Malaysian Cuisine's New Breakthrough, Innovative Dishes That Satisfy.

Restaurant: Auntie Marley (Tsim Sha Tsui) Address: Shop G16, Ground Floor, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Auntie Marley, which has been refurbished and transformed to feature Malaysian fusion cuisine, made its re-debut at Harbour City's Ocean Terminal about 3 months ago. This time, they've brought in a Malaysian chef👨🏼🍳, presenting Malaysian dishes that are both traditional and innovative, one after another, to the diners🇲🇾 Before even entering the restaurant, you'll see a giant birdcage seating area, adorned with hanging plants🌸, and the restaurant environment is decorated in a pink color scheme, along with a huge mural inside the restaurant, which is distinctive and perfect for taking photos📸 After sitting down for a short while, the waiter served a pot of flower tea and an appetizer snack—mini fish sauce shrimp spring rolls. The crispy mini spring rolls are filled with shrimp paste marinated in the chef's secret sambal sauce🦐, offering a savory flavor that makes it hard to stop eating after one bite🤪 ✝️ Crab Meat Mixed Vegetable Crepe Roll $128 Made with crab meat and various vegetables such as fried onions, lettuce🥬, shredded carrots🥕, lotus root, etc., the crepe roll may not have a very strong crab flavor, but the filling is rich and satisfying. Dipped in crushed peanuts and secret spicy sauce, and with a squeeze of lime juice, the taste is both refreshing and rich, definitely worth a try. Eating it with fried shrimp adds an extra layer of 'crispy' flavor🤓 ✝️ Rendang Beef Cheek with Burnt Rice Roll $268 Rendang is a spicy stewed meat dish, known as 'Padang' in Hong Kong, and is quite famous in Southeast Asian cuisine, even being named the world's number one food🥇. This representative dish, commonly seen at important Malaysian feasts, is made with coconut milk and a variety of local spices, slow-cooked to create a rich and intense flavor. The beef cheek is almost paste-like with a bit of sauce💦, and it might be a bit too strong on its own, but when paired with the chewy burnt rice roll, it becomes much more palatable and filling. ✝️ Hainanese Chicken Claypot Rice $368 Incorporating one of Southeast Asia's signature dishes, Hainanese chicken, into Hong Kong-style flavor, this Hainanese chicken claypot rice is my favorite dish of the meal😍. The rice is cooked with ingredients like southern ginger and fragrant spear, with the addition of Chinese sausage, taro, and shrimp, infusing each grain of rice with the essence of the ingredients. The waiter adds sweet soy sauce, scallion oil, and other seasonings on the spot and mixes them gently, then places half a Hainanese chicken on top of the rice🐓. The tender and juicy chicken, served with the indispensable trio of sauces, and the crispy rice crust at the bottom of the pot, will make you fall in love at first bite🤤 ✝️ Pandan Coconut Toast $58 Made with coconut milk, coconut sugar, pandan essence, and eggs, the pandan coconut spread is sweet and fragrant, paired with buttery toast🧈. It's quite good with a bite, but whether you like it or not is subjective, as it can be a bit heavy—best enjoyed occasionally😝 For drinks, I ordered a Tri-Color Iced Milk Tea ($48) and a Plum Honey Soda ($48). The former is made with coconut sugar, condensed milk, and Malaysian tea leaves, creating a gradient of black, white, and brown🌱. It's not only silky like Hong Kong-style milk tea but also has a hint of coconut fragrance. The latter is refreshing and quenching, with the plum adding a touch of relief from greasiness😌