Chinese Food, Mooncakes, Dim Center @ Li Yen, The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur

char siu or baked love cod?

Here's my bumper post on Chinese food, dim total and mooncakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (that falls on this Tuesday i.e. 22 September) together with my provide to the blogging grindstone. It is laden amongst pictures as I absolutely love the images I managed to snap inwards my visits here.

Peking Duck - expertly prepared amongst a chopper together with a knife

Well known for its refined together with exquisite Chinese cuisine, it is ever a pleasance to dine at the ever established Li Yen. In fact, my draw of piece of job solid unit of measurement used to patronise Li Yen quite a acre dorsum agone for draw of piece of job solid unit of measurement dinners as the nutrient has never dissapointed us thus far. Hence, when I decided to bring together a grouping of friends for a tasting of the Chinese carte I knew I'll hold upwards inwards really goodness hands. 

 

spinach layered beancurd amongst shimeji mushrooms

For the dinner, nosotros kicked off amongst their soup of the twenty-four hr catamenia - a low-cal tasting dried cabbage amongst pork ribs soup (RM20 per person). Then it started getting serious amongst their Peking Duck (RM50 for a medium portion) as it had a feel of theater involved. We ooohed together with aahed when the crispy whole duck was rolled inwards amongst all the paraphernalia for the making of a cracking dish - vegetable pickles, saltation onions, soft sesame studded pancakes inwards a bamboo steamer together with the hoisin sauce. Instantly, the cameras started popping away as an experienced looking waitress expertly wielded her chopper (yes, it was a large chopper!) and fork to piece of cake take the peel from the duck. Before nosotros knew it, nosotros had soft pancakes all wrapped upwards for us to enjoy. It may non hold upwards the crispiest duck peel around but the pancakes were wonderfully soft. The duck was thus whisked away as the kitchen prepped it upwards for the minute course of educational activity (a selection of using the essence inwards fried noodles or rice). Later inwards the evening, it emerged all diced upwards together with mingling amongst niblets of fluffy fried rice together with chopped saltation onions that nosotros all ate fifty-fifty though our tummies were full.

fluffy fried rice amongst cubed Peking duck, champagne prawns

The eating seat does monthly promotions revving upwards their repertoire of tried favourites together with October's advertisement is champagne, a favourite constituent inwards Li Yen's infamous mooncakes (more on that later). We got to preview the baked prawns amongst champagne (RM25 per person) - all gleaming from bathroom of champagne scented sauce. I approximate if Cleopatra believes inwards milk baths, why non anoint prawns amongst a touching on of bubbly for a wonderful sensation. While I wasn't likewise partial to the texture of the prawns that seemed to lack a bounciness I prefer, I did bask the bubbly enhanced sauce.

 

Baked spare ribs amongst Chinese tea leaves

When this plate of gleaming baked spare ribs amongst Chinese tea leaves (RM14 per person) was placed on the table, you lot could take heed the resounding chorus of ooohs together with aahs. Once it went through the ritual of existence photographed to decease in that location was quiet as everyone piece of cake enjoyed the wonderful pork ribs. Brushed amongst the sugariness sauce, the pork ribs were literally to choke for as the essence was tender amongst only a hint of the Chinese tea leaves. Equally as outstanding was the marine version - baked cod pieces brushed amongst a similar love glaze that made it resemble large obese pieces of char siu amongst the mucilaginous caramelised edges. Mingling betwixt the "char siu" similar dishes, nosotros also had a low-cal tasting domicile made spinach layered beancurd amongst shimeji mushrooms together with spinach (RM12 per piece).

Moet & Chandon champagne snowskin mooncakes

Rounding upwards dinner was the avocado cream - a luscious creamy dessert amongst a facial expression akin similar human face upwards mask but a fluffy low-cal texture that made it piece of cake to relish fifty-fifty though it was a heavy meal.

durian snowskin mooncakes, a selection of 8 mooncakes, baked mooncake amongst white lotus paste

Since I was at Li Yen, I grabbed a box of Li Yen's mooncakes to sample. Famous for their Moet & Chandon Champagne snowskin mooncakes (RM8.50 nett per piece), this twelvemonth they accept introduced their sugariness pinkish Moet & Chandon Champagne Rose version (RM15 nett per piece). Even though the pinkish version looked darn pretty, I felt the rose sense of savour should accept been a picayune to a greater extent than subtle as it felt a picayune likewise jarringly sugariness together with slightly artificial. Instead, I withal preferred their classic champagne version that trumped the other mooncakes. Another pop mooncake is the durian mini snowskin mooncake (RM8.50 nett). I had cracking expectations for this mooncake as when I cutting into it there was a beautiful olfactory holding of the pungent durian but upon tasting it, I felt the texture of the filling was a picayune unevenly mixed together. Moreover even though it had a rigid aroma, it didn't taste similar in that location was much durian inwards the lotus paste. As I had to teach a box of eight, I also sampled their mini baked mooncake amongst white lotus glue (RM8.50 nett). It wasn't likewise sugariness but the peel was just a bit likewise dry out for me.  

siu mai amongst prawn roe

Making it a trilogy of reviews, I decided to give Li Yen's dim total a exam run 1 Sunday. They are famous for their dim total together with based on how total it is every Sunday, there's a regular clientele of people who love their dainty morsels. Similar to their nutrient together with mooncakes, there's an air of refineness to their dim total offerings. No large portions but seize amongst teeth size ones that seem to accept less crude oil together with fats, thus the after effects of the tiffin is much easier on the tummy.

beef dumplings, grouper fillet chee cheong fun, fluffy char siu baos

I enjoyed the char siu baos or steamed pork buns (3 pieces for RM9), non likewise sugariness pork filling encased inwards a soft fluffy buns. The siu mai (4 pieces for RM10) was nice together with filled amongst chopped prawns, pork together with mushrooms. I loved the prawn roe that topped each slice as they had a slight seize amongst teeth to them indicating they were nice together with fresh.  

light as air yam puffs

Every month, they also accept promotional dim total items together with nosotros sampled their steamed layer cake (ma lai koh for RM10) - fluffy sponge similar cake amongst picayune oil. Also from the promotional carte is the beef dumplings (3 pieces for RM12) - beef balls amongst a hint of ginger encased inwards a wantan wrapper that is deep fried.

antique looking vases, fluffy steamed layer cake, saltation rolls, bloom ornament together with avocado rolls

I similar their odd chee cheong fun items - nosotros sampled their grouper fillet version (RM11.50) which had chunks of the fish together with the pan fried chee cheong fun amongst XO sauce (RM11.50). The pan fried version was unique together with lovely as it was stuffed amongst the XO sauce, making each seize amongst teeth total of flavour. Another favourite was the ku chai dumplings (3 pieces for RM9). You tin either social club them steamed or pan fried. While it was a picayune oily, the dumplings were laden amongst saltation onions together with teeny weeny chopped prawns. The taro dumplings or wu kok (3 pieces for RM9) was also every bit goodness amongst a low-cal as air fluffy outside together with a soft yam texture. A must for all dim total lovers is har gau (4 pieces for RM10) where prawns are encased inwards a transparent together with soft skin. We also sampled the avocado rolls (RM9) - an odd combo of creamy avocado amongst chopped bananas inwards a saltation ringlet wrapped amongst crunchy kataifi pastry. The saltation rolls (RM9) was nice together with crispy but nix exceptional inwards taste. My to the lowest degree favourite was the deep fried mango prawn rolls (RM10) since in that location was definitely a lack of sugariness mango sense of savour amongst the prawns. We ended the repast amongst their seafood noodles (RM35 for a pocket-size portion) - lovely strands of noodles braised together with served amongst an abundant amount of seafood: prawns, scallops together with fish. While the dim total was non likewise salty, nosotros did experience the noodles had a tad likewise much sodium. Nevertheless, the whole dim total experience was enjoyable. Service is brisk especially after you lot accept placed your orders. It tin teach a picayune chaotic peculiarly on Sundays as the house tin teach packed to the brim.

avocado cream

The whole dining experience at Li Yen has been memorable indeed together with nosotros vowed to provide for their dim total as they definitely made us a fan amongst their healthier version of those delectable morsels to hold upwards enjoyed on a lazy Sunday. Also high on our priority listing is some other circular of that gorgeous baked spare ribs amongst Chinese tea leaves amongst a bowl of pipage hot white rice to savour.

Li Yen
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Jalan Imbi

Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2142 8000

(Non Halal. Open for tiffin from 12 noon to 2.30pm from Mondays to Saturdays, 10.30am to 2.30pm for Sundays and Public Holidays. For dinner, they are opened from 6.30-10.30pm daily. Mooncakes are available until 22 September. Reservations are advised peculiarly for dim total on Lord's Day lunchtime. For to a greater extent than pictures, come across my Flickr set.)

*Notice: The reviewer declares that business office of this review was past times invitation from the restaurant. The mooncakes together with dim total were all paid for past times the reviewer.

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