BOH Heritage Tea Centre & Factory at Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands

Hello earthlings! More goodness for youuuu!

So, a while back (last year!) we went on our very first outdoor camping trip and we would like to share with you on some of the things that we have eaten while we were there, enjoying every bit of the coldness!

You can read more on the camping trip HERE. You will also be able to find some information on camping if you are interested in trying it out! :)

It's a MUST for you to have at least one time of scones-moment up there on that hill. 

We are both not big fans of scones (due to some bad experiences) but we have every reason to try it out there!

It was over the weekend when we were there so everywhere was packed with vehicles. As some of you might already know, the BOH Tea Centre at Sungai Palas is the most famous tea plantation that everyone for sure wants to go visit.

Since it was so packed and the jam was almost standstill, we decided to go to the one at Tanah Rata. They are not very far from each other when there is no jam. With jam, EVERYTHING IS FAR. Haha.

Anyways, here's some of the things that we ordered in that sweater weather.

The makan place.

Self-service style.

Many choices for you to choose.

Strawberry Cheesecake - RM8.50

He says: Very very tasty strawberry cheesecake. Not too cheesy, not too sweet. Just nice.

She says: Very smooth and I love how the jam on top is not too sweet so it makes the overall cake very pleasant to eat. Nice!

Sardin Puff - RM5.10

He says: A little bit dry for me.

She says: Had this one while it was hot. Nice but not the best I've eaten.

Plain Scone with Homemade Jam and Cream - RM8

He says: Okay la.. normal ni..

She says: I love this scone! It's so soft and warm inside. Very expensive for one scone lah actually.

Apple Pie - RM7

He says: Not bad.. could go back for this!
She says: It's okaylah.

Garden Tea: Palas Supreme (Orange Pekoe) - RM4.50 per person

He says: Love the smell of the tea. Just nice.

She says: Picked from their garden how nice right? Taste even better! Love this one. We refilled the water twice! We sat there, enjoyed the tea until they were closing down. Best.

BOH Heritage Tea Centre & Factory at Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands

Price: Expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 8/10
Her rating: 7.5/10

huey&wah café at Bellisa Row, Burmah Road, Penang

So many cafes in Penang it's really crazy to keep up.

It's like new cafe opens up every two weeks in Penang or something.

This cafe that we went to on one of the nights was known to us when they first opened in Straits Quay. A small little shop along the outside of the mall.

Then, they moved to Bellisa Row and boy, they are huge. Huge compared to the one they have in Straits Quay.

All we knew of this cafe was that they serve chocolates. We have no idea where that impression came from. No idea.

We went in with a group of friends and toured the shop around before we placed our order to which was recommended by the staffs :)

Two storeys :)

Upstairs with beanie bags :)

Order & pay at the counter then your drinks/food will be delivered to your table.

A range of flavored marshmallows for you to bring home when you give money. Heh.

Vanilla, lemon, chocolate, passion fruit, rose, espresso and stout.

Price range from RM11.90 to RM18.90

 Cakes with marshmallows.

Frozen Yogurt Popsicle with marshmallow bits :)

Kopi-o with 2 cubes marshmallows (flavors of your choice) - RM6.50

Ours were stout and chocolate flavored :)

He says: Unique really. The coffee itself is nice! Then, then sweetness that the marshmallows offers when it melts is perfect. Should give this a try!

She says: I knew for sure it won't taste good! For sure! Cos I DO NOT like marshmallows unless it's over the fire for a while and melted a bit inside. That also, I only take one cos it's way too sweet as a candy kind. This kopi-o however makes the perfect combo with marshmallows. It's insane! They leave the cubes in there then it started to melt. So, I took a small sip and fell in love with it immediately! Kopi-o no sugar so the marshmallows became the sweet element in there and it tasted perfecttt! LOVE THIS ONE!

Bottle Lemonade

He says: Refreshing! 

She says: Sweet and very refreshing. Okay, amybe a bit too sweet for me. 

Frozen Yogurt Popsicle (Passion Fruit)

He says: Not a big fan of yogurt but a big fan of passion fruit! Kinda like it..

She says: I like the surprise element in it. The chunky bits of marshmallows! Sorry, no more surprise for you anymore since you are still reading this. Heh. Like this one.

huey&wah café at Bellisa Row, Burmah Road, Penang

Price: Slightly expensive

Ratings:

His rating: 7.5/10

Her rating: 8.5/10

Auntie Anne's at Lower Ground Floor at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Jalan-jalan cari makan... We are always walking and always eating.. :S

Hanging out/berdating/wasting time at the mall so we were walking around and our mouth got itchy.. Actually more like his mouth got itchy so we went all the way to lower ground floor since that level is like food's corner or something..

We walked from one end to the other, cannot decide what to have for snack. He loveeeeeeee the Passion Fruit drink at Auntie Anne's so we walked towards that area and the next thing we know, he also got their newest product in his hands.

That time, his face was lighted up for some kind of weird reason. It's as if he was holding a pot of gold or something. Hahaha.

Anyways, it has to be good because it looked so good in the photo. 

Hmm.. you've gotta read on to find out whether we hate it or we love it!

First bite: nothing yet.

After third bite then can taste the goodness :)

He says: Its a must must try for me. Wait till the 3rd bite when the chocolate and caramel ooze into your mouth. Somemore got passion fruit drink to complement it! Best.

She says: The outside bun is soft and hot, yums. The inside filling straight melted me away. IT'S SO GOOD! If you like to have sweet things once in a while, YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS. It's only RM7.60 with a drink. We took Passion Fruit as usual and their passion fruit juice is super nice. Love this snack!

Auntie Anne's at Lower Ground Floor at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Price: Reasonable

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

Magnificent Malaysia at Swez Brasserie at Eastin Hotel, Penang

Lunch at Eastin hotel. Thank you Eastin Hotel for having us over! :)

Oh hello there. That's a very nice lunch break for the both of us in midst of all the work out there!

How often do people actually go to hotels and enjoy lunch whether ala carte or buffet style? I would think very few because usually people don't have such long lunch break. Most people would opt for dinner when dine in at a hotel.

Right? 

Actually, for those of you who have the time, you should try lunching in hotels. We tried a round of their buffet before knowing that the real meal was still on its way. Hah. Oh and it was good. The buffet spread! So many items and most of them tasted really yummy. 

Anyways, we had the opportunity to enjoy a scrumptious spread of lunch at Eastin Hotel the other day. For those who don't know where Eastin Hotel is located, SHAME ON YOU! Kidding! Just kidding! 

It's right beside the huge Queensbay Mall. Now you know. You're welcome :)

Let's see what we ate and how it was! :)

OH WAIT! Before that, let's show you guys this first! *points below*

LUNCH [Monday-Friday] 12:00pm - 2:30pm

Adults: RM50++

Child: RM25++

HI-TEA [Saturday & Sunday] 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Adults: RM68++

Child: RM34++

SEMI-BUFFET DINNER [Sunday-Thursday] 6:30pm - 10:00pm

From RM50++ per person

Okay, now we can proceed with the food tasting! :)

Chicken Satay with ketupats and sliced cucumber.

He says: SATAY! This satay is.. LEAN! Could be better if there's some fats in between but the satay sauce did made up for it.  Thumbs up!

She says: Never a big fan of satay. This one I like because no fats inside. Muahaha. Eat without guilt, best!

Pasembur served with peanut sauce.

He says: By looking at the variety of choices in the pasembur. Making me lau nua already! Crispy outside and soft inside. Should try this.

She says: Love the variety given. Got deep fried crabs okay! Syiok gilaaa. Koay thought it was soft shell crab at first so he gave it a tough bite. Turned out it was a normal kind of crab and he suffered the toothache. HAHA.

Sup Ekor Lembu

He says: Hmmmm.. Typical sup ekor. One thing different is that you can find slices potatoes and carrots inside. =)

She says: One of my favorite dish of the day. Couldn't stop myself. Meat so tender sumore. Thumbs up!

Nasi Briyani

He says: Smells good.. Tastes good too.

She says: Probably a bit too dry for me? Then again all nasi briyani also quite dry eh. This one it's okay. Didn't really like the texture of the rice. 

Daging Rendang Tok

He says: Tender and delicious. I would go back for that! =D

She says: This one unexpectedly spoon-licking-good! I've had many experiences with daging rendang where the meat is rock hard but this one surprises me big time! So soft okay! Bestttt!

Ikan Panggang 

He says: Yums.. its little bit salty and a little bit spicy. Love it. Could be better if there is more of the sauce though.

She says: Quite a yummy kan panggang dish. What I love about this is the sambal. Spicy and got the oomph! 

Ayam Percik

He says: Nicely done. The chicken is soft and tender. The colour of the kunyit makes it even more tempting!

She says: The sauce is so nice my spoon kept going back for more. It's so delicious. The spices and herbs used in this dish is superb combo! It's really good!

Assam Prawns

He says: HAH! Pretty good but I would prefer my mama's! =p Anyhow, asam prawns can hardly go wrong!

She says: A bit too sour for my style. 

Kambing Masala

He says: Tu dia! Da BOMB. One of my favourite =D

She says: As you can see, we dug in immediately when the dish reaches the table. Then only, take photo hence the messy part on the right. Softest kambing masala I've ever tasted. SOFTEST!

Tempe Masak Sambal

Tempe is traditional soy product originally from Indonesia. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form, similar to a very firm vegetarian burger patty (taken from Google, hehe)

He says: Honestly, usually eat this together with vegetables! So, I dont really know how to eat this alone. It is CRISPY??

She says: This one got taste ah? Hahaha! I think it's okaylah. My first time having tempe.

Banana Fritters with Vanilla Cream.

He says: Credits to the vanilla cream syrup! My first time and definitely won't be my last!

She says: Didn't really like the pisang goreng. Not much taste. The vanilla cream, me no likey cos I don't really like creamy stuff also le.

Ice Kacang with Chocolate Ice-Cream.

He says: Haha normal ice kacang I would say. Super a lot of ingredients inside! Ice could be finer though. 

She says: Didn't know chocolate ice cream would compliment the ice kacang so well. Kudos!

Magnificent Malaysia at Swez Brasserie at Eastin Hotel, Penang

Location: Next to Queensbay Mall

Price: Slightly expensive

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

Wait.. What? That's not all?

There's a special promotion coming up in August? Mmhmm..

You can enjoy 15% discount for SEMI-BUFFET DINNER (Sunday-Thursday) and WEEKEND BUFFET DINNER (Saturday) from 6:30pm-10:00pm with these cards!

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Need to know more? Got questions to ask? Don't be shy. Just call Swez Brasserie, Eastin Hotel Penang at 04-612 1128 or you can always check out  their website :)

Ban Chang Koay at Chu Chang Kar along Lengkok Burma, Penang

One of the things that we love eating, whether for tea time or sideline for lunch/dinner.

Do you all not know that there was this one day back in our college years (which is not that long ago!), he surprised her with two pieces of ban chang koay from her favorite stall. This one.

It was sweet because she was craving for that particular one for a few days already. What made it even sweeter was because he went out of college to get it and came back to pass it to her and then went back home. Effort, score! :)

Okay okay! Back to this one. One of our random lunch session and upon seeing the stall, he straight went ahead and ordered. Ordered 2 piece sumore! You do not know this but we ordered other sidelines too. How to not get fat like that! Haha.

He says: Could be better! PS, BCK can hardly go wrong unless it is too hard!

She says: Quite crunchy in the middle, the sides are a bit quite chewy (maybe not fully cooked?) and the inside quite okay lah. Can't really taste the melted butter that usually makes it nicer.

 Ban Chang Kuih at Chu Chang Kar along Lengkok Burma, Penang

Price: Reasonable

Ratings:
His rating: 5/10
Her rating: 4/10

Jojo Little Kitchen at Jalan SS2/162, Damansara Uptown at Petaling Jaya.

Hola! We're back! After such a loooooong time never hear from us, you must be excited to see that we're finally back!

This time it's going to be one of the things that we ate in KL when we were there for a short holiday! 

We always hear people say that KL's food not nice one and so expensive sumore. Right? 

WRONG! Actually KL has a lot of nice food that's affordable (we say affordable because their portion is huge!). We just need to know where to find them. There are so many ways to find out about where is nice to eat lah and stuff, regardless of wherever you go, be it KL or overseas.

You can always read food blogs like ours *ahemahem* or you can always ask a friend who stays there for a while already. They will know better, don't you think?

Anyways, we were brought to this place by his sister and her boyfriend for lunch. We were excited to give it a try. At least she is because she's quite a big fan of pan mee. 

Pandan Cincau - RM3.50

He says: Pretty good for me. Refreshing!

She says: Got pandan flavor meh?

Lat Jiu (Chilli) Pan Mee (Dry) - RM7

He says: The mixture of all that is delicious, everything in there compliments each other. The texture of the pan mee is just nice, neither too hard nor too soft. Good!

She says: This I like! Mix everything including the egg yolk and you'll get yourself a wonderfully challenging meal! If you can't really take spicy food, don't mix all the chilli. Add some first if not you sure will be needing a whole box of tissue! Love this!

Traditional Pan Mee (Soup) - RM6.50

He says: Its not bad. Soup is pretty sweet though =)

She says: Quite an ordinary soup pan mee. Nothing really special to shout about!

Jojo Little Kitchen at Jalan SS2/162, Damansara Uptown at Petaling Jaya 

Location: 92, Jalan SS21/62, Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya, Damansara Utama, 47400

Price: Reasonable (big portion)

Ratings:
His rating: 8/10
Her rating: 7.5/10