The plan was to have lunch at Daikon Restaurant on Prospekt Mira on my birthday. But the road was too icy and the CRV’s skating skill is no better than mine. Yes, I am making an excuse and indirectly saying that I am not meant to skate. I got scolded by my mother-in-law yesterday for the ‘spill’ and for the cheap stunt to change my surname from Johnson to Jolie. Thanks Mom for calling all the way from Arizona to ask me to hang on to your son or a snow-shovel or something. I know now how much you love me. Heeeeeee!
So this Daikon Restaurant – on Prospekt Mira, building number fourteen – serves Asian cuisines ranging from Vietnamese to Indonesian, including Singaporean but skipping Malaysian. Oh well! Big deal. Though the snow piled up to about 15 inches today alone, the CRV managed to skid and skate us to Prospekt Mira for a late lunch/early New Year’s Eve supper. And we’re happy to announce that this will be a family tradition from now on: Turkey Dinner on Xmas Eve, and Asian Dinner on New Year’s.
Kitreena was almost screaming in delight when she saw Kway Teow on the menu. She’s definitely more Asian than what she gives herself credit for – she could tell that it was a dry kway teow (wide fettuccini-like rice noodle) and not the fresh-made like what we can get in Malaysia or Canada (at T&T Mall in Calgary). And when she saw the Indonesian dish selection available at Daikon, she whispered to me, “I miss Bibik, Mom.” I am definitely going to write to Bibik about Sayur Asem and Sambal Bajak she can get at this restaurant!
Be, though, was hoping for some good plain ole Fried Singapore Meehoon like what we used to devour, drool over, ordered for take-away and fight over (and about) in Perth, particularly what we used to get from that little restaurant on Doric Street, Scarborough. So he asked for Singaporean Noodle, but So’on Goreng (so’on = mung bean noodle) was what he got. Well, better than that noodle that would wound his stomach and get angry!
Me? Oh I was just happy to see this…
Well, the menu says it is a BIG portion of spicy soup, blah blah blah and udon for its noodle. Big, I believe, is very subjective. Especially if it is meant for the supermodel-cut Russian babes whose legs are the size of my upperarms. The strand of noodle you see in the picture is one of the five I had in that bowl – together with two BIG shrimps, one BIG bak choy leaf and two BIG pieces of unidentified objects that tasted like chicken. The kuah (soup) was actually quite tasty. Better than Singaporean Laksa kuah at Secret Recipes. Oh, I didn’t say that!
The highlight of our New Year’s Eve’s late lunch/early supper, however, was this…
Happy 2010 to the people I love.
And yes, that’s YOU!
Questa è Enida 
Enida, the laksa looks good. Did you tapau the kuah home so you can cicah with roti later or perhaps even boil the angry laksa that could injury your tummy or did you herop all the kuah in one sitting?
Tu lah. I was impressed akan kesedapan dan ke-authentic-an kuah laksa tu. But it was very heavy. Heavier than that at Secret Recipes (Singapore Laksa). I later understood what the menu meant by BIG portion. Memang berat perut lepas makan, walaupun lima urat je laksa dia letak dalam tu. I didn’t tapau because I have sebekas kuah laksa lagi dalam freezer untuk dicederakan bersama the angry noodle. Hehe. 🙂 Burrrppp!
With reference to your laksa, that is indeed serving for supermodel Russia.Tidak masuk akal langsung (or masuk perut).How lah….
But I do know those supermodel Russia compensate nutrients for a big glass of Vodka! HA HA HA.
I am craving for satay Kajang.Really bad.Do you know that insyaAllah, will be meeting up with Uda (and her bunch) in KL next year?He he he.Memang nak serang Kajang!Haji Samuri?Haji Samurai?Haji Mulut Murai?Mane²lah, janji satay dia mantap dan sedap.
..and suddenly that sound SOOOOOOOOO wrong.