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Lady Godiva Oh Bless Me and My Chinese Lunch!
After having to endure chinese buffet (which mind you, wasn't bad) but you know, how good can chinese buffets get?- It was rather refreshing to have one which you can order a la carte. After the most AMAZING and mind you also most EXPENSIVE chinese sit down meal in my entire life in Jakarta with ayah (gawd of chinese cuisine lovers), this still isn't even close to that, but again, refreshing to have these asian fusion of flavours, in the UK, given the limited choices, and the fact that these chinese cooks get to make money from the english, who really have a long way to go from just black bean sauce and egg noodles.
Nevertheless, Warwick Malaysian Night brought me to this delightful little place in central Coventry, where I had the chance to eat, any type of noodles with any type of sauce with any type of fillings/ meat.
Fish in mushroom sauce with egg fried rice
Prawn and squid with szechuan fried egg noodles
Sloppy stir frieds have never tasted sooo good. Main ingredients, which I think, are essential in any chinese cooking, even those that are far (literally and gastronomically) from what we get in Authentic oriental China, is peanut/ sesame oil. I may be biased as I am a big fan of the latter, but the taste and smell of sesame oil makes all the different. Correct me if I am wrong but Ginger, pepper, and sesame oil is ALWAYS ALWAYS a good medley, black and green peppers or not!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Kambing
Not something I usually consider a favourite. In fact, it's not something I've even considered as a "like". Nope. Never. Never been, against it or anything. But I just, just, nah. Atok likes it. He suffers from high-blood pressure. I don't know if it's kambing's fault, the kambing cholosterol's, or the fact that he chain smokes his whole adult life.
But London. The land of new opportunities. The land, where kebabs and spicy doners have pushed aside cottage pie, potato puddings and fish&chips. This land, has a lot to say about kambing.
Amazing is the word indeed. To describe marvellous kambing experiences I've had. To name, Sizzling Bombay. THE BEST spicy lamb doner in town. Situated at an alley off street behind Euston station. It's literally hotness, sends one off his/ her seat! (no, nope, not exaggerating)
There is also the bbq lamb ribs at Chicken Cottage. (ha, i know LAMB ribs at CHICKEN cottage- just a name them Muslim South Indian population thought would match KFC). It's basically just a medium to sell anything halal. Typically considered as the fast-food menu (meat & fries, coleslaw/ salad maybe). So yeah, they've got some good kambing ribs as well.
My latest encounter with Kambing was at Bedah's party at City's Angel Islington Student Hall. It was Syaz's idea. and Syat. Syaz and Syat. Accompanied by lightly boiled juicy broccolis and butter rice, Kambing wasn't challenged as the star of the night!
The recipe, according to Syat was HP Brown Sauce. Syat, famous for her sauce marinades. (rather than the garlic-lemon-ginger-or-lemongrass typicals or herbs or any other traditional methods). But the juice helped enhance the eating experience. A damn good combo with the brocollis. Oven must be really hot. So the outside cooks faster and the inside is medium-rarely done.
Oh and yep, I don't eat red meat. If I can help it ;)
But London. The land of new opportunities. The land, where kebabs and spicy doners have pushed aside cottage pie, potato puddings and fish&chips. This land, has a lot to say about kambing.
Amazing is the word indeed. To describe marvellous kambing experiences I've had. To name, Sizzling Bombay. THE BEST spicy lamb doner in town. Situated at an alley off street behind Euston station. It's literally hotness, sends one off his/ her seat! (no, nope, not exaggerating)
There is also the bbq lamb ribs at Chicken Cottage. (ha, i know LAMB ribs at CHICKEN cottage- just a name them Muslim South Indian population thought would match KFC). It's basically just a medium to sell anything halal. Typically considered as the fast-food menu (meat & fries, coleslaw/ salad maybe). So yeah, they've got some good kambing ribs as well.
My latest encounter with Kambing was at Bedah's party at City's Angel Islington Student Hall. It was Syaz's idea. and Syat. Syaz and Syat. Accompanied by lightly boiled juicy broccolis and butter rice, Kambing wasn't challenged as the star of the night!
The recipe, according to Syat was HP Brown Sauce. Syat, famous for her sauce marinades. (rather than the garlic-lemon-ginger-or-lemongrass typicals or herbs or any other traditional methods). But the juice helped enhance the eating experience. A damn good combo with the brocollis. Oven must be really hot. So the outside cooks faster and the inside is medium-rarely done.Oh and yep, I don't eat red meat. If I can help it ;)
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