Lambogi Not Lamborghini

After reading PH's post about the delicious lamb, I quickly "ajak" my friend who likes to eat lamb too to check out the place. The above is what we ordered. We kept half of each dish for dinner. The lamb was tender and tasty just like PH has described it to be. A big thank you to PH for introducing this place.

When I reached home, my friend called me and told me that she read PH's post again and noticed that there are some vegetables on PH's plate but not on ours. Hahahaha, what a joke - all they gave us was a single slice of raw carrot on one plate and a single slice of raw cucumber on the other plate. Anyway we did not mind it at all because we were there for the lamb after all.

There are other lamb dishes on the menu as below (prices are in MYR) and we have tried two so we will go again to try the rest:

Lamb Mandy Rice 19.9

Lamb Kabsa Rice 18.9

Lamb Madggod Rice 19.9

Lamb Haneeth Kabsa Rice 19.9

Maqlubah Lamb Rice 24.5

Lamb Kabsa rice at MYR 18.90 nett and Lamb Madggod rice at MYR 19.90 nett.

Storefront. I hope this eatery will be here longer because the lamb is delicious and affordable. We were there about 1 pm on a Sunday and we were the only two customers there. Hopefully they will get more customers during dinner time and during weekdays.

Lunch sets. I like that they offer Milo Ice as one of the free drinks but no lamb dishes so not going for these lunch sets.

For celebrations, I think their Family Set is worth it. About MYR 21 to MYR 26 per pax.

Eat from Wok

To save on washing too many items, just eat direct from the wok: instant noodles with napa cabbage and 2 pieces of roasted duck breast meat = tasty and quick!

WG Nutritious soup

A bowl of black bean chicken soup for MYR 5 nett. Sold by one of the stalls at a food court in an office building.

Fav Beef Mee

Then in the evening around 4 pm, we went to Yong Kang Beef Noodle (永康牛肉麵) for my favourite beef noodles. Since we were still a bit full, all the food that we ordered are for sharing. A bowl of plain noodle in just the broth and nothing else for NTD 120 (MYR 16.10 at the exchange rate of NTD 100 - MYR 13.40).

A bowl of beef shank and tendons without the noodles for NTD 240 (MYR 32.15). There are about 5 pieces of beef shank meat and 4 pieces of tendon.

Just look at the tendon like tissues in between the meat. They are so tender that they just melt in the mouth.

Since I can't get to them now, just looking at the glistening tendon parts is enough to feel them melting in my mouth.

My must-order - 粉蒸排骨- Rice powder steamed pork ribs - slightly spicy. The pork ribs are coated with rice and steamed - very tasty! NTD 120 (MYR 16.10). There is a version with big intestines instead of pork ribs which is said to be even tastier but I don't dare to try.

Under the pork ribs are these soft sweet potatoes. Total bill for 2 pax is NTD 480 (MYR 64.30) and we did not need to eat dinner after all the meals we had for this one day in Taipei.

Jiu Niang

After our icy breakfast, we went for lunch at Din Tai Fung, Taipei 101 and order dishes that we could not get in KL. Need to get a number and then wait for the number to be called. Both of us waited for about 20 minutes. There were many people in the queue but the numbers were moving fast.

2 cups of tea (foc) and 2 saucers of julienned fresh ginger (foc). We ordered a small plate of starter which is a lightly blanched vegetable known as chayote and these are its shoots (lóng xü cài / 龙须菜 / 龍鬚菜 which literally means "dragon-whisker vegetable"). I don't think we can get this vegetable in KL. This dish costs NTD 100+ (NTD 110 after 10% service charge so the price is about MYR 14.75 nett with the exchange rate of NTD 100 - MYR 13.40).

Luffa Prawn Xiao Long Bao (10 for 1 serving in a bamboo basket) - NTD 340+ (NTD 374 nett which is about MYR 50.10). Luffa is also known as Loofah (Luffa aegyptiaca or Luffa acutangula). Please refer to my previous post for the details and how delicious the fillings look and taste.

The bowl of dessert on the right is "Jiu Niang" (酒釀 / 酒酿 / fermented glutinous rice) with two glutinous rice balls filled with sesame paste (tang yuen) - NTD 110+ (NTD 121 which is about MYR 16.20).

"Jiu Niang" is fermented glutinous rice so you get fermented glutinous rice floating in a sweet syrup liquid with a small amount of alcohol from the fermentation. The texture of the rice is like soaked puffed rice so one will need getting used to the spongy or rather mushy texture. This is my friend's favourite dessert which we cannot get in KL too.

The plate of vegetables on the right is known as A菜 - NTD 180+ (NTD 191 nett which is about MYR 25.60). Please refer to the order chit below that states the dish as A菜 as proof. After searching for another name for it online, I found that it is also known as Taiwan Sword Leaf Lettuce. It is almost like eating Tong Ho (茼蒿 / Garland Chrysanthemum) because it is somewhat crisp even after being stir fried.

Order chit for 3 items.

Proof that the vegetable dish is just known as "A菜". Total bill for these 4 dishes for 2 pax: NTD 803 nett which is about MYR 107.60 which is rather pricey but we don't get to eat these food here in KL. Even Din Tai Fung KL does not have these items on its menu so since we are in Taipei for just 1 day, might as well eat the food there that we cannot get in KL.

Twice a Day

Recently I was in Taipei for just 36 hours so I make good use of my limited time there by eating all my favourite food.

As mentioned in 2014, this is my favourite shaved ice with just 3 toppings - lotus seeds, yam cubes and peanuts with no syrup added to the ice shavings at TWD 100 (MYR 13.40 nett). Back in 2014, the price was TWD 70 for 3 toppings so prices for food have also increased overseas, not only locally.

My friend and I also shared two glutinous rice balls at TWD 80 nett (MYR 10.75 nett). The hot tea is foc.

We ate the above at about 10.35 am after the eatery opened at 10.30 am.

Later in the evening, I have another round of shaved ice before I leave the country. This time instead of peanuts, I chose white fungus which looks like shaved ice in the photo above. The price is the same for 3 toppings - TWD 100 nett.

Second round at 7.35 pm on the same day. I requested for no added syrup to the shaved ice too.

Mr Tuk Tuk again

Tom Yum Fried Rice - MYR 9.80 nett. Full of flavours. Can be shared between 2 small eaters.

Crispy Fish Fillet with Mango Salad - MYR 13.80 nett. I like the mango salad but find the coating for the fish fillet to be a bit thick.

Shrimp pancakes - MYR 8.80 nett. Tasty, similar to cucur udang.

Pomelo Salad - MYR 13.80 nett. I like this dish the best because it is very refreshing.

A pot of hot tea for 1 pax at MYR 2.50 nett and add a cup for MYR 1.50 nett.

The receipt says "Additional Cup" at MYR 1.50 nett. A bowl of white rice costs MYR 2 nett so this lunch for 3 pax is only MYR 52.20 nett which is quite a good price.