Travelogue around Asia Pacific Part II

Kuala Lumpur - I went to this Japanese Yakiniku restaurant that claims to be the best in KL.   Yakiniku is the Japanese word for “grilled meat.” Yaki means grilled and niku is meat. What is Wagyu Beef?  I hear many friends say 'Kobe' beef is better than Wagyu which is actually wrong because Wagyu means 'Japanese cow or Japanese beef'. Wa means Japanese and gyu means cow. This includes the famous Kobe and Matsusaka beef. So “Wagyu” refers to any cattle that is bred in Japan or the Japanese-style. Gyukingu beef Australian beef Australian Wagyu Beef means it comes from the highly marbled, ultra-rich breed that made Japan famous.  I also found out the Australian Wagyu beef grading is almost identical to Japanese beef grading. In the Japanese system, the BMS scale goes from 3 to 12, with 3 being the basic minimum of marbling a steak should have, and 12 being a steak that is almost white with marbling. The AUS-MEAT marbling system. This scale...

Kuala Lumpur - Dancing fish is considered one of Malaysia top 20 restaurants as recognised by CNN Food awards.  Dancing fish has also won numerous awards and accolades by Malaysia tourism award, etc.  So, I had to go to taste what so special about their food and especially their signature 'Dancing fish'. Address:  Lot T120, T121 & T122, 3F, Bangsar Shopping Centre, 285 Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, 59000, Malaysia Only in 2023, the inaugural Michelin guide - Dancing fish restaurant was awarded the Bib Gourmand.  Donny and me Apetitizer dish Seafood satay, Chicken satay, 4 pieces of taufu and a small salad dish. Gulai Pucuk Paku Pucuk Paku is Malay for edible Jungle fern sprouts.  It was a delicious dish with rich coconut milk. Signature Dancing fish This is a common Sundanese dish in Indonesia - called Ikan goreng Gurame.   It is actually Tilapia type of fish - there are hundred variants of this Tilapia species. Soup Bu...

Kuala Lumpur - A small ice cream stall had a novelty called 'rolled ice-cream',   I had to find on the internet what was this type of ice-cream and it turned out to be called 'rolled ice-cream' or also called 'Thai rolled ice-cream'.  Created in Thailand and now a world-wide ice-cream novelty. Dragon fruit and mango The dragon fruit and mango was sliced and cut into tiny pieces and the milk and cream pour over to make the ice cream.   Stir and stired till it is a thin slice on top of the -50 degrees metal plate. Then the 5 rolled up ice-cream is put into a cup.  The taste is rich and creamy unlike usual ice cream. 

Kuala Lumpur - I went to this newly opened mall next to Hilton Sentral hotel - it was a short 10 minutes walk through the KL sental station.   It was a sheltered air-conditioned walk to the Nusentral mall . This mall has 8 floors of incredible shopping, there is no need for me to go to Mid-Valley anymore - they have everything here at this mall.  Lunch time is packed with office workers and many of the restaurants are packed - so I went up and up to the highest floor and found Hoagies-on-the-go .  The food looks interesting so I ordered their Signature Hoagies which had chicken thighs, cheese, buttermilk sauce, greens, an egg and a sandwich. Hoagie is American term for a sandwich made of a long roll filled with meat, cheese, and salad. I researched and found out the difference between a sub and a hoagie. With a sub, the bread is a softer roll cut all the way through and the top is separated from the bottom of the roll. With a hoagie, a harder roll is preferred and...

Kuala Lumpur - It is durians seasons and the stalls are abundant with durians.   The prices are also realatively cheaper than in Singapore. SS2 durian stall Mao Shang Hwang Tekka durian This Tekka durian is more expensive than Mao Shang Hwang.  Tekka durian has this strange 'imprint' in the middle of the durian.  It was really creamy and sweet.  After 3 durians between Donny and myself - I was extremely full and left the place very happy.  I had my Malaysian durian fix.

Kuala Lumpur - Since one of the restaurant that I wanted to go closed on that day.  Donny and I landed up at this restaurant. BBQ  We had lots of different meats - Chicken Gizzard Beef slices Gyoza Salmon Sashimi Lady's finger salad

Kuala Lumpur - Just landed and my hunger pangs brought me to Iketeru @ Hilton Sentral.   Iketeru is one of the top 10 Japanese restaurant in KL serving the freshest seafood in a a very zen environment. Recognised by Malaysia Tatler as one of their top Japanese restaurant. At lunch time, it was quite crowded. Sushi set Sushi It was so good and delicious.   Then came the wagyu beef. Wagyu beef The beef was so tender and simply melt in your mouth. Soup