Ingredients for Bak Chang

Duan Wu Festival falls on 23 June this year.  This is when we enjoy Bak Chang, i.e. dumpling made with glutinuous rice, with  filling comprised of belly pork, beans, mushroom, dried prawns, chestnut and salted egg yolk.  The dumplings are usually wrapped with bamboo leaves. Sometime lotus leaf is used too.  This restaurant is promoting its dumpling and has a display of the ingredients used for making Bak Chang at its entrance.

Other posting on Bak Chang or in Mandarin, Zongzi can be seen HERE.

AmanahRaya

The AmanahRaya building at Jalan Ampang, near to Lebuh Ampang.

Cooling the Heat

The heat of the day can be suffocating. We are experiencing very warm weather lately.  The meteorological department has announced that the high temperature will last till September.

The best way to chill down for me is a big bowl of shaved ice dessert.  This is from Tong Pak Fu dessert shop.  The shaved ice is smooth. Accompanying it were some mango cubes, jelly and red beans.  Yummy!

What do you take in order to chill down on a hot day?

Rotiboy Bakeshoppe

Rotiboy Bakeshoppe in 1 Utama Mall.

The theme for 1st May's posting was 'bakery'.  Unfortunately I didn't participate.  Although I am very, very late in posting a photo related to the theme,  I would still like to share my favourite bakery here, i.e. the Rotiboy Bakeshoppe.  It has many branches in various malls.  This bakery is most popular with its Mexican Bun. If you walk from the KLCC subway station to Suria KLCC Mall, you will be drawn into the bakery by the irresistible whiff of freshly baked Mexican Bun that carries a tinge of coffee.  Mmmm............that's an ommph moment for me.

Photos of 'Bakeries' from around the world can be viewed HERE.

Eng Choon Hoey Kuan (or Eng Choon Association) building in Jalan Ampang KL.

I like old buildings and old tree found in the heart of KL city.  However, many a time we hear the city hall demolish old historical buildings in the name of development. Old trees are being cut down for road widening or construction of light rapid transit (subway) facilities. Sigh!  I am cynical about all these development plans made by destructing existing heritage buildings or natural surroundings. Is someone making a fortune by approving these developments?