HOUSE OF TANG @ BANGSAR - CHINESE NEW YEAR SET MENU

House of Tang is certainly a great choice to have CNY gathering, be it lunch or dinner with your family. You can enjoy your meals in the open garden area, living area and private rooms (upstairs/downstairs) to make you feel at home. All the staff in the restaurant are trained to be friendly, efficient but yet not intrusive.

During that night, we were served with CNY set menu comprising of 9 course meal @ RM888++ for ten pax and also few of the restaurant key signature dishes.

Salmon Yee Sang with Crispy Shredded Treasures in Plum Dressing
"fresh slices of salmon and top shells added ummph to this starter"


Shark's Fin Soup with Crabmeat & Dried Scallop in Winter Melon
" my first time seing such a gourmet served in winter melon which was definitely awesome"

House of Tang - Braised Pork Trotter

"Star of the nite...everyone love it...succulent"!

Japanese Styles Fleshy Prawns
" Big, crispy and juicy prawns... I want more"


Assam Tomyam Garoupa Fish
" fish meat was tender coupled with crunchy greens.. like Penang Assam Fish... LUV IT"


Baked Chicken with Herbs
"Tasted like Kenny Roger's Roasted Chicken....yummy"

Fresh Beans with Preserved Olives and Minced Meat
" crispy minced meat gives a zest to this simple dish"

Double Boiled Soup with Black Chicken & Herbs

" soup boiled using coconut water which is sweet and the soup is good for complexion..."

Carrot + White Radish + Pai Kuat Soup+

and White Yam + Red Dates + Pai Kuat Soup

'"healthy and soothing"

Braised Pork with Soya Sauce & Mantou
"tasty and flavorful best to eat with mantou"

Steamed Rice With Waxed Meat in Lotus Leaf

" slices of aromatic pork meat and pork liver sausages served in moisted glutinous rice "

Claypot Pork Belly with Lotus Root
" pieces of dried cuttlefish make this dish even flavorful"

Braised Dried Oysters with Fatt Choy, Black Mushrooms, Shell Fish & Wok Fried Greens
"simply irresistible "

Crispy Fried Chinese Brown Sugar Cake

Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Sea Coconut in Iced Lemon Syrup

"you'll cool down after having a bowl of this dessert"

Tau Foo Fah with Almond Cream

"the sweet ginger syrup complement well with the soft and fragrant bean curd"

Fried Hokkien Mee
"delicious and the noodle does not have any preservative"


"The man behind the wok "

Master Chef Koh

"All of our dishes are free of MSG and we used fresh seafood from Pulau Besar"

So don't wait further. Pick up your telephone and make your reservation now by calling 03-22821111.

HOUSE OF TANG @ BANGSAR

With a group of bloggers, Sid of www.bigboysoven.com invited me to attend a food review in House of Tang @ Bangsar 1. This is kinda of a new place for me but after searching for the map location, I finally made my way there for a review on the restaurant upcoming Chinese New Year dinner.

This non-halal chinese restaurant which serves authentic dim sum and also serves home made dishes is conveniently located behind Bangsar Village Shopping Centre which is right opposite TMC Bangsar Baru.

Contact details:-
One Bangsar, No. 63B, Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-22821111

***EXTERIOR***

Beautiful landscape!

outdoor dining in the garden!
chinese new year decorations outside the restaurant!

**INTERIOR**

chinese wall painting !

staircase leading to the private dining rooms

this is the room reserved for us! very cosy and nice ambience

Next on Chinese New Year Set Menu

CHINESE NEW YEAR - PINEAPPLE TARTS

Being a foodie and also someone who love to cook, each year before the Chinese New Year I never fail to make my own pineapple tarts to share with my family and friends.

I have been using this recipe for the past few years cos' I love the skin pastry which is soft or 'melt in the mouth' type.

So here is the secret recipe which I would like to share with all of you!

Pastry skin
125 grams butter, 60 grams caster sugar, 1 egg yolk, vanilla essence, 20 grams custard flour,
40 grams corn flour, 160 grams plain flour & pineapple jam

Method
1. Beat sugar, butter, egg yolk adn vanilla essence till light n fluffy.
2. Add in flour and mix it well.

3. put the dough into a jam tart mould. Use finger to press and push the dough out. Cut the tart skin about 7 cm long

4. lay the pineapple jam balls in the centre of cut tart skin and then roll/fold it

5. Place on a grease baking tray
6. Glaze with beaten egg yolk
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 celcius for 15-20 mins

READY TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR!!~

VISIT TO A SOYA SAUCE FACTORY

Few weeks ago, we visited a factory manufacturing soya sauce for distribution in Malaysia. The factory was huge and most of the workers are foreigner except the owner who is a chinese Malaysian.

Upon arriving at the factory, the owner took us to the production site where you can see the processes of making soya sauce.

main ingredients to make soya sauce

this gigantic machine is used to blend all the ingredients
all the ready soya sauce are preserved in a huge container under the sun

one of the container filled with soya sauce !



packing and ready for distribution

BROGA SAK DATO TEMPLE IN SEMENYIH

There is a 'hidden' gem in Semenyih which is popular among many tourists and locals asking 4D numbers from La Tuk Kong in the temple. This 16 years old temple is surrounded by many beautiful statues depicting the many characters from Chinese customs and folklore and a beautiful garden at the top. The temple has formed a foundation known as Orchard of the Fruits of Kindness in 1992.

Beautiful statue of Goddess of Mercy/Kuan Yin

Entrance to the 'paradise'

Old man fishing in the pond

Garden of Temple.... basket of fruits

Garden of Temple ......durians

Gigantic Peaches and Golden Nugget

The ' Dragon Gate'

Giant turtle with golden nugget which symbolises riches and wealth



The Kingdom of 12 Zodiac Animal

HOW TO GET THERE:

From the University of Nottingham (about 5km) drive straight till the end of the road and you can see easily see the magnificent temple in front of you.