Canton-i

Ah Canton-i. Since its opening a few years back, I've sauntered past it countless times (as it was next to Dave's, of which i am a loyal patron) but rarely set foot inside, except to order their egg tarts.

I would take glimpses at their siew yoke and char siew hanging there in the display, tantalizingly oozing oil. But i steered clear as the prices horrify me so.

They sell siew mei. What do you call it in English? Cantonese meat roastery? Roasted ducks, geese, chicken, pork. You get the drift. Siew mei, with some other typical Cantonese cuisines of wan tan mee and congee. 

The catch? RM15 - 20 for wan tan mee, which is exorbitantly sky high lor wtf.

Nyahaha! But one does not incur much damage to his wallet when there is a parent around to foot the huge ass bill. My father dearest.

Chinese teapots as decor. Firmly glued to the mantlepiece to prevent them from being smashed to smithereens by playful children, or lifted by kleptomaniacs.

Lanterned bird-cages... I'm sure they carry some sort of meaning? I think?

Fantastic egg tarts! Served with half a cherry tomato and sprig of parsley

Fantastic, yes. Canton-i's egg tarts used to hold the number 1 spot in my heart. But now that i've discovered the divinest divine Tong Kee (truth be told, they are evenly matched, taste-wise. Tong Kee wins hands-down when it comes to price and portion so...). It's bye bye Canton-i.

Mm hmm OK! So while i was there, Canton-i was having a lunch promo. RM59.80, for 2 persons. We got to choose 1 siu mei main, 1 more main dish, 1 dim sum dish, drinks and rice. 

Not v. cheap, but a good deal compared to individual ala carte items.

Look at this...!! *drools*

*more drool*

Best siew yoke... i've had thus far. Look at the proportions. Crisp/Pork/Thin layer of fat/Pork. Talk about the Da Vinci golden rule of siew yoke. Oh baby.

These were, apparently, the "type of siew yoke" my dad'd been searching for. Squarish. Divine. Back when my dad underwent culinary training in Taipei, he was taught to make siu mei by some master chefs. So for him to compliment the siew yoke meant that it was some kick ass siew yoke.

The accompanying char siew, on the other hand, was expertly flavoured, but pales in comparison to a) the siew yoke and b) even better char siew i've had in SunwayMas.

Har gao. Winced at these, due to my prawn allergies. Dad gobbled up 2 of them and i die die oso must eat 1 la, hor, now that i've ventured into Canton-frickin-i?

My trick to eating dubious prawns (by dubious i mean of unknown origin and unknown preparation methods and carries the likelihood to trigger my allergy) is to take quick bites just to see whether they're nice anot.

Then, i swallow them with an ice-cold drink. XD

Braised duck with yam. I like. A lot.

Anything braised with yam should taste pretty damn good. And this was no exception. Although i think it was some ploy to quickly get unsold ducks off the shelf before they spoil.

Complimentary roasted quail that came with the lunch set.

Remember the lanterns in the bird cages? Lights in a bird cage = roasted quail. Ha! Kinda eerie to see the whole... carcass... I like to eat my food without having an image of a poor little dead bird burnt into my mind. Delicious little bird though. xD

 Too good la. Had to have more. Moahhhhhhh.

Grand total of RM99.80... Like i said... Wallet killer.

But uh it'll fall within this range la. Last time dad came with mum, and the total was RM99.xx as well. So... i guess u know why i kept my distance?