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Kuala Sungai Seafood Restaurant – Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

08 Monday Apr 2013

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A lot of people find it a hassle to eat crab. Hub is one of those who rather not eat them because he feels that the time took to pry these open is not worth it. I on the other hand is at the other end of the spectrum. I love to eat crabs and if you leave me alone, I can easily polish off one kg (about 3 crabs) of crabs by myself. Ho ho ho…

When my cousin came back from Melbourne for holiday, we decided to head down to Kuala Selangor for some really fresh seafood. Even tough the restaurant didn’t had a lot of selection (due to the rainy weather – no much fisherman went to sea), whatever they had was really fresh. The cool view from where we sit while enjoying the fresh seafood.   The River viewWe had Steam Pari (Ray-fish) in sweet and sour soup. The fish was really fresh and the soup was very appetizing. I could easily finish the whole plate by myself with one plate of rice. hehehe…Steam Rayfish in sweet and sour soupNext, the steam clams in clear soup. This was so-so only. The clams are a little on the skinny side, but, still fresh. The clear soup was quite bland in my opinion.

Steam clams with clear soupNow for the main stars of the day…We had 3 steam blue swimmer crabs and 4 local mud crabs in duck yolk. I love blue swimmer crabs. it’s so hard to find them nowadays. Was so excited when I saw some swimming in their tank. yay !!!

The steam blue swimmer crabs were amazing!!! The meat was chunky and has a fresh bounce when you sink your teeth into it. The simple steam was just prefect as it let you taste the subtle natural sweetness of the crabs. It was prefect.

Steam Flower CrabThe mud crab was also super fresh. I love the duck yolk taste. It was done just right, slightly salty with touch of sweetness. Nom nom nom… Crab coated with Duck yolk

It was a great lunch and had a superb time catching up with my beloved couz. Hugz… I miss you so much already.

 
Kuala Sungai Seafood Restaurant
439 A, Jalan Sungai Yu Pasir Penambang,
45000 Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel : +603 32895357

No Signboard – Esplanade, Singapore

08 Thursday Nov 2012

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I had the craziest craving recently. (Hub thinks I have cravings almost every other day. So, he reckons I shouldn’t call it cravings but just greedy. Hahaha…) Anyway, I was really hankering for Chili Crab from Singapore!

After hearing about my cravings, Hub’s friend (Ed) invited and treated us to a crab feast. Yay, Thank you so much Ed!!!

He made reservation with the No Signboard Restaurant in Esplanade. This restaurant started off as a small hawker place with no name. Today, the restaurant has several branches and they are known as No SignBoard Restaurant… (You can read more about their history from their website). Luckily Ed made reservation for the 3 of us. The place was packed like mad. The manager had to keep turning guest away. But then again, it was Friday night and the view at Esplanade is amazing.

We were told that their signature crab dish is actually the white pepper crab. Oh no…decision decisions… I really want the Chili crab too. The waiter kindly told me that I can order ONE crab for each dish. CooL! I know most restaurants need you to order at least 2-3 crabs per dish. So, we ended up with both.

We had the fresh oyster, which was HUGE. It’s almost the size of my palm. The texture is very firm (reminds me of pacific oyster I had when in Tasmania, Australia). The different was this has less briny taste. I think I still prefer the ones I had in Tasmania. But, this comes really close. The white pepper crab is lovely. I love the ‘kick’ from the pepper combine with the sweetness of the crab. Their crabs are really fresh too. Yummz…

The Chili crab is slightly different from the ones I had previously. This was slightly less sweet and has a bit more curry powder taste. It’s quite a nice balance as the sauce is not too over powering that it hides the crab’s freshness. It is so good with the fried mantao (Chinese bread).

We also ordered the deep fried butter prawn. The prawn felt a little overcooked to me. But, the deep fried butter taste was really good. In fact, I got abit addicted to the bits of crispy fried batter more than the prawn. ;p

It was a great night feasting on those yummy crabs and catching up with Ed. Hub and I had a great time. Thanks again Ed. J

Fatty Crab Restaurant (PJ)

10 Friday Feb 2012

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I know I should be blogging about my Ipoh trip. I’ll do it soon. ;p

But for now, a little mighty crab restaurant which has been around for some time. I would like to bring your attention to Fatty Crab. For those who live around PJ, this restaurant is quite famous. I have even seen groups of people hiring bus to drive to this restaurant from either Penang, Seremban or Johor, just to taste it.

One thing you should note is that this restaurant is ALWAYS crowded. It doesn’t matter if you go on a weekday or weekend. My advice is, be there before 6:30pm !!! OR, you wait… it continues to stay crowded even until 10pm !!! I kid you not.

The first thing I do whenever I go to Fatty crab is to have their century eggs. The yolk is a little gooey and the taste is amazing. Eat it with the pickled ginger… ohhh… I Love it !!! I could easily polish off 2 eggs (3 if no one is looking) by myself. hehehee…

The Famous Crabs of Fatty Crab – the sour and spicy / the steam

Most people who come here order the sour and spicy crab. This is the restaurant’s speciality. Personally, I prefer their steam crab. The meat is always so fresh and sweet. (plus my fingers stay cleaner ;p). But, I LOVE the sour spicy sauce on their Roti Bakar (Toast hainam bread) and the Fried Rice. yuuummmmz. We normally request for extra sauce just for dipping in our bread.

 Aside from crab, there also other dishes on the menu. But, not much variety. That night, we ordered the steam fish. The fish texture was a little on the soft side, not my kind of fish. (Not sure what fish that was). I prefer firm meat fishes. ;p But, the soup was really nice. Mom say it’s the teo chew style. nice… Sweet and sourish.

While waiting for your main dishes, you can also snack on fried chicken wings and satay. Unfortunately, we polish those off before I remember my camera. ;p

Fatty Crab Restaurant
No 2, Jln SS 24/13, Taman Megah, PJ (From 5.30 onwards)
Tel : +603 7804 5758
** Close on Monday