Huong Que Vietnamese Restaurant at Lebuh Melaka.

We are one of those people who fell in love with food items once we've been to the particular country and tasted their original local foods. 

It is no surprise that when we came back from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam not too long ago, we were craving so badly for their local iced coffee, pho and banh mi!

One of the usual Vietnamese Restaurant that we usually go to when we have such cravings is this. 

A good friend told us about a place that he thought was better than the one that we always go to. So, we decided to give it a try. 

We can never say no to Vietnamese food. Never. 

Now that I think about it, I am craving for it now. G.

Not a very big shop.

Cafe Sua Da (Trung Bguyen Vietnamese Coffee Milk) - RM4.70

He says: My favourite! Anywhere, anytime!

She says: Pretty okay. Not too milky, not as strong as I thought it would be. 

Pho Bo (Beef Noodle) - RM10.70

He says: Just okay okay. Soup takda ohmmm!

She says: The soup is pretty sweet and lovely. The beef okay-okay amount. I think it tasted really normal and doesn't have much wow factor. 

Banh Mi Thit (Vietnamese Pork Sandwich) - RM10.70

He says: Banh mi! Could be better.. the pork is a bit too fat.

She says: I'm sorry but this one I really don't like. I love banh mi, but this one is just different. Bread is different. The roasted pork slice in there tasted fake? It's very plastic-ish and the whole piece is basically frozen fats, or at least it tasted like it la. Nope for me.

Ca Loc Kho Tieu (Snake Head Fish with Pepper) - RM15.70

He says: Like the sauce but overall doesn't suit my taste.

She says: Snake-fish hmm. Interesting. I have never had anything like this. The sauce of this dish is amazing! Too bad it's the dry kind. I cannot express how much I love the sauce. The fish has lots of tiny bones so gotta be careful with that. Overall, this one I love. 

Huong Que Vietnamese Restaurant at Lebuh Melaka.

Price: Expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 6/10
Her rating: 6/10

Din Tai Fung Restaurant at Gurney Plaza.

"Sin jamban ho pangsai"

Direct translated from hokkien: New toilet very nice for pooping.

When this restaurant was first opened at Gurney Plaza, there were always long lines outside of the restaurant. Everytime when we were there, the lines just doesn't seem to get any shorter and mind you, we don't go there often so we don't really know how it's like during weekdays and stuff. 

We thought the phrase above was perfect to describe the whole crowding thing in front of Din Tai Fung. That and also we thought that the food here must be really good. 

And yes, we decided to give it a try. 

We were not gonna line up for 45 minutes for a meal so we decided to go during a weekday lunch time. We were wrong. There was a line, just not that insanely long. We waited a while and we got a corner table, very closely placed next to another couple. 

We opened the menu and thought that since this is our first time,we shall order their recommended items and maybe a few more dish that has the most delicious look-in-photo. 

Let's see how it goes, shall we?

Pork Xiao Long Bao

6 pieces - RM13.10

10 pieces - RM20.80

He says: Like this one. But tasted better ones before.. work it out Din Tai Fung!

She says: So overpriced for this kind of dumpling okay. Got 'soup' inside I know, but it tasted so normal ni. It's pretty normal la. Nothing to shout about. 

Spicy Shrimp & Pork Wonton

3 pieces - RM7.50

6 pieces - RM14.00

He says: Normal..  The spicy sauce is pretty good though!

She says: This one I like better than the xiao long bao. Also, really like the chilli, surprisingly though it's not as spicy as it seems. 

Hot & Sour Noodle Soup - RM18

He says: Could be the best dish of the night for me. Hot and sour at the same time =D

She says: I thought this was going to be mind-blowing amazing but I have tasted something similar at a hawker place in Penang. Hah. BUT the noodles are amazing! It's chewy and soft at the same time. Prolly one of the best textured noodle I've eaten. I think..

Shrimp & Pork Fried Rice - RM23.90

He says: High expectations but disappointing outcome. Could get a better fried rice at food courts!

She says: It is apparently highly recommended and chef's top pick something like that. Hmm. Let's see. All I tasted on this fried rice was the eggs. Yeah, I dare say I make better fried rice at home. This is very very disappointing. 

Stir-Fried Baby String Bean with Minced Pork - RM25.10

He says: Normal.. come on!

She says: Bleh. 

Din Tai Fung Restaurant at Gurney Plaza.

Price: Very expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 3/10
Her rating: 4/10

Menya Miyabi Hokkaido Ramen at Queensbay Mall, Penang

Aloha people!

Yes, we are both still alive and very well thank you :)

There has been so much happening around us (2 months of no update from us we are so sorrryyyy!) and one of the big thing is WE'RE ENGAGED! We will share that next time when we have more time to collate the photos and share the happiness with you guys!

So, thank you for those who knew that our foodblog is pretty much dead (for a time) but still visits them everyday. Thank you so much! :)

Even if don't have such readers, its okay we will still think there is because everyday our number is just there so yeah. THANK YOU! :)

For a few months already that she was craving for a good ramen and well, we have been searching to find good ones in Penang and this was one of the place that was recommended by you guys, so let's see how it went.

Good or no good we shall see.

Menya Miyabi Hokkaido Ramen, sounds good alright.

Internal homey feel.

Gyoza (fried dumplings) - RM12 for 6 pieces

He says: Not a big fan of this but its pretty good! Served hot and i like the crispiness outside.

She says: Everytime we eat somewhere, sure got at least one side dish. THIS SO TRUE MAN! Hah. Anyways, this was served hot and that's why I feel it was pretty good. If cold, sure not nice. Not a bad dish.

Piri Kara Tantan Men (hot & spicy Ramen with spicy minced pork) - RM24

He says: Its not that spicy but still good! The taste is really different from other places.

She says: Very good first impression! The soup was not as spicy as I would like it to be. The noodles, springy and soft love it. Broth tastes authentic. 

Yaki-Miso Ramen (fried soybean paste flavour) - RM23.50

He says: I love it. Became a ramen fan after leaving this place.

She says: It was pretty salty so they added more prok broth inyo it instead of plain hot water so that's a bonus point. So authentic lah this place. I didn't quite like this ramen? It's unfair for me to say that it's a bad ramen as I've tasted the real good ones in Osaka, but I didn't manage to finish it. I think its mostly because my expectation was really high due to people's recommendation. Bleh. So yeah, go try it. You might like it.

Menya Miyabi Hokkaido Ramen at Queensbay Mall, Penang

Price: Expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 8/10
Her rating: 6/10

Korean Fire Noodle: Flaming Chicken Fried Noodles by Samyang.

I'm sure by now, many of you have seen the KOREAN FIRE NOODLE CHALLENGE on Facebook and Youtube and other social media. People call it fire noodle because its spiciness is beyond the world, apparently. So we've heard and it got us really curious. 

We found out about this fire noodle quite some time ago but couldn't seem to find any in Penang at that time. Apparently, you can find them in Singapore. So, we kinda let the thought go since neither one of us are going to that Merlion City anytime soon.

Then, she found out that there is one Korean Mart at Prima Tanjung, Tanjung Tokong has this Korean Fire Noodle. IMAGINE OUR EXCITEMENT but because we were both so busy that time, we kinda forgot about it.

Not until he went to Singapore for SEA Games and his good friend got for him a few packets of this Samyang's Bool Dak Bokkeum Myun, which is also called, Flaming Chicken Fried Noodles. She was surprised that he actually remembered about it to be honest. Thank you Sniper Teck and Bernice!

So, we got home from work on a working weekday and decided to give this FIRE NOODLE a try. She's super blessed that he enjoys cooking :)

Hint: Read till the very end to see how you can get a packet of this fire noodle and a mystery gift from us! :)

Samyang's Bool Dak Bokkeum Myun a.k.a Korean Fire Noodles 

a.k.a. 

Flaming Chicken Fried Noodles 

a.k.a.

One of Korean's Spiciest Ramen 

a.k.a. 

Top 3 in the Top Ten Spiciest Instant Noodles of All Time in 2014 according to The Ramen Rater, 

Honestly, we were like, "Aiya, cannot be that spicy lah" and "We're Chinese leh, for sure easy peasy for us"

We seriously thought it couldn't be that spicy as what is portrayed in the videos of these people taking up this Fire Noodle Challenge. So, we decided to also take a video on ourselves finishing one packet EACH. No sharing whatsoever okay. Continue scrolling down to watch our time-lapse video okay? 

EACH GETS ONE FULL PACKET. EACH ONE NEEDS TO FINISH ALL.

That was our challenge. 

Let's see how it goes okay.

Korean Fire Noodle for two persons please :)

Challenge yourself and put all the paste into the noodle okay.

Pour/Scoop/Put/Squeeze the paste into the noodles (boiled and water drained out) and mix well.

Dinner for two.

He says: First, Sarah is such a noob in eating spicy stuff! kekeke! =p But really, this one hurts my tongue real bad and made my lips feels like it got stung by a bee. Like most Korean instant noodle, the texture of the noodle is really springy! The spiciness tortures you slowly as you eat, burning you as you feed. Love this thing! Must try! 

She says: Let me first start by describing the noodle. It's thick kind of instant noodle that is NOT THE SAME as any of our local instant noodles. It's springy and quite chewy in a good way. It's very yummy okay. When you smell the cooked dish, it instantly projects certain signal to your brain that makes you salivate. No kidding! It smells really good and not that spicy surprisingly. The first mouth in and I was like, "Oh, okaylah. Not that spicy also!" By my third mouth, my eyes were already tearing up and my nose started to be stuffy. If you know me well enough, you would know that I can take spicy stuff, like I enjoy cili padi in my rice for dinner kind of spicy. But this one, this one is just pure madness. I've never NEVER eaten anything that could make me actually cry during the eating process. Ohh and I wanted to give up halfway through. That's how spicy it was. Of course I finished the whole thing because cannot lose to Adrian Koay. Heh. I love the taste but at the end, it got too spicy to even enjoy the taste of it. VERY VERY SPICY LIKE THE CRAZY TORTURING KIND BUT SUPER YUMMY. You all should make this a must-do/try in your bucket list. 

This fire noodle, not a joke.

We did not have any lipstick, lip balm or lip gloss on our lips okay. The redness on our lips is also not because of the sauce from the noodles. We wiped our mouth super clean and still, it was THAT red and a bit puffy. 

He took less than five minutes to finish his bowl and she took close to 10 minutes. 

Special shoutout to LOTD Clothing for their comfortable top (the one he is wearing in the video) that makes sweating not a pain in the behinds. It's definitely one of our favorite to wear now!

Korean Fire Noodle: Flaming Chicken Fried Noodles by Samyang.

Can be found in a Korean Mart at Prima Tanjung, Tanjung Tokong.

Price: Slightly expensive (About SGD 7 for a packet of 5)

Ratings:
His rating: 9/10
Her rating: 8.5/10

WAIT! This is not just it. It's not going to be like those usual post because it's special. 

SPECIAL FOR YOU GUYS!

We are feeling super spiced up (heh!) and decided to give to THREE readers a packet of this Korean Fire Noodle each along with a MYSTERY GIFT! Yes, you read that right. A packet of this Samyang's Bool Dak Bokkeum Myun and a MYSTERY GIFT! Everyone loves mystery gift yes? :)

All you need to do is:

• LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE because you just should AND INSTAGRAM (this one optional for you lah actually!)

• READ FINISH THIS ENTIRE POST :)

• GO TO WhatTwoEatHere's FB PAGE and SHARE THIS Korean Fire Noodle post ON YOUR OWN WALL WITH THIS CAPTION ---> "I WANT TO TRY THIS KOREAN FIRE NOODLE!"

• THEN CLICK POST!

Our dateline for this Special Giveaway is until 30 June 2015! After that, we will begin our random-draw-lots for those who have shared this post on your Facebook wall okay. 

Remember to share it from WhatTwoEatHere's Facebook page so that we could track your sharing!

Faster go post! We're so excited to give out to those three chosen people already! Who knows maybe we might wanna give to more than just 3 readers!

Thanks for following and reading us, you guys :)

Signing off.

Mee Kari at Eupe Food Court at Sungai Petani, Kedah

We lost count on how many times we actually say, "We are back!"

We are! It's been the busiest two months this year and now that we're slowly getting our groove back, it's time to share with you another meal that we both really enjoy having! More of her lah actually. He's not the biggest fan of it because generally he doesn't like curry mee so yeah.

This place was introduced by a friend obviously because Sungai Petani is a new land for us. We have never been there before. It was only when both of us started working and some of our clients are based there that we make trips down there. Most of the time, separately so we never got any chance to review on this. 

Not till one day when we both planned a trip there and decided to share with you this amazing place.

It's already a very famous stall in Sungai Petani. We'll tell you why in a sec.

Sometimes, when she goes there for lunch at about 12pm, everything will be sold out. SOLD OUT. So, based on past experiences, we went there at about 1030am-11am so that we will not be disappointed right.

The famous Mee Kari!

The line was insanely long, but the thing about it was we didn't wait that long before it was our turn. The chef very fast and efficient. 

The unique thing about this Sungai Petani's Mee Kari is that it's served with either fresh fish fillet or pork ribs for only RM5! Of course if you want both also can at RM6, which we thought was a great price.

We can't think of anywhere that serves curry mee with fish fillet or pork ribs. Usually only hokkien mee has that option to add pork ribs. So, this was really nice.

 Sungai Petani Mee Kari with fish fillet - RM5

served with ladies finger and slices of tomatoes.

He says: Would go back for that even-though not a big fan of curry mee. Now I know why friends from SP always introduce this to me!

She says: The soup is pretty standard but towards the yummy side. The chilli is uniquely so delicious. Then, the fish fillet is so soft and fresh and just oh so yums. Definitely my favorite curry mee mee kari so far!

Mee Kari at Eupe Food Court at Sungai Petani, Kedah

Address: Lorong Gamelan 1/4, Taman Ria Jaya, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah

Price: Reasonable

Ratings:
His rating: 8/10
Her rating: 9/10