Breakfast in Phnom Penh - Cambodia

Ceumriepsue ! ( Hello in Cambodian ) Finally I'm able to write a post again after having 2 weeks trip to Cambodia and Vietnam! It's really an exciting weeks for me! Getting to know the people, the culture, the language and of course, the FOOD ! :D I feel so blessed for this opportunities and feels great that I'm doing this trip. Never been to those two countries before, But I could say it was a BEST first experience ! Maybe people could say it, Love at the first sight ;)

Having breakfast at Phnom Penh is not that hard. Most of the restaurant or food stall in Phnom Penh always serves the breakfast menu. The menu is always simple, Rice or Noodle Soups. Yes there's also another varieties like porridge, fried noodle or breads, but for me, everytime I come to the restaurant the choices are only that two. Lols.

The very typical rice dish for breakfast is Bai Sach Chrouk. Bai Sach Chrouk ( my OZ's friend called it Bai Sach Crunch. LOL ) is just a simple rice with thinly sliced grilled pork and scallions on top. There's many way to prepare the pork. Some marinated it in coconut milk or garlic, some just using a slow grilling technique to make the pork really sweet and tender. And yes! This is a very heartwarming dish! Very nice to eat it while it's hot! The sweet glazey thinly sliced pork is also nice when eating it with the chili paste. Nom!

The next one is Kuy Teav ( or Kwe Tiau in Bahasa? :p ). Actually I had this dish for the first breakfast while I'm in Cambodia. Well... yes I alwaysss love any kind of food with soups, so yes I love it ! It is said that this dish are bought by the Chinese, so it's quite similar to chinese version of rice noodle soups. Kuy Teav is basically a rice noodle soups with a savory beef or pork stocks. The stocks not as clear as Vietnamese Pho though, maybe because they also add fried garlic and garlic oil. You also can choose between Beef or Pork Kuy teav. For the first one, I choose beef one. It's also come with beef meatballs ( quite reminding me of Indonesian dish 'Bakso' ), and the sliced beef is half cooked so the meat not really chewy but tasted sweet. You can choose to eat it with chili sauce and hoisin sauce as you like ( just like pho isn't it ).

Puk Lork Trorjek Restaurant

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The pork one comes with minced pork meats, sliced pork, pork liver and also squids. Ha! No idea why there's squid in there but that's good :D Added bean sprouts and lime, perfecto !

Near Tutoumpong Market

I also got some chance to having breakfast in some restaurant that has a strong chinese influence ( or maybe .... it is a chinese restaurant ! lols ). The Bai Sach Chrouk comes with Hainanese chicken rice :D That time I also order Hainanese Chicken Rice.... Lols. Feels like having breakfast in Singapore or China.

Heng Hout Restaurant ( Near Tutoumpong Market )
No.2AEO Street 155, Phnom Penh

They also serves some snacks.

Every restaurant in Cambodia, always serves the chopsticks or spoon and fork in a glass of hot boiling water. Hygiene !

That's all ! Oh yea, breakfast in Cambodia could take 1.5 - 3 USD. Well maybe in another time I will try to eat other varieties of breakfast in Cambodia. Ceumriplii ! ( goodbye in Cambodian )

Food Tasting : Paradise Inn

What's the name of a town that you could found in any country in the world??? ............... CHINATOWN ! Ha! ;D I know it's not literally named 'chinatown', but I think you will agree there's always some certain area in the city that we can called chinatown, right ? Like in Jakarta, we could say our chinatown was around Petak Sembilan, Glodok and around it.

Whatever your nationality is, I think chinese food are the kind of cuisine that many people already getting used to. We can have chinese food for formal event, or even for just casual family time. We could have Chicken Noodles ( Bakmi Ayam ) in the morning, Various chinese stir fries at the afternoon, and Shabu- Shabu Hotpot for dinner. Well... We could say, we can have chinese food ANYTIME.

In Jakarta, there's always a market for chinese food, it's already a part of our life anyway. So .... opening another chinese restaurant in Jakarta? Hmm.. Why not? Just like Boga Group do here, still one group with Paradise Dynasty ( read my review here ), they're opening a new one in Plaza Indonesia called Paradise Inn. Me and several bloggers was invited by them to try this new chinese delicacies.

Paradise Inn had a nice exotic interior. Cemented floors with combination of bricks and woods. I kinda love the lamp on the ceiling with a touch of vintage flowers.


Now let's start the lunch ! First, we've been served with some appetizers. I'm arriving late that time, so I only got to picture every of them in one plate :p For the appetizer, there's Marinated Jelly Fish with Vinaigrette - IDR 48.000. I always loveeee jellyfish for appetizer. There's nothing wrong with it! :p. Century Egg served with Pickled Ginger - IDR 28.000. Then Sliced Tea Smoked Duck Teochew Style - IDR 68.000. Omg... I love this smoked duck! Savory and a lil bit sweet. Crispy Fried Seafood Roll in Wasabi Mayo Sauce - IDR 48.000. The wasabi mayo wasn't strong enough, the fried seafood roll taste quite nice though, with cherry on top! :p Teochew Style Crispy Fried Prawn Roll - IDR 48.000. This also quite nice, crispy skin and savory inside.

For the main course, we order Double-boiled Pig Stomach with Spare Ribs & White Pepper - IDR 108.000. U know what my dad oftenly cook this at home! And yes I love it! The pork ribs and belly ( or we called it 'tito' ) was tender and nice. The soup itself taste very light but savory, with a kick of white pepper. My dad loves to make this with a strongggg taste of white pepper tho, and I think I prefer that way :p

Imperial pork ribs - IDR 48.000 (S), IDR 68.000 (M). Omg ... I love this. A tender boneless pork ribs with a nice glazy crunch on the outside. Heaven !

Coffee Pork Ribs - IDR 48.000 (S), IDR 68.000 (M). Almost the same with the imperial pork ribs, the difference is more sweet and moist on the glazy skin. And it has a bit bitter kick on the back. Just a bit tho!

Sautéed Venison with Ginger and Spring Onions - IDR 88.000 (S), IDR 108.000 (M). The venison was veryyyyy tender and soft. It almost taste like beef tho! The seasoning also perfect. Yum !

Chinese style Pan-fried Beef Fillet - IDR 118.000 (S), IDR 138.000 (M). This one also nice too. Tender and it's a lil bit more dry than the venison one.

Stewed pork belly served with lotus bun - IDR 15.000/piece. This one also yummmm.. The bun was very fluffy, the stewed pork belly..... omg... sweet, tender.... Perfecto !

Steamed Pomfret Fish with Black Bean and Garlic Sauce - IDR 108.000. The fish was fresh, and the black bean add a nice saltiness to this dish.

Veggies ! We order Poached Chinese Spinach with Egg Trio and Minced Pork in superior stock - IDR 58.000. Never goes wrong with the trio egg ( chicken egg, century egg & salted egg ) ! Always love this kind! :p

Sautéed Scallops and Asparagus with Spicy Homemade Sauce - IDR 88.000. The asparagus cooked perfectly, and yes it was spicy !

Drinks ! Paradise Inn also serves herbal and floral tea. Lavender,Rosemary, Dried Longan & Chrysanthemum - IDR 25.000/person. I loveeeeee the see-through pot and cup! A very nice presentation!

Very Berry Ice Tea - IDR 23.000. Sweet and lil bit sour. Refreshing !

Desserts!! Chilled Mango Sago - IDR 25.000. Love this one ! Puree mango with sago pearl. Not too sweet tho, so it's perfect!

Mango pudding - IDR 22.000. I know maybe you ask where's the pudding?? :p It is below the milk. Taste just ok.

Chilled Lemongrass Jelly with Lemonade - IDR 22.000. This one had a strong lemongrass flavor. Somebody likes it, somebody not :D

Double-boiled Hashima with Red Dates and Dried Longan - IDR 58.000. Always love this chinese dessert. Light & refreshing.

Ah Bailing (3pcs) with Red Bean Sago - IDR 25.000. Very thick red bean soup with black sesame mochi.

Durian pancake - IDR 35.000. A flimsy pancake filled with creamy Durian filling. Heavenly !!

Last words, I had a really great time ! Thanks Paradise Inn for inviting :)

Paradise Inn
Plaza Indonesia
Basement Level, Unit 25 - 27A
Jl. MH. Thamrin Kav. 28-30
Jakarta Pusat
Phone: (021 ) 29923848
Facebook : Paradise Inn Jakarta
Twitter : @paradiseindo