3 Meals Of Goodness

Everyone’s talking about the state of economy in Malaysia, so I figure I’d join in the bandwagon.

Petrol price has increased. Chicken too. Which means …. price of food too. I read that even the price of food in school canteens have increased their price.

So what about us foodies? Guess we’ll have to make more money to sustain our interest in food blogging.

Here’s a pop quiz for you. With RM10.00, where can you find a healthy, nutritional square meal? KFC ? I doubt that’s in the ‘nutritional’ category. Well, you could always opt to go for your common “mixed rice” or more popularly known as “chap fan” but dining ambiance is hardly part of the package.

Here’s one you could consider.

For wholesome meals, try Ah Yip Herbal Soup. Ah Yip serves a very extensive list of more than 40 different types of traditional Chinese herbal delicacies such as Ginseng soup, Bird’s Nest, Abalone and Cordycep herbal soup. Aside from herbal soups, Ah Yip also offers a complete meal of rice, chicken, and other dishes for diners.

Ordering from the menu is effortless as well. Usually, chinese herbal soup outlets such as these would probably serve their menu in chinese which is a hassle for non-chinese reader like me (banana!). But Ah Yip Herbal Soup has prepared their menu in both chinese and english with information that describes the benefits of the individual soup such as improving eye sight, refurbishing lungs, provides energy and such.

As for the price, it ranges from RM6.90 for soup a la carte and RM9.90 for meal set which includes a soup, rice and chicken with sauce. Of course, the more benefit the soup provides, the more pricier it gets …. i.e. the American Ginseng. Some soup can cost up to RM99 a bowl.

Here are some of my favorites.

Dry squid lotus root soup
Scallop Groundnut Soup
Chinese Cucumber Stew Chicken Soup

Generally, I would recommend you to try out this place. As mentioned, prices of practically everything has increased due to unforeseen factors but that shouldn’t stop us from dining out. Places like Ah Yip Herbal Soup still provides a decent meal for a fraction of the cost of eating out these days. I only hope they do maintain their prices.

Here’s what others wrote about Ah Yip Herbal Soup.

HoneyStar
Goodbites by NST
Daily Ranting
MalaysiaFoodTalk

And here’s where you can locate Ah Yip Herbal Soup around town.

AH Yip Herbal Soup
Plaza Low Yat Tel: 2145 5471
Hartamas Shopping Centre Tel: 6201 2781
The Mines Tel: 8948 7733
Summit, Subang Tel: 8024 7793
Citrus Park, OUG Tel: 7980 8646
Genting, First World Tel: 6436 0122
City Square, KL Tel: 2163 6737
Kompleks Mutiara, Jalan Ipoh Tel: 6250 3638

Genting Highland.

I love Genting Highland for it’s cool, refreshing air especially in the morning … and yet, I hardly visit this place. I still remember when I was younger … me and my friends used to organize group trips to Genting Highland. We would charter a bus, then sell tickets to fellow school-mates and friends … and ended up getting a free trip to Genting Highland, with free accommodation as well! Anyway, those were the days …

Nowadays … planning a trip to Genting Highland seemed like a chore. Probably the thought of traveling all the way there (despite only approximately 45 minutes drive) was troublesome and stuffs are not exactly economy friendly in times like these. Despite the fact, my family and I did made a trip to Genting Highland recently … all because we got complimentary tickets to watch “Dreamz”, a show by Genting. I didn’t particularly enjoy the show … it was a little slow … a lot of singing and I guess it was a fusion between a magic show and a circus, complete with motorbikers in a circular cage and live animals!

What I did enjoy during my trip there was the food. Well … I know what you think! Food is probably the last thing you want to talk about if you visit Genting Highland .. simply because food it VERY COSTLY there. Anyway …. must be my lucky day because I found a reasonably priced restaurant in Genting Highland!

It’s called Hainan Kitchen which is located at the First World Hotel in Genting Highland. Besides being reasonably priced, they serve decently good dishes as well. And trust me .. high up in the mountains, you would appreciate good food. And have I forgotten to mention they serve good piping hot Hainanese Coffee? In the cold, cold air … sipping the hot, hot coffee was just awesome. Felt like the coffee was perfectly brewed. And of course … with good coffee, char siu pau is a must. BBQ Pork buns or more commonly known as Char Siu Pau is a local delight, favored by many. And I must say … the Char Siu Pau here is nonetheless, quite delicious.

Char Siu Pau aside, we also tried the Hainanese Noodle. This …. as mentioned by Mei Yen, was quite disappointing. Some said it’s tasteles, as for me … I just find it plain. I mean …. the only way you could down this dish is if you are really starving. I rest my case on this one.

Oh the whole, I find Hainan Kitchen in Genting Highland to be acceptable, among the worst. So the next time you visit Genting Highland, I would recommend this place although … here are some ‘unfavorable’ reviews from other fellow bloggers.

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