Nov
17
2011

Zuan Yuan, One World Hotel : A Teochew Date to remember…

Lots have been said about Teochew cuisine though I have never tried one myself. I am particularly intrigue with the fact that Teochew cuisine is generally regarded as being healthy and they are well known for their seafood and vegetarian dishes.

What a delight I had when we were invited to have a Teochew dinner in Zuan Yuan, One World Hotel with the gang last week.

I got so excited that I dressed both Ethan and I up as CHINESE as possible to their theme “A Teochew Date”. I was clad in my cheongsam while Ethan wore his samfu :D

They have lovely dinnerware. Their plate is gorgeous!

Ethan got a set of Barney plate, cup, bowl and utensils. He loves them so much. Here he is greedily proclaiming, “MINE! All MINE!”

We started our dinner with the Duo Combination ‘Teochew’ Style Steamed and Deep-Fried ‘Fen Guo’. Beautiful isn’t it? I love how clear the wrapper of the dumpling is, giving a tease of what’s in store inside!

First look at it and I told my friends that I’d definitely prefer the steamed dumpling instead of the fried one…

The filling includes cubed radish, mushroom, peanut, water chestnut, garlic chives and more. Ethan and I love this.

And then we tried the deep fried version and OMG! If the steamed version boast of clear glass-like skin, the deep fried is alike yam dumpling skin.

Amazingly crispy on the outside yet soft inside, I actually preferred this to the steamed dumpling! Ingredients are the same, just the method of cooking is different.

What was served next before us is the Braised Shark’s Fin with Crab Claw and Scallop

This luxurious soup uses pieces instead of loose strands of shark fin and it is possible to request to have the shark fin omitted from your soup if you are like half of my friends that night who have made a vow not to eat sharkfin.

The soup comes with a bowl of lightly blanched bean sprout. Add that to the clear broth and what we got is a refreshing twist to an appetizing hot soup. Ethan prefers to have the bean sprout on its own though, picking strand by strand and enjoying it like a snack!

Deep-Fried ‘Teochew’ ‘Shi Lin Guo’

I thought that this is cutely done.

Minced meat, mushroom, water chestnut burst out when I cut the cute pouch open. Ethan loves the filling but I find the bean curd to be somewhat dry. Nevertheless, my anak cleared the fillings :D

Steamed Leather Jacket Fish with Garlic, Ginger and Teochew Sauce

Our next dish uses leather jacket fish particularly for the texture; firm yet light. I was initially taken aback as I’ve always known this fish to have a mild oily taste which I don’t really fancy. But when I had my first bite, it exploded in my mouth with its spicy sauce! A combination of garlic, ginger, chili and bean sauce this is surprisingly a delicious treat. But of course Ethan can’t take this as it is very spicy!

For our next dish, we are to choose from either the braised rice noodle or fried rice.

Braised rice noodle with assorted seafood

Fried Rice with Olive Vegetable
I would love to try BOTH. So how? Super easy. Share with a friend! I take the noodles while Ethan take the rice and we get to try BOTH! :D

The truth is Ethan and I are both noodle lover. We can survive having noodles without the need for rice for ages. So for this, our verdict easily goes to the noodles. Love the fresh seafood in it!

Sweetened Yam Paste

We had yam paste dessert to end our enjoyable dinner. I was really reluctant to try this at first as yam paste dessert is often made with lard and lots and lots of sugar but after being told by Chef Michael Chew that this is his healthier version of the yam paste dessert with the lard omitted and the sugar reduced, I tried it at once. I love the cubed pumpkin and I’ve always love ginkgo so this is not entirely too bad. I love the orange zest that is added into the slightly sweet syrup making this rather interesting. But one thing’s for sure, the portion is definitely too much for ONE. I could not finish my dessert and it will be too filling with THAT MUCH yam paste stuffed inside my tummy!

Drinking water from his favourite Barney cup before we head over to 1Utama to do some shopping all clad in our Chinese attire :P

The Teochew Date set menu is priced at RM68++ per person and runs from 1st Nov to 30th Nov, 2011.

Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant
Lobby Floor, One World Hotel
First Avenue
Bandar Utama City Centre
47800 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7681-1159

Website: http://www.oneworldhotel.com.my/home/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/OneWorldHotelPetalingJaya

Tags: Chinese food, Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant

About the Author: Merryn Tan

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Sidney Kan November 17, 2011 at 7:46 pm

wow both look so teochew! food looks very appealing too! yum yum!

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  Merryn November 17, 2011 at 10:08 pm
  
  Very appealing indeed until your 68% liquor came out.. @_@ a sniff oso can burn throat dy..
  
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taufulou November 17, 2011 at 7:50 pm

look so hoh liau..*Drool . .

Ethan got no kung fu fighting pose eh? :p

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  Merryn November 17, 2011 at 10:07 pm
  
  Okay okay MUST remember next time to have some kungfu fighting pose for specially dedicated to Taufulou :D
  
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FiSh November 17, 2011 at 7:53 pm

your kid's attire really matches with the ambience. wondering what your husband and you wore during the meal :)

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  Merryn November 17, 2011 at 10:06 pm
  
  FiSh,
  
  I wore cheongsam while my hubs.. err… wore nothing! :P hehe..
  
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littlelamb November 17, 2011 at 8:50 pm

No Shark Fins Soup, No Shark Fins Soup, No Shark Fins Soup!

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bendan November 17, 2011 at 9:51 pm

Aww~ Little Ethan brought his meal sets out?? Great mummy…

Saw the restaurant that day but not daring to walk in as I think it's quite pricey, right?? Hahahha!! Food looks good, should have bring my mum there next time XD

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  Merryn November 17, 2011 at 10:05 pm
  
  Bendan,
  
  The Barney meal set is provided by Zuan Yuan :) You may want to bring your mom for the Teochew Date – RM68++ :D
  
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mummy moon November 17, 2011 at 10:16 pm

The dumpling so yummy! I like I like!! Btw, you go to Genting pretty often hor..

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  Merryn November 17, 2011 at 10:20 pm
  
  Erm… this is One World, 1Utama.
  
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    Merryn November 17, 2011 at 10:21 pm
    
    But yeah.. I go Genting once a month :D
    
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      mummy moon November 17, 2011 at 10:46 pm
      
      ahaha, sorry at a glance I thought is First World Hotel
      
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Choi Yen November 17, 2011 at 10:33 pm

u & Ethan look great in that Chinese attire, I wish I have your good figure to wear cheongsam :(

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iamthewitch November 17, 2011 at 11:29 pm

The rice looks nice and fluffy.. fried with olive vegetable? What does that mean?

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sheohyan November 17, 2011 at 11:40 pm

Ethan is so cute in his Chinese costume. The food really looks so beautiful and good.

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vickylow November 18, 2011 at 1:19 am

Cute Ethan in Chinese costume. Wah the steam Fen Guo look transparent, so nice. All the food look delicious too.

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prince n princess mu November 18, 2011 at 1:54 am

Eating teochew food in chinese tradisional costume somemore.. :) Fui yoh!

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claire November 18, 2011 at 3:55 am

hey Merryn, u didnt show us your cheongsam! Actually the price is not bad.. very dainty and fine dining…

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chinnee November 18, 2011 at 6:58 am

*drooling badly*..(tmrow must steam satu biji Orh Ni that is sitting frozen in my fridge)

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Mummy Gwen November 18, 2011 at 8:17 am

I don't know much about Teochew food. Looking at the pics of the food and the way you described it really make me wanna go and have a feast. The dumplings look so appetizing.

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Liew Kok Ling November 18, 2011 at 6:58 pm

You didn't show your cheongsam attire?

So good, you always can enjoy free food, the return is you have to write something about them.

Enjoy your write up about food, because you are very good in describe the food, lapar tak boleh tengok your blog.

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  Merryn November 18, 2011 at 7:13 pm
  
  Hehe.. must TENGOK!! will give you idea where and what to eat mah.. :P
  
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Carolyn lil dahling November 19, 2011 at 1:58 am

Drool after seeing the pictures! Yeah, where's your cheongsam attire? Ethan likes Barney ya?

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