Cheap cheap deal @ school canteen

What can you do with RM1.50 nowadays? If you can list out ten items or food which you can buy with only RM1.50, you can probably save more than enough for your future. As for me, RM1.50 is what I am paying for a breakfast set that comprises a large piece of cake and a glass of drink. 

Black Coffee @ RM0.80

Kiam kuih (loosely translated as salty cake) @ RM0.70

Syphon Brew @ Coffee Lane

My breakfast trail in Georgetown ended at Coffee Lane. Shortly after having breakfast at Eng Loh, I proceeded to Coffee Lane to explore the coffee culture of Penang island. Over here, coffee is prepared using  the coffee syphon and some professional coffee equipments. 

Coffee Lane @ King Street

Bags filled with various types of coffee beans from all over the world

The roastery

Coffee making equipments

Dutch Drip Coffee System

Coffee grinder

A light morning tea break

Syphon Special Brew @ RM8.00 

 Ti Niah Kuih (alkaline dessert) @ RM3.00 

The alkaline kuih is eaten with concentrated palm sugar.

COFFEE LANE 

咖啡坊
10-B King Street.
Georgetown,
10200 Penang,

Malaysia.
Tel: +604-261 0625
http://penangcoffeelane.blogspot.com/
Business Hour: 11.00am to 8.00pm
Closed on Thursdays

Taiping Nyonya Kuih

Situated about 65km from Ipoh, the foodie heaven, Taiping is also a popular eating place among gluttons from other parts of the country. Though not all types of food are nice, Taiping Nyonya kuih is perhaps the best compared to the more famous states where Nyonya kuih originated from, such as Penang and Malacca. 

Kuih Dadar, Kuih Talam and Lo Mai Chee @ RM0.50 each

Pulut Tai Tai (Blue Glutinous Rice Cakes) @ RM0.50 each

Kuih Lapis (Nine-layered Cakes) @ RM0.50

Chai Kuih (yambean filled dumpling) @ RM0.50 each

Local Afternoon Tea for 2 persons

Teh Tarik, anyone?

TAIPING CASUAL MARKET

Jalan Panggung Wayang

34000 Taiping, Perak.

Malaysia.

Tong Kee Full Moon Gift Pack

One of my colleagues who recently gave birth to a baby girl surprised us with the full moon gift pack that she had ordered for us (we had given her baby ang pow of course). We were so touched that she actually took the trouble to deliver all these gift packs from Kuala Lumpur to Taiping early in the morning. According to her, the confectionery shop in KL got everything ready by 9 a.m. and her husband who is working in KL collected the boxes and sent them to every doorstep within 3 hours. The red-coloured eggs were still warm when the boxes reached us. I received 2 boxes as CL is currently on her honeymoon trip so she wanted me to have hers in order not to waste it.

Tong Kee Confectionery Full Moon Gift Pack

These lovely boxes simply put a smile on your face.

Each gift pack consists of 2 Tong Kee signature egg tarts, 2 ang koo kuih, 2 red-coloured eggs and a quarter-pound sponge cake.

Instead of piping cream or icing on the entire surface of the cake, Tong Kee decorated the cake with image-printed edible sugar paper. 

Did you notice that not all the cakes are of the same design?

Do you have a sweet tooth?

Not a real fan of local kuih but always get attracted by the fanciful shapes and dainty sizes of the kuih. Between the Penang version and Malacca's, which type of kuih do you prefer?

Pumpkin kuih with mung bean filling

Glutinous rice ball with crushed peanuts filling

Ang Koo with mung bean filling

Brown sugar thousand-layered kuih

Yam flavoured kuih talam

Red ang koo with crushed peanut filling

clockwise from top left:

Nine-layered kuih, kuih bingka, tapioca kuih and kuih talam.

Nostalgic Breakfast @ Old Town

Nam Heong Coffee Shop @ Old Town

Full-filling kopitiam breakfast @ Nam Heong Coffee Shop

Nam Heong White Coffee @ RM1.50 each

Sun Yoon Loong butter kaya toast @ RM1.60 per set

Nam Heong Egg Tart @ RM1.50 each

Lum Foong Fried Kuey Teow @ RM3.80

Nam Heong Coffee Shop

2, Jalan Bandar Timah
Ipoh, Perak.

Malaysia.
Opens from 7.30am to 4pm ( sold off as early as 2 pm)

Tel: 6016-5538119

All day dining @ Yuan Garden Kopitiam

Capturing the dining style of old style chinese coffee shop and modern day cafe culture, Yuan Garden Kopitiam is the perfect meeting place for those who want to enjoy good food and a nice chat at the same time. Together with its wide genre of local Hainanese fare, Yuan Garden Kopitiam offers you the most comfortable dining experience at a painless price.

Yuan Garden Kopitiam

Unlike other kopitiams, Yuan Garden offers a variety of Nyonya kuihs as part of the side order for breakfast

Steamed bread sandwiched with traditional kaya @ RM1.00

Mee Siam @ RM1.50

Prawn Noodles @ RM4.50

Nasi Lemak with Chicken Curry @ RM4.30

Milk Tea @ RM1.80

Local Black Coffee @ RM1.50

Yuan Garden

New Town

85000 Segamat

Johor

Kuih-ing at Nyonya Colors

Walking aimlessly in The Gardens, my valuable weekend was not filled with any beneficial activities. I refused to leave as I was waiting for my nerves to detect the impulse of hunger. As I walked to the lower ground floor of The Gardens, my eyes began to feel hungry. Yes, you're right! I'm saying that my eyes were feeling hungry. The lower ground floor is basically a food street where restaurants and eateries of almost all types of cuisine can be found here. I had always wanted to dine at Tony Roma's but I discovered that there wasn't a soul when I inched my feet near the main entrance of the restaurant. I did not like to be given too much attention for I would be the only customer should I decide to eat there. Hence I looked around and saw a crowd-pulling eatery on the other side. Hmm... since I'd not try the food at Nyonya Colors, why not give it a try?

Chocolate-flavoured Kuih

Yam-flavoured Kuih Talam

Ang Koo Kuih with mung bean filling

Iced Chendol

Steamed Rice Rolls (Chee Cheong Fun) with Shrimp Paste gravy

Dry Curry Noodles (very lemak...)

Nyonya Colors

The Gardens