Edo Ichi Japanese Cuisine (江户一) @ Island Plaza, Penang.

This is one of the most popular Japanese restaurants in this area. I suggest that if you want to dine in this restaurant, you better make a reservation especially at night and during weekend.

We been to this place for several times and I remembered that we left due to full house and without reservation. 

Food that we savour:

Unagi Ishiyaki - RM43

We love this eel fried rice in hot stone. The rice texture at the bottom of the hot stone is a bit crispy and taste delicious. Love the fragrant of the rice. The eel is very deliciously grilled.

Saba Shioyaki - RM19

We oredered this mackerel with salt as one of the dish to try out. It tastes very delicious.

We also tried this during one of our set lunch on one of the visit. It cost RM28 with a bowl of rice, miso soup, cawanzhen, pickles and salads.

Karei No Kimuchi Chige Ko Nabe - RM35

We ordered this hot pot with sole fish and vegetable in Kimuchi paste soup since my aunty loves Kim chi flavours.

My family feel that it is a bit spicy but for me is still acceptable just feel a bit salty to my liking.

The combination of vegetables and fish in the pot is very fresh and delicious.

Yasai Roll - RM19

Then I decided to order vegetables roll with cucumber, avacado, carrot and beetroot.

This vegetables roll is very delicious and tasty. We quite enjoy this compare to the normal sushi roll. 

Japanese Pepper

Kamo Shoyu Ramen - RM28

We were suggested to try this duck ramen since we would like to try one ramen. So since it is one of the recommendations, we gave this a try. 

The duck slice is very tender and taste delicious. We love the texture of the ramen. It is very springy and not soggy just like the way we love it. 

The soup base is very delicious too.

Tori Teba Moto Spicy Age - RM19

This is a bit spicy and salty for my family members. But it has a nice aroma and the chicken is very tender.

FoOd PaRaDiDe verdict:

This is one of the Japanese Resrsurant that we will go back often. Food were delicious and the service is very attentive. At the moment if you hold a parkson card that you are entitle to 10% discount of your bill and you entitle a free ice-cream for RM50 spent.

Restaurant that we reviewed:

Edo Ichi Japanese Cuisine

G03, G04, G05 & G06 Island Plaza, Ground Floor.

No.118, Jalan Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Penang.

Tel: 604-8903199

Xiang Yun Vegetarian House @ Bayan Point, Penang.

Am glad that my friend and I chose this restaurant for catch up. Love the ambiance, good and attentive waiter and waitress plus a cooling place.

After we browsed through the menu, we decided to order some pipping hot food and drinks for the day. 

Beverage that we order:

Latte - RM7.90

I am having latte and love my cup of latte.  I think one of the reason that I like the atmosphere because it was full with nice aroma of coffee.

Cappuccino - RM7.90

Food that we try:

Bah Kut Teh - RM9.90

We decided to get two types of dishes so that we can savour different types of dish. Bah Kut Teh is one of our favourite. Both of us enjoy the soup very much. 

With this bah kut teh set, it came with yau char kuih and rice. The claypot bah kut teh filled with lot of ingredients too. Such as mushroom, enoki mushroom, black fungus, lettuce, bean curd, bean sheet and more.

The soup base taste delicious and has a nice aroma of assorted herbs.

Claypot Tofu Rice - RM7.90

When the claypot tofu being served, it was pipping hot as you can see from the photos above. They have generous of tofu, black fungus, carrot slice, mushroom and lettuce.

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict:

Love the food and sure will be back to try other food. If I am not wrong they are having a promotion for buy 1 free 1 coffee from 3pm to 6pm.

Restaurant that we review:

Xiang Yun Vegetarian House

No. 17-G-31 Medan Kampung Relau,

MK12, Bayan Point 11900,

Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Tel: 604-6371108

Business Hour: 11am to 9:30pm (Closed on Tuesday)

Faceboook: https://www.facebook.com/XiangYunVegetarianHouse/

Restoran Pu Ti Zhai 菩提斋素食冷气餐馆 @ Sungai Petani, Penang.

Over the weekend, we went over to Sungai Petani to visit my hubby's grandma. We stopped by one of the popular vegetarian restaurants in Sungai Petani for lunch. Since it is a public holiday cum Nine Emperor Gods Festival, therefore it is quite a full house but we managed to grab one table for five of us.

FoOd that we savour:

Braised beancurd, black fungus, beansheet and mushroom 焖豆干

Curry mutton 咖喱羊肉

Stir fry vegetables with mushroom, sweet corn and fresh chilies 炒番薯叶

Braised preserved mustard with vegetarian chicken 梅菜鸡

Soya bean drink 豆水

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict:

Overall, we enjoyed the food very much. The serving is very generous. Out of the four dishes, we enjoyed the curry mutton very much. Their braised preserved vegetables with chicken is also another recommendation. Their services are very efficient even though it is full house and very attentive too. Like their services very much. Very friendly staff. 

Total amount for this meal is RM57 including 5 soya bean drinks and 5 plates of white rice.

Restaurant that we review:

Restoran Pu Ti Zhai 菩提斋素食冷气餐馆 

Address: No. 10 & 11 Jalan Dua, Pusat Perniagaan Pekan Lama, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah.

Tel: +604-4253281

Coya Healthy Cuisine (古雅料理)

The place that I am going to blog about is another place to go when you thinking to have some vegetarian and healthy cuisine. This remind me that the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爷) fall from 24.09.2014 till 02.10.2014 this year. Which is absolutely is another place to drop in.

Coya Healthy Cuisine (古雅料理)

Address: 4A Lorong Selamat, 10400 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang.

Tel: 04 - 2262357

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coya99

Business Hour: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm, 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Closed on Monday

GPS: 5.419108, 100.326188

 Interior of Coya Healthy Cuisine 

As for the starter, I would like to introduce some of the juices that offers in the shop.  

 A: Red Queen - RM12
Mixture of pineapple, beetroot and lemon. I am having this. It tastes more towards sour due to the lemon.

B: Fair Lady - RM10.90
Mixture of celery, apple and bitter gourd.

C: Jackfruit Lassi - Rm10.90

D: Banana Lassi - RM9.90

 Golden Pumpkin Sour Plum - RM6.50
This is actually a nice appertiser to start with. The owner was telling us that base on the customer feed back about the spicyness of the pumpkin, they reduce the chili while marinate the pumpkin. The taste of this appertiser for me is actually like mango. 

 Deep Fried Eel (Mushroom) - RM10.50
This deep fried eel is another dish to recommend. I love the deep fried mushroom coated with the special sauce and the hint of fragrant sesame seed topped on it.

 White Tom Yam - RM8.50
If you like something sour and hint of spicyness, perhaps you could give this a try. It  is actually consists of vegetables, dumplings, fresh mushrooms with fresh lime, chilli and lemongrass.

Claypot Bak Kut Teh - RM12

This claypot bak kut teh consists of soy meat pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices including star anise, cinnamon, dang gui and fennel seeds for six hours.

If you like stronger herbs flavour of bak kut teh, perhaps you could give this a try!

Curry Chicken Rice - RM12

NOODLES

 Green Pepper Bolognese Spaghetti - RM12.50
It like the texture of the spaghetti being served here. At least it is not soft and lumpy. But beware of the chilli served in this plate of green peppeer bolognese spaghetti. For me, I feel that the spicyness is ok but I think will be a bit too spicy for those who can't take spicy food.

 Hot & Spicy Noodle - RM10.50

BURGER

Portobello Giant Mushroom Burger - RM49.90/plate
If you like to savour this plate of Portobello Giant Mushroom Burger, please call them  two days in advance. As it is a pre-order item. 
This is Coya signature breadless burger. They marinate the Portobello Giant Mushroom in mild spicy pineapple paste and cook under low heat to maintain the tenderness and trap the juice inside the mushroom. As for the burger they use Hericium Erinaceus Mushroom, potato and mix together with the herbs and spices to form an unique vege burger.
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CHARITY ACTIVITIES ORGANISE BY COYA HEALTHY CUISINE

COYA Healthy Cuisine is going to cook healthy foods every day for 10 days from 23.09.2014 till 02.10.2014 during The Nine Emperor Gods Festival. They will supply lunch to Shan Children' Home @ Jalan Mount Erskine, Children Protection Society @ Jalam Scotland, The Ramakrishna Ashrame @ Jalan Scotland and Ru Yi Home @ Jalan Air Terjun. If you would lke to make a donation, please contact Coya Healthy Cuisine.

IDEALITE 品味舒食 @ Gurney Plaza, Penang.

More and more people are being health conscious lately. You will see that their eating habits had changed. If you are looking for some balanced nutrients food, then perhaps you can give this place a try. 

IDEALITE 品味舒食 is Malaysia's 1st wholesome Dining Place. Their main aim is to guide the public towards embracing a modern and healthy cuisine. Their food preparation is according to the 8 balanced nutrients calculation. IDEALITE 品味舒食 food does not contain any meat, peanuts, white sugar, white salt, MSG, synthetic colorings or preservatives in the food served. Instead soya based products, whole grains, brown sugar, rock salt, fruits and vegetables that have been clean in an ozone machine to remove chemicals and pesticides would be used.

IDEALITE 品味舒食 had three branches in Penang:

Main Outlet:

27C, Jalan Gottlieb 10350 Penang. 

Tel: 604-2263650

Business hours: Tue- Sun 8:00am to 9:30pm (Close d on Monday)

Other outlet:

Queensbay Mall 3F-10A Queens Street.

Tel: 604-6431228 

Business Hour: 10:30am to 10:00pm

and the outlet at 

Gurney Plaza - 3F-60

Tel: 604 - 2267296

SUSHI, SALADS and SNACK CORNERS

Pumpkin Piglet Bun - RM6.70

The pumpkin piglet bun is so adorable. The bun is very soft and the pumpkin paste inside is just perfect for my liking. It is not too sweet. I am sure most of the kids saw this they will like to try. 

(a) Wu-Wa & Fong Yi - RM6.70

Basically it is panda bun with lotus filling.

(b) Sesame Bun 

It is a wholemeal bun fill with the sesame fillings.  

Sesame Bun interior

Be aware when you consume this bun as all the sesame will burst out.

Hokkaido Vege Sushi RM9.70

I found that the plum sauce above the vege sushi is too much. I feedback my opinion to the owner suggesting that they served the plum sauce in another small bowl would be good. So that way customers can dip the sauce according to the preferences.

Japanese Golden Dumpling - RM10.70

These crispy dumplings have a solid texture and are moist on the inside.

Japanese Hericium Salad - RM17.70

According to IDEALITE, this dish is good for stomach nourishment and anti-cancer. 

I like this salad. As I love the Hericium mushroom very much. 

Provence Tempura Mushroom - RM 10.70

This tempura mushroom is also one of my favourites. Crispy outer part and inside is with juicy mushroom. With the hint of herbs. Loves it!

Sesame Sauce Chee Cheong Fun - RM5.70

Idealite Chee Cheong Fun - RM4.70

Please note that all Idealite Chee Cheong Fun does not contain any benzoic acid.

Fu Wa Hot Spring - RM 8.70

Oriental fresh mushroom soup and eggs. (Egg are optional)

BROWN RICE

I have sample few types of brown rice meal as the following:

Royal Sweet & Sour Hericium Meal - RM 18.70

This meal is ideal for reduce stress and lower cholestrol.

 Signature Nasi Lemak - RM15.70
This meal is good for prevent stroke, enchance stomach and spleen function.

 Black Pepper Eryngii Mushroom Meal - RM 18.70

This meal is ideal for slimming and improve immunity.
All the set meal above came with a bowl of soup. Out of the three, I prefer the signature nasi lemak. 

 Signature Hakka Lei Cha - RM14.70

This meal is good for anti-aging, enhance stomach and spleen function. 
If you are "basil" lovers and like the basil tastes, then I would recommend that you try this.

Bak Kut Teh Rice - RM13.70

This is one of the popular dishes at IDEALITE. I like the soup and the ingredients in it. As it is not over like some other vegetarian shops. Some shops tend to put too many of gluten meat in it. I just like the way it is simple and yet delicious.

PUMPKIN RAMEN & SPAGHETTI

If you don't like to brown rice, you can try their ramen and spaghetti.

Hokkaido Miso Ramen - RM 15.70

Rich miso soup stewed with various types of vegetables. 

Green Curry Ramen - RM 13.70

Idealite are using organic oat milk to cook the green curry. No coconut milk was used. 

Thai Style Spaghetti - RM16.70

Overall, they have wide range of food choice. If you want more information about the food, please check here. They just launch

PENANG LOCAL DELIGHTS

Penang Local Delights - Penang Laksa, Penang Hokkien Mee and Penang White Curry Mee. Give them a try!