I ate: Uncle Lim Fish ball Noodles

Going out looking for food usually involves me pulling along a friend with a car to drive me and the gang around since i do not own a car here in KL. But this doesn't make me oblivious to my surroundings. And its usually the scenario where its a person like me approximately 978km away from my home town giving the directions. I noticed this traditional looking coffeeshop filled with customers and tables spilling out of its main area one saturday afternoon on the way to Midvalley via Old Klang Road.

So i came back did a little bit of google magic and discovered this small honest coffeeshop has already made its name big time in the KL food scene with branches in Midvalley and association with Grandmama's at Pavilion.

Unlike most traditional coffeeshops this one specializes in only fish balls and its close variations. So that was what i ordered. Every order entitles you to a taste of 3 fish balls, 1 fish paste wrapped in dried tofu skin and 1 yu kau(fish dumplings). The only variation for this being a soup base or dry and large or small.

It was only natural to follow my penchant for noodles in soup so that was what i ordered and it surely didnt disappoint. The fish balls had a nice succulent crunch factor which in this modern day factory made fish balls becomes and accepted norm is a great relief to find. And i cant say that i had yu kau before but i really did like its slightly chewy skin and meaty fish fillings. The soup itself was worth commenting with a strong fish stock flavour making the whole bowl a delight to devour.

The dry variation was drizzled in soy sauce and sesame oil giving an otherwise plain noodle a friendly roasted and fragrant scent.

So if your looking for a good place to educate your taste buds with some proper home made fish balls Uncle Lim will undoubtedly show you a good time. Cause once you've had the real thing its hard to go back to the artificially flavoured, bleached as white as Simon Cowell's teeth and food stabilizer cocoction balls which processed food companies call fish balls.

Location:

Kedai Kopi Song Wan
No 38, Jalan Sepadu,
Batu 5, Taman United,
Jalan Kelang Lama, 58200 KL

I ate: Fatty Frog Porridge, OUG

If there was one dish that Singapore would be famous for it would be their glorious Geylang Lorong 9 Frog leg porridge. But not everyone has the luxury of time and money to venture all the way down to Singapore to get a bowl of frog legs. So after reading up a little on this dish i realised that we actually have this delicacy served in our own backyard. Located on the corner lot at the same row as Steven's Corner pass the dodgy snooker complex it isn't tough to spot as on normal days you would be able to see tables and chairs deployed at the roadside.

This steamed fish head stall seems to be pretty busy as well. Should probably give it a try next time round.

Between myself and MD we ordered one pot of Kung Pow Frog Leg and Plain porridge. Do expect to wait for about 10 minutes as like all good porridge they are made to order. From spying other tables, one other popular dish frequently ordered here would be the steam fish head which comes from the stall next to Fatty Frog porridge.

The porridge is done just the way i like it, with a thick and gooey texture along with a smooth feel to it and of course topped with sesame oil. There are a few choices of porridges offered here with various seafood but their centurian egg version looks appetizing. The next claypot that arrived was our kung pow frog which was cooked with lots of dry chilli, birds eye chilli,ginger and onion leaves. The frog meat was sweet, springy and tender without a "gamey" smell to it. Unlike regular kung pow dishes, frog leg ala kung pow served at Fatty Frog Porridge was cooked till the sauce clinged to the meat ensuring that you can really enjoy the meat along with a spicy kick to it. Total Delight!

The trick to really enjoying your frog leg porridge kung pow style would be to flood your porridge with kung pow sauce for that extra oomph especially on your plain porridge. At the end of it both of us were sweating buckets but was definitely satisfied. One more good food location flagged!

Location:

Fatty Frog Porridge
Jalan Hujan Rahmat Dua,
OUG, Jalan Kelang Lama,
58200, Kuala Lumpur