Malaysia Truly Asia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Malaysia Truly Asia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Featuring VCR (Galloway), Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory, Nadeje (Mahkota Parade), Dragon-i Restaurant (Johor Bahru City Square), Chaiwalla & Co. Container Cafรฉ (Johor Bahru), Air Itam Laksa, Arashi Shabu-Shabu (Johor Bahru City Square), Tiger Char Koay Teow (่€่™Ž็‚’็ฒฟๆก), Tokyo Secret (Johor Bahru City Square), Baskin-Robbins (Johor Bahru City Square)
Cellie โ™ก
Cellie โ™ก

It's been years since my last visit to @vcrlovesyou Bangsar where I fell in love with their ๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐Ÿง€ and ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™š โ˜•, and this time upon my return to KL, I decided to indulge in the ๐™๐™ง๐™ช๐™›๐™›๐™ก๐™š ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™‚๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™ก๐™–๐™ญ ๐Ÿฃ for brunch at the Galloway branch!

I was surprised at how delicious the house made ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™ก๐™–๐™ญ ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿƒ was, delightfully plump and tender, but not overly salty like the usual processed ones that you'd get at the supermarket.

Paired with creamy ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™—๐™ก๐™š๐™™ ๐™€๐™œ๐™œ๐™จ ๐Ÿฃ on crispy ๐™Ž๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™๐™ค๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐Ÿž, the portion of ๐™๐™ง๐™ช๐™›๐™›๐™ก๐™š ๐™Š๐™ž๐™ก could have been more generous as it was pretty faint, but what blew me away was the combination of mildly sharp ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ข๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ค-๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™œ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐Ÿง€ shavings and ๐™Ž๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ ๐˜พ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž ๐™๐™ก๐™–๐™ ๐™š๐™จ ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ which gave the dish that little kick of spice and flavour.

Washed down with a cup of nutty and well rounded ๐™๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™’๐™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š โ˜• and well taken care of by the friendly staff with their exceptional service, it's not hard to see why VCR is one of the leading cafes in the area. ๐Ÿฅฐโ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ

Warm and fluffy Otak-Otak buns ๐Ÿž fresh out from the traditional wood-fired oven, these babies took us by surprise with the amount of generous fillings in every bite. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Stock was running low when we arrived around 11am on a Saturday morning, so we were pretty lucky to snag these together with 2 boxes of their famous banana bread! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿž (Will review that later ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป)

The buns had a nice springy texture, which put them at a level wayyyy above commercially made bread. ๐Ÿ™ˆ Old school food made the traditional way always tastes the best, don't you agree? โœŒ๐Ÿปโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

Hiap Joo Bakery ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ๐Ÿž
13 Jalan Tan Hiok Nee
Johor Bahru, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Winding down the week with my fave Kurobuta Shabu Shabu ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ’•, sooooo yummy and affordable for my wallet! ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹

The black pork is definitely the dish that makes me return again and again for more, tender slices of juicy goodness dipped in sweet and savoury sukiyaki sauce warms my heart and soul! โค๏ธ Don't bother with the pork cheek though, it came frozen and super tough... A little disappointed with that..

Still, Arashi offers one of the best value for money hotpots across the causeway, and I'm definitely coming back for more! ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ’•โœŒ๐Ÿป

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While everyone was queueing for the free #้˜ฟๅฌท่€ๅญ—่™Ÿ castella cake ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฐin SG, we went straight to their origins in Malaysia! ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

Soooooo soooooo moist and soooooo fluffy!!!! ๐Ÿ˜ฑโค๏ธ Much better than the dried out cake from Le Castella that we had previously. ๐Ÿ™ˆ

The Original #้ธก่›‹็ณ• (RM13) was deliciously eggy and melt-in-our-mouth, and everyone including the elders were raving about it! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป So we went back the next day and bought more! Also got the Cheese flavour (RM15) to try, will review that once we get back to SG with our loots! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€

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The Original won hands down! ๐Ÿ˜‹โค๏ธ I personally loved the premium cheese crepe, but everyone found it too strong for their liking~ Or maybe I'm just a cheese addict! Hahahaha... ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ˜…

(((o(*๏พŸโ–ฝ๏พŸ*)o)))โ™ก Dim Sum is never complete without my traditional Chee Cheong Fun, Egg Tarts and Lava Bao!!! Nom nom noms!!! .
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๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
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Hands down one of the best Char Koay Teow in Penang! Ask for the duck egg ๐Ÿฅversion for more flavour! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹
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๐Ÿง€ ๐ŸŒŽ This #hokkaidocheesetart pretty much hit the spot with a wobbly centre and savoury crust which crumbled perfectly with a crunch. ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ Baked slightly rarer than #bakecheesetart but I really liked the silky texture!
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Retails at RM29 for a box of 6 in MY ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ(no queue!), and $14.90 for a box of 6 in SG๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง€
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๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿง€ You're very welcome. ๐Ÿคค๐Ÿ’•

I actually liked this rare version better than Pablo's, value for $ too!

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ’• Slightly regret ordering 2 cups, cos this was a hugeeeeeee cup and it was good, but just wasn't as yummy as I had hoped. ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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้˜ฟ่™Ž๐Ÿฏ personally buys the ingredients for his Char Koay Teow from the market every single day, de shells the prawns and preps everything by hand.

Hands down one of the best Char Koay Teow in Penang! Ask for the duck egg ๐Ÿฅversion for more flavour! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹

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