Guess what is this? is it a boat? No...no...it is actually a "congkat".

Have you ever heard about "Congkat"? As the Congkak shaped like a boat and there is a legend saying that a fisherman unable to go to the sea during raining season and he loss his income during this time. He uses the free time to create this game which is similar to his boat.

It is believe that Congkak is the traditional Malay game. Looking at the above photo, congkat is make up of wood craft. There toally has 16 holes with 2 big holes and 7 small holes where holes are make in two parallel in line and the final big hole is called "Kampong" (in English means village).

The game generally started by 2 players sitting face to face and they will putting the small ball called "guli" into hole wood step by step until one party putting his/her ball into final destination which is called "Kampong". The person will winning all the ball that adverse with his/her hole.

In fact, i never play this game before. Mostly this game will playing by Malay friends.

I like eating Mantis Prawn since i was a kid. I am from a fishing village where i can eat and find variety seafood easily. I miss my home town food very much. However it was found that most of the seafood caught in my home town will sending to hypermarket in Kuala Lumpur area.
So that, do not worry that you cant enjoy the home-made food in a bustling city.

This is one of my favorite Kong Poh Mantis Prawn



Delicous Cream fish fillet is another famous cooking style in Chinese dishes



You can find the above mentioned dishes at any chinese restaurant or street stall.

Since The Mommy and Me Boutique was asking about the recipe for Kong Poh Mantis Prawn. Alright, let's me become your chef first.......hahaaa (so happy! This is the first time. :P)

Don't worry. Im kinda person who like to cook. After you cook this recipe, please.......do let me know how is the taste.

Ingredients:
1. Mantis Prawn
2. Corn flour mixture
3. Garlic, onion, dried red chilli with chopped
4. 3-4 tablespoons oyster flavoured sauce
5. Optional : brown Sugar


Simple steps:
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1. Dip mantis prawn corn flour mixture to coat evenly.
2. Heat oil in a wok and deep fly the mantis prawn for few minutes until its colour turn to brown golden. Do not take too long time to fly it.
3. Drain the mantis prawn won obsorbent kitchen paper
4. Then, pour some oil from wok leave 2 tablespoon of oil to cook the chopped garlic, onion, dried red chilli and ladyfinger fly for 1 minute.
5. Stir in oyster flavoured sauce, brown sugar
6. Add in mantis prawns to sauce and heat gently until each mantis prawns coat with sauce evenly


Enjoy your cooking!

What is this thony thing? It is...durian

Durian is King of fruits thoughout Malaysia, Asian country as well.

Last week, i bought a durian worth RM7.00 and i have enjoyed this wonderful experience of durian feasts with my friends.

wow.....quite difficult to open the durian

Just taking durian with your fingers...it will taste better!

This durian has pleasant taste and aroma. I like the taste very much because it got two taste for different sides. One side was sweet, the other side was bitter taste. For me, i would prefer bitter taste because it is nice just like a coffee and ice cream. This is the special durian that i had ever taste before. Every durian tastes slighly different, this might different durian tree has their own gen consisting different taste. It can have sweet, bittersweet, bitter or even different tastes.

Some people hate about the durian taste and aroma in the first time taking; but after a few times taking durian, you sure will love it.

Still got one more.....reserved by ME. Hahaaa

If you come to Malaysia during Durian season, must go to taste durian. You can get durian in everywhere in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor and elsewhere. If you are in Kuala Lumpur, just go to SS2 to taste good durian there.

WAIT.......I always treat my reader nice. Alright, this durian special for you. Enjoy ya :-)