled south plagued by wars and disasters during Eastern Jin Dynasty. Hakka cuisine, to some extent, was greatly influenced by their culture and living conditions during the migration. When fertile area had already been occupied by the locals, they need to roam far and wide for agricultural land. It required great physical strength. Hence traditional Hakka cuisine has these characteristics : salty, oily, flavourful and preserved.

Hakkas have a distinctive culture and history, with a lineage believed to be the decendants of the northern Hans people living in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei. As the named 'Hak' means 'guest' in Chinese character, as they are newcomers when they fled south plagued by wars and disasters during Eastern Jin Dynasty. Hakka cuisine, to some extent, was greatly influenced by their culture and living conditions during the migration. When fertile area had already been occupied by the locals, they need to roam far and wide for agricultural land. It required great physical strength. Hence traditional Hakka cuisine has these characteristics : salty, oily, flavourful and preserved.

Ying Ker Lou Restaurant is located in the 2nd floor of the Gardens Shopping Mall in Mid Valley, they serves authentic Hakka cuisine. This famous Ying Ker Lou restaurant is also located in Sunway Pyramid, The Curve and Pavilion KL. They are mindful that diners are more health-conscious than ever, which is why they make sure no MSG is added in the food preparation, with the aim of striking a balance between taste and healthy eating. Signature dishes include traditional dishes such as Hakka Stuffed Bean Curd, Pork Knuckle with Ginger and Rice Vinegar, Hakka Style Fried Pork Belly with Black Fungus, Chicken with Ginger and Rice Wine, and Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetable.

AHEKO Hot Soup Restaurant, Hot Soup is the specialty in this restaurant. Their specialty Pig Intestine Pepper soup, is good for people feeling under the weather, as you can imagine sipping this hot pepper spicy soup on rainy day. AHEKO’s menu feature more on home cook meals and Hakka dishes.

Hakka Tree in Tanjung Tokong, Penang popular for their homemade noodles topped with minced pork and salted fish pork patties. Noodles were silky smooth, slurped down alongside Yong Tau Foo, chilli, brinjal, lady finger, bitter gourd and beancurd. Kill your thirst and body heat with their freshly boiled Loh Han Guo or chrysanthemum tea or maybe a glass of fresh sugarcane juice. It's catering for the intense modern lifestyle as patrons hurry home after a long day out for work,  so dishes are available for dine-in and takeaway.

No matter how much we indulge in those fancy and expensive food, we'll still go back to our own root, craving for a good Chinese cooking offered by no frill places just like this restaurant. Restoran Wai Kei, introduced by my mum's friend, you'll be fascinated to see how packed it got every night whenever you drove past it. The food here has a Hakka slant to it but modified to their family style, instead of the traditional Hakka yong tau foo stuffed with a mixtures of paste made from fish, pork and salted fish, here it's just pure fish paste.

 Peng Heong’s Famous Pai Kut has been the talk of the town. The pork ribs are fried twice to ensure it crispiness and it’s aromatic, I'll ensure you this is one of the best fried pork ribs you had ever tried.

Beaufort Restaurant is located on Jalan Penampang and not far from the Lido Market This is a very popular Hakka style Chinese cuisine eatery. This restaurant is well loved by the locals, especially KK folks who live in and around the Penampang area. The fried noodles at Beaufort Restaurant is single out as a must try item, the home made noodle is especially tasty and crunchy compared to the factory made type. They serve some great dishes here, from pork leg vinegar to clay pot fish and fried vegetable with pork meat.

CAFFEINEES No.2, Jalan Murni, Off Jalan Damai 55000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-2144 8686 Website: http://www.caffeinees.com/ Ratings: Food: 4/5 Services: 4/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 Visit reviewed: 12/07/2010 We were planning to have our dinner here with friend but last minute she message us she had to dine with her boss and going to meet us up at 8pm, to avoid the traffic jam, we decided to have our dinner at Cheras area, since we already in Cheras. We were having our dinner at Hakka Yuen Cheras before we make our move to Caffeinees. I've read many reviewed from other food bloggers about this place, I think is worth a try. Tonight it was quite empty, must be too many day out for football craze, finally they can take a rest at home tonight. Oops! I'm wrong the crowd actually start to come in at 9:30pm, mainly for dessert and drinks. Original Dark Chocolate, RM8.00 According to Habe, this will be rated 4 star as well, very satisfying chocolate drink, kind of feel like endorphine h...

Traditional Recipe Restaurant No.6, Dynasty Central, Jalan Kuchai Maju 19, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-7982 2239 or No.121, Jalan PJU 5/7 Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara 47810 Petaling Jaya Tel: 03-6141 8117 Business Hours: 11am-10pm, Mon-Sat and 9:30am-10pm, Public Holiday and Sunday Ratings: Food: 4/5 Services: 4/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 Visit reviewed: 8/07/2010 Tonight Habe bring me to this place for pan mien, she don't like pan mien but she will only eat the pan mien here. She pick me up from Northpoint after she finish from work. We actually reach this place around 10pm, they suppose to close at 10pm but they are some ohter patrons so they open till 10:30pm, we are the last one left the premises. There are another 2 outlet, Kota Damansara - Traditional Recipe Restaurant and Pandan Jaya - Y E Traditional Dumplings. Well with 3 outlet surviving, must be good isn't it. Recommended dish to order, Dry Curry Chicken Teared Noodles, Special Hand M...