One street in SS15 Subang is now a hub for East Asian fish-shaped cakes: On one side, Taiyakie House offers a twist on the Japanese version, tracing the path of businesses in Tokyo, Bangkok & Jakarta that have transformed taiyaki into flaky-crispy grilled pastry (RM6-RM7) made with croissant dough instead of pancake batter, studded with sugar & stuffed with sweet or savoury fillings like red bean paste, curry chicken or ham-&-cheese. A snack our seven-year-old selves would have relished.
Several doors from Taiyakie, Malaysia's first Aboong cafe opened this month, taking Korean carp cakes - bungeoppangs - & turning them into soft-waffle receptacles for frozen yoghurt. Choose a cone-bun size (our regular was RM10; a large would be RM12) & pick a base filling of red bean, custard or Nutella (RM1 surplus for the latter) to be topped with fro-yo (mango was one recent flavour). Another playful novelty, messy to eat, but the flavours, textures & hot-cold interplay, fine-tuned by Aboong's Korean founders & franchised everywhere from China to Vietnam, should be enjoyable enough for dessert devotees.
Taiyakie House
77, Jalan 15/8a, Subang Jaya, Selangor. Open 9am-9pm (note: closed Dec. 27 for Christmas week holiday)
Aboong Malaysia
49, Jalan 15/8a, Subang Jaya, Selangor. Open 11am-12am
The Eat Drink KL mobile app is now available, connecting restaurants & customers to promote a positive spirit of community.
Every restaurant on this app rewards users with a 6 percent discount, instantly & conveniently, everyday, all day long.
In return, users share photos of their experiences at these eateries, creating a new community of restaurant lovers.
For every transaction, at least RM0.20 will be channelled to a charity of the month.
Stay up to date: The Eat Drink KL newsletter is sent by email to subscribers every Monday; it's the Klang Valley's foremost weekly round-up of new restaurant openings, F&B promotions & other tasty tidbits.
Subscribe to Eat Drink KL Weekly for free via this following link:
Note to subscribers on Gmail: The newsletter will be in the Promotions folder of your inbox.
Check out the latest edition of Eat Drink KL: 100 Favourites, with 100 recommended restaurants for Oct-Dec 2015. This eBook is available to read or download at this link: http://issuu.com/eatdrinkkl/docs/ebook
Buckle your seatbelts: Eat Drink KL is partnering with Uber to take restaurant lovers on new adventures across KL & Selangor!
If you haven't used Uber yet, it's time to begin! For new users, just follow the steps below to redeem free rides:
1. Download the Uber app from the App Store, Play Store or Windows Store - and register your Uber account.
2. Apply the code EATDRINKKL as your first promotional code & you'll receive 2 Free Rides worth RM30 each.
3. Request a ride through the app and ride for free to any destination (with two ride values of up to RM30 each).