The story so far…

I guess everyone remembers the most delightful surprise I had when I received all the frozen pre-marinated packs of meat that day and I was saying that we would not have to do any cooking for Chinese New Year and perhaps, for Chap Goh Meh even, anymore.

However, that is not meant to be as my missus insists on cooking her own specialties for these special occasions. Following this turn of events, therefore, I suggested opening the packs to enjoy in the days leading up to the festival. This way, she would not have to cook every day in the meantime, the fattening before the slaughter or so to speak. LOL!!!

We started off with the chicken wings (RM12.00 for a pack of 3)…

Because they were somewhat small and there were only 3 in a pack, my missus opened all 4 in the set, both the honey and the teriyaki. That was quite a lot, enough for both our lunch and dinner that day with a few left over for the next day.

Yes, they…

…were very nice. My girl said that they tasted like her mum’s own oven-baked/grilled chicken wings but because she did not serve them separately and she could not remember which was which, we could not tell the difference between one and the other.

Anyway, to give credit where credit is due, my girl likes those wings more than the ayam madu that we get from the Malay shops and stalls but the honey chicken wings here take the cake.

The next one that my missus opened was the kung pao chicken (RM26.00)…

…which we really liked a lot. I could taste all the flavours from the ingredients that went into the cooking. However, it was very sweet and because I am on a low-sugar diet, I had to refrain from indulging in the dish and had to restrict myself to just a few pieces of the meat at a time. Because of this, there was enough to last a few days.

My missus liked the curry chicken (RM29.00)…

…that was obviously cooked from scratch. I thought it was all right but I prefer our own even though we always resort to the use of that A1 Mountain Globe instant paste.

The rosemary & garlic lamb (RM18.40 per pack)…

…came with a sachet of their black pepper sauce and yes, it was very good. There wasn’t that much of it, just a slab in one pack and two in the other and my girl enjoyed it so much that we finished it all in one sitting.

Everybody loved their beef rendang (RM33.00)…

We all thought it was very much nicer than their curry chicken but if there is just ONE that you would like to buy, it has got to be their kambing perap istimewa (special marinated lamb), RM18.40 a pack…

This was absolutely awesome! Whatever they used to marinate the meat sure went down well – it was bursting with flavours, no lamb smell (for those who would not eat lamb because of this, my missus included…and she loved it), so very delicious!

I was thinking that if ever I were to host a western dinner, I would just go and buy this, a pack per serving for each person and I can have a bit of coleslaw and french fries or mashed potatoes by the side, plus some cherry tomatoes and lettuce for a bit of colour. That certainly would save a lot of trouble compared to having to cook everything from scratch and most importantly, it tasted great!

There is just one pack left now and we’re saving that for Chinese New Year – their daging masak hitam (black-cooked beef)! I do not need to try it first because I have had that a number of times in their kampua mee-daging masak hitam combo…

…and yes, it was so very nice.

Thank you so much once again, all of you at Nica Plus, Nica Gelateria & Noodle House, a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai!

NICA+ or NICA PLUS (2.296883,111.825859) as it is called, is located at No, 18 & 20 Lorong Intan 6, on the ground floor of the block of shops to the right of the Old Sing Kwong Supermarket (Kin Orient Plaza) along Jalan Tun Abang Hj Openg, directly below the Kimchee Korean Bar.BQ restaurant on the first floor. For orders and inquiries, please WhatsApp Nica Plus https://wa.me/60167945449.