Gartien Crystal Pineapple Confiture Crossover Promotion

The name Gartien is quickly becoming a brandname in Penang as the leading producer of some very fine pineapple cakes - check out the link here. Now as their creativity expands, they have currently added a pineapple confiture aka jam to their mix of offering for a very limited time and in conjunction with this, they have partnered with 4 very distinguished food establishment where the pineapple confiture is used in a variety of ways to showcase the many uses of this confiture.

The places are ZiZai Restaurant, 43 Cafe, Soul Cafe and Kai Curry Bar! From now till end of May 2015, just order the Gartien Crossover creation at two of the above establishment and capture a photo of it and post it to Facebook or Instagram with the following hashtags, #gartien #pineapplecake #confiture . Bring proof of this (just show your post at Gartien) and you will then be able to redeem a bottle of this very special confiture worth RM16.80 while stock lasts. Do checkout Gartiens Facebook page here for latest updates

So do checkout a quick introduction on these places ya!
And here is a picture of the lovely bottles of the Gartien Pineapple Confitures!

Zi Zai Restaurants New Menu Coming Soon

Recently I got to sample some of Zi Zai Restaurants new and upcoming menu and its really a fresh change and heart warming experience as it shows that chef Hock Chai is still striving to come up with homely yet creative dishes to whet our appetite. The sampling today included the ever popular Poon Choy or Basin Dish which is now like a staple or house specialty of Zi Zai. And as with all time favorites, the chef continues to refine it to perfection though on this day, I think we were all too excited and forgotten to truly let the broth in the basin come to a boil before devouring it, thus the vegetables at the bottom were abit under cooked.

Anyway, chef definitely took note of that and one of the biggest surprise and highlight was the Budai Jjigae or Korean Army Hat dish! I will save more details about it along with the pictures! 

Do enjoy this posting and contact them if you would like to sample these new items. Advise to call in advance to check on the availability. Contact Hock Chai @ +604-826-5713

Yum Yum Poon Choy! Full version @ RM418 which is good for 12 pax. My advice, go for the half portion, and then order more side dishes! This way, you get to sample more different items as the full portion is just huge!

 Preview of how the Army Hat dish looks like!

Restoran Zi Zai ~ Tradisional Poon Choi & many more!

For those that stay in Paya Terubong in Penang, they might have heard of this place called Restoran Zi Zai. It's located off the main road to the left after the Shell station if you are coming from Relau, and on the right after the fire station for those coming from Air Itam. This restaurant is started by its owner who is also the chef, Mr Tan Hock Chai (You can find him on Facebook). He has started this restaurant for slightly more than 2 years now and he now boast a very special dish which has become the signature of this restaurant, the Poon Choi. So I guess what exactly is Poon Choi? In direct translation, this means a basin or bowl dish, and once you see the photo of it, I'm sure you will agree why its called that.

Basically, to prepare the Poon Choi, the chef needs to prepare all the ingredients individually, and then painstakingly arrange them in the basin and top with a gravy, so that one can savour the layers of flavor and ingredients within. The Poon Choi that can be found here at Restoran Zi Zai boast some very exquisite items, which includes Abalone, Roasted Duck, Braised 3 Layers Pork, Steamed Chicken, Sea Cucumber, Fish Maw, Mushrooms, Hock Chew Fish Balls, Fried Fish Fillets, Sweet & Sour Prawns and vegetables such as Broccoli, Chinese Cabbage, Yam and Sweet Turnip. 

There are 2 sizes to choose from, one for 4-5 pax (RM258) and another for 10 pax (RM400). I can definitely say that the recommended serving portion is an understatement, as the Poon Choi holds more than one would imagine. There is just so much items compressed in it that it seems like an endless treasure pot! Moreover, for the price, it includes free flow of steamed white rice and herbal tea. What a great deal indeed. Besides the Poon Choi, there are also many other great dishes on offer and keep reading to find out.

Address : 1239-G Ground Floor, Jalan Paya Terubong, Paya Terubong, 11060, Air Itam, penang

Tel : 04-8265718, 016-4217392

Email : zizairestaurant@gmail.com

Operating hours : 4.00pm-10.30pm, closed on Tuesday

GPS : N5.387212 E100.274013

The signboard of the restaurant

 Some ornamental lanterns hanging in front

 A sneak peak of the Poon Choi!