Chocolate Meringue Pie

When I was a kid, my Grandma Martin used to make me this pie for my birthday.

I used to love going to stay with her in the summer, she was quite the baker!

She always made a pie while I was there,  and while she was making it, there was always "extra crust" that she would bake with cinnamon and sugar on it.

YUM!

isn't it pretty??

For the longest time I struggled with the meringue, until I got my Kitchen aid mixer.... that thing ROCKS!!

Put the ingredients in, and let it whip until the meringue peaks!

This past weekend, I baked myself one, since she is no longer with me, I was feeling sentimental.

love this place mat! 

This pie isn't too sweet, and has a yummy chocolate custard!

The recipes that have been with us for ages, are always the best aren't they?

She never really "followed" a "recipe" but my Aunt Sue and Aunt Carol helped me work through this, so I could mimic it!

Grandma Martin's Chocolate Meringue Pie

custard:

2./3 cup sugar

2 1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 egg yolks (save whites)

2 1/2 cups milk

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

4 Tablespoons cocoa

single pie crust

meringue:

3 egg whites

3 Tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Form pie crust into pie plate and pre-bake for about 15 minutes, or until crust is a light golden brown. Set aside.

Combine custard ingredients in saucepan on the stove, on medium heat. Whip with a whisk until thickened, will be a thick pudding consistency.  About 15 minutes.

Pour into pie crust.

In your mixer, combine meringue ingredients.  Whip until meringue forms stiff peaks.

7-10 minutes.

Spread over chocolate custard.

Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes, until meringue becomes a light golden brown, and is no longer watery.

Cool and enjoy.

Store in the refrigerator.

When I was a kid, my Grandma Martin used to make me this pie for my birthday.

I used to love going to stay with her in the summer, she was quite the baker!

She always made a pie while I was there,  and while she was making it, there was always "extra crust" that she would bake with cinnamon and sugar on it.

YUM!

isn't it pretty??

For the longest time I struggled with the meringue, until I got my Kitchen aid mixer.... that thing ROCKS!!

Put the ingredients in, and let it whip until the meringue peaks!

This past weekend, I baked myself one, since she is no longer with me, I was feeling sentimental.

love this place mat! 

This pie isn't too sweet, and has a yummy chocolate custard!

The recipes that have been with us for ages, are always the best aren't they?

She never really "followed" a "recipe" but my Aunt Sue and Aunt Carol helped me work through this, so I could mimic it!

Grandma Martin's Chocolate Meringue Pie

custard:

2./3 cup sugar

2 1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 egg yolks (save whites)

2 1/2 cups milk

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

4 Tablespoons cocoa

single pie crust

meringue:

3 egg whites

3 Tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Form pie crust into pie plate and pre-bake for about 15 minutes, or until crust is a light golden brown. Set aside.

Combine custard ingredients in saucepan on the stove, on medium heat. Whip with a whisk until thickened, will be a thick pudding consistency.  About 15 minutes.

Pour into pie crust.

In your mixer, combine meringue ingredients.  Whip until meringue forms stiff peaks.

7-10 minutes.

Spread over chocolate custard.

Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes, until meringue becomes a light golden brown, and is no longer watery.

Cool and enjoy.

Store in the refrigerator.

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Date Nights

Since we moved, I haven't been on a date night with Hubby.  Well, unless you count a quick trip to Home Depot for flooring.  After all, we did sneak in a dinner at Perkins, which was conveniently located next to the Home Depot parking lot.

Date nights are tricky.  When you have kids, they are few and far between.  It's not easy to find an available night, a sitter and money to pay for all of this when you have kids running around. 

Let's not forget everyone needs to stay healthy once everything is in place.

Regardless, every mom should be able to enjoy an evening dressed in real clothes with makeup on her face.  Date nights are not easy for me, and unfortunately they are very rare these days.  I do love being able to talk to Hubby uninterrupted while wearing clean clothes.  I also enjoy not having to share my food or hide my dessert for fear it will disappear without me ever tasting it.

It's the little things.

BlogHer was gracious enough to ask me to share this video series, “Different Occasions. Different Looks. Always Pretty.” hosted by Almay.  If your date look is from 1985, or you’ve forgotten how to even make a “date look,” this is a great video to freshen up your style.

Enjoy, and find a night to make this video useful.  You deserve it!

Since we moved, I haven't been on a date night with Hubby.  Well, unless you count a quick trip to Home Depot for flooring.  After all, we did sneak in a dinner at Perkins, which was conveniently located next to the Home Depot parking lot.

Date nights are tricky.  When you have kids, they are few and far between.  It's not easy to find an available night, a sitter and money to pay for all of this when you have kids running around. 

Let's not forget everyone needs to stay healthy once everything is in place.

Regardless, every mom should be able to enjoy an evening dressed in real clothes with makeup on her face.  Date nights are not easy for me, and unfortunately they are very rare these days.  I do love being able to talk to Hubby uninterrupted while wearing clean clothes.  I also enjoy not having to share my food or hide my dessert for fear it will disappear without me ever tasting it.

It's the little things.

BlogHer was gracious enough to ask me to share this video series, “Different Occasions. Different Looks. Always Pretty.” hosted by Almay.  If your date look is from 1985, or you’ve forgotten how to even make a “date look,” this is a great video to freshen up your style.

Enjoy, and find a night to make this video useful.  You deserve it!

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Easy Garlic Mushroom Burgers

I had a busy Monday, I wanted to make something quick, and my youngest son always suggests 

CHEESEBURGERS when I ask.  

I had a bunch of produce so I rigged these up!

Garlic Mushroom Cheeseburgers

2 cups fresh mushrooms

1-2 cloves garlic

1 Tablespoon of butter

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

sea salt

hamburgers 

(we buy ours already pattied from a meat locker we get our meat at, they are so great in a pinch!!)

cheese, Swiss or Monterrey Jack work great

buns

your favorite condiments

Saute the mushrooms in butter, oil and garlic, dusted with sea salt, until they are the desired tenderness. 

 You may have to vary the amount of oil and butter you use based on the amount mushrooms you make.

I left the garlic dripping in the pan, and pan fried our burgers.

Top with cheese, and mushrooms, melt cheese and place on bun.

Top with your favorite condiments.

I served it up with a side of fresh fruit.. dinner is served!!

I had a busy Monday, I wanted to make something quick, and my youngest son always suggests 

CHEESEBURGERS when I ask.  

I had a bunch of produce so I rigged these up!

Garlic Mushroom Cheeseburgers

2 cups fresh mushrooms

1-2 cloves garlic

1 Tablespoon of butter

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

sea salt

hamburgers 

(we buy ours already pattied from a meat locker we get our meat at, they are so great in a pinch!!)

cheese, Swiss or Monterrey Jack work great

buns

your favorite condiments

Saute the mushrooms in butter, oil and garlic, dusted with sea salt, until they are the desired tenderness. 

 You may have to vary the amount of oil and butter you use based on the amount mushrooms you make.

I left the garlic dripping in the pan, and pan fried our burgers.

Top with cheese, and mushrooms, melt cheese and place on bun.

Top with your favorite condiments.

I served it up with a side of fresh fruit.. dinner is served!!

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Pasta Salad

Okay, so I am going to preface this blogpost with this, 

If you have followed me and cooked/baked from my recipes, 

chances are you might have made 

"the very last banana bread recipe you will ever need"

or

"Grandma Davis' Sugar Cookies"

Seriously, folks, this woman knows her stuff.

A couple of weeks ago my family attended the graduation party of my friend, Tonja's son.

My kids were each on their second helping of this pasta salad and "mmmming" with every bite.

When I asked Tonja what was in it, she giggled and told me the two "secret ingredients" that I will share with you in a second.

She then told me that her Mom had made it, but that it was Grandma Davis' recipe.

I was sold.

So, I decided to whip it up for our Memorial Day cookout.

Please don't  let the main secret ingredient detour you from making this wonderful salad!!  It is SO GOOD!!

Here are the two things that her family claims makes this salad what it is:

Spam and Dill Pickle Juice!

Tonja told me that her Grandma uses her own homemade pickle juice, but that the pickle juice doesn't change the flavor as much as leaving out the Spam.  She has tried it with ham and it "just isn't the same."

I ate Spam as a kid, but in my 20+ years of married life I don't ever remember buying it?

This salad is AH-Mazing!  You just have to try it!

My nieces

and nephews fought over the leftovers.

my plate from the cookout...SWOON!

When I called Tonja for the recipe she said "there isn't one, mix it up til it tastes right."

I had only eaten it once, so that made things a little tough.

She hung on the phone with me, like the good old days, and we worked through it to develop this recipe to share with you!

Below is the "recipe" we came up with!

Grandma Davis' Pasta Salad

15 ounces of mayonnaise, (Hellmans is her first choice, I used the light)

1/4 cup dill pickle juice

milk to thin sauce (optional, I didn't use it)

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

8 ounces (more if you like) frozen peas

1 cucumber, diced (I left skins on mine)

red onion, chopped, to taste

2-3 Roma tomatoes, diced

1 can Spam, diced

cubed American cheese (optional, I didn't use it)

1 package of small elbow macaroni, cooked and drained

Boil pasta, drain and set aside. Combine ingredients for the sauce. I didn't feel like I needed the milk in mine, I liked the creamy texture of the mayo and pickle juice, set this aside.

Chop all of the veggies and Spam, cheese if you desire.

Toss pasta and chopped ingredients in a large bowl, cover with sauce, and coat.

I made this a day early, the flavors had a chance to marry together nicely that way!

It was a BIG Hit!!

Okay, so I am going to preface this blogpost with this, 

If you have followed me and cooked/baked from my recipes, 

chances are you might have made 

"the very last banana bread recipe you will ever need"

or

"Grandma Davis' Sugar Cookies"

Seriously, folks, this woman knows her stuff.

A couple of weeks ago my family attended the graduation party of my friend, Tonja's son.

My kids were each on their second helping of this pasta salad and "mmmming" with every bite.

When I asked Tonja what was in it, she giggled and told me the two "secret ingredients" that I will share with you in a second.

She then told me that her Mom had made it, but that it was Grandma Davis' recipe.

I was sold.

So, I decided to whip it up for our Memorial Day cookout.

Please don't  let the main secret ingredient detour you from making this wonderful salad!!  It is SO GOOD!!

Here are the two things that her family claims makes this salad what it is:

Spam and Dill Pickle Juice!

Tonja told me that her Grandma uses her own homemade pickle juice, but that the pickle juice doesn't change the flavor as much as leaving out the Spam.  She has tried it with ham and it "just isn't the same."

I ate Spam as a kid, but in my 20+ years of married life I don't ever remember buying it?

This salad is AH-Mazing!  You just have to try it!

My nieces

and nephews fought over the leftovers.

my plate from the cookout...SWOON!

When I called Tonja for the recipe she said "there isn't one, mix it up til it tastes right."

I had only eaten it once, so that made things a little tough.

She hung on the phone with me, like the good old days, and we worked through it to develop this recipe to share with you!

Below is the "recipe" we came up with!

Grandma Davis' Pasta Salad

15 ounces of mayonnaise, (Hellmans is her first choice, I used the light)

1/4 cup dill pickle juice

milk to thin sauce (optional, I didn't use it)

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

8 ounces (more if you like) frozen peas

1 cucumber, diced (I left skins on mine)

red onion, chopped, to taste

2-3 Roma tomatoes, diced

1 can Spam, diced

cubed American cheese (optional, I didn't use it)

1 package of small elbow macaroni, cooked and drained

Boil pasta, drain and set aside. Combine ingredients for the sauce. I didn't feel like I needed the milk in mine, I liked the creamy texture of the mayo and pickle juice, set this aside.

Chop all of the veggies and Spam, cheese if you desire.

Toss pasta and chopped ingredients in a large bowl, cover with sauce, and coat.

I made this a day early, the flavors had a chance to marry together nicely that way!

It was a BIG Hit!!

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Old JB Town Heritage Food Trail at Jalan Tan Hiok Nee 陈旭年街 in Johor Bahru

In this post, I am taking you on a walking heritage tour of the old hawkers of old town Johor Bahru, mainly along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and also the surrounding streets as well. For this heritage trail on foot we start at 10:00am and end at about 2:00pm.



Our first stop is Sang Heng 甡兴 just next to the OCBC branch at the east end of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee. The Teochew kway teow soup uncle has been here since the 1950s.


Ah Seng also sells braised duck and pork at the stall.

Uncle Ah Seng is the oldest hawker on this street and one of the oldest in the whole of Malaysia. Ah Seng's loyal followers say his kway teow soup hasn't changed at all, all these years. "Old school" they say. Let's try Ah Seng's popular kway teow and mee pok but we'll save the coffee for our next stop.



After Sang Heng, we walk along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and at the junction with Jalan Trus turn to our right towards restoran Hua Mui along Jalan Trus. Like Sang Heng, Hua Mui opened for business in the 1950s.

We shall stop here for Hainanese coffee, soft boiled eggs and French toast. Unlike Sang Heng, Hua Mui has been considerably updated to the chagrin to some of its old timer fans. But, at least, this cup and saucer are still originals :)



After coffee, walk up slope along Jalan Trus. At the next junction (with Jalan Pasar), you will be at Kok Yow Yong herbal stall. Kok Yow Yong has been here for a hundred years, making it the oldest here in old JB town. The stall front has just been modernised. Lost most of it's old quaintness and original charm but thankfully, the herbal drink is still the same.



After herbal tea at Kok Yow Yong, we walk back down towards Hua Mui. Back at Hua Mui turn right along Jalan Dhoby and keep walking along the shops until you come to Salahuddin Bakery. No much changed at Salahuddin's since the bakery started business here in 1937. That old wood fired oven is still in use. We can still get those lamb filled Bengali curry puffs with flaky crusts - the same as those from my childhood.



After Salahuddin, we cross Jalan Dhoby to the restaurant diagonally across - Restoran IT Roo. IT Roo started business in 1961, and during its heydays was even named the Best Chicken Chop in Malaysia in 2003. Much has changed at IT Roo with only the old photographs in the shop to remind us of it's legacy. IT Roo's chunky chicken chops are still a crowd puller.



After IT Roo, walk down along Jalan Pahang. At the junction of Jalan Pahang and Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, you will see the most photographed building in old town Johor Bahru - called the Red House for obvious reasons. Originally the home of a wealthy Indian family, the Red House is now the venue of cultural and art events.

At the Red House, walk along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee towards Jalan Trus. At the junction of Jalan Trus and Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, you will see the popular Kin Wah kopitiam. Right across Kin Wah along Jalan Tan  Hiok Nee is Hiap Joo bakery - the final stop of our Heritage Walk.



Like Salahuddin bakery, Hiap Joo also uses a wood fire oven from 1919. The traditional hot favourites are Hiap Joo's coconut buns and banana cakes.



We will take away some straight out of the oven before making our way home. The new generation of owners are coming up with more contemporary pastries but I just stick to old time favourites :)

There you are - heritage walk and heritage food trail of old town Johor Bahru's Jalan Tan Hiok Nee "Culture Street" 文化街.

Plenty of food tasting and photo opportunities for foodies and photography buffs.

Summary of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee heritage food trail:

10:00am Teochew kway teow soup at Sang Heng
10:45am Coffee at Hua Mui
11:15am Herbal tea at Kok Yow Yong (drink and go)
11:45am Pastry shopping at Salahuddin bakery
12:15pm Chicken chop at IT Roo
  1:30pm Pastry shopping at Hiap Joo bakery. End of heritage tour.

In this post, I am taking you on a walking heritage tour of the old hawkers of old town Johor Bahru, mainly along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and also the surrounding streets as well. For this heritage trail on foot we start at 10:00am and end at about 2:00pm.



Our first stop is Sang Heng 甡兴 just next to the OCBC branch at the east end of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee. The Teochew kway teow soup uncle has been here since the 1950s.


Ah Seng also sells braised duck and pork at the stall.

Uncle Ah Seng is the oldest hawker on this street and one of the oldest in the whole of Malaysia. Ah Seng's loyal followers say his kway teow soup hasn't changed at all, all these years. "Old school" they say. Let's try Ah Seng's popular kway teow and mee pok but we'll save the coffee for our next stop.



After Sang Heng, we walk along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and at the junction with Jalan Trus turn to our right towards restoran Hua Mui along Jalan Trus. Like Sang Heng, Hua Mui opened for business in the 1950s.

We shall stop here for Hainanese coffee, soft boiled eggs and French toast. Unlike Sang Heng, Hua Mui has been considerably updated to the chagrin to some of its old timer fans. But, at least, this cup and saucer are still originals :)



After coffee, walk up slope along Jalan Trus. At the next junction (with Jalan Pasar), you will be at Kok Yow Yong herbal stall. Kok Yow Yong has been here for a hundred years, making it the oldest here in old JB town. The stall front has just been modernised. Lost most of it's old quaintness and original charm but thankfully, the herbal drink is still the same.



After herbal tea at Kok Yow Yong, we walk back down towards Hua Mui. Back at Hua Mui turn right along Jalan Dhoby and keep walking along the shops until you come to Salahuddin Bakery. No much changed at Salahuddin's since the bakery started business here in 1937. That old wood fired oven is still in use. We can still get those lamb filled Bengali curry puffs with flaky crusts - the same as those from my childhood.



After Salahuddin, we cross Jalan Dhoby to the restaurant diagonally across - Restoran IT Roo. IT Roo started business in 1961, and during its heydays was even named the Best Chicken Chop in Malaysia in 2003. Much has changed at IT Roo with only the old photographs in the shop to remind us of it's legacy. IT Roo's chunky chicken chops are still a crowd puller.



After IT Roo, walk down along Jalan Pahang. At the junction of Jalan Pahang and Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, you will see the most photographed building in old town Johor Bahru - called the Red House for obvious reasons. Originally the home of a wealthy Indian family, the Red House is now the venue of cultural and art events.

At the Red House, walk along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee towards Jalan Trus. At the junction of Jalan Trus and Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, you will see the popular Kin Wah kopitiam. Right across Kin Wah along Jalan Tan  Hiok Nee is Hiap Joo bakery - the final stop of our Heritage Walk.



Like Salahuddin bakery, Hiap Joo also uses a wood fire oven from 1919. The traditional hot favourites are Hiap Joo's coconut buns and banana cakes.



We will take away some straight out of the oven before making our way home. The new generation of owners are coming up with more contemporary pastries but I just stick to old time favourites :)

There you are - heritage walk and heritage food trail of old town Johor Bahru's Jalan Tan Hiok Nee "Culture Street" 文化街.

Plenty of food tasting and photo opportunities for foodies and photography buffs.

Summary of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee heritage food trail:

10:00am Teochew kway teow soup at Sang Heng
10:45am Coffee at Hua Mui
11:15am Herbal tea at Kok Yow Yong (drink and go)
11:45am Pastry shopping at Salahuddin bakery
12:15pm Chicken chop at IT Roo
  1:30pm Pastry shopping at Hiap Joo bakery. End of heritage tour.

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Twelve

Today my oldest baby is twelve.  In this picture, which seems like yesterday, he was turning 6.

Twelve is a big number, especially when I think back to the days of when he was a toddler.  Those sometimes lonely, sometimes hilarious, sometimes magical days that seemed like they would last forever.  I remember the days going slow, but somehow the time went fast.

Days just kept passing, in a Nick Jr., goldfish blur.

Then, I had another baby, and time went faster.

Soon, enough time went by that it was time to start preschool.  That first day I dropped him off, I cried.  And when I went to pick him up, he cried.  He was just so relieved I came back to get him, and it broke my heart.  I forced myself to bring him back again the next day, and before I knew it he was happily going to school.

Somehow, more time went by and my second baby went to preschool, and my first baby graduated preschool.  Life was starting to move at full speed.

Then I had another baby, and all of a sudden my first baby was going to kindergarten. 

I remember dropping him off that first morning because I wouldn't dare put him on a bus.  I sat in that drop off line, watching kids get out of the cars, and all I could think was "How will he know where to go?  I just LEAVE him here?"

Eventually, it was our turn.  He got out of the car, and I pulled away.  Slowly.  And I cried watching him walk through those doors.

After my oldest started kindergarten, first grade came way too fast.  Time was going so fast I couldn't wrap my head around it.

One day I was new mom holding my first baby, and the next I had a toddler, preschooler and first grader.  Three babies.  I was juggling homework and potty training and piles of laundry.  And then, another few years went by and I had another baby.

And ever since then, life has gone from full speed to warp speed.  But I always measure time by my oldest, because when he was born I could never imagine him growing up.  I could never imagine him as anything other than my baby.  But now we've had 12 birthdays.

Twelve.

The world is now a huge influence in his life, and it's so hard to believe he isn't watching Blues Clues, or pushing trains.  He's going to school.  Playing ball.  Playing video games and he knows how to work an ipod better than I do.

He's also everything I ever dreamed my twelve year old would be.  Bright, loving and kind.  And I'm so honored he's mine to raise, because my life changed the day he was born.  My life, in many ways, began the moment I held him in my arms.

Happy 12th to my very first baby.  Reach for the stars, anything is possible.  For you, the sky is the limit.

Today my oldest baby is twelve.  In this picture, which seems like yesterday, he was turning 6.

Twelve is a big number, especially when I think back to the days of when he was a toddler.  Those sometimes lonely, sometimes hilarious, sometimes magical days that seemed like they would last forever.  I remember the days going slow, but somehow the time went fast.

Days just kept passing, in a Nick Jr., goldfish blur.

Then, I had another baby, and time went faster.

Soon, enough time went by that it was time to start preschool.  That first day I dropped him off, I cried.  And when I went to pick him up, he cried.  He was just so relieved I came back to get him, and it broke my heart.  I forced myself to bring him back again the next day, and before I knew it he was happily going to school.

Somehow, more time went by and my second baby went to preschool, and my first baby graduated preschool.  Life was starting to move at full speed.

Then I had another baby, and all of a sudden my first baby was going to kindergarten. 

I remember dropping him off that first morning because I wouldn't dare put him on a bus.  I sat in that drop off line, watching kids get out of the cars, and all I could think was "How will he know where to go?  I just LEAVE him here?"

Eventually, it was our turn.  He got out of the car, and I pulled away.  Slowly.  And I cried watching him walk through those doors.

After my oldest started kindergarten, first grade came way too fast.  Time was going so fast I couldn't wrap my head around it.

One day I was new mom holding my first baby, and the next I had a toddler, preschooler and first grader.  Three babies.  I was juggling homework and potty training and piles of laundry.  And then, another few years went by and I had another baby.

And ever since then, life has gone from full speed to warp speed.  But I always measure time by my oldest, because when he was born I could never imagine him growing up.  I could never imagine him as anything other than my baby.  But now we've had 12 birthdays.

Twelve.

The world is now a huge influence in his life, and it's so hard to believe he isn't watching Blues Clues, or pushing trains.  He's going to school.  Playing ball.  Playing video games and he knows how to work an ipod better than I do.

He's also everything I ever dreamed my twelve year old would be.  Bright, loving and kind.  And I'm so honored he's mine to raise, because my life changed the day he was born.  My life, in many ways, began the moment I held him in my arms.

Happy 12th to my very first baby.  Reach for the stars, anything is possible.  For you, the sky is the limit.

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Wild Boar Meat at Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice 亚李菜园鸡饭 in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru

We had just finished eating our kampung chicken rice set at Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice 亚李菜园鸡饭, when I noticed that they also sell curry wild boar meat as a side dish.

Our stomachs were already full but I remembered many queries especially from Singapore readers about where to find good wild boar meat in Johor - so I am on a constant look out for this.

We decided to try Ah Lee's curry wild boar meat especially since this stall in Taman Sri Tebrau is so accessible for Singapore readers.



Curry is one of the hardest food to photograph as it is not very photogenic and that attention seeking big potato has to get in the way LOL. Ah Lee's curry wild boar is served with plain white rice and tasty chicken soup at RM7 a set.



Ah Lee's curry wild boar is all ribs (except for the potatoes). The wild boar ribs were tender and completely smothered in mildly spicy and fragrant curry. Greasy as expected of boar meat.

Very tasty but if you are hoping for a distinctly exotic texture or gamey flavour, there is none. In fact, I found it indistinguishable from domesticated pork.

So, for foodies hunting for wild boar meat in JB, here it is at Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice stall, and very tasty too :)



Restaurant name: Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice 亚李菜园鸡饭 (inside Tyson kopitiam)
Address: Junction of Jalan Badik and Jalan Badik 1, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/WTb4d
GPS: 1.486227,103.768959
Hours: 4:00pm to 12:00 midnight
Non Halal

Date visited: 27 May 2013

We had just finished eating our kampung chicken rice set at Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice 亚李菜园鸡饭, when I noticed that they also sell curry wild boar meat as a side dish.

Our stomachs were already full but I remembered many queries especially from Singapore readers about where to find good wild boar meat in Johor - so I am on a constant look out for this.

We decided to try Ah Lee's curry wild boar meat especially since this stall in Taman Sri Tebrau is so accessible for Singapore readers.



Curry is one of the hardest food to photograph as it is not very photogenic and that attention seeking big potato has to get in the way LOL. Ah Lee's curry wild boar is served with plain white rice and tasty chicken soup at RM7 a set.



Ah Lee's curry wild boar is all ribs (except for the potatoes). The wild boar ribs were tender and completely smothered in mildly spicy and fragrant curry. Greasy as expected of boar meat.

Very tasty but if you are hoping for a distinctly exotic texture or gamey flavour, there is none. In fact, I found it indistinguishable from domesticated pork.

So, for foodies hunting for wild boar meat in JB, here it is at Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice stall, and very tasty too :)



Restaurant name: Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice 亚李菜园鸡饭 (inside Tyson kopitiam)
Address: Junction of Jalan Badik and Jalan Badik 1, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/WTb4d
GPS: 1.486227,103.768959
Hours: 4:00pm to 12:00 midnight
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Date visited: 27 May 2013

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