Kiki Taiwan Cuisine, KLCC

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine is located at Suria KLCC Level 4, by Fong Lye Restaurant.

Most of the main courses are served in Set. But the price starts from as low as RM19++ per set including main course, side dish, white rice and soup.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine, KLCC Level 4.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Menu

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Menu

For the main course, we ordered a Steamed Fish Set. It is inclusive of Steamed Fish, white rice, Boiled Chicken Soup, Anchovies and vegetable, and a Custard Bun.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Steamed Fish Rice Set

So Kiki- cat prepares the best fish? =p The fish was very fresh.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Steamed Fish

I believed the chicken soup was boiled by individual bowl for each serving as the taste was very strong and sweet.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Boiled Chicken Soup

The side dish- stir fry clam was served in a big portion than expected! But it's never enough for me. Seafood is my favourite.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Side Dish- Stir Fry Clam

The corn soup was cooked with corn, ham-sliced, and crabmeat stick. If wanna compare between corn soup and the chicken soup, i would say, the chicken soup was far tastier than this.

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Corn Soup with Pastry Skin

Kiki Taiwan Cuisine: Corn Soup

In overall, the food is tasty and priced within affordable range.

Location: Kiki Taiwan Cuisine, 426- 427, Level 4, Suria KLCC.

Types of cuisine: Taiwan

Durian Durian, KLCC

Durian Durian is one of the new kiosks in KLCC. Most of the food here is made from durian- The King of tropical fruit!

Previously i posted about new KLCC kiosks in my previous posts, which are Gong-cha pearl milk tea, Chocolat World, and this Durian Durian.

As a Malaysian, most of us know what is Durian. Either you love it extremely, or you hate it very much. But for foreigners, they might not aware of this special fruit- Durian! Some describe the smell as unique, but some describe it as fart-smell. Some run hundred-feet away when smell Durian, some go everywhere to find for delicious species Durian.

Durian, is described as having unique odour, and formidable thorn- covered husk. The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour, strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. The smell has been described variously as almonds, rotten onions, turpentine and gym socks. However, the 19th-century British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace famously described its flesh as a "rich custard highly flavoured with almonds."

~ source from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian. 

Of course here, in the newly open kiosk, you cannot find fresh Durian. But there are readily made pastries, specially made from Durian. There are cakes, puff, biscuits, tarts, etc, available at this new "Durian Durian" kiosk.

Durian-Durian at Suria KLCC

Cakes and biscuits made from durian

Durian Crumble Cheese Tart at Durian-Durian
RM 5.00 per piece

Durian Cheese Cake at Durian-Durian
RM 6.00 per piece

This is quite an interesting item, egg pudding in the egg shell!

Egg Pudding at Durian-Durian
RM 4.50 for 2 pcs

I can't wait to try this. It was cold as they kept it in fridge, soft and fragrant with egg and slight durian smell.

Soft Egg Pudding from Durian-Durian

I bought this after 9pm in the evening, and i enjoy an extra promotion discount at 20% off.
I guess this shop will attract lots of the foreigners or tourists as Durian (the King of tropical fruits) is a seasonal fruits. It's not always a Durian season so sometimes it's hard to find Durian during the non-peak season. And Durian is absolutely a no-go for airplanes, i guess not the readily made pastry!

KLCC new snacking place: Gong Cha, Durian Durian, Chocolat World and Tong Pak Fu

Recently in November 2011, KLCC has renovated and there are a few new kiosks in the middle of the previous Haagen-Dazs space (outside Maybank branch KLCC).

The famous kiosk, Gong Cha, especially for pearl milk tea, and other juice, coffee and tea.

Gong-cha homepage

Gong Cha at Suria KLCC

Durian Durian, is another kiosk selling pastry made from durian. Durian is the King among all the fruits in Malaysia. There are cakes, pudding, puff, etc, which is surely a must-try-place for durian lovers like me!

Durian Durian at Suria KLCC

Chocolat World, is selling fine chocolate, and other types of pastry such as Macaroons!

The chocolate looks very tempting, with different types of flavor and filling.

Chocolat World at Suria KLCC

For restaurant/ shop instead of kiosk, there is a new Tong Sui shop from Hong Kong, situated not far from the kiosks. It is a few shops next to the newly renovated KLCC Isetan Food Market.
It's named Tong Pak Fu, just renovated in October. The famous one in menu includes Snow Ice, Hot dessert, Tau Fu Fa, etc. And there is also a western dessert called creme brulee! It's a type of soft pudding made from egg, with a layer of burnt sugar on top.
Tong Pak Fu facebook

Tong Pak Fu at Suria KLCC

I believe there will be more shops coming up at Suria KLCC!

Location: Suria KLCC LG Floor (Outside Maybank KLCC branch, or Guardian)

Cuisine: Snack food

Isetan KLCC Foodmarket Kyushu Fair 2011

KLCC new Isetan Food Market is now a new place for grocery and food shopping. Since their opening in September, i was very excited to see their new products imported mainly from Japan. My previous posts are: imported frozen food, tempting pastry, imported fresh fruits and vegetables.

Isetan KLCC organizes food fair quite often. Now it is Isetan KLCC Foodmarket Kyushu Fair 2011 from 23rd September to 2nd October 2011.

Kyushu Fair at Isetan KLCC Foodmarket

A simple introduction to Kyushu:

" Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan which is located in the South, has earned the title of "Food Island" by producing one fifth of Japan's agricultural products. Kyushu is also the birthplace of Shochu, and is home to many makers of this exquisite liquor. Local cuisine includes Nabe dishes (Hot Pot), Mentaiko (Pollack Roe), braised dishes and plenty of seafood. The southern prefectures of Kyushu are also well-known for producing nutritional food items."

~~ courtesy from Isetan Foodmarket Kyushu Fair brochure

1. What is Shocu?

Shocu at Kyushu Fair, Isetan KLCC Foodmarket

Shocu is a type of Japanese distilled beverage made from barley, sweet potato, or rice. Sometimes it is produced from brown sugar, buckwheat or chestnut. Typically it contains 25% alcohol by volume. The production is now everywhere in Japan, but it is believed that it is started in Kyushu.

~taken from en.wikipedia/shochu

2. What is Nabe?

Special Eat-in Chanko Nabe at Kyushu Fair, Isetan KLCC Foodmarket

Nabe in Japanese, is a short term for Nabemono. Nabe = cooking pot, Mono = things, Nabemono means varieties of Japanese steamboat dishes. It's also known as one pot dishes.

The pots are traditionally made of clay or thick cast iron. Clay pots can keep warm for a while after being taken off the fire, while cast iron pots evenly distribute heat. The pots are usually placed in the centre of dining tables, shared by multiple people. This is a sociable way to eat with friends and family.

The varieties of Nabe includes: Yosenabe, Chankonabe, Yudofu, Sukiyaki, Oden. Shabu Shabu and Motsunabe..

Chanko Nabe (as stated in brochure), is a traditional steamboat dish eaten daily by Sumo wrestlers.

~ taken from en.wikipedia/Nabemono

At Kyushu Fair, you can order any bowl of Chankonabe according to your favourite ingredients, and you have the chance to enjoy original recipe from Japanese chef.

Display of Chankonabe

3. What is Mentaiko?

Karashi Mentaiko at Kyushu Fair, Isetan KLCC Foodmarket

Mentaiko is marinated roe of pollock, a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine.

Roe is a fully ripe internal ovaries or egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, while Pollock is the name of a type of marine fish.

~ taken from en.wikipedia/Mentaiko

What attracted me in the Kyushu Fair is, the food sampling of ocean seaweed. We normally see a black to purplish seaweed. But here, i saw the colourful seaweed.

Seaweed food sampling at Kyushu Fair, Isetan KLCC Foodmarket

There are 3 main types of seaweed: Sea-algae, Sea-birdnest, and normal seaweed.

3 main types of dried seaweed

They are packed in small packets, sold at RM44 per packet and at the promotion of Free 1 packet for any 3 packets bought.

Packets of seaweed

The sales-person then soaked the seaweed in normal water.

3 types of soaked seaweed for food sampling

And she put into Miso soup for us.

Miso soup to mix with soaked seaweed

The soaked seaweed with the mix color of red and green, is called the sea-birdnest. When chewing, i felt like biting raw plastic. However according to the salesperson, there are different nutrien for different types of seaweed, including Iron, Calcium and Collagen. Collagen is to improve humidity of one's body and hence improve beauty, suit best for girls.

Other types of seaweed product

I saw a Dorayaki and Sponge Cake, opss, they looked so real but actually was for display purposes only, and not edible.

Sample of Dorayaki

Sample of Castella, a Japanese Sponge Cake

Demonstration of Castella wrapping

Besides Seaweed sample, there are so many other special food to try: Japanese tea, Soymilk jelly, Salmon fish, mini fish pancake, fried and braised seafood, and many more.

Event: Kyushu Fair

Venue: Suria KLCC, Isetan Foodmarket

click here for location map

Date: 23rd September 2011 to 2nd October 2011

Visit their Isetan website or Kyushu Fair brochure for details

New Isetan KLCC Foodmarket: Fresh fruits and Vegetables

In the new KLCC Isetan Food Market, there are lots of new product, especially from Japan, in my previous review such as: Frozen meat and seafood and International Pastry and Cakes.

Everytime you walk in KLCC Isetan Food Market, you will find new and interesting item there. The imported food is from all over the world: Japan, Korean, Australia, US, etc.

Of course you will find affordable food there, but you will find expensive one too.

For example, How much it costs for a pack of Grapes less than 1kg? The most at RM15? Yes, this pack of grape, cost more than RM10, it's from Korea, and it really looks like black color rubber ball.

Korean Grape

But how about a pack of grape imported, of high quality new breed? Double the price? No..It's almost 10 times higher, which means if you buy a pack of this quality new breed imported from Japan, with the same price you can buy more than 10 packs of normal grapes.

New Pione Grape from Japan is sold at RM155 per kilogram. It's black in color. It's round, fresh, in dark black color. I wonder how it tastes.

New Pione Grape from Japan

From the description, the Pione Grape is produced in Okayama Prefecture. It is seedless. It is an improved version of Kyoho, the King of grapes. How it tastes? " The large fruit of the Pione has a rich sweetness and a moderate sour taste."

The other types of grape is called Seto Giant Grape, in green colour. It's sold at RM175 per kilogram. Yes, it is RM133.35 per pack!

Seto Giant Grape from Japan

Seto Giants Grape is produced at Okayama Prefecture too. "Once you start eating, you can't stop"! Wow!

So with the price of a packet of Seto Giants Grape (RM 133.35), you can buy 10 packets of grapes from USA (RM13.01). It really depends on consumers, some look for affordable food, but some look for high quality food.

USA Seedless Grape

That's story of grape. How about others? This Rock Melon priced at RM9.50 per kilogram. Half of it, costs RM 7.35. How about another special "species"? It costs at RM 115 per piece! It's called Musk Melon with tagged "Orange Flesh". I guess, it should be from Japan too.

Rock Melon

Musk Melon

I have seen ginseng anywhere, but i have never see normal packing of fresh ginseng, sold at high price. It is tagged as Korean Fresh Ginseng of 6-year-old, costs at RM 890 per kilogram. There is around quarter of kilogram, costs at RM 238 for 4 pieces. There is also fresh ginseng of 4-year-old, of course, smaller in size and less in nutrient or function.

Fresh Ginseng of 6-year-old

The Korean Peach,

Korean Peach

Korean Peach

White Carrot/ white radish, around the same size of my hand, sold at RM 43.90 per piece.

White Radish/ White Carrot

The Mandarin Orange from Japan, called Japan Mikan, sold at RM 210 per box.

Japan Mikan

If you are looking for high quality food, you can visit this place at different time/ day as you will find lots of new item. Besides the interesting fruit captured here, of course there are a lot more.

Location: Isetan Suria KLCC Food Market

Concourse Floor

http://g.co/maps/zv986

Visit their website or brochure of Isetan Foodmarket for further details