Zestful Eats

I have been passing by and eyeing this place for a while now. It’s a tiny shop along the same row as Maybank in Uptown Damansara facing the LDP. I’ve heard that its quite a good place but never had the time to go.

The other day I wanted to eat Japanese and decided to finally try this out.

We had edamame (RM4.50) and I had some chuka idako (baby octupos) (RM7.00) for starters. We also both had green tea which is refillable. However be warned that iced green tea (RM2.00) is 50 cents more expensive than hot green tea.

For the main meals, we both had bento. ‘A’ had the fish bento and I had the tempura bento. I think the bentos were very worth it as they come with sashimi, karaage, miso soup, chawanmushi and vege.

Below is the fish bento (RM26.90). I can’t remember which fish this is but if I’m not mistaken, there’s a teppanyaki sauce on it. The sashimi has salmon (3 pcs), white fish (1 pc), octopus (1 fish) with abit of seasonsed seaweed. There was 2 pieces of karaage (fried chicken pieces) that came with a bit of potato salad.

I had the tempura bento which came with 2 prawns, and 3 mushrooms. My sashimi had salmon (3 pcs), white fish (1 pc), octopus (1 fish). 1 prawn with abit of seasonsed seaweed. As above, there was also karaage and potato salad. My rice even had a sprinkling of fried salmon on top. All that for RM31.00.

My verdict : The bentos are worth it. Unfortunately there’s only like 4-5 different types. The individual meals seem slighly higher than the usual sushi/japanese chain restaurants but I haven’t tried them so cant vouch for the taste. Perhaps another time.

Before anything, I have to declare that I didn’t buy this in Malaysia. I got it in the UK and I’m not sure if it’s sold here but I regret only buying two bags. Why don’t we have awesome snacks like overseas

I can’t remember how much this, maybe 3 pounds or less (~rm15). The bag is filled with 200g of sweet goodness and they also sell a salty and sweet version.

One thing I’m quite amazed is how big the corn popped. I wonder if they use special corn or methods because (as you can see from the photo below) its about as big as a 20cent coin.

Taste wise, it tastes a lot like caramel but perhaps not as “buttery”. I’ve had the famous Garret’s popcorn in caramel and while Garret’s was nice, it was also a bit harder than Butterkist. I believe it’s highly likely because of the puffiness of the latter. More popcorn to coating ratio, making it less sweet.

If its available here, I will repurchase it.

Price : RM2 or under
Purchased at : 7-Eleven

I’ve usually like Pokka drinks but this “vanilla” flavored one tastes overpoweringly of artificial vanilla flavoring. I’ll stick to the milk coffees from now on.

Will not repurchase.

Rating : 1/5

It’s been a while since I’ve updated here so I’ve decided that I should do more tumblr-like blogging for this food blog.

You know how sometimes we walk into 7eleven and wonder if that particular new can of coffee is nice or if that new waffle product is worth buying?

Since I snack often in the office with colleagues, I’ve decided to take photos of the food and upload it with just a short description. That should help you decide better.

We’ll see how this pans out

I consider myself more of a baker than a cook. I think its highly likely because of the fact that I have quite the sweet tooth. I am also very open to experimenting in the kitchen and trying out new recipes and tweaking them accordingly. For some reason, sometimes when I want to make something, I wouldn’t have enough of this ingredient or that ingredient so some creative substitution will have to come into play.

I don’t know about other bakers/cooks, but I personally have a list of “Must Learn how to make this” items. Below are some of the things I can think of off the top of my head.

1. Pasta – I’ve tried this by hand and quite sucessfully if I may add. Perhaps I should write a post about it soon.
2. Ravioli – I probably need a pasta machine for this
3. Macarons – first attempt failed. Must try this again soon
4. Pavlova
5. Mille Crepe cake
6. Traditional Apple pie
7. Custard Tarts
8. Tart cases
9. Ham Chim Peang
10. Zhu Kiok Chou (I hv no idea how to spell this) – trotters in black vinegar

Perhaps I should update this post when I think of more.

What about you? Is there a food/dessert/dish that you would love to try out someday?

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