Good morning…

It certainly was a good day, that bright and sunny morning when Philip, my friend home from the US, suggested going out for breakfast.

We went to this coffee shop in Sungai Merah which is very popular around here for the coffee…

I find that it is just all right – sometimes, it is good but at other times, it can be quite disappointing. It certainly looks like they have very poor quality control and that morning, it was just so-so, not really that nice.

I love the porridge there…

…which is consistently good every time but don’t bother about the special (RM3.50). I had that and I found that all the extras that came in it was a little piece of liver and intestine, no century egg.

Philip had the typical Malaysian breakfast of kaya (coconut jam) and toast and two half-boiled/cooked eggs…

…done to perfection unlike the ones we had here. Tsk! Tsk!

Philip loves the roti telur (roti canai with egg) there…

I wouldn’t say it’s my favourite in town but it is nice…

…and I love the fact that they serve it with nice curry gravy instead of the usual dhall dip. He ordered a piece for me too and with the porridge, I was so very full by the end of it – that certainly was a heavy breakfast, I must say.

Well, that’s not all! After we left the place, we adjourned here to try the tiramisu mille crepe (RM9.00)…

It was really good and Philip was so very impressed by the fact that in this little town, we have such great desserts that can rival any that he has had elsewhere, even in the States.

I also tried the crème brûlée (RM7.00)…

…which I truly enjoyed very much. It was so very good though I found the caramelised layer of sugar at the top a little bit too thick – I think it should be thinner…by half, at least. But it was good – I loved the rich custard underneath…

…and I sure would not mind having it again sometime. Actually I had wanted to try these two for quite sometime now but every time I dropped by, I could not resist ordering their chocolate lava cake instead. Well, having had that twice already, this time I did manage to resist the temptation…but the sight of it being served to the other people there that morning was torturing! Humph!!! LOL!!!

I did  order the kompia with stewed pork belly that is the favourite of many, for Philip to try…but old habits die hard. He did not like the fact that it was deep fried…and the meat was a bit too fat for his liking. Never mind, as the song goes, “Two out of three ain’t bad.”

I certainly had a great outing. Thank you so much, Philip, for the packets of Sarawak laksa paste that you got me from Kuching…

– I’ve tried Hj Manan’s and it was not bad…and I’m certainly looking forward to trying the other one soon…and thanks a lot also for the treats but I don’t think I would want to go out with you again…if you keep insisting on picking up the tab.  Next round, my turn!