Angku-licious

Four, tres, two, uno

Listen up ya'll, Cuz this is it
The dough that I'm bangin' is de-li-cious

[Verse 1]
Angku-licious definition make them lil boys & gals go loco
They want my treasure so they get their pleasures from my mung beans
You can squeeze me, you can eat me
I'm very easy, I ain't meaty
I got reasons why I'm chewy
Trays of me just come and go like biscuits

[Hook 1]
Angku-licious (So delicious)
But I ain't fergalicious
And if you was suspicious
All that filling is sumptuous
I also got peanuts (mmmwwahhh)
That puts them boys & gals on shiok shiok
And they be lining down the alley just to watch what I got (four, tres, two, uno)

[Chorus]
So delicious (It's hot, hot)
So delicious (I put them boys on shiok shiok)
So delicious (they wanna slice of what I got)
I'm Angku-licious (t-t-t-t-t-tasty, tasty)

[Verse 2]
Angku-licious def-, Angku-licious def-, Angku-licious def- [def fading echo]
Angku-licious definition make them boys go crazy
They always claim they know me
Comin' to me call me Auntie (Hey Auntie!)
I'm the A to the N, G, K to the U
And can't no other stall put it down like mine

[Hook 2]
I'm Angku-licious (so delicious)
My mould stay tight
I be up in the kitchen just working on my tradition
He's my witness (oooh wee)
I put yo' boys & gals on shiok shiok
And they be lining down the jalan just to watch what I got (four, tres, two, uno)

[Chorus]
So delicious (It's hot, hot)
So delicious (I put them boys & gals on shiok shiok)
So delicious (they wanna slice of what I got)
I'm Angku-licious (hold hold hold hold hold up, check it out)

Baby, baby, baby
If you really want me
Honey gotta be early
Maybe then you'll get a taste
I'll be tasty, tasty, I'll be laced with sweetness
It's so tasty, tasty, It'll make your taste buds go crazy

[Will I Am]
T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty, T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty
D to the E to the L I C I O U S, to the D to the E to the, to the, to the, hit it Aunty!

[Rap]
All the time I turn around brotha's sista's gather round always looking at my stall up and down looking at my
(uuhh)
I just wanna say it now I ain't tryin to round up drama wit yo mama I don't wanna take your children
And I know I'm comin off just a little bit conceited and I keep on repeating how the boys & gals wanna eat it
But I'm tryin' to tell, that I can always be your street side treat
Cuz' they say my angku...

[Hook 3]
Delicious (So delicious)
But I ain't fergalicious
And if you was suspicious
All that filling is sumptuous
I also got coconuts (mmmwwahhh)
That puts them boys & gals on shiok shiok
And they be lining down the alley just to watch what I got (four, tres, two, uno)
Four, tres, two, uno
My mould stay tight
I be up in the kitchen just working on my tradition
He's my witness (oooh wee)
I put yo' boys & gals on shiok shiok
And they be lining down the jalan just to watch what I got (four, tres, two, uno)

[Chorus]
So delicious (aye, aye, aye, aye)
So delicious (aye, aye, aye, aye)
So delicious (aye, aye, aye, aye)
I'm Angku-licious, t-t-t-t-t tasty, tasty

It's so delicious (aye, aye, aye, aye)
So delicious (aye, aye, aye, aye)
So delicious (aye, aye, aye, aye)
I'm Angku-licious, t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t (aye, aye, aye, aye)

[Will I Am]
T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty, T to the A, to the S T E Y angku you tasty
T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty, T to the A, to the, to the (four, tres, two, uno)
D to the E to the L I C I O U S, to the D to the E to the L I C I O U S to the
D to the E to the L I C I O U S, to the D to the E to the, to the, to the (four, tres, two, uno)

T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty, T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty
T to the A to the S T E Y angku you tasty, T to the A, to the, four, tres, two, uno
D to the E to the L I C I O U S, to the D to the E to the L I C I O U S to the
D to the E to the L I C I O U S, to the D to the E to the, to the, to the, to the, to the.

Happy Monday Morning my friends.. Hope this brightened up the start of your week!


Footnote:
*Lyrics adapted from that ever so popular track by Fergie, Fergalicious - the Dutchess Album.
**Angku is a popular dessert in Malaysia/Singapore, and is a glutinous rice cake with bean or peanut filling.
***Desserts are sweet foods eaten purely for pleasure.
****Angku featured were original (Mung Bean), Red Bean, Pandan, Coconut, and Peanut.

The Hummingbird from Kepong

Cumi & Ciki.. having Tongsui in Kepong, decide to call Hairyberry to join them for lunch.

Hairyberry, unable to join due to prior commitments, decides to send the Hummingbird instead to visit his friends, C&C.

Hairyberry, had recently been given the Hummingbird recipe by one Mr Fatboybakes and was eager to share the love. Anyway, you can also check out the real McCoy here.

Ciki: Hairy! How sweet of you! You shouldn't have..!

Hairy: Pfft.. what this simple thing.. ah, don't worry la Ciki, it was easy to whip up. No big deal.

Ciki: No honestly Hairy..., you shouldn't have!

Hairy: No big deal la ciki...

Ciki: NO HAIRY.. you shouldn't have sent it in a PLASTIC BAG la..
You got no tupperware ar? ROFL :P

(Too damn hilarious. This boy literally walks into the coffee shop in Kepong swinging a plastic bag of cake.. only possible with Hairyberry, I tell you..)

Anyway, horrific presentation aside, the cake was really pretty damn good!
Thick and heavy with ingredients, my nose was suddenly assaulted by the most delicious smell.

Sticking a piece of hummingbird in my mouth, I find it moist and flavorful with chopped pecans, crushed pineapple, and mashed bananas. It is frosted with a delicious cream cheese that knocks my socks off.

Thank you Hairyberry for your generosity! The cake was delicious;)


C & C, stuffed to the max with lunch , Tongsui and Hummingbird decide to go walk it off. We chance upon a nick-knack shop and decide to take a look.

Cumi, arsing around with the stuff they sell in the shop. He calls this his " I AM NOT AROUND" look, when I ask him to peel potatoes or help me clean the house.

This is Cumi's heavy duty costume for helping mum and me, peel potatoes for the family party. Honest, they sell these gloves with sharp, hard bits that take the skin off potatoes before you can even say, "suffering succotash!" (in the word of the famous cartoon character Sylvester).

Anyway, for being so obliging, I buy Cumi some MANWICH Sloppy Joe's .. just like his namesake:P (He actually eats this stuff - since uni days.. yarks!)

He deserves it for helping us peel potatoes. What a sweetie rite? ;)

Fook Kee at Kepong

The good Hawkers of Kepong, Aman Puri, take their Hawker-ing very seriously.
You see that blue makeshift canopy swaying in the wind? Its bleached color and tattered corners still provide excellent shade for the many customers who flock here for lunch, especially on the weekends.

Fook Kee has a multitude of Chinese Hawker cuisine for you to choose from and for me, it gets really confusing picking out something good to eat. I only have ONE stomach after all and I don't want to waste it on the wrong plate of lard.

So..

A quick power-walkabout (now u know why I train so hard.. ahem) and I soon decided on Szechuan noodles.

Wait a minute.. It's not Szechuan Noodle la.. it's Sez Chun Noodle!



Anyway, from the word go, I liked the look of the starting materials.The Noodle looked
long, thick, sticky and heavy with the promise of latent carbo.

The Deep Fried Pork chunks where still sizzling with heat and I could smell the pungent, heady aroma of its succulent juices from within its browned folds.

And then I saw the fresh plump chinese herbs and knew that this hawker meant business.



"Do you also want one?" I asked Cumi.

He said.. Urrrrhh (yes, in lazy husband slang)

Fine. I got him the dry version because I wanted the soup.

The soup noodle was great! The dry one was OK as well but of course the small herbal soup on the side was not enough.

All I can say is ... GO EAT THIS!

For just RM4.50, there is soooooo much meat, herbs, noodle, flavour.. that it's really mind boggling. No need for MSG - all the sweetness comes from the food. It's been a month since we ate there. I really hope that in this time, they have not compromised or cut back on their ingredients. In a time where sub-standard food is rearing its ugly head more and more, Sez Chun Noodle is a martyr, a hero, a STAR. Please go try it.

One thing about the Fook Kee Empire.. it's everywhere.
We walk down the road we see Fook Kee..


Futher along... Fook Kee,


Turn the corner... Fook Kee!


We this sign on the corner of the road. "Not allowed to sell food in parking area".


Who cares?! Not him .. obviously.


Nor him..:P
We buy kacang puteh from the Kacang puteh man because it's so cheap (RM3 for 2 packets or something like that) and some Malay Yau Char Kwai. Both good.


Finally we stop for dessert at one of the many dessert joints along that same stretch ..
I scratch my head because I am unfamiliar with the taste of this particular jello.

"Oh, this is jello without Vodka", announces Cumi.

No wonder I didn't recognise it.

Fitou at Desa Park City

This place looks like a dream!

Another place I always wanted to check out for lunch, and today, we finally got to meander along the The Waterfront, at Desa Park City KL.

Desa Park City is a swanky, upmarket, gated, residential area that just screams, ... yuppie.
Everything from the landscaped gardens, to the uber cool shopping and eating area at the Waterfront makes you just want to loiter and waste time chatting over lunch /a hot mug of coffee/ a freezing pint of beer.

The only setback to this place really taking off, I foresee, might just be its location.

For anyone coming from the PJ side of town, the hefty RM1.60 toll/per way makes you think twice about venturing here for food.

On the other hand, the people of Kepong who are on the "correct" side of town, are so use to having cheap and good food so readily available that perhaps the 'poshness' of Desa park city does not pose enough of an attraction for them to eat here on a regular basis.

Well, how successful the waterfront turns out to be, still remains to be seen, but at the moment, things are still relatively quiet.

Fitou's promotion of Paella , a massive pan for 4 persons priced at RM70 is pretty reasonable. But looking around.. where was the crowd to share it...


A breathtaking view.. under the hot noonday sun, the heat is unbearable but I can imagine how gorgeously vast and serene this place might look by candlelight! (I plan to come back for dinner and drinks real soon;))


Nicoise Salad - RM19.00

This was pretty average. The tuna was a little gritty in texture but the overall taste was not bad. I like my egg with a slightly moist yellow centre(not well done) but this one was hard.


The mushroom Cappuccino - RM 12.00 and the Seafood Chowder - RM17.00

The soups were good. Value for money as you can see by the size of the mussels.

Iberico Aglio Olio - RM38.00

The promotion for the week was IBERICO. i.e. the pig!... and we just had to try it.

Hmmm, the pasta was pretty healthy. Not much salt was used(which is a good thing) making this dish light and almost weak (?) in taste . Not enough Porky oomph.. :(

Iberico Ribs - RM41.00
We ended up eating the RIBS with the pasta.. this was much better! The sauce from the ribs was sweet, strong and meaty. I liked the slightly caramelized texture of the ribs. However, RM41.00 for a few small slices of rib was really rather steep!

All in all, even though Fitou is not quite there yet in terms of food.. it has all the potential of becoming a really cool hangout place, and a good restaurant for your Mediterranean 'fix'. If nothing else, than Fitou is a charming little nook where you can enjoy a quiet evening over a warm meal and a cold beer, with your friends and/or loved ones.. !

Others who have eaten here:

Beginner @ Work!!

Add:

Fitou Brasserie,

Lot GF2, The Waterfront @ Parkcity,

5 Persiaran Residen Desa Park City

52200 KL.

Tel: 603 6280 8978

Food:6/10

Ambiance:8/10

Service:8/10

Geben sie mir ein bier... LIKE NOW!

My favourite sound on a hot saturday afternoon is FIZZ.

Weihenstephan Heffe & Dunkel - RM26.00/glass

My favourite colours on a hot saturday afternoon are

YELLOW & BROWN.

My favourite verb on a hot saturday afternoon is GULP.

My favourite activity on a hot saturday afternoon is watching international time FLY BY.

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At STADT German Cuisine and Bistro we found the perfect place to satisfy all my favourite activities :)

Seafood Soup - RM7.90
The soup was excellent. A thick, robust savoury tomato base made fresh and infused with all the flavours of the ocean made a great appetite teaser. We were prepped for our mains.

The Pork Knuckle - RM38.90
Given the choice of Original vs. Honey glazed ,we went with the glaze version but were surprised to find the crust rather unsweetened. When asked, the waitress replied that the coating of sugar is added right at the end. Hmmmm.. we think someone might have forgotten the Honey (?)

First the skin. This was not bad at all. The skin had enough snap, crackle and pop, if you like, but the flavour could have been better.

Delving in, we found the flesh tough, dry and rather tasteless.

If not for the extra(and boy did we need plenty) brown sauce and honey sauce we ordered, the pork knuckle would have been too dry to swallow.

Having said that, the menu here at STADT is massive, and we only shared one Pork Knuckle because it was the Hefe and Dunkel that we came for really ;) We will definitely be back to try the other items.


So meanwhilst... "Geben sie mir ein bier... like now, please.." ;P

Read what others have to say about STADT:
Vkeong
Life's gr8 for a Malaysian


Add:
Stadt German Cuisine & Bistro,
No2, Jln Metro Perdana 8,
Taman Usahawan Kepong,
Kepong Utara,
52100 KL
Tel: 03-6250 1016
email: stadt@streamyx.com

Pork Knuckle:4/10
Service:7/10
Beer:7/10 (imported beer how to go wrong..?)
Ambiance:6/10

Krua Thai at Kepong

So... to fulfill that Thai food hankering in our souls.. we had to venture into Kepong territory the following day.

Krua Thai!

Authentic Thai Food mainly focusing on the Northern Thai style of cooking ... and to support this notion, apparently the owner says that the cooking ingredients as well as the COOKS, are imported from Thailand! How cute.. :D


Amongst the signature dishes here (which I couldn't wait to dig into) was the RAW prawn (Sashimi style) with special sauce and Chabai Burung/Chili Padi (baby killer-cathartic chilies).

Just look at the picture-perfect presentation! Another unexpected delight was the garnishing of bitter gourd that not only added a gorgeous color to the platter, but also lent an amazing taste to the prawn concoction.
The bitter gourd used was not overly bitter at all. Instead, it was crunchy, zesty and even a little sweet on the tastebuds. Really, really good.

The raw prawns were flayed to perfection and drenched in that special fish sauce that took away any remnants of undesirable raw after taste. Don't you just love the way the Thais try to incorporate into their dishes, every sensory stimulation imaginable to the palate, such as sweet, bitter, salty, sour and spicy?
I do. I love it.

Well executed I thought.. and eventhough I ate the whole plate by myself (Cumi is allergic to prawns), I didn't get the runs at all ;P

The mango salad was a surprise too. Normally, my past experience eating this salad has me anticipating an overwhelming fish sauce and dry shrimp taste that obscures the other lighter tasting ingredients of this healthy salad.

Here at Krua Thai again, they exceed our expectations. The fish sauce is muted to perfection lending just a slight base taste to the salad. This allows the zesty mango, the crunchy peanuts, shrimp and even some lightly desiccated coconut taste to come shining through.

I didn't know such a simple dish could create so many pleasurable sensations in my mouth!
Excellent :D

Moving on.. time for the slow burn.

The Tomyam... have it as spicy as you like it (we had ours off the Spice-O-Meter), goes perfectly with individually steamed Thai rice (sweeter, stickier.. yummier than local rice). Wash away the burn with coconut juice.. and together with it, all your worries and cares of the world! lol

For a change we tried the fried Thai Kwey Teow instead of the Pad Thai. This also was good with a nice 'wok hei' taste to it. The noodle seemed to have retained its springiness and I wondered to myself, how I was ever going to retain my waistline;P

At Krua Thai, they have a good selection of Chili sauces as well, ranging from mild to fiery. On weekends they sometimes serve complimentary Thai desserts, so do swing by and try your luck.
We personally like the food at Krua Thai. It lives up to expectations.


Finally, EAT CHILI BURN FAT says one study... so on that happy note, we end this blog!

Read about what others have to say about Krua Thai:
mimi's dining room
blurryhunniee
as rich as croesus
kuan food fetish

Add:
Krua Thai,
39 Jalan Metro Perdana Barat 2,
Taman Usahawan Kepong,
Kepong Utara,
KL.
Tel:03-6250 8104

Food:7.5/10
Service:7/10
MSG levels: nil
Sugar levels: high
salt levels: moderate