Month: June 2013

Found my sea urchin gonad fix

I love sea urchin gonads…or as the japanese calls them – uni. The best uni I have ever had was on a chirashisushi at Tskukiji Market, Tokyo.

Imagine if the sea was made of clotted cream……that was how it tasted like.

Since, I have never tasted anything as close. So I just stopped looking and hope to be able to afford another trip to the land of the rising sun for my fix.

Recently though, at the advice of a friend (hello, Lainie!)….I convinced the husband to get out of the queue for Sushi Zanmai (which I love by the way for their reasonably cheap and decent Japanese fare) in 1 Utama and headed towards Iciro Sushi Bar.

Best decision we have ever made!

Ichiro Sushi Bar is a pretty small restaurant tucked behind the more prominent ramen restaurants in 1 Utama’s Isetan.

No-nonsense decor but still comfortable. We sat at the bar and was met with two Japanese chefs.

We went at an odd hour, so was pleased to have the restaurant all to ourselves. What a great change of environment from the chaotic Sushi Zanmai earlier.

Greeted with an iPad menu, the first thing I ordered….

# – Luscious uni sushi.

So, it did cost RM16 a pop, but they’re so generous with the gonads it’s totally worth it. Still not Tsukiji standard, but pretty damn close. I was truly happy.

We also had several other types of sushi, same generous portions of fresh seafood. Love it!

# – Crab, scallop, salmon roe and fake crabmeat (sorry, that’s my ghetto indulgence).

I ordered a loose sushi (bara chirashi) because I needed MORE rice and also, it was special lunch deal item (can take a girl out of Cheras, can’t take Cheras out of her). What a superb decision I made because it was so delicious!

Mixture of japanese rice, salmon roe, chopped omelette, chopped tuna, chopped salmon, chopped octopus, chopped cucumbers, tobiko, pickles and more uni! Loved it!

# – Bara chirashi.

We also had a roll, which I forgot to take picture of….beautiful! And salmon sashimi, which I also forgot to take picture of :P

Not the cheapest lunch we’ve had, but it’s the kind of place where you’d walk out full, happy and willingly broke. Definitely going back!

Ichiro Sushi Bar
Eat Paradise
2nd Floor, Isetan
1 Utama Shopping Centre (Old Wing)
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7726 5899
Operating Hours: 11am – 10pm

We got a grocer yayyyy

After pestering several local grocers on their facebook pages, finally one has opened 5 minutes away from home! Thank you Jaya Grocer.

# – Jaya Grocer @ Sierramas.

We visited the place for the first time yesterday and I was so happy with the selection of goods.

At last, we have quick access to decent beef (we bought a couple of tenderloins) and meat, wide selection of dairy products (so many types of cream….LOVE!), cooking ingredients and booze.

Well, I’m pretty happy with Tesco but there are just some stuff that you can’t get from Tesco.

# – Husband’s happy with the choice of booze.

It’s also the first time I spotted suet, actual suet in Malaysia! This ingredient has fascinated me since before I hit puberty, after I read about it in an old recipe book that belonged to my aunt.

# – Suet pudding, here I come!

Best of all, is the fridge filled with bagels.

# – Bagels, I love jew.

All these within 5 minutes drive. You may think I’m being a bit over-dramatic but you have no idea how happy I am. I was on the verge of tears the entire time I was in the supermarket.

We spent over RM700 on a visit that was supposed to be just a recce, lol. And it’s so nice to have someone bag your shopping and carry it to your car for you.

Here’s to a loving and lasting relationship with my grocer!

Jaya Grocer
No 1G – 3G,
GF Jalan Sierramas Utama,
Sierramas, 4700 Sg. Buloh, Selangor.
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Godzilla seahum

Dressed up for the wedding of one of my oldest, longest friends, Bryan. Not using a mirror cause it’s too dark.

# – Body straight.

# – Body not straight.

This is a champagne gold/black dress I got at a steal from Asos a couple of years ago. I shop awfully lot from Asos, but only from clearance section.

I don’t wear this dress often because it’s pretty impossible to eat in it. Only for special occasions, like a good friend’s wedding :)

Stilettos are from Payless Shoes in Sunway Pyramid. I’ve got two more pairs in gold and red. The clutch is from Bangkok.

My smile is damn weird these days. My lips can’t form a curve without having the braces cutting the inside of my mouth.

I just need patience, as long as I stay patient I will get the best gawdamn smile the world will ever see in 2 years! Rawrrrr!

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I love seahum (cockles). Juicy, bloody morsels of heaven. On the way back from Pom Pom Island, we stopped by Tawau for dinner.

The first thing that caught my eyes were the seahums – they were humongous!

I started asking everyone whether they like seahums because I didn’t think I could finish a whole kilo by myself (which was the minimum order).

Nobody was into in :(

Nevertheless, I ordered a kilo of them, half boiled.

# – Seahums.

Pretty ordinary looking cockles, right?

# – Not.

As it turned out, I have no problem finishing a kilo of gigantic seahums by myself.

Godzilla seahums for Kimzilla. Love it!

Anyway, the restaurant is called Kam Ling. It’s apparently the most popular seafood restaurant in Tawau. The price is pretty reasonable for a KL-ite and the variety of seafood is astounding!

I’d go back again if I were ever in Tawau.

Kam Ling Seafood Restaurant
No 25, Bandar Sabindo,
Jalan Cheng Fook,
Tawau, Sabah,
Malaysia, 91000
Tel: +60198832511, +60168262511
Mon – Sun: 3:30 pm – 10:30 pm
GPS coordinate: 4.242845 117.890244