Monday, March 16, 2026

Pickled Qiáo Tóu

On Monday 16.march.2026, went to Sri Petaling for food.

*** Nam Heong Pinnacle condo ***

8.36 am - breakfast set MYR 5.90++ of hot coffee, toasts and soft boiled eggs. Top up MYR 2++ to change hot coffee to iced white coffee so total is MYR 7.90++

8.41 am - I ordered one chicken glutinous rice MYR 8.20++ The portion is small and the glutinous rice is very soft so it is suitable for us. 

Total MYR 18.70 nett.

After that we walked to various shops to look for pickled qiao tou aka pickled leeks bulbs to eat with century eggs because when I was around 8 years old, I used to eat pickled leeks bulbs with century eggs.

*** Up to you cafe ***

9.30 am - we shared a lunch set of deep fried squids nasi lemak and hot lemon no sugar drink. Total MYR 17.90 nett.

*** Thong Kee ***

12.45 noon - he ate the roast pork siew yuk and bbq  pork char siew MYR 10 nett he bought takeaway from Thong Kee coffee shop as his early dinner. I didn't eat any of this meat as I need to finish the two remaining century eggs.

*** Century Eggs ***

1.34 noon - I ate these two remaining chicken century eggs with wholemeal bread. Yummy 😋 
We thought we bought A1 brand duck century eggs 4 in a pack but when we looked at it again, we found that we have bought A1 brand chicken century eggs MYR 8.90 nett 4 eggs in one pack.

Duck century eggs taste stronger than chicken century eggs.

1.29 pm - before I cut the chicken century eggs.

From online:
"century eggs (皮蛋, pí dàn) are traditional delicacies, often made with duck, chicken, or quail raw eggs preserved with their shells intact for weeks to months in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice husks. This alkaline process turns the white into a dark brown, translucent jelly and the yolk into a creamy, dark gray, aromatic, and savory component.
They have a strong, earthy, pungent yummy flavor."

*** Pickled leeks ***

We walked to the following shops to look for pickled qiao tou aka pickled leeks bulbs either in cans as below or in glass bottles to eat with the century eggs but they are out of stock, only pickled slices of ginger are available. But we didn't buy the pickled ginger slices.

Example of canned pickled leeks aka qiao tou. Picture is from online.
We went to:
1. JustFruits
2. Pasaraya CM 
3. Spdmrt 99
4. MiX
5. The Store
6. Urban supermarket pinnacle condo which has pickled onions from Hungary that looks very similar to pickled leeks but I didn't buy it.

Morning 44.85
Next morning 44.50
Removed 350g of water because the iced white coffee acted as diurectics.

*** The End ***

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