leaf garden cafe SeeFoon Wants More No-MSG Restaurants Maybe it’s the Covid pandemic but I find myself leaning towards eating less meat and meat products and instead enjoying vegetarian food. Hitherto, I generally avoid vegetarian restaurants here as they tend…
SeeFoon gets a brain tune-up Finding fresh pig’s brain is almost a rare occurrence these days. Most of the younger folk are squeamish about it and it’s only oldies like myself and some of my friends who appreciate its taste…
Mid Autumn Festival is fast approaching on October 1 and my dear readers, before you go dashing out to buy your mooncakes, for the durian lovers amongst you, have you considered trying Durian mooncakes? I don’t mean the ones with…
Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon discovers a ‘roadside stall’ Called Lubiantan (meaning ‘roadside stall’), this is a relatively new eatery situated upstairs of a shop specialising in Musang King and other durians where they sell the fresh variety as well…
Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon Loves Laksa I am a big fan of Laksa. In all its manifestations, be it Lemak (with coconut milk), Assam (with tamarind) or as I have recently discovered, even a dry variety without soup. All…
Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon will come back again and again Fresh. Homemade. Delectable. What more can anyone ask for when it comes to food? Especially when you cook at the table for yourself. I have seen the sign many…
Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon Ponders on Vegetarianism “To Be or Not to Be”, Shakespeare’s soliloquy in Hamlet poses the big question and in this case for me, the question is whether to become a vegetarian. More and more studies…
SeeFoon Recommends My dear readers may not believe this but I am a picky eater. Like I seldom eat bread. When I do, it has to be sourdough. The reasons are many. I am a borderline diabetic and I watch…
Pictures by Gisele Soo Purple Cane Tea House SeeFoon loves Par-Tea-ing At Purple Cane Tea House, everything is about tea. The manager of Purple Cane, Hew Choi Foong, is a walking encyclopedia on tea and there is nothing about…
Pictures by Gisele Soo Hing Kee Grilled Fish SeeFoon Feasts on fresh seafood I remember when I first arrived in Ipoh 25 years ago, we had to travel to get fresh seafood. Like Pantai Remis or Nibong Tebal or Bukit…
Pictures by Gisele Soo Dim Sum Paradise SeeFoon is in Paradise Ipoh appears to be going through a renaissance in Dim Sum appreciation. Most established Dim Sum restaurants like Ming Court, Yoke Fook Moon, Foh San, Dynasty Palace and others…
Pictures by Gisele Soo The Happy 8 Cafe and Restaurant SeeFoon is feeling Happy and Healthy at Happy 8 When you are a Food Scientist and a lecturer on Food Science at UTAR you have an ingrained fascination with food…