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Riz Ainuddin's Flickr Photostream

2011-11-17T09:02:00.001+08:00

Love photographing food. Here are some recent and past commercial and personal projects on food photography. Enjoy!

Time Out Blogger's Choice Awards 2011

2011-09-28T09:45:00.001+08:00

It was sometime in Jun / July 2011 I was commissioned to do some food photography, art direction and styling for a malacca portugese restaurant which was open for business in July. Simply Mel's. Located in Bangsar South, Kerinchi.

Good luck to Alison from Aly's Wonderland for Time Out KL Blogger's Choice Award 2011. Am glad that I'm somehow a part of your family's restaurant visually and a nonimee of the Time Out KL Blogger's Choice Award 2011.

Here is the full write up on Simply Mel's. Vote for us ;) http://alyswonderland.com/wordpress/?p=3122

Halal Pork-Free Dim Sum in Hong Kong

2011-09-06T09:41:00.001+08:00

I could already smell the fresh steam prawn dumpling, prawn or beef cheung fun, fried siu kaw, my favorite mushroom and bbq chicken pao and other chinese cuisine before my departure to Hong Kong. The first thing that came into my mind as a muslim foodie during my first ever trip to Hong Kong, DIM SUM and it must be Halal.

Alot of planning was made into researching Halal food in Hong Kong. It might be difficult but the effort you make to find Halal food will have it's blessings. Thanks to websites like these, and these! The Islamic Centre Canteen was my main destination and a must for muslim travellers to Hong Kong.

Riz Ainuddin / FMMA

We're here! Masjid Ammar and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre in Wan Chai area. You can either walk (20mins) from the MTR Wan Chai, Bus No 1 or the Taxi.

Riz Ainuddin / FMMA

Step right into some steps and turn right to take the lift to level 5. You could already smell the goodness the moment the lift door opens. The food is certified Halal by the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong.

Riz Ainuddin / FMMA

Racks and racks of seasoned bamboo steamers. Got to get a sneak peak of the kitchen. Very clean and organised. One of the cooks is preparing to mince some tenderloin.

Riz Ainuddin / FMMA

Dining area was not that busy during my lunch visit. That's a good sign for me. More dim sum to eat. Haha. You get a good mix of the non-muslim locals, Malaysians and muslims from some part of the world enjoying their dim sum.

Riz Ainuddin / FMMA

First time having Beef Cheung Fun, usually I always Prawn Cheung Fun. Meat was tender with crunchy bits of spring onions, coriander leaves and superior soy sauce. Cheung Fun was steam to perfection as the rice layer just slides down my throat. Prawn dumplings is also a must. Beautifully made.

Riz Ainudddin / FMMA

A must order is the whole fried chicken. Crispy chicken skin, well seasoned with chinese salt and spices. The chicken skin is coated with oils from the frying and fats underneath the skin. We end our Dim Sum meal with a spongy steam butter cake. This is a best-seller item. Gotta order fast before it runs out. We wanted to Ta-Paw after paying our bills, it's was finished for the day.

Riz Ainuddin / FMMA

You have to bring this card along with you to the Dim Sum counter to select your dishes. My daughter is having a good time. Dim Sum was pure satisfaction. Time to make a move. We are indeed coming back everyday untill we leave for KL.

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Islamic Centre Canteen
Halal Chinese Cuisine, DIm Sum and Refreshments
5F Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre
40 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2834 8211 Fax: (852) 2834 8051
Breakfast & Lunch: 10am - 3pm
Afternoon Tea: 3pm - 6pm
Dinner: 6pm - 9pm

All photos were taken with an Olympus Pen P3. What a great camera and I can't stop taking photos with it. Great new features and fast focusing.

Kambing Guling Aqeqah

2010-07-26T02:10:00.000+08:00

Sempena menyambut kelahiran anak ke-3 kami, sebagai orang islam diwajibkan/disunnahkan untuk meng-aqeqah kan seekor kambing untuk anak perempuan dan 2 kambing kalau di kurniakan anak laki-laki.

Terima kasih pada En. Mohamed, iaitu juga bapa kepada kawan sekolah rendah aku yang berjaya membuat tetamu-tetamu terliur air liur dan mengidam sampai keesokan hari nya dengan cara kambing ini di masak atau di guling atas arang. Peh! Gua cakap lu beb, memang sedap, sekarang aku pun dah terliur terfikir pasal kambing nih.

Nak nombor telefon? +60169828227 En. Mohamed. Aku berani recommend. Selamat mata menjamu selera tatapan kambing di atas. Ampun! :)

Krispy Kreme Darabif Lamb Burger

2009-07-24T10:55:00.000+08:00

Inspired by reading the Krispy Kreme beef bacon cheeseburger that is served in the Google cafeteria last year, hmm... why not try one and see how it would taste like. As of last year, Krispy Kreme weren't really within hands reach in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia nearest would be Bali, Indonesia. It my luck indeed that day, first visit to the Krispy Kreme shop in Berjaya Times Square and it happened to be their 6 dozen years anniversary, a box goes for 50% off! Yay!

It's simple to make. Senang giler. If doughnuts were in the fridge, micro it for bout 8secs as instructed. Slice the doughnut in half. I used a bread knife, u know, the jagged blade ones, It cuts better.

Took my Darabif Lamb burger from the freezer, slam straight onto the hot grill at high heat. Grill for bout 4 mins a side. Walla! Done! Next I place it between the doughnuts I sliced earlier, add some nice fiery hot cili sos, I had Life, Aminah Hassan would be nice.

There you go! A sweet, salty, kreme taste burger with a hole in the middle.

44, Char Kuey Teow & Penang

2009-01-22T01:13:00.000+08:00

Thank you to the readers and writers for voting Penang, Malaysia as 2nd (as to date of this post) for readers recommendations as the destination to be and one of the only (next to Phuket, Thailand) the only south-east destination in this interactive poll. Keep on voting. The 44 Places To Go in 2009, NY Times.

Not only that, we at the foodsters' HQ are very excited to know we're being mentioned and receiving vast amount of traffic and a link in the article (a first and honoured being in nytimes) and Penang Street Foods. Thank you NY Times writers and contributors.

"...refined dishes like the char kuey teow - noodles with prawns, chilli paste and cockles - rarely cost more than USD $2" the only char kuey teow dish that I know for sure cost more than USD 2 is the lobster char kuey teow at a whoopping USD $40 per plate at malaysian restaurant Awana, London. Mind you, with that price, it's one of the popular dishes there serving 70-80 plates daily as reviewed by the foodsters' at friedchillies.

I've not tried it, and I sure do like prawns and nothing beats having fresh succulent prawns with char kuey teow let alone lobsters. Might just bring a raw lobster and get one my favorite and nearest-to-me char kuey teow mastro, tony's at damansara uptown to cook me up one. "Tony, lobster char kuey teow satu!" "Apa!? Lobster... *gila punya budak*"

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha

2008-12-08T19:16:00.000+08:00

Wishing all muslims readers Selamat Hari Raya Haji. Here's a quick 30 minutes recipe for a chicken rendang.

Siakap Sunday

2008-11-10T18:49:00.000+08:00

Sejak kebelakangan nih, setiap hujung minggu ada di rumah bersama isteri & anakku. Alhamdullillah. Gunakan masa ke-emasan ini dengan sepenuhya. Yang selalu takde kat rumah tuh sejak kebelakangan nih sebab pergi shooting untuk Lima, Ceraiya dan Awan Dania. Kalau takde shooting pun business pun agak sibuk dengan kerja di ofis setiap hari.

Cun! hari Ahad, hari aku masak setiap Ahad jika rajin dan tak sibuk dan ada di rumah. Tengok dalam fridge apa ada, hmm.. nampaknya ada ikan siakap. Chantek, goreng ikan siakap macam aku selalu makan kat restoran ala chinese food.

Guna apa yang ada kat rumah, tak semestinya kena ada bahan-bahan yang tertentu untuk menhasilkan sesuatu masakan. Be creative! experiment dengan rasa dan bahan-bahan. Just have fun.

Ikan
siakap besar

Sos
2sb sos tomato
1sk sos chili
1sk sos tiram
1sk minyak bijan
1sk kicap cair
100ml sos ikan
garam & lada sekucup rasa

Tepung
tepung gandum
tepung jagung
garam & lada secukup rasa

Cara buat
1. Simple jer. Nampak macam banyak. Ikan kena bersih dan buang segala lendir dan sisik. Aku dah takde benda tajam tuh, terpaksa guna bread knife sebab gerigi lebih kurang sama! kakaka. Dapur bersepah dengan sisik.

2. Campur adunan tepung tuh semua. Celup ikan tadi (pastikan kering dan bersih kalau tak tepung tak rata) dan goreng dalam (maksud aku deep-fry la) dalam minyak kelapa sawit yang panas!

3. Tengah goreng tuh, panaskan pot, campurkan bahan-bahan sos dengan bawang atau sayur-sayuran. Aku takde bahan sayur sebab dah habis. Sos kosong pun jadilah. Sebab aku lapar. Nak cepat punya pasal.

4. Tuh jer. Simple. Tak complicated. Ikan yang digoreng garing tadi letak atas pinggan, sos yang panas tadi tabur jer atas.

5. Bismillah. Makan dengan nasi panas. Aku selalu letak daun pandan. Bau memang wangi.

Sori beb, gambar takde. Aku lapar giler bab*. Anakku pun layaaan, Isteri aku pun kata ON walaupun dia rasa banyak sangat cuka aku letak. Aku seperti biasa memang layan benda masam nih. Selamat mencuba!

Jalan Kejor Alor?

2008-10-18T18:00:00.000+08:00

I wonder how long was the meeting to decide to change the iconic-street-name-where-locals-and-tourist-go-for-street-foodJalan Alor to Jalan Kejora? Wtf? I seriously don't see a point in this re-branding exercise. The famous-road itself is an iconic landmark with hundreds of publications and websites linking to it.

[googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jalan+alor,+malaysia&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.775203,72.246094&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJqO-377olixSsCj0Poqg51a5UaNxw&ll=3.145626,101.707885&spn=0.003749,0.005364&t=h&z=17&output=embed&w=500&h=350]

If you look the names of the road above, the only names that is close enough to the constellation of the universe is Jalan Bulan and Jalan Bintang. I reckon after Jalan Kejora, names like Jalan Marikh, Jalan Zuhal, Jalan UrAnus, Jalan Musyitari, Jalan Neptun, Jalan Pluto and so forth untill the end of the universe will appear around the vicinity.

Even I rarely go there to eat because it's mostly chinese street food i.e. non-halal I still feel dissapointed. I know people flock there for their alor chicken wings (the best one is at the end...i was recommended and filmed there), frog porridge (?) and other street foods.

In New York one famous Malaysian restaurant Fatty Crab has Alor Chicken Wings in its menu so does any other World's Best Malaysian Restaurant around the world. "What's Alor stands for?" one customer might asked "It's named after the name of the road in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. And now the name of the road has changed to Kejora which means Venus". Venus chicken wings it is then! Booooriiiinnng........

Sedih... Sedih... So does everyother blogger and publications online.

'Lazy' Five 5***** Cookies Recipe

2008-09-20T06:44:00.000+08:00

'Lazy' Five 5***** Cookies, originally uploaded by friedchillies.

Raya is just around the corner. You double checked your inventory and realise sh**! No cookies?!? Even last years' stock are gone!

Don't worry. Jangan panik! Check out this short 8 min video clip recipe of how to make 5 different type of cookies with just one dough. Cool heh? Just one dough.

It's easy and sedap. The crunchy on the outside soft-chewy on the inside cookie. Play Lazy 5-Star Cookie

Sloppiest Burger In Malaysia Wins

2008-06-20T21:32:00.000+08:00

Two years ago (2006) the three of us (Adly, Honey and Myself) at FriedChillies decided to just visit KL's most talked about ramly burger, burger om in Ampang and we did an ad-hoc unplanned gonzo shoot using our Sony DV cam. It's one of our first historic video that we ever put online on our website at friedchillies.com thus creating our very own internet tv website which is now, friedchillies.tv. 2008 we submitted it over to the NYC Food Film Festival and it won us or probably one of the first Malaysian company to win an award at the 2nd Annual NYC Food Film Festival which was held at the Water Taxi Beach.

Here's the press release.

FRIEDCHILLIES WINS AT THE NEW YORK CITY FOOD FILM FESTIVAL

New York, 20 June 2008 - FriedChillies Media won the Best Super Short Film at the NYC Food Film Festival on Friday night. The super short film titled 'The Sloppiest Burger in Malaysia' garnered top prize in the super short film category. Organisers of the festival dubbed it, 'Malaysia gonzo food reportage to the max. Watch out Bourdain'. "We can't believe we won and that people half the world away watched and loved our little film," said Mohd Adly Rizal, founder of FriedChillies Media and director of Sloppy. Audiences can watch the award-winning film on www.friedchillies.com.

The NYC Food Film Festival which is in its second year celebrates the best in food film-making. It was held at the Water Taxi Beach in Queens from the 14th to the 20th of June. FriedChillies Media sent 3 films of which the Sloppiest Burger in Malaysia was chosen for screening. On the second night of screening over 750 New Yorkers watched one of Malaysia's beloved street burgers take shape on-screen.

"We filmed the footage gonzo-style because that's what our street food is all about," added Adly. "Even though it was one of our first shorts for Friedchillies.tv, I believe we won because the content has world-wide appeal." Another of the films titled 'Ipoh Invasion' was also considered for screening. However because of the limited run of the festival this year it might be slotted for next year's festival.

FriedChillies Media through its site www.friedchillies.com has been promoting Malaysian cuisine be it street-fare or fine-dining to the world since 1997. They use a cross media platform to capture the hearts and tummies of food fans all over the world. In March 2007, FriedChillies launched Malaysia and Asia's first Internet Food Channel to further promote Malaysian cuisine to the world.

The NYC Food Film Festival is a multi-sensory experience where filmgoers are able to watch food films then sample the food portrayed in those films. For more information go to www.nycfoodfilmfestival.com.

Murtabak Larkin 7 Lapis

2007-04-05T17:20:00.000+08:00

Foodster Invasion: Johor Baharu Part 1, originally uploaded by Riz Ainuddin.

Foodster Invasion: Johor Baharu Part 1
Riz and the Foodsters were down in Johor Bahru to stare at someone making a 7 layer murtabak, about one foot square! We're not kidding. He had to use two spatula's just to turn the murtabak over. We had to get this on film. Catch Riz narrating on Murtabak Larkin and getting hungry......

After a couple of massive murtabak's, the foodsters headed to across the road to lap up some delicious broth from a guy who called himself Mat Misai. Located in Larkin, Mat Misai's unique recipe for good soup makes it one of the best in JB. Cholesterol laden? Yup. Do we look like we care? Nope. We've even got footage on how cholesterol laden the soup was. Good for beef soup, soto and hungry foodsters alike. This is not the end... it's only Part 1!

Watch: www.friedchillies.tv/tv/tv/more.php?id=1514_0_1_0_M

The Oggi's Feast

2007-01-18T21:08:00.000+08:00

The Oggi's Feast, originally uploaded by ra°.

Located on the first floor of The Regent Hotel in Bukit Bintang, is fine dining Italian restaurant Oggi. What we had for our main course? Alaskan Crabs, Wagyu Beef, Surf & Turf and Live Lobster Thermidor. On the side we had freshly made mashed pototoes and spiced potato wedges.

All were cooked to perfection by resident executive chef, Roland Kaiser. The meals prepared were absolutely fantastic. Especially the Lobster thermidor. The lobster itself was fresh, live one in fact before it goes into the oven. Not too overpowering with the taste of cheese and cream, you get to enjoy the taste of the lobster meat.

The Alaskan Crab was totally new to me. It has a meaty texture and the combination of butter, garlic, spices, etc went really well with it. Do you know that Alaskan Crab fishing is considered to be one of the most dangerous jobs in North America? I mean just look at the crab. It's like a Monster! Here are some photos of it.

Wagyu beef is another favourite of mine. It is considered to be the most tendered, most succulent and tastiest meat in the world. Perfectly prepared at medium-rare (2 minutes a side) over the iron skillet served with onion rings and green salads. My knife just glides easily over the meat and I enjoyed every second of it the moment it enters my mouth.

Really enjoyed the dining experience at Oggi. Visit www.friedchillies.com for more info and other good foods in Malaysia. More photos of Oggi's at the Oggi Photo Gallery.

Satay Sri Melaka

2007-01-12T19:01:00.000+08:00

Sri Melaka Close Up, originally uploaded by ra°.

If you are in the vicinity of Ampang. Head over to Taman Keramat AU5 to have some good chunk size satay! Satay Sri Melaka have in Keramat for years and it's one of the best within the area.

The meat on the wood skewers are chunky and well barbequed. Well marinated and you get to taste the sweet juicy flavour that will burst in your mouth. Satay is best eaten hot, so get started!

More fantastic photos at the Sri Melaka Satay Gallery.

Sup Ketam Terbaik

2006-12-11T19:23:00.000+08:00

Sup Ketam Istimewa, originally uploaded by ra°.

It's midweek and you're sick of having the same type of food during lunch and dinner. Why don't take drive 60 minutes outside the city and head straight to Bagan Lalang for some fresh seafood and ikan bakar.

One particular restaurant is HM Sri Bagan. Once you're here you need to have their Sup Ketam Istimewa (Crab Soup). A must! I absolutely fell in love with this dish.

Before I forget, come early! Like 530PM? Why? You get to sit by the sea and enjoy the magnificent sun setting down while you are enjoying your fresh seafood. Once it hits 730PM, make you are equipped with insect repellent as you'll be attacked! hehe. It's either you stay or leave.

More pictures of food at HM Sri Bagan Gallery.

Burger Om Ampang

2006-12-09T23:00:00.000+08:00

OM Burger, originally uploaded by ra°.

If you are a foodie and you have not heard of OM Burger. I'm ashamed of you guys. OM Burger or Burger Sri Tanjung have been around the same place, same spot for over 10 years in Ampang Jaya right in-front of the 7-11. All you Ramly burger fans, u know what I'm talking about.

I would say this is one sought after burger. Everyone talks about this burger in KL. Popular or commonly known as OM Burger or Burger OM, Sloppy Joe's or plainly OM. FYI, OM is Uncle in Javanese.

It's sloppy, greasy and full of fatness. ;) Be sure to avoid wearing white, as many people who eats this ended up getting stains on them. Well I did, no matter how well I control to maneuvered the burger to my mouth.

More photos at the OM Burger Photo Gallery.

Mee Rebus Istimewa ZZ Cafe

2006-09-17T05:31:00.000+08:00

Mee Rebus Istimewa, originally uploaded by ra°.

Johor is no doubt one of the state to have Mee Rebus. However, what if the Mee Rebus is cooked with Gearbox? Strange? Well not for ZZ Cafe. This 20 year old recipe is one of the best Mee Rebus you can eat when you are Johor Baharu.

Nice chunk size gearbox and a straw to sllllllrrrrrrrppp that bone marrow!

Syed Ibrahim Nasi Briyani Gam Kambing

2006-09-16T00:40:00.000+08:00

Syed Ibrahim Nasi Bryani Gam Kambing, originally uploaded by ra°.

If you come late in the afternoon you'll be dissapointed as the two giant pots of Nasi Briyani Gam (Bryani Rice) will be completely finished. Reason being is that there is a consistent long queue or 10-15 people just to have the famous Batu Pahat's Syed Ibrahim Nasi Briyani Gam (Bryani Rice).

Syed Ibrahim have been in this business for over 20 years. His Nasi Bryani Gam (Bryani Rice) recipe had made people from all over the neighbouring state just to have this here in Batu Pahat, even folks from all the way from KL will come down for lunch. For real!

Pisang Goreng Johor Style

2006-09-16T00:23:00.000+08:00

Pisang Goreng Johor Style, originally uploaded by ra°.

Call it weird, but we Malaysian's loves to cicah. Cicah is the art of dipping in sauce. We try to dip our food in anything that we reckon will amplify the taste the food we are eating.

For instance the above photo of pisang goreng (banana fritter) taken in Johor. During my food invasion trip there, Johorians loves their pisang goreng to dip in chilli soy sauce (kicap pedas). Whoa! What a fusion of taste. Seriously, I can't stop eating the bananas. Went completely bananas over it.

I know others likes to dip their pisang goreng in sweetened condensed milk or sambal, even sugar but kicap?

Murtabak Larkin Super Jumbo

2006-09-16T00:09:00.000+08:00

Murtabak Larkin Super Jumbo, originally uploaded by ra°.

Murtabak, a dish that is commonly found in Malaysia. In this state and province of Larkin, Johor Baharu the murtabak is far too special also known as murtabak Johor. It's special because this murtabak is made by layers upon layers upon layers of special mix ground beef, eggs, onions and layers of crispy dough.

The picture above is the Special Super Jumbo. Easily estimated at 9" x 6 ". That's HUGE! Trust me, when it's served hot and fresh from the pan to me, I can easily whack the whole thing alone.

Eating Greatest Pleasure

2005-09-17T09:37:00.000+08:00

One of my many greatest pleasure I get is eating. I eat with passion and full of love. Keep in mind that there are people in countries where food is a luxury. Be thankful whats on your plate.

This blog will serve the best of Malaysia can offer. A country with diverse culture provides the best food available. Malaysia as an Islamic country offers halal and non-halal food.

I will be covering topics that is within my capacity as a foodie. There are abundance of wonderful non-halal places around. Bak-Ku-Teh is Klang I heard is good. Heard only ya.

Enjoy you food! Make sure non is wasted.

Kayu Nasi Kandar

2005-01-30T19:20:00.000+08:00

This is one enormous serving of ABC (Ais Batu Campur) served at Kayu Nasi Kandar in Bayan Baru, Penang. Hmmm Yummy!

Not to forget, the Nasi Kandar is super! Had it for Lunch, Dinner & Supper (On the next day of course). Another great Nasi Kandar stall is Yassen in KL. Read the review here. Friedchillies has updated their site, after a long absence.