Category Archives: Tidbits and snacks

Ever Tried Tai Kau Meen Before?

I’ve always wanted to buy Tai Kau Meen from this stall for a long time. After digging my old post, i found out that i blogged about this Tai Kau Meen stall slightly more than a year ago, lol. This Tai Kau Meen stall is located right outside Nam Heong Coffeeshop along Jalan Bandar Timah at Ipoh Oldtown. Nam Heong Coffeeshop is the coffeshop right opposite Sin Yoon Loong (where you get Ipoh’s Best White Coffee).

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

We seldom dine around this area as looking for a parking space can be hellish unless we go there after 2pm. We were passing by when suddenly, i just wanted to buy Tai Kau Meen. So, i asked hubby to drive a big round back to the stall.

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

The Tai Kau Meen here is sold at 60 cents each. It’s not the thin-crust type, but rather, has some bite to it. And here’s the seller pouring some batter onto the hot plate. What’s there to do when one is waiting for food, right. Take out my Nokia N82 and snap away lorr. He didnt mind though.

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

A close up of the batter cooking on the hot-plate…

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

He’ll then spoon a dollop of margarine onto the somewhat cooked pancake. After that, he’ll add some creamy corn onto it.

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

Here, the seller is seen lifting the cooked batter from the hot-plate in swift movements.

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

See… the corn getting heated up on top of the Tai Kau Meen. I cannot remember when he sprinkled the coarse sugar onto it. It could be before he added the margarine or after the creamy corn or or or dunno lah, lol. Maybe after the grounded peanuts thimm, lol. Hubby honked and i walked back to the car mah….

Tai Kau Meen - Chinese Pancake

Anyway, here’s how the inside of the Tai Kau Meen is like. It’s supposed to be eaten folded in half. I ate it in the car. It’s best eaten right at the coffeeshop with your favorite beverage like Oldtown White Coffee of course, haha. Reason is, the Tai Kau Meen will soften really fast and lose its crunch once it’s placed into the plastic bag. Boh ooomph lorr, haimai. So, better dont tapau (takeaway), hoh.

Dying for a bite yet? Go buy some from him, okay. And to my movie addicts, hope you all enjoy the daily updates, ya. Dont forget to add me to Twitter, ya.

Twisties Lurve

Have you tried Twisties Lurve before? My kids love it very much and walloped everything up shortly after i opened these two packets. We seldom allow them to eat junk food but since i havent tried it myself, they get the luxury of snacking on junk food just this once, lol. This Twisties Lurve is not too bad. But compared to the classic Red and Green Twisties i grew up with, i really prefer the latter two.

Curry Potatoes With Bread


I wonder since when Oldtown Kopitiam removed the chicken from this dish. My friend ordered it the other day. The curry is actually very nice and goes well with the bread. I used to leave the chicken behind when i order this dish last time. What a waste, huh. I find that it’s far too filling for me. There’s a lot of coconut milk in the curry. So, much as i enjoy the curry, i dare not eat too much.

Coconut milk is very bad for our health as it clogs up our arteries. So, do eat less food cooked with coconut milk, ya. If you love to cook and eat curry, you may want to substitute the coconut milk with plain natural yogurt. Your curry will still have a great texture and tastes just as good. So, remember to try using yogurt in your next curry recipe, ok.

Tempura Chicken Nuggets


I bought a packet of Tempura Chicken Nuggets last week and as usual, totally forgotten about it. I hardly ever open the freezer to check what’s inside wat. Anyways, i saw it when my toddler wanted to eat “sushi” and i went to get him some. By that, he meant the red colored crab sticks my MIL buys occasionally. He must have spotted it when MIL/FIL opened it one day.

I never liked frying these Tempura Chicken Nuggets as i need to defrost them first. Troublesome tousei. My favorite way of preparing these nuggets is by popping them into my Philips Toaster Oven. It’s not the most economical way of preparing them, but sure beats the heat and the oil if i were to fry them.

These Tempura Chicken Nuggets is the kind of convenient snacks i buy like once a year, or maybe less. They are actually very easy to make and almost every kid loves to eat chicken nuggets. I just told hubby that i want to brush up my hopeless culinary skills, lol. Really time to dig out my recipe books leh. Had better stop buying and start experimenting for a change.

Ice Fire Polo Bun

This Ice Fire Polo Bun is my toddler’s favorite snack at Oldtown Kopitiam. We always order it for him each time we yum-cha there. There’s another version with chicken ham in it. But i prefer this plain version. I’m lucky as Oldtown Kopitiam is just walking distance from my house. But then, lazybum me still prefer to drive there.

Have you ever wondered where Polo Bun gets its name from? According to a Hongkie friend of mine, Polo means Pineapple to them. I know Polo Bun looks nothing like a Pineapple but my guess is the criss-cross pattern on top of the bun that lends its name to it. Correct me if i’m wrong, ok.

My Hongkie friend is coming back for a visit soon. I’ll take him go yum-cha at Oldtown Kopitiam and see what he has to say about this Polo Bun thingy, lol. Now, i just got an email from my friend telling me that a new drama series will be up next week. It’s A Bride For A Ride, a period drama series. Let’s hope A Bride For A Ride is an interesting drama series. Do watch A Bride For A Ride free online with me, ya. Enjoy.

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