Tuesday 12 November 2024

Kaw Kaw What?

There is Yitcha Kaw Kaw Kopitiam and Kaw Kaw Pakkopi which to me associates the Kaw Kaw to local coffee.

Well, recently I saw (from a distance) Kaw Kaw on the signboard of an eatery. So I simply assumed that it was another kopitiam place.

After an errand at Telekom (it's on the same row, further up, closer to Texas Chicken) I went to check the place and realized that it was actually Restoran Ikan Kaw Kaw. Fish! LOL!


I had a look-see of the menu outside and obviously the food here is not suitable for me.


Some dishes appear similar to dishes served at Fish With You.


Since I won't be dining here, I'll just share the menu in case anyone is interested to check out this new restaurant.


I guess there are some dishes I can eat like steamed chicken or even stir fried beef.


But it is pricey and usually seasonings/sauces used at such places make me feel unwell. 


So I won't even take a risk but I could be wrong.


While I was browsing, a young lady came outside to talk to me but she was not conversant in English. 


I regret not taking Mandarin classes more seriously when I was in primary school :(


So I left and then came upon another new restaurant.


Pretty's Hot Chicken.


It's a fried chicken place and most people love fried chicken, eh? 


Maybe one day there will be a Kaw Kaw Chicken hah...hah...hah... There are another two new chicken places in Damansara Uptown. I will show you later.

12 comments:

  1. Good morning! This fish kaw kaw place looks like a Chi-na place that sells oily and spicy Chinese food which I don't like too. I love fried chicken.

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    1. Good morning! That's what I thought too since some of the dishes have dried chillies.

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  2. I think kaw kaw is a term meant only for drinks (as in how 'thick' the drinks are like Yit Cha & Pakkopi)....not fish lah! :D

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    1. Perhaps they meant their fish meat is thick and very substantial, that's why they call it fish kaw kaw.

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    2. kaw can also be a term to refer to flesh being thick. Like in hokkien, they say his skin very kaw, meaning he is very thick skined, LOL!

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    3. Kris : That's why I was amused as to why they use "kaw kaw" for the fish LOL! There is another meaning n Hokkien for "kaw kaw" ie like the expression of "all out" or "betul-betul" as in enjoying your food (fish) all out until very satisfied/makan betul2 sampai puas. So it might mean eat/enjoy fish kaw kaw! LOL!

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    4. Lotus : hah..hah..could be their fish very fleshy and the meat is very kaw!

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    5. PH & Libby: Lol...those who don't know Hokkien won't know the other meaning. Lol on "thick skinned"! :D

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  3. There are so many Chinese style restaurants like Ikan Kaw Kaw in Klang Valley (or whole Malaysia?) offer various types of Chinese cuisine.
    That fried chicken meal, not cheap eh... =.="

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    1. There are so many items on their menu, I wonder how the cope hah..hah...

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  4. I also think I won't like the gravy so I haven't tried similar food. Thank you for the updates on eateries in uptown. 👍 😊

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