Penang Hill offers malaysian-singaporean-thai food experience.. i can't remember all of their names though.. i'll just try my best to recall their names.. anyone's free to correct their spelling.. hehe.. :D
hainanese chicken-why the name? i dunno?
tom yum-not the best one i've tasted..i still like wok's tom yum better..
has strong lemongrass flavor..
beef horfun(?)
thai oyster omelet
nasi gorengi've never been to malaysia but i think ive tried nasi goreng way, way back when we visited singapore..
i heard malaysian cuisine has a lot of spices and usually bombarded with curry..my friend jac said that it might be due to the fact there are many indians in malaysia.. she hates curry.. they went to malaysia a few weeks ago and recalled only eating fish balls since she couldn't take the smell and taste of curry..lol.. i, on the other hand, don't have any problem trying other cuisines.. as long as they are edible! haha.. i have this dream of going to different countries and tasting all their local food..
philos
June 17, 2008 at 9:19 PM
How's the price? I've seen it a hundred times but I'm always scared off by the price. I've been to Kuala Lumpur before and I enjoyed the food. Most notable for me are the satay (beef, chicken, etc...).
Hainanese Chicken is so named for its Chinese roots, Hai Nan province. It's probably a recipe developed by Hai Nan immigrants to Singapore and Malaysia.
Hor Fun is correct I guess, its the same as our Beef Hofan! :)
Nice photos!
dak/james
June 17, 2008 at 9:27 PM
asan yung order ko? hindi mo ba nakunan?! hehehe
what was my order anyway? yung pinagandang name ng chicken curry ba yun?! hahaha...
Camille
June 18, 2008 at 6:04 AM
philos: surprisingly, price range is 150 up per person.. i paid 250 pesos for my share. not that expensive compared to burgoo, saisaki and other..lol :)
btw, thanks for the info bout hai nan.. did u google it? or you just happened to know, being a genius that you are? hehe
dak:panget kasi itsura,, hehe.. mejo blurred and i didnt look appetizing.. haha.. di ko rin lam pangalan..
KRIS JASPER
June 18, 2008 at 1:36 PM
OMG!!!!!
it's 1235am in here @ ginutom ako bigla!!!!!!
wahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Niel
June 18, 2008 at 4:12 PM
yummy post!
dak/james
June 18, 2008 at 6:04 PM
ngek, biased?
jk.
Camille
June 18, 2008 at 7:49 PM
kris: masarap nga uminom ng mainit na sabaw at 12 midnight.. :p
hi niel..
dak: anu naman biased dun? hehe..
Camille
June 18, 2008 at 7:50 PM
ay inom nga ba ang tamang term? haha.. laklakin daw ba yung sabaw...
Anonymous
June 18, 2008 at 8:14 PM
uuuu.. penang hill as in you went penang malaysia during the holidays or there is a place having the same name in Philippines?
philos gave the correct info. hehe.. it is called hainanese chicken rice because it is cooked the 'hainan' way. various groups of chinese have their each special way in cooking, for example hakka people (which my root is) cook a tea rice with peanuts and vege while the 'canto' people has their special way in frying. 'sichuan' people will have their own spicy sauce for food.
we have curry in malaysia because both the malays and indians like curry stuffs. Malays being 50% of our population, the 2nd race would be chinese and then only indians.
there are lots of un-spicy food in malaysia actually. will try to blog about it when i'm home in 2 weeks time! hahaha..
cheers
my-so-called-Quest
June 19, 2008 at 7:48 PM
ang sarap sarap naman!
nagugutom ako. huhuhuhu
magrarice na ko tom!
hehehe
Camille
June 20, 2008 at 5:48 AM
ced: bakit? nagddiet ka ba? hihihi... bakit kaya??
peanut: nope. penang hill is a rsto here in manila..haven't been to malaysia, but i heard it's really nicethere.. ah.. so you'll be coming home in 2 weeks? nice! :) time for vacation! have a lot of fun, k?;p tc! :)
Anonymous
June 20, 2008 at 6:29 AM
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Anonymous
June 20, 2008 at 7:33 AM
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philos
June 21, 2008 at 4:31 AM
Hehe... Not a genius at all, though I had been quite interested in the Hainanese Chicken a coupe of years ago so I asked about it when I went to Singapore, then sorta wiki-ed it to verify the info. :)
Hey, I hope you do memes, because I just tagged you. :p
The Dork One
June 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM
i'm now having some cravings!
Anonymous
June 24, 2008 at 8:54 AM
havent eaten here in a long time na...
Camille
June 24, 2008 at 10:59 AM
sakai: tara.. hehe.. anyway your pics looked better.. way more appetizing.. hehe.. ayoko na magvisit.. nagugutom ako. :p
leviuqse: you like spicy food?:)
Anonymous
June 24, 2008 at 6:46 PM
What exactly is Nasi Goreng? It looks good! I always eat Pad Thai or Satay beef so I haven't tried these dishes before. Hmmm thanks for the ideas haha.
Jun
June 25, 2008 at 5:06 PM
oh, msian-sporean-thai food? wat a combo! i tried filippino food for the 1st time last wk-- might put up pics of them and ask u wat r they cos i simply had no idea! ;p
Camille
June 25, 2008 at 9:05 PM
haha really? how did it go? and where did u find filipino food? you have pinoy restos in malaysia? :) nice.. ill wait for ur posts.
Camille
June 25, 2008 at 9:06 PM
thea: im not sure.. i think goreng means fried?? hehe try to wiki it. or maybe we can ask from our malaysian connections.. :p
Anonymous
June 26, 2008 at 10:49 PM
nasi goreng, nasi lemak, anything nasi (rice)!
sarap!
Anonymous
June 28, 2008 at 11:43 AM
I'm surprised your friend jac had to eat only fishballs in M'sia. It's hard to not find something you'd like to eat, especially in the multi-ethnical melting pot in KL.
This is a nice post of how M'sian/S'porean food looks outside home ground. :D
Camille
June 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM
al'sera:haha.. yeah..i would have tried everything new to my eyes and palate.. i love to eat.. and im more than willing to try new things. :D
any comments re the photos? :D
id also like to see hhow filipino food's served in other countries.
Anonymous
June 28, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Filipino food is rather rare in S'pore and M'sia. In fact, the first time I tried Filipino food is during my trip to Makati last year. It was really good tho I can't remember what I had :P
Regarding the photos,
- hainanese chick rice: rice looks a lil moist, chicken looks perfect.
- tom yum: lacks the colors (red and yellow), doesn't look sour enough
- beef horfun: gravy looks too thin, rice noodle looks thin and narrow
- thai oyster omelette: looks perfect! Yummy!
- nasi goreng: rice looks a lil moist. Tip on fried rice... try using overnight/refridgerated rice
Damn you're making me hungry all over again :P
Camille
June 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM
i prefer my rice soft n a bit moist.. :D
yeah the nasi goreng was really good!
oh.. so you've been here? you're quite a traveller. :D
Anonymous
June 28, 2008 at 3:14 PM
It was a business trip. Manila is a really friendly place... tho I'm not a fan of the polluted air.
I'd be heading to China next month and Bangkok end of year. I'd love to visit Vietnam sometime soon too. Keep a look out for pics and stories of my China trip next month :D
Camille
June 29, 2008 at 4:18 AM
hm..yeah.. pollution is a bad in some areas especially in the UBELT area and EDSA.. there are still a lot of places to visit.. :D