Funny Mountain Tau Fu Fah @ Ipoh, Perak

Giant signage makes it impossible to miss!

This is the most famous Tau Fu Fah in Ipoh, and possibly the best in West Malaysia. True to word, every mouthful is soft, smooth, and fluffy. Its texture is second to none, and you should definitely visit as early as possible because when their stock finishes, they're done for the day! The stall opens at 10.30am and you'll usually see a long queue, or patrons using the drive-through service available, to order. 

Silky, Smooth Tau Fu Fah

The Little Stall

For RM0.80, you get 2 very shallow scoops of the creamy, silky beancurd. You'll probably finish it in less than 20 seconds, so be ready to order 2 bowls to truly satisfy yourself. For those of you who are feeling thirsty, they also sell refreshing, cold soya bean milk.

I'll definitely need at least 2 bowls to satisfy my cravings =)

Verdict :

Toothpick says : Best Tau Fu Fah I've tried so far and by far!

Sandal says : No close contender as yet.

Address :
49, Jalan Theatre,
30300 Ipoh, Perak.
(near Restaurant Lou Wong Tauge Ayam KueTiau)

GPS : 

N = 4° 35' 40.93", E = 101° 5' 3.36"

Google Map :

4.594703, 101.084266

Ice Zone @ SS15, Subang Jaya, Selangor

Avoid this place

On a hot, sunny afternoon we caught sight of this dessert shop as we were cruising around to see whether there were any new interesting restaurants in SS15. Although it was empty, we decided to give it a try hoping to stumble upon a hidden gem. When looking through the menu, we noticed that marketing has placed a lot of emphasis on '100% natural + low in fat'. We also noticed that most of the desserts here were fruity flavoured and prices of desserts were on the high side, RM8 and above.

Amour Passion Fruit @ RM8.90

Sweetie Strawberry @ RM.8.90

Both the Passion Fruit and Strawberry Ice we ordered tasted....well hmmm...tasted like....NOTHING. OK fine, the Passion Fruit actually had one taste, it was very sour as it had some lemon in it I think (no passion fruit taste), but my Strawberry ice was really tasteless. It was such a ripped off and a con job! Being natural doesn't give you a right to be tasteless. After all, a ripe fruit for example a mango, taste naturally sweet doesn't it? BUTTTT, yes there is a but here unfortunately, the shaved ice here had better texture than the ones we tried in Snowflakes, 100Yen, KTZ, and well, about every other shaved ice we've tried. But then again, who eats shaved ice just for texture alone right???

Simply plain, simply waste of money!

Verdict :

Don't bother. Expensive and here we go again, Tasteless!

Toothpick says : In my super banned list.

Sandal says : The only good thing about this place = free WiFi

Address :
No.19, Jalan 15/8A,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.

GPS :
N = 3° 4' 26.76", E = 101° 35' 19.10"

Google Map :
3.074115, 101.588647Address:

Kow Po Ice Cream Shop @ Bentong

Thumbs up from Mickey

Nothing beats a cold, refreshing ice cream on a hot, sunny, humid afternoon. Nestled in the small town of Bentong sits this Chinese coffee shop that makes its very own homemade ice cream. This little shop is known as Kow Po, named after its current owner Mr. Tan Kow Po. His father was the man who started the business before passing it on to him. Today Kow Po's son, Jeffery Tan, also helps him out in the coffee shop and can be spotted tending to the ABC machine if you're there. Needless to say, this looks like a thriving business that will pass down to their many generations to come.

One of everything please!

A party of 3, we stop by for a refreshing break and ordered 2 Jumbos and 1 ABC Kow Po Special. The Jumbo which cost RM7.50 consists of 3 scoops of ice cream with canned fruits. As we ordered 2 Jumbos, we got to try 6 flavours; Vanilla, Banana, Coffee, Peanut, Chocolate and Pandanus. These were all the flavors that were available that day. The Peanut flavor was very salty and we found the Chocolate so strong in Coco that it tasted bitter. However, the rest of the flavours were refreshingly pleasant and well worth every dollar. Furthermore, Mr. Tan has mastered the art of making not only creamy ice creams but wonderfully smooth ones as well. The ABC Kow Po which cost RM3.50 came with a scoop of Pandanus ice cream. Very refreshing on a hot day but nothing extraordinary.

Coffee, Peanut & Banana

Chocolate, Pandanus & Vanilla

ABC with Pandanus Ice Cream

Kow Po also serves free plain water with the ice cream and if you're feeling peckish you can order their Yong Tau Foo for RM4 per portion.

A portion for 1

Jeffery Tan & the ABC machine

Verdict : 

For a total of RM22.50, Kow Po is exactly the stop you should make if passing by Bentong on a hot, sunny day. The ice creams are priced reasonably and texture creamy yet light. However, the flavours are slightly limited and if like me you're a fan of caramelish, milky, or hazelnut flavours, Kow Po might not be your cup of tea. But who knows? For every flavour that I am impartial to, might be a flavour that you favour ; )

Toothpick says : Love the texture of the ice cream but wish they had more flavours like rum&raisin, hazelnut and etc. Will definitely drop by again to try their famous durian flavor that wasn't available that day.

Sandal says : Disappointed! Didn't get to try the Durian Ice Cream. Will definitely skip the Peanut and Chocolate flavours in my next visit.

Address :
Kow Po Coffee Shop
2, Bentong Heights,
28700 Bentong
(Beside Hong Leong Bank opposite Bus Station)
Opens: 10.00am – 7.00pm (close on every alternate Monday)
 
GPS :
N = 3° 31' 20.36", E = 101° 54' 39.22"

Google Map :
3.522322, 101.910894Address: