JOM MAKAN Life

08/11/2025

Braised beef noodles is a firm favourite in GZ. Every shop has its own version, from the ‘ching’ (clear) soupy type to more pronounced braised broth. Customers can choose preferred ingredients: tripe, two types of intestines, tendon, brisket or beef balls with or without noodles (several varieties available e.g. coarse rice noodles, flat rice noodles, lou shi fun, lai fun or instant noodles type). Some beancurd puffs are added for textural interest and one stall offers ox blood cake too.

We also enjoyed luscious sweet potato and glutinous rice ice cream from Ah Ma Handmade Dessert. Our last hurrah before we leave on Sat was a good cheong fun stuffed with sliced pork, prawns and lettuce, served with a nicely seasoned soy sauce.

06/11/2025

Too irresistible…the roast pigeon is so delicious we returned to sample the honey roasted version. Even though it’s 3pm the crowd keeps coming although waiting time is shorter - 30 minutes compared to 1-3 hours at peak times.
Today’s claypot rice with pigeon and truffle hits the spot as did the steamed okra with minced garlic.

06/11/2025

Best experience of Day 4 in Shawan Ancient Town➡️the making of Jiangzhinai 姜汁撞奶 🫚fresh ginger (local 小黄姜) juice combines with hot milk to create a soft, smooth custard-like pudding. The lady said the fresh buffalo milk can’t be too hot and has to be “pulled” slightly before it is poured over the ginger juice. Balance of taste is important and she even insisted we scoop the cream on top towards us when eating. No stirring or else the pudding would disintegrate hence wasting her painstaking efforts.

05/11/2025

Now I know why foodies love GZ. Just Beijing Road alone has tons of tempting options. Our favourite hits include crab roe noodles and xiao long bao, hot almond milk cream and red bean dessert imbued with dried tangerine peel. Even McD Angus burger with bacon is delicious.

05/11/2025

Shunde is famous for its raw fish 順德魚生. Basically thinly sliced, raw freshwater fish is eaten mixed with pickled onions, shredded spring onions, sliced garlic and onion, slivers of kaffir lime leaves, shredded preserved vegetable, roasted peanuts, toasted sesame seeds, shredded deep-fried taro, and shredded ginger; either tossed together or in different combinations for greater variety. Purists prefer just a drizzle of peanut oil and sprinkle of salt or a touch of soy sauce in order to preserve the fish’s natural sweetness and subtle ‘crunch’. We asked for the bones are deep-fried with salt and pepper, and the skin topped with ginger julienne.

Also delicious here are deep-fried milk rolls, and crispy chives croquettes.

03/11/2025

Good food aplenty in GZ. So far we tried sweet & sour prawn balls, pork ribs with Chinese olives, capsicum & baby onions, sautéed kailan for lunch at a nearby restaurant…everything was on-point.

Dinner at Dagefan - famous for its roast pigeon and we understood why after devouring two variations of the speciality. Even the batter-fried brinjal was delicious! Service was top notch too.

08/10/2025

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24/09/2025

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04/08/2025

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30/07/2025

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17/07/2025

Simon Barnett is the consummate hotelier, having found his calling in hospitality as a young man. Now, having chalked up over 3 decade-long experience, he is the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur. finds out what inspires this dynamic hotelier.