Heng Kee Bak Kut Teh, PJ Old Town

Bak Kut Teh again haha. Looks like this year I ate Bak Kut Teh a lot compare to previously (which I not sure why I so fond of bkt recently). This evening we came to PJ old town for another long-running business KL style BKT as early dinner. To be honest after trying different kinds of Klang and KL Bak Kut Teh, I still not able to tell the difference between both until my friend highlight that KL Bak Kut Teh broth is lighter in color, herb taste is milder and watery compare to Klang's. Two of us shared a pork liver, pork trotter, tau fu pok and choy-sum veggie and pair with rice as usual. Though it is not what my friend wanted (my friend who has not been here for years remember wrongly and thought that Heng Kee BKT is thick broth like Klang's version), still it's okay to have light broth BKT once in while after keep eating the thick broth BKT.

%Arabica, The Exchange TRX

I had my first cup of %Arabica coffee at Singapore 2 years ago when I was visiting Arab St. I was looking for coffee for my caffein fix and spotted a %Arabica branch located at the intersection of Arab street and Baghdad street. Unlike the %Arabic in Pavilion (Kuala Lumpur) with long queues and crazy crowds, this outlet has only few customers. Without hesitate I quickly went in and get myself an iced caffe latte @ SGD8. It is a cup of good coffee for me as I love arabica~ it's smoother and milder coffee robust with a chocolatey finish. 

2 years and 1 month later, I am having my second cup of %Arabica and this time it is in my home country~ Malaysia. Me, bestie and her girl come to TRX for a leisure Saturday - let her girl spill her energy at the playground while we get to sit down beside, enjoy a cup of good coffee and have some talks. Since it is my first time buying %Arabica coffee in Malaysia, I only find out their coffee price today. To my surprise, the coffee price over here is just slightly cheaper than what I paid in Singapore 2 years ago after convert to MYR. Not the most expensive coffee I ever had so far but definitely not affordable to have it often. And that's my Iced americano (served in paper cup...) with Exchange 106 view behind from the playground. 

Kobe Michelin Ramen~ Enishi, Shoplex Mont Kiara

Spotted this Enishi Kobe Michelin Ramen signage up (at the roadside signboard) in Mid June before their official opening. Was thinking they should be open around the same time with Kanbe Sushi (which also opening soon at that time); turns out they only open in late July. Walk over to check if there's queue, surprisingly nope so we just walk in and give a try. Only 2 tables and 8 bar seating~ very limited seating so it's not crowded. Menu is simple~ just Dashi Ramen and their signature Dan Dan Ramen as main, and karaage as sides besides alcohol & drinks. There are 3 flavours to choose for the Dashi based ramen ~ scallops stock shoyu, yuzu shio or shoyu; where topping is either 1 chashu 2 ducks + ajitama or 2 chashu 4 ducks + ajitama. Dan Dan Ramen also has 3 types ~ regular, curry or rich. We go for the scallops stock shoyu dashi based ramen and and regular Dan dan ramen with medium spiciness as recommended by the staff. Payment need to be made upon order. These 2 bowls of ramen cost us RM125.40 in total... is it because of limited seating therefore it's expensive? We did not order any drinks anyway since plain water is serve free.  

Just like Kanbe Ramen, there's also manual on how to enjoy ur ramen for reference at the table. The ramen (noodles) no doubt is good~ Dan Dan Ramen with 6 ingredients (minced porks, cashew nuts, mustard greens, pickles, diced onions and chashu) is flavourful and nutty. Medium spiciness (coming from chili powder) is just nice for a person like me who can't take too spicy. I won't recommended to go for very spicy as the chili powder will overpower the original taste of the ramen. Scallops shoyu ramen's dashi broth seems clear and light yet it has a depth flavour of dashi. The portion is quite small (for me), even after I asked a complimentary mini rice to go with the broth, still not enough to make my tummy full haha. Oh don't forget to try out the 3 types of vinegars one by one with a spoon of the ramen + broth before you decide to add more in your ramen to enhance the taste. I personally like the orange vinegar to go with my dan dan ramen. Despite expensive (with awarded Michelin bib gourmand title + limited seats) and small serving, we still find it is a good try since it's not the usual Japanese ramen we had before.