Gong Cha Introduces Its First Ever e-Drink Series with Shopee

Malaysians’ favourite bubble tea chain Gong Cha and Malaysia’s no.1 e-commerce platform Shopee are joining forces to bring all Shopee users an exciting range called the Shopee 9.9 Super Drinks that will sure tingle the taste buds, put a smile on everyone’s faces and have them wanting more.

Introducing three special brews - the Mango Matcha Latte, Mango Latte & Mango Marble, these exclusive and special beverages are introduced in celebration of Shopee’s flagship annual shopping event - the Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day. 

Mango Matcha Latte

The triple-layered and eye-catching Mango Matcha Latte consists of tangy mango puree, rich-flavoured matcha and creamy fresh milk. While some may wonder at the odd coupling and contrasting bitterness of the matcha and sweetness from the mango, they actually complement each other well when mixed together. Be bold and adventurous with this Mango Matcha Latte that will sure to stir your gastronomic senses.



Mango Latte

The Mango Latte’s flavours are subtle and on point. The Gong Cha's freshly brewed green tea blends perfectly with the fresh milk while the bits and pieces of mango offers a unique and addictive texture to the drink. This refreshing and fruity version of a green tea latte is something you can’t afford to miss!



Mango Marble

The blend of mango, paired with milk green tea and Gong Cha's signature milk foam, creates a beautiful marble texture which gives the drink its name. The combination of rich, creamy milk foam and the floral taste of mango may just be that refreshing drink for you to sip on during a fun, road trip with friends.

Gong Cha is introducing their e-drink series for the very first time where the drinks can only be purchased digitally via the Shopee app and collected at their outlets. Get the Shopee x Gong Cha e-drink series now exclusively on Shopee through the Food & Services Vouchers in-app portal. The Shopee 9.9 Super Drink vouchers can be redeemed at all Gong Cha outlets nationwide from now to 27 September.

Fans can enjoy the drinks at an introductory price of RM7 (Normal price: RM10) from now to 13 September. Save more when you purchase the drinks at RM5 only on these special dates: 1 Sept, 6 Sept and 9 Sept.

Apply the code GC99 upon checkout to enjoy 30% coins cashback (capped at RM5) when you purchase the e-drink series on Shopee from 1 - 9 September.

The Shopee 9.9 Super Drink is introduced in conjunction with the Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day, happening from now to 9 September 2020. Users who visit Shopee are in for an exciting shopping event - free shipping with minimum spend of RM9, daily Shocking Sale with RM9 deals, 50% off vouchers as well as prizes worth up to RM 99,000 to be won through Shopee Games.

What are you waiting for? Visit https://shopee.com.my/gongcha-shopee-series now!

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Tiki-Licious Sunday Brunch @ The Resort Cafe, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

The Resort Café at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa presents Tiki-Licious Sunday Brunch, a new dining experience specially catered for families and friends. Launched back in July, this hugely popular buffet offers a wide selection of cuisines from all around the world, served to your table, amidst a festive, vibrant and fun Lūʻau-inspired set-up. The Tiki-Licious Sunday Brunch is available every Sunday starting from 11.00am to 3.00pm and is priced at MYR88 nett per adult and MYR48 nett per child aged 6 to 12 years.

Operating in the ''new norm'' with the implementation of best practices and policies in accordance with "Sunway Safe Stay"programme, guests are required to scan in using the SELangkah or MySejahtera app prior to entering The Resort Café. All tables and chairs are also arranged according to the government’s SOPs on social distancing guidelines. 

Furthermore, the Sunday brunch buffet dining experience entails a personalised service with dedicated service attendants serving diners directly at their table. Twelve Live Action Stations are located in the restaurant’s open-exhibition kitchen where a la minute cooking is done upon each order. Diners are allowed to view the stations and place their orders with the service attendant and have it delivered to their table or order from the menu placed on their table. At the end of the meal, cashless payments are accepted for a complete contactless dining experience.

Start your meal with a Caesar Salad tossed in a giant cheese wheel, pushed around the restaurant on a trolley. A choice of Chinese Double-boiled soup or Western Soup of the day will also be offered. We were also served a platter from the Colours of Life station, with some Mexican snacks including Nachos and grilled skewers. 

At the live action stations, Doodle for Noodles features homemade hand-pulled noodle ‘La Mian’ or Pasta, the Asian Food Trail offers Steam Dumplings, Chee Cheong Fun, Steamed Rice with Salted Fish and Chicken and Bamboo Briyani, Teppanyaki and Maki Rolls are served at the Treasures of the Rising Sun station, while the World of Skewers have a variety of grilled meat including the much-loved Satay, Turkish Kebab, Balinese Satay Lilit. 

In addition, there is also Chicken & Duck Talk station which offers flavoursome Duck or Chicken rice, Fishy News that offers signature Fish Head Curry with Paratha, the K-Pop Spice of delicious Korean-style Fried Chicken & Pancake, Kids R’ Us serving Chicken Nuggets, Sandwiches and Churros specially for the kids, and lastly, Freeze The Moment station of refreshing desserts like Ice Kacang, Chendol, and Tropical Soft Serve as well as popcorn and candy floss.

The Resort Café will be transformed into a Lūʻau paradise where staff will be dressed in Hawaiian and Mexican outfits with island music playing in the background throughout the brunch offering. There are also exciting and interesting activities lined up for kids above 6 years which include cupcake decorating, hula dancing and more.

To add to the beach vacation vibe, diners can also choose some fun mocktails from a special drinks menu to complete the lunch escapade experience. Priced at RM20 per glass, you will find mocktails such as Babalu Tai, Aloha Sunshine, Tiki Colada and Virgin Samoan Margarita. Diners also have an option to add on an extra MYR10, making it into a Cocktail option with an exciting twist.

“Tiki-Licious Sunday Brunch” is served every Sunday starting from 11.00am to 3.00pm is priced at MYR88 nett per adult and MYR48 nett per child aged 6 to 12 years. For reservation and more information, please contact +60 3 7495 2009 / email to srhs.bookfnb@sunwayhotels.com or visit the website at https://www.sunwayhotels.com/sunway-clio/offers/tiki-licious-sunday-brunch

Location: The Resort Cafe, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Persiaran Lagoon, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia. (Parking RM3 for first 3 hours, RM1 for subsequent hour)

Tel: +603-7495 2009

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Recipe Video: Paella with Chorizo, Tiger Prawns and Crispy Bacon

Hi guys! Happy Friday. Check out our latest YouTube video .. DJ Dan cooks paella! An easy-to-follow, delicious recipe. Click here for the recipe.

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Recipe: Mixed Berries Smoothie Bowl

The raging hot weather has got us craving for something nice and cold! So what's nice, cold AND healthy too? A smoothie bowl!

Perfect for breakfast or as a cold treat, I made my smoothie base using cold milk, mixed berries and banana. Just blitz them together in a blender until you get a thick puree (it's just like eating yogurt). Then, let you creativity run wild and beautify your smoothie bowl with ingredients of your choice - I went for chia seed, sliced bananas, dessicated coconut, mint leaves and more mixed berries. Love how pretty our smoothie bowl looked..... and it was absolutely delicious too!

Mixed berries smoothie bowl

Mixed berries smoothie bowl
Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Serves 2 

Ingredients
For the smoothie base
1/2 cup milk
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1 frozen banana, peeled

For topping
1 banana, peeled and sliced
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1-2 tsp dessicated coconut
1-2 tsp chia seeds
Mint leaves

1. Place ingredients for smoothie base in a blender and blitz for 1-2 minutes, until you get a thick puree. Divide the smoothie base into two bowls.

2. Top with sliced banana, frozen mixed berries, dessicated coconut, chia seeds and mint leaves. Garnish with edible flowers if you like. Enjoy!

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Shabu-Yo: All-You-Can-Eat Shabu-Shabu and Sukiyaki from Japan!

Shabu-Yo, the authentic all-you-can-eat shabu shabu and sukiyaki restaurant from Japan has landed in Kuala Lumpur. Shabu-Yo opened its first and only outlet in Malaysia, on 12 August at Sunway Velocity Mall. The restaurant is part of the SKYLARK Group, the largest restaurant chain in Japan.




Shabu-Yo offers unlimited high-quality meats and fresh vegetables with healthy soup options and original-made sauces as well as rice, noodles, fried food, drinks and desserts.

Start by choosing a course - you can either go for Australian Wagyu & Pork & Chicken, Beef & Pork & Chicken or Pork & Chicken. After that, choose two of our preferred soup base, from chicken and pork, yuzu, sukiyaki, Japanese amber or mala soup. Each table is equipped with a tablet, so you can order as much meat as you like, whenever you desire (90 minutes for lunch and 120 minutes for dinner). Diners can also help themselves to unlimited vegetables, noodles, rice and dessert at the buffet table. Diners are required to wear their face mask as well as gloves at the buffet table.

Service was pretty quick, and we were served our soups and meats within minutes of placing our order. We went for the Australian Wagyu & Pork & Chicken course, which comes unlimited orders of Australian Wagyu karubi, beef chuck roll, beef karubi, pork collar, pork belly, chicken, tsukune and dumplings. All the beef cuts and pork cuts were equally good - fresh with great marbling on them. For the soup, we went for the Chicken & Pork as well as Yuzu. For now, there is an opening promotion for this course - RM68.80 (lunch) / RM75.80 (dinner) on weekdays and RM73.80 (lunch) / RM79.80 (dinner) for weekends at lunch. Definitely worth going for this if you love your Wagyu.

From the buffet table, you can help yourself to fresh vegetables, enoki mushrooms, and fish balls. One of the must-try is the signature Shabu-Yo vege, which is like thinly shredded spring onion, carrot, ginger, which you eat together with the meat. There are over 30 different sauces and condiments to choose from, however the most popular ones are ponzu, goma, onion, sour plum and homemade chilli sauce. Apparently the Japanese curry rice is another must-try item here, though we didn't have enough space to try it this time. For dessert, there is soft serve ice cream as well as make-your-own waffles. 

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DIY waffles

Shabu-Yo Lunch Course Menu

Shabu-Yo Dinner Course Menu

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Lunch price is applicable from 10am to 4.30pm while dinner is from 5pm to 9pm.

Opening hours: 10am to 10pm.

Location: Shabu-Yo, Lot 3-58, Level 3, Sunway Velocity Mall, Lingkaran SV, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Parking RM2 for first 3 hours, RM1 for subsequent hour)

Nearest MRT: Cochrane.

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Recipe: Big Breakfast with Solisege

Rise and shine and eat breakfast like a king! There's no better way to start your day than with a wholesome and hearty Big Breakfast, also known as a Full English Breakfast or fry-up. For me, the perfect fry-up must include fried egg, sausages, bacon or ham, baked beans, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes and toast.



My favourite bacon and ham brand in Malaysia is Solisege, and recently I found out that they have started doing online delivery. So, I got myself a delivery of fresh sausages, cooked sausages, streaky bacon, and premium ham. 

I was really excited to try out their sausages since we've never had them before and they certainly lived up to my expectations. I had the Supirrio Apple Cinnamon sausages with the Big Breakfast and they were nice and juicy. They're easy to cook too ... simply pop them into a hot oven at 190°C and cook for 20-25 minutes. 

Yay! Here's my delivery from Solisege :)

The stars of our Big Breakfast

BabySumoKids prefer ham over bacon for their Big Breakfast, so that's what we collectively had - the Solisege honey baked ham. The kids love this ham in their sandwiches and they're great eaten on its own too. I also spruced up the toast with some ripe avocado. A bang-on breakfast.. loved it!

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Big Breakfast (Full English Breakfast)

Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients
200g Supirrio apple cinnamon sausage
150g Solisege honey baked ham
150g white button mushroom, sliced

1 can baked beans

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp cooking oil

1 tbsp butter

1/8 tsp dried thyme

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

4 eggs

8-10 cherry tomatoes

1 loaf grain bread, or any nice crusty bread, lightly toasted

1-2 ripe avocado, peeled and thinly sliced

Maldon salt or any sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 190°C (roast mode). 

2. Line a baking tray with foil, then place sausages on tray. Place in preheated oven and cook for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove from oven once cooked. 

3. Pour baked beans into a saucepan and place over low heat. Gently cook for 10 minutes, until heated through.

4. In a frying pan over medium high heat, add 1 tbsp olive oil. Once hot, add the garlic and saute for 1 1/2 minutes, until fragrant and lightly golden. Then, add the mushrooms and saute for about 3-4 minutes, then add butter and thyme and cook for a further 1-2 minutes, until mushrooms are tender. Season with some salt. Remove and set aside.

5. In same frying pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over high heat. Add cherry tomatoes, season with some salt and pepper and cook for about 3-4 minutes, until skin is slightly blistered. 

6. Clean pan and then add cooking oil. Over a medium high heat, fry the eggs one at a time.

7. To assemble: Place fried egg onto plate, followed by sausage and a slice of ham. If you prefer your ham served warm, you can pan fry it for 1-2 minutes in the pan. Then, spoon some baked beans, sauteed mushrooms, pan roasted tomatoes, and a slice of bread topped with avocado. Season avocado with Maldon salt, black pepper and some shichimi togarashi (optional). Enjoy!

Note:

1. The 200g Solisege sausages come with 4 links, if you would like to have 2 sausages per person, then please cook 2 packs. 

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To order, please visit Solisege website here.

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Celebrate Qixi 七夕(Chinese Valentine's Day) at FUZE@SkyBar

Qixi Festival 七夕, also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, is celebrated annually on the 7th day of the 7th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. On this day, young couples will celebrate with a romantic dinner outing and exchange of gifts.

The festival originated from the romantic legend of two lovers, Zhinü, a weaver girl and Niulang, a cowherd. They met and fell madly in love, however Zhinü was actually one of the seven daughters of the Goddess of Heaven, so their love is forbidden. They were banished to opposite sides of the Silver River (symbolizing the Milky Way). The heartbroken cries of the lovers inspired the Earth’s magpies to fly up and create a bridge between the heaven and the human world so that the two lovers could reunite. So, once a year, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, a flock of magpies would form a bridge to reunite the lovers for one day.

This year, Qixi falls on 25 August 2020, and Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur are presenting a special Qixi menu for two days (25th and 26th August) at FUZE@SkyBar. FUZE@SkyBar is the latest pop-up dining concept by Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Level 33 of the hotel serving Asian fusion cuisine.

Boasting spectacular views of the KL skyline and the famous Petronas Twin Towers, take your love to new heights and enjoy a memorable 5-course set menu dinner specially curated by Chef Mun and his team. Rose petals and sparkling Prosecco set the mood for a romantic night ahead.

Beautiful sunset views from FUZE@SkyBar

As the sun slowly set in the horizon, we were served our first course of the evening - the Duo of Valentine combination - steamed tiger prawn & chive dumpling and pan fried chicken gyoza, with reduced black vinegar and julienned ginger.

Next up, the Essence of free range chicken served in a young coconut - a wonderfully nourishing and comforting chicken consomme with dried porcini mushroom and chicken quenelle.

My favourite dish of the evening was the Cheese baked sang har - crispy egg noodles topped with cheese baked freshwater prawn and braised crab roe sauce. The perfect fusion of the famous Malaysian noodle dish and cheesy baked goodness!

For mains, you can choose between fish or lamb. Hubby had the Pan seared fillet of two-coloured fish featuring hoisin glazed salmon as well as turmeric & tamarind infused barramundi, served with Asian sauteed vegetables and mayo rice sprinkled with kizami nori. Meanwhile, me being the meat lover went for the Chinese char siew grilled lamb chops served steamed nai pak, carrots, and zaru soba. Sweet, sticky and delicious!

For a sweet end to your meal, indulge in this gorgeous Raspberry heart mousse chocolate. And if you want to impress her further, may I recommend the Ice Potong + Prosecco cocktail, whereby you can choose from one of three popsicle flavours (lychee, strawberry mint and asam boi calamansi) and pop into your glass of prosecco Trust Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur to put the fun element into everything! :)

Make a date for a romantic dinner on the 25th or 26th August at FUZE@SkyBar in Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The Qixi 5-course set menu dinner is priced at RM188 nett per person. For reservations, call 03-2332 9818 or email fbreservation.thkl@shangri-la.com 

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As well as the Qixi promotion above, FUZE@SkyBar is operating nightly from 5pm. Here are some other dishes that we sampled off FUZE@SkyBar's a la carte menu:

Tiger Prawn Top Hats (RM28) - Crispy pie tee filled with corn salad, topped with tiger prawns and kizami nori 

Steamed Gyoza with Duck Liver Pate, Australian Wagyu beef, Szechuan vinegar and ginger strips (RM28)

24 hr Soy-Ginger Marinated Australian Premium Angus Beef Rib Eye (250g) with buckwheat soba noodles (RM108)

FUZE Knife Burger (RM38) - 220g Australian chilled beef patty, house-baked sun-dried tomato bun, percik sauce, achar and steak fries

Vanilla Lemongrass Crème Brulee (RM30) 

House Baked Chocolate Brownies, made using locally grown cocoa pods from “Hulu Gali” served with coconut ice cream (RM30)

Our cute dates for the evening :)

FUZE@SkyBar welcomes families with young children for dine-in.

Opening times: Sun - Thurs 5pm - 11pm; Fri & Sat 5pm to 12am.

Location: FUZE@SkyBar, Level 33, Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (complimentary parking for hotel guests).

Tel: 03- 2332 9818

GPS Coordinates: 3.154271, 101.715417

Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/kualalumpur/traders/


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