Masakan hidung lembu/cow nose

Picture and original story courtesy from zakuan hasan
http://zakuanhasan.wordpress.com/tag/kulit-lembu/

Never in my wildest imagination would i imagine that the nose of a cow is actually edible . In a scale of 1 to 10 , i consider this as 10 on my list of bizzare food.Not sure about the taste though, but i would really really like to sample it at least once.

The nostril must first be grilled on an open fire to remove the fine hair and to break out the outer hard layer of the nostril.The charred outer layer of the nostril is then removed and it will be then cut into small pieces . I was told that in kelantan this food is quite common and was added into a soup .

For my readers out there ,please leave a comment if you have any info on where i could buy a cooked cow nose .

Desaru ostrich farm, johor

There are something about ostrich that trigger an adrenalin rush on my eldest daughter. The mere mentioning about ostrich will left her bouncing excitedly . We had been to various ostrich farm all over malaysia and so far this is the best and the most complete ostrich breeding facility. Most of the ostrich farm we visited before only focus on the ostrich alone , what i mean is there are only a few adult ostrich and nothing else .The best example is the PD ostrich farm,there is no effort to educate the visitors about the ostrich breeding , their physical anatomy , their lifecycle , habitat and etc.We went there , pay a few ringgit of entrance ticket , watch a few ostrich and go back home without any knowledge about ostrich.

But this place is very different , you enter without any knowledge about ostrich and you exit with some hands on knowledge about ostrich.There are briefing session by the breeders on ostrich and they even gave us a demonstration on how to safely crack an ostrich egg without destroying its shell . They breed the ostrich mostly for local and singaporean market and you could see different physical development of an ostrich starting from day 1. There are around 300++ ostrich roaming free within their enclosure .An interesting fact about ostrich is that only 30% of its meat are process into food item , the rest are turn into medicinal product like ostrich oil and tonic.This had made an ostrich meat rather damn expensive at rm45 per kg. The meat are also sold here and for muslim don't worry as they had obtain a halal certificate and the certs are displayed at their shop.

I've tasted ostrich meat before and i must say that they are the best.I highly recommend this place due to its educational value . It's a great exposure for me and my family.Do visit this place when ever you are in desaru , johor.

Siput paku

I'm very sure that most of you recognised this shellfish.Locally known as siput paku and it could easily be found around sandy beach where the water is clear and not murky.Siput paku usually found its way in the local souveniers shop where it will be made into all sorts of crafts and artworks.Not many people realised that siput paku is actually edible . The texture of the flesh bear similarity to the famous siput sedut but with a slight bitter taste.It could be cook with chili or masak lemak . But before it was cooked you need to cut the pointed portion of the shell.This will allow you to suck the flesh quite easily.Another first for xplorer.

Putu Bambu special juriah , ayer hitam , johor

The quest for the best had brought me to the small town of Ayer Hitam in johor.This place was highly recommended by a fellow blogger of mine and i must say that i had never seen so many people constantly lining up to buy putu bambu.Before coming to this place , i thought putu bambu will always be just a putu that i used to buy in the pasar malam and nothing else . There is no way a simple dish like that could become special and extraordinary.
Well folks , this dish had beat all my initial expectation and it is indeed special. The texture is very smooth and fluffy and the filling is very generous.A typical putu bambu texture is a bit coarse but for putu bambu juriah it will literally melt in your mouth.The direction to this place is simple , exit through ayer hitam exit heading toward bandar ayer hitam . The stall will be on your right near a traffic light not far from sekolah kebangsaan ayer hitam.
Overall experience =A

Pusat ternakan Belangkas Sedili Kecil , Kota tinggi , Johor

Tempat ni memang kurang di kenali sebab takde promosi untuk menarik pelancong melawat.Signboard dari jalan besar pun takdak yang ada cuma papan tanda projek ternakan belangkas.Kalau tak disebabkan masuk rancangan majalah 3 , aku pun takkan tahu yang tempat ni wujud. Mengikut pengusaha tempat ni , belangkas yang diternak adalah untuk pasaran tempatan .
Belangkas yang dikenal pasti hampir mengeluarkan telurnya diasingkan di kawasan berpasir khas.Bila belangkas dah bertelur , telurnya akan diambil dan diasingkan di dalam kolam khas sehingga menetas.Tempoh matang belangkas agak lama , kalau tak silap aku dalam 3-4 tahun . Selain belangkas , udang kara pun ada jugak kat sini . Kalau nak beli belangkas dan lobster pun boleh kat sini tapi malangnya aku rasa harganya agak mahal berbanding dengan harga pasaran di kuala selangor.Disini harga seekor belangkas mencecah rm 15 seekor berbanding di kuala selangor cuma rm 8 seekor.
Tempat ini memang unik tapi sayang tidak di komersialkan dengan baik.

Pulai Desaru Beach Resort

The last time i was in desaru was more than a decade ago.I was still single back then and me and my buddy drove from KL to JB and then to mersing for pulau tioman. We had a brief stop in desaru and back then i thought desaru was just plain and boring . There was virtually nothing except a long stretch of beach.
Now being there again with my kids and family trailing along , the feel and perception about desaru change altogether. This place is really cool , there's plenty of activity that you can do with your family and plus the seaside is really amazing.The kids enjoy playing in the white clean sand while i enjoy dosing off under the cabana amid the seabreeze.
The whole family stayed at the PULAI DESARU BEACH RESORT , an excellent value for money 4 star hotel.The room is huge with excellent service and facility and it only cost us RM 188 pernight.Overall i do recommend this place and the whole family really enjoy our stay here , in fact we had decided that we will come back again for a second trip hopefully in the near future.
Seeing my kids enjoying themselves in the pool and the beach is enough to make me happy and unwind.A family is haven in a heartless world.