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Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. It traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. This is the night when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.

In 2020, the Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival falls on 1st October 2020.

History of the Mid-Autumn Festival

“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.”

This line from a famous Song dynasty poem written by Su Shi, better known as Su Dongpo, perhaps best captures the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival, an age-old event with roots in Chinese culture.

The festival probably originated as the worship of the moon among ancient peoples. As the nation grew in size and sophistication, the various traditions of lunar veneration amalgamated into a celebration of the full moon in autumn.

Before the Qin dynasty (221-206BC), it was already a significant date for the Chinese, who “welcomed the cold season on the night of the Mid-Autumn” and presented the king with fine fur garments. In the six centuries of the Han and Jin periods (206BC-AD420), there were sporadic records of mid-autumn celebrations but the festival wasn’t very popular, especially in northern China.

The story of Chang’e, the Chinese goddess of the moon, is one of many linked to Mid-Autumn Festival. Picture: Getty Images
The story of Chang’e, the Chinese goddess of the moon, is one of many linked to Mid-Autumn Festival. Picture: Getty Images and SCMP

It was during the Tang dynasty (AD618-907) that Mid-Autumn Festival became a nationwide holiday. Folk tales associated with the festival and the moon – such as Chang’e’s lunar flight, Wu Gang’s Sisyphean task of felling the osmanthus tree, and the Jade Rabbit pounding medicinal herbs to make the elixir of life – were popularised, and parties under the full moon became fashionable in the capital Changan (present-day Xian). Scores of poems were written eulogising the moon at mid-autumn.

During the Northern Song dynasty (AD960-1127), the annual festival was officially set on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese calendar, a date that is still observed. According to a detailed description of daily life in the capital Kaifeng, “On Mid-Autumn’s night, noble families decorated their pavilions and commoners vied with one another to occupy the drinking houses to enjoy the moon.” They “nibbled on small pastries that resembled the moon”, with fillings that were savoury and sweet. The festivities would go on until dawn.

Mooncake Today Symbolizes Family Reunion

In Chinese culture, roundness symbolizes completeness and togetherness. A full moon symbolizes prosperity and reunion for the whole family. Children can be seen carrying colorful lanterns and walking around the neighborhoods.

It brings back memories of my cousins and I hanging lanterns in the garden.

Candle in the lantern

Eventually, we got bored of lanterns and played with candles. We’ll create dominoes, lines, and patterns of candles. It felt like lighting a birthday cake but without the cake.

The best was the bonfire. We’ll create our mini campfire and watch the candles burn. No stories, just silence around the burning candles.

Round mooncakes complement the harvest moon in the night sky at the Mid-Autumn Festival. The mooncake is not just a food.

The Mooncake Festival has become very commercialized. Shops tout mooncakes of every conceivable flavor, type, and packaging.

In addition to the traditional mooncakes, there are snow-skin mooncakes, jelly mooncakes, and ice cream mooncakes.

Mini Fisky Dragon Fruit Mooncake, Mini Shanghai York Dragon, Mini Fisky Red Bean, Mini Fisky Pandan Lotus, Mini Fisky Chocolate, Mini Fisky York Dragon, Mini Fisky Chocolate, Mini Shanghai White Lotus, Mini Fisky

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Bavarian Bierhaus’ Schnitzels and Knodel @ The Curve

Last weekend was a special occasion for the family to celebrate. Like most special occasions, the challenge was finding the venue.

Hence, I looked up the Entertainer app and found a casual dining place that served German and Western food. It was none other than Bavarian Bierhaus – The Curve.

Bavarian Bierhaus serves Mediterranean and German Food with a European feel. They serve Mediterranean and German food specialising in Pork delicacies.

Their concept is “ALWAYS THINK FOOD”. They also serve fresh homemade pasta and mouth pleasuring cold cuts. They have a wide wine list and cheese selection, with its casual atmosphere giving emphasis on good BEERS and big hearty meals.

The German Weiss-Biers is the most popular among many varieties of local and foreign beers the restaurant carries. The Bavarian Bierhaus offers the biggest selection of Paulaner Family Beers in Kuala Lumpur. The Weissbeer goes very well with their house specialities such as the German Bratwurst Sausages, Roasted Pork Knuckles and Barbequed Pork Ribs that happens to be their customers’ favoured dishes.

Many locals have been introduced to the Bavarian Bierhaus where they dine in with their family & friends savouring the foreign delicacies, the ‘’Malaysian Way’’

Bavarian Bierhaus @ The Curve

+603 7728 8269
6, Jalan PJU 7/3
Mutiara Damansara
Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47800
Malaysia

Bavarian Bierhaus – Lot G66 – is located on the ground floor at the Western Courtyard of The Curve.

To get to the restaurant, you can park in B1 or B2, and then take the escalator up to the ground floor. Then walk towards The Street and then turn right in the middle. The restaurant is located quietly in the Western Courtyard. Alternatively, you can drop off at the Western Courtyard entrance and the restaurant is immediately on your left.

In addition to at The Curve, there are also other Bavarian Bierhaus in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur and Sunway Geo Avenue.

Menu

Below are teasers of Bavarian Bierhaus’ menu.

Alternatively, you can also browse their menu on Zomato.

You can also order and dine-in at the comfort of your own home. They do orders and deliveries with foodpanda.

Entertainer

The Entertainer App offered me to order a main course 1-for-1. I can order 2 main courses at the expense of 1. The second meal is “free” because it is paid by the first meal. Of the 2 meals, the higher priced meal will be billed.

At each restaurant, I’m given a maximum of 3 main courses to use. The 3 main courses can then feed at least 6 people.

I’m not going to keep all that moneysaving to myself. Let’s share and explore the Entertainer together, click here.

Entertainer and Menu

Bavarian Bierhaus was quite generous with the selection of main courses. We could not only choose the main course from a limited selection of main courses but also the snacks, pizzas, and pastas too!

As we were a small family dining, we used 2 main course offers which gave us 4 meals. From the snacks section, we ordered the Geroestate Knodel which is an addictive fry-up of chopped roasted bread dumplings with scrambled eggs, bacon and onions.

From the pizza section, we chose the Pizza Hawaiian. Pizza Hawaiian is a thin crust pizza with tomato sauce, grilled pineapple, bacon, chicken, and mozzarella cheese. The pizza was cut into 8 slices.

From the main course section, we ordered the Huhna Schnitzel with salad and potatoes salad, and Swiss Schnitzel with salad and pan fried potatoes. Each plate was served with 3 pork loins.

Huhna Schnitzel is freshly crumbled pork loin pan fried to golden. Swiss Schnitzel is pork loin freshly crumbled and pan fried, topped with ham and melted cheese. All schnitzels are served with garden salad and choice of pan fried potatoes, potato salad, or French fries.

Swiss Schnitzel with garden salad and pan fried potatoes
Huhna Schnitzel with garden salad and potatoes salad

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Jo’s Bakery @ Tropicana Avenue

Recently, I attended a private function at Jo’s Bakery.

josbakery.my@gmail.com
+60162128599
Persiaran Tropicana
P-G-22, Tropicana Avenue
12, Persiaran Tropicana
Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47410
Malaysia

Park in Tropicana Avenue’s multi-storey or basement parking, and then walk over to Jo’s Bakery on the ground floor.

Jo’s Bakery is not hard to miss and easy to spot (bakery) in Tropicana Avenue. It is located just next to Village Grocer.

After your grocery shopping at Village Grocer or meals at one of the restaurants in Tropicana Avenue, you can stroll over to Jo’s Bakery.

About Jo’s Bakery

Jo’s Bakery is your local, premium home-baked cheesecake specialist. They bake premium quality products from fresh and natural ingredients with no preservatives. There are also pastries, all day meal sets, and awesome coffee.

Jo’s Bakery has a beautiful and bright loft layout. It is very inviting with it’s floor-to-ceiling glass entrance.

Sit at the high table to enjoy the view of shoppers walking out of Village Grocer and strangers passing by. Lounge on their cozy chairs, and enjoy a scone and a cup of hot tea.

For more privacy, you’re welcome to sit upstairs in their loft. Sit at the high table or comfortably lean against the wall on the bench.

Jo’s Bakery Menu

They’re all day meals run from 8.00 AM to 8.00 PM.

Indulge in their Cauliflower Rice with smoked salmon, fried egg, and salad or Mushroom Spaghetti.

For lighter meals, have bites of their bread with half-boiled egg or scrambled egg, or with cheese, egg, and salad. You’ve the choice of either a Wholemeal German or Olive bread. Also check out their Baked Eggs with Mushroom with salad, or with salad and German bread.

Craving for something local? Take bites out of their Terengganu’s Mini Paung. It comes in a set of 6 mini butter buns with butter and homemade kaya.

Their scones are also not to be missed! The scones come in Regular 2s or Mini 6s. You can even customize the flavours: original, earl grey, cheese and onion, rosemary, or a mix of any 4 flavors.

Jo’s Bakery’s premium cheesecakes are the highlights, must tries, and not to be missed.

The recommendations are Durian, Lime Avocado, Earl Grey, Pandan Coconut, Gula Melaka Cendol, and Burnt Cheesecake cheesecakes. The cakes come in slices, 7″ cake, 8″ cake, or 9″ cake.

Jo’s Bakery Online

Follow Jo’s Bakery on Facebook (@Jo’s Bakery) and Instagram (@jos_bakery) for more delicious local, premium home-made cheesecakes.

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Fluffed Cafe and Dessert Bar

Fluff it Out at Fluffed Cafe and Dessert Bar

Looking for a hip cafe to hang out and chat over desserts? Look no further than Fluffed Cafe & Dessert Bar in Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya.

How to Get to Fluffed

Fluffed Cafe is not hard to miss as it’s located along the row of shops directly facing the main road – Jalan 20/7.

It is situated in a strategic location. As Paramount Garden and Sea Park are mature neighbourhoods; Fluffed Cafe caters well to the elderlies who have sweet tooth and the young adults looking for their next dessert.

You can park in the inner lane, along the main road, or behind the shops around the housing area.

After lunch or dinner at Ribs King, Washoku Japanese Restaurant, or Restaurant New Seaview, you can walk over to Fluffed Cafe for dessert. Better be there early as usually later afternoons or after 8.00pm is when the crowds line up to enter the cafe.

Check out their menu below

Celebrate your birthday in Fluffed Cafe and be featured in their Have a Fluffed Birthday! album.

Fluff it out at Fluffed

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4 Things a Chinese Restaurant Should NOT Do

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We walked into a Chinese restaurant. It was full house. The waiters were squeezing through the gaps around the restaurant. The restaurant was noisy as people were eating and talking loudly over the table.

We were seated at the table which we had booked earlier. The waitress took our orders.

We ordered our usual dishes: curry vegetables, sweet potato leaves, steam fish, beancurd, and egg foo young.

While waiting for our food, I can’t help to notice the following.

1. Not not serve garlic & chilli

A good meal is not without the condiments. I’m not talking about the salt and pepper. Not even the ginger. Don’t pass the ketchup. Skip the wasabi.

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Sometimes only the soy sauce is present on the table.

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We are talking about the garlic and chilli. The garlic and chilli have to be minced and served in separate saucers.

Garlic adds flavour in the blend white rice and chilli spices up the food.

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2. Not serve the drinks after the rice

The drinks – be it hot or cold – have to always be served before the rice.

We don’t want to start our meal with a dry throat. Gulping down the first spoonful of rice on a dry throat is a harsh experience. The rice can be stuck in the throat and we have to force it down to the stomach.

Its healthy to quench our thirsts after waiting a good 15 minutes for the food to be served.

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3. Not serve the curry last

Any dish can come last, except the curry!

The curry is the one dish which has to be served first after the rice. We don’t want the curry to be served last, when we’ve finished eating the other dishes and the rice.

Even if the curry is served last, there won’t be much space in the stomach. There has to be extra space for desserts.

Hence, the curry has to be served first with the rice. Curry goes well with rice. Without the rice, it is just missing something important.

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4. Not a spoon for a spinach

The spinach is served. A spoon is given to pick the spinach from the dish.

Bear in mind that though spinach is a vegetable, it is not like other vegetables – french beans, tauge, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, etc. These vegetables are for the picking, whereas spinach is not!

Spinach is an interwoven and interlocking strands of greens. There are a lot of gaps in between.

It is somewhat like noodles and spaghetti. Strings of greens attached to each other with gaps in between. A fork is needed to pick through and up the spinach.

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Washoku Japanese Restaurant

Japanese food is no stranger to Sea Park and Taman Paramount. There are Shokudo Japanese Curry Rice, Waffurus, and Kakiyuki @ Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya. A new addition to the family is Washoku Japanese Restaurant.

Washoku is no stranger to Malaysia, as it already has outlets in Sunway, Bandar Kinrara, and USJ Taipan. Washoku Sea Park is a new addition to the Washoku family.

Where is Washoku

washokuseapark@gmail.com
03-7865 8981 / 012-882 5380
36, Jalan 21/1
Sea Park
Petaling Jaya, Selangor 46300
Malaysia

Washoku Sea Park is located in a strategic location in Petaling Jaya. Sea Park is a mature neighbourhood.

The restaurant itself is located at a cross junction. It is the intersection where Jalan 21/12, Jalan 20/7, and Jalan 20/14 meets. Many cars wait at the traffic lights and cross the junction. Hence, heavy traffic and excellent visibility.

Furthermore, the road is slopping up – giving the restaurant a commanding view and presence.

Parking is not really an issue as customers can park along Jalan 21/12 and Jalan 20/7 and walk to the restaurant. As it’s a corner shop-lot, customers can park below as the shop below is currently vacant. Alternatively, customers can also park along Jalan 21/14, Jalan 20/16, or Jalan 20/16a.

Washoku Sea Park Restaurant

Washoku Sea Park officially opened its doors to Sea Park on 8 August 2020.

Photos by Washoku Sea Park Facebook

As Sea Park and Paramount Garden are matured neighbourhoods, the customers are mixture of young and old ages.

It is a sushi train restaurant, and the spread offered is reasonably affordable. There are 4 types of plates, denoted by the colour of the plates. The sushi train plates start from RM1.70 to RM4.70. Blue is RM1.70, Red is RM2.70, Purple is RM3.70, and Yellow is RM4.70.

Photo by Vhailor on Google Maps

It has an interesting spread of sushi offered on the train and Japanese food in the menu.

Check out teasers of their menu below.

Photos by Mutiara Googlejac on Google Maps

Try out some of their Chef Recommended:

  • Mix Mushroom Soup With Rice, Healthy Pumpkin Soup With Rice
  • YakinikuGyu Set, Spicy Kimchi Gyu Set, Sukiyaki-style Zen Beef Set
  • Washoku Temaki, California Temaki, Spider Temaki, Salmon Skin Temaki, Shisamo Temaki
  • Unagi Don, Salmon Teriyaki Don
  • Tori Katsu Curry Rice, Salmon Mentaiyaki
  • Spicy Seafood Kimchi Ramen, Healthy Pumpkin (Udon/Soba/Ramen), Mix Mushroom (Udon/Soba/Ramen), Paitan Chicken Ramen
  • Hot & Spicy Tori Karaage Sushi Burger, Salmon Teriyaki Sushi Burger, Tori Karaage Sushi Burger
  • Tamagoyaki Set Meal
  • Avocado Ice Plant Salad, Moriawase Salad
  • Soft Shell Crab, Spicy Honey Gochujang

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What I’ve Been Up To in 2020

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It’s been more than 2 years since my last post on 1st January 2018 titled “2018“. And we’re already 8 months into 2020.

“Much has happened.” Is not an understatement.

Let’s backtrack a little bit and start with the recent events, obviously. From the start of 2020, the world was and still is fighting against the coronavirus pandemic.

To contain the spread of the virus, governments around the world imposed lockdowns and stay at home orders. Borders were closed. Roads were void of traffic. Mother nature took a breather.

For 3 months, the world was on standstill. Gone were the days of socializing and eating out with friends and family outside till late night. Social life was restricted in the home.

Here’s a document of what we ate at home during the 3 months of lockdown. This feels like a long overdue throwback post.

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While in lockdown, people were craving for things to do, to eat, and to pass the time. The trend that took the world by storm was the Dalgona coffee. I too jumped on the bandwagon.

After many attempts, I finally made it! Tried with different versions of coffee and different mixing methods. Whipped by hand, whipped with the mini portable mixer, and whipped with the mini handheld mixer.

As we’re all in this together, we looked out for one another. We exchanged food with our neighbours. Our neighbours cooked delicious lasagnes and Panna Cotta.

Panna Cotta

The pandemic thought us to be self-sufficient and bring out the inner-chef and baker 24/7. We were so used to cooking once a day (at most) for five to six times per week. During the pandemic, we had to scratch our heads on how to cook for at least 3 times a day, 7 days a week, and for 3 months!

The challenge was not just maintaining the routine but also becoming creative for each and every meal.

Homemade Lo Mai Gai for Breakfast
Pies for Lunch
Shepherd’s Pie for Dinner
Cornish Pastry for Dinner
Indian Food for Dinner
Pajeon for Dinner
Cinnamons for Dessert

Through the different phases of the movement control order, we experimented with different variety of food, as illustrated above.

The food delivery businesses – Grab and Foodpanda – were striving in the midst of the pandemic. Restaurants and cafes had to rely on the food delivery services to get business and feed hungry people at home.

The fear of contracting the virus made us stay away from food deliveries and cook at home. Furthermore, cooking at home is definitely more cost saving than eating out or ordering in. There was also the hassle of disinfecting, cleaning, and separating the plastic bags from the food.

As the movement control order eased, we ordered our first outside food in months.

Domino’s Pizza for Dinner

Like being out of a cave, we’re finally back into civilization. More to come in the following posts.

Stay Tuned.

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Happy New Year! It is 2018!

Happy New Year! 2018 is turning out to be a festive and prosperous year.

Here’s why 2018 is a good boss. Gives a day off on the 1st work day of the week. No Monday Blues.

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No better way than to start the year the Malaysian way. Nasi Lemak breakfast with Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock. Check out their Facebook in the link.

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This kopitiam is located at B-G-01 Block B, Oasis Square, Jalan PJU 1A/7, Oasis Ara Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

In addition to its recommended Nasi Lemak Ayam at RM11.90 which is the most expensive item on the menu; Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock also has Nasi Lemak Biasa, Nasi Goreng, Nasi Kunyit, Roti Bakar, etc.

This only the first meal of 2018. Looking forward to more food in 2018.

There is more to food than food itself.

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Kellie’s Castle in Ipoh Perak

Last Sunday, on the way back from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur, we decided to make a short detour and visit Kellie’s Castle. Kellie’s Castle (Kellie’s Folly) is located near Batu Gajah, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The unfinished, ruined mansion, was built by a Scottish planter called William Kellie Smith. According to differing accounts, it was either a gift for his wife or a home for his sons.

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Kellie’s History

William Kellie Smith was from a village in Scotland known as Kellas. In 1890, at the age of 20, he arrived in the then undeveloped Malaya. Here, he met an estate owner called Alma Baker, who had won concessions from the state government to clear 360 hectares of forests in Perak. With the substantial profits made from his business venture with Alma Baker, Smith started planting rubber trees and dabbled in the tin mining industry. In time, he became the owner of Kinta Kellas Estate and the Kinta Kellas Tin Dredging Company.

Now with his fortune made, he returned home to marry his Scottish sweetheart, Agnes, and brought her over to Malaysia in 1903. The following year, the couple was blessed with a daughter whom they named Helen. For many years after that, Agnes tried to conceive, but to no avail. William Smith desperately wanted a son and heir to take over his empire in the Malay Isles. After many years, Agnes finally gave birth to a son, Anthony, in 1915. The birth of his child was the start of even greater success for William Smith. To celebrate Anthony’s birth, William Smith decided to expand on his mansion. Smith started planning for a huge castle which he planned to call Kellas House, after his hometown in Scotland.

Construction Begins

Because of his fascination with the Hindu religion and the Indian culture, Smith’s plan was for this house to share similar architecture to those of Madras, with all its bricks and tiles imported from India. He even employed a big group of Indian labourers to build his dream house, to keep the Kellas House authentically Indian. The mansion is accessible from the main road through a bridge running across a stream.

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But it was not only the cost of importing material and labourers from abroad that made the house so fascinating to locals and travellers alike. Among the many amazing things about Kellie’s Castle are an elevator (it was the first in Malaya) which connects right up to the top floor, and the existence of two tunnels that run under the river nearby. One of these tunnels connects to the Hindu temple some distance away from the main house.

On the second floor, Smith planned to build an indoor tennis court – an ambitious project even by today’s standards. On the highest floor, there is a rooftop courtyard for parties. This castle was to be the hub for entertaining wealthy colonial planters who had settled in Malaya. His house was so unique that it was even mentioned in the London Financier newspaper on 15 September 1911.

Construction Difficulties and Smith’s Death

Unfortunately for Smith, tragedies struck soon after the construction of the Kellas House began. A virulent strain of the Spanish flu spread from Europe to soon after World War I ended in Europe, killing many of the workers in the Kellas Estate. Another seventy workers constructing Smith’s dream castle also became victims of the flu. Smith, who had already spent a fortune on his house, lost a lot of money because of this.

In the end, Kellas House, later known as Kellie’s Castle or even Kellie’s Folly to some, was never completed. William Kellie Smith himself died of pneumonia during a short trip to Portugal in 1926. His heartbroken wife decided to pack up and return home to Scotland selling the estate and Kellie’s Castle to a British company called Harrisons and Crossfield.

Today…

All these years faded into memory, the castle has been reconditioned to serve as a visitor spot and enjoy the scenery and breeze at the rooftop. Descendants of the Tamil labourers brought over to Malaya to work on the mansion still live nearby even now. Kellie’s castle is now a popular local tourist attraction and was used as a setting in the 1999 film Anna and the King.

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Kellie’s Castle is a beautiful place for graduation, wedding, and romantic photography. Albeit the ruins, its these ruins that provide the backdrop.

Sadly, there was no lift but the lift shaft was visible. We walked our way to the top of this four storey mansion. It was a good exercise. It’s definitely not for the faint hearted, not just from the walking but from the view too. There are no proper fencing and safety feature, so we had to thread extra cautiously and not do anything crazy. Nevertheless, the view was breathtaking. The view overlooked the river, the highway, the plantations, and lush greenery nearby. Its a sight to behold with your own eyes.

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Waffled with Waffles

Waffle, a dessert that looks like a badminton or tennis racquet, or a round net. It is a pastry that is BEST eaten with jam, syrup, butter, or ice cream. 

Growing up, the closest I got to enjoying a waffle was at A&W Restaurants. Till today, A&W waffles do bring back memories.

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As the years went by, the art of crafting waffles developed. Waffle World took waffles one step further. I tried their savoury and sweet waffles. More ingredients and flavours were added to the waffles menu. Their Salted Egg Yolk Waffle was uniquely named. Much like the Chocotop, the salted egg yolk was hardened on the ice cream. It’s an interesting, yet weird mash of salty salted egg yolk and sweet ice cream. However, there was still room for improvement in my world of waffles. I held on to the believe that there are better waffles out there.

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Fast forward to today, waffles are hipster! Ate waffles at Antipodean Cafe at Atria Shopping Mall. Ate their Blueberry Ice Cream Waffle and Butterscotch and Ice Cream Waffle. Even though they were as simple as before, but these Antipodean waffles were softer and sweeter. Honey overflowed from the waffles!

Then I was introduced to the waffles at Fluffed Cafe & Dessert Bar in Taman Paramount. Deconstructed their Tiramisu Peanut Butter Waffles. Artsy designs, good use of composition, and the mixture of flavours blended very well together. The peanut butter ice cream went really well with the charcoal waffle. I’m Fluffed!

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However, I was fluffed from the inside out by Inside Scoop in Damansara Jaya. Their nutella waffle blew me away! Nutella is heaven! Nutella and waffle mixed together is another universe in itself. The nutella waffle was topped with chocolate mint and vanilla flavoured ice creams.

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A special mention to my #foodyfanstravel adventure in UK. The UK waffles were a class of their own. This particular waffle was from the site of the first coffee house in England. This site is none other than The Grand Cafe, befitting of its name.

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Fast forward to today, waffles are hipster!

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