Hokkien Mee 福建面' & Cantonese Fried Noodles ' 廣府炒鴛鴦' @ Tiong Hokkien Mee, Damansara Uptown

This is NOT something one can eat as often as eggs on toast or some others foods that your body can digest easily without shaking up your annual medical report!  But I do have my fair share of  'zhi char' cravings and I am already salivating at the thought of a yummilicious portion of Hokkien Mee or Cantonese Fried Noodles 'gong fu chao yin yong' for dinner!  And thanks to another foodie friend who loves food more than his waistline, I have a new place to indulge in my favourite fried noodles.

The portions at Tiong Hokkien Mee in Damansara Uptown are good, prices reasonable and most importantly, at least in my books, the restaurant is clean!  The shop is brightly lit and even if you have to dine alfresco, the tables are not next to open drains with buzzing mosquitos to boot, unlike another restaurant serving similar food in the vicinity.  

Simply love the yellow noodles fried in dark soy sauce (Hokkien Mee) with a generous helping of prawns, pork meat and cabbage slices. Couldn't find many pieces of fried pork lard, though it's a good thing, preventing me from raising my cholesterol levels any higher than they already are!

The mix of fried beehoon and flat rice noodles (Cantonese Fried Noodles) was just as tasty and not as starchy as some others that I have consumed in other restaurants.

Tonight, we also ordered a plate of 'nam yue' fermented red beancurd fried chicken wings to complement the meal.  But this may not be to everyone's taste because the taste of 'nam yue' can be overwhelming for those looking for a taste of old fashioned fried chicken wings. Having said that, it's definitely palatable and quite pleasant to eat.

I don't profess to be an expert but tonight's meal was good enough for me.

Restoran Tiong Hokkien Mee
85, Jalan 21/37
Damansara Uptown
47400 Petaling Jaya

Fiercely Fragrant Fried 'Kway Teow'

I am no Hokkien-lang. Neither am I, Penang born. I may not be able to tell what a plate of 'authentic' Char Kway Teow tastes like but this is as good as it gets.

So far, for me, none has been able to top the Char Kway Teow from Restoran Rocky in Bangsar Baru. This is another one of my comfort foods but thank God, I don't succumb to this kind of 'comforting' very often. I don't calorie count when I tuck into this delicious and aromatic meal simply because I love it too much! There are no pieces of pork lard but the prawns are pretty good sized and there are lots of cockles thrown in. You can have it fried with chilli or add in an egg if you want. The end result is still the same. Divinely fragrant!

This is not something to indulge often (for obvious reasons) but is definitely on my list of 'must eat' whenever I am in Bangsar and looking for cheap eats.

So, if you happen to be in Bangsar, hop over to Restoran Rocky at 15,i Jalan Telawi 5, Bangsar Baru and give it a try. Who knows, I may just be enjoying a plate of hot Char Kway teow there!