The article on Oriental Daily for  NTV7 Foodie Blogger (愛食客) TV program is finally out last Wednesday (21/5/2014). 

The article is of course, all about Ernest Chong (张顺源), the host of the TV program, while I play second fiddle as the invited guest of the day. This was my first time on a Chinese newspaper, which means I’ve now appeared in newspaper articles of all three major languages, woohoo!

Oriental Daily article on NTV7 Foodie Blogger TV program
Oriental Daily article on NTV7 Foodie Blogger TV program

For the article, we went to the Taman Connaught Pasar Malam for 3 challenges whereby we, with the help of the hawker stall operator, come up with our own preparation of the food, then serve it to the public to get votes. The first challenge was the stinky tofu, follow by salted pau and potted ice cream.

salted fish pau challenge
salted fish pau challenge

Whenever someone votes for either of us, we get a little NTV7 sticker. At the end I collected 14 to Ernest’s 12 or 13 stickers, but he won the 1st and 3rd challenges while I only came up top for the sauce I made for salted pau. I had the majority votes, I guess, but like general elections in Malaysia, it’s the number of seats won that matters.

No prize anyway, hahaha, it was all fun!

Foodie Blogger airs on Thursday 10pm, I’m the guest on the segment that features KL hawker foods that should be aired in a few weeks.

potted ice cream challenge
potted ice cream challenge

Here’s the full article copied from Oriental Daily. Interestingly, the writer, the artist, and myself all shared the same surname 张.

《爱食客》街头拉票嚇路人 张顺源最怕臭豆腐

娱乐2014年5月20日

张心怡 报导

(蕉赖20日讯)张顺源拋身夜市当「爱食客」,豁出去地亏本设计「双层花盆蛋糕冰淇淋」之余,直接在街头拉客投票测人气,还拉拢好友「作弊」为他增加同情票。

ntv7美食节目《爱食客》,由第一届金视奖最佳男配角张顺源取代视帝庄可比,担任新一季主持人。首次主持美食节目的他,在长达12集的第2季节目中,將与不同的部落客一同品嚐部落客们推荐的美食料理。配合节目,他找来雪隆区的搭档部落客张家勇,骑重机进击蕉赖康乐夜市,並以3种夜市食物进行游戏,经现场民眾投票决定谁是贏家。

第2季《爱食客》每逢星期四晚上11时於ntv7播出。

第1站:臭味相投臭豆腐(张顺源胜)

远远就闻到臭豆腐的味道,让访问这天拍戏拍到凌晨5时、没睡多久即赶往记者会接受访问的张顺源,一双本要塌下的眼皮瞬间睁开,眉头皱成了一团。「我平时真的不碰臭豆腐。」话虽如此,他和部落客还是乖乖戴上透明塑料手套,亲自下锅炸臭豆腐。突然听到老板说「切了豆腐后,手会有点酵水味」后,2人开始互相推脱,谁该先开始切浸了2天、发酵2週的臭豆腐。憋著呼吸把臭豆腐下锅后,2人要准备为比赛的臭豆腐调製「酱料」。

张顺源选了薑片、柠檬和辣椒粉,部落客选了芥末、辣椒粉和千岛酱。2人信心满满地將混在一起的酱料,倒在炸好的臭豆腐上,3位结伴逛夜市、打算初次尝试臭豆腐的女孩们,就这样成了他们的实验品。结果由张顺源以2票获胜,原因是选用的酱料调配遮盖了臭豆腐的味道,让第一次尝试吃臭豆腐的民眾觉得还不错。

至於部落客所得的1票也非同情分,民眾表示:「就是有保留了原味的臭。」

第2站:皇帝爱吃咸鱼包(部落客胜)

无线剧《食为奴》中,康熙皇帝爱吃的咸鱼包来到康乐夜市,同样吸引了络绎不绝的人潮。这回张顺源挑战加入千岛酱、辣椒粉与芥末的酱料,败给部落客准备的千岛酱+辣椒粉+酱油。原因是张顺源准备的酱料太咸了,配上原本的咸鱼包,等於「咸上加咸」。

第3站:花盆蛋糕冰淇淋(张顺源胜)

来到这站,2人必须向年仅20岁的小老板学习花盆蛋糕冰淇淋的製作步骤。本该是蛋糕和雪糕一层层铺上,但2人来到最后一关,亏本式地加料,2大勺的雪糕加上2层蛋糕,若是这样以原价售卖的花,必定亏本。张顺源为自己设计的花盆蛋糕冰淇淋取名「孤独残风中的败柳」,原因是叠得太高,时间拖得太久,雪糕都融的七七八八了。部落客左铺巧克力,右铺芝士的「鸳鸯花盆」,名字不错,卖相不受落。加上张顺源的好友凑巧地来逛夜市,隔壁算命摊的老板娘认出张顺源后,更是落力为他拉人气,这一回合若捨张顺源,还能取谁呢?

map to Taman Connaught Pasar Malam

Address:
Taman Connaught Pasar Malam
Connaught Highway & Jalan Pantas
Cheras, Selangor
GPS: 3.081564, 101.734068
Hours: Every Wednesday Evening

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25 thoughts on “Look ma, I’m on Oriental Daily 21/5/2014

  • May 23, 2014 at 2:50 pm
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    Wow your top definitely stands out! 😉

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  • May 23, 2014 at 5:21 pm
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    WOOHOOO!! You’re AWESOME!
    I salute the stinky tofu part, THAT, to me is a huge challenge…I will never survive that, no way, not in a million years…LOL!:-P

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    • May 24, 2014 at 6:23 pm
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      Christy: but the stinky tofu is actually quite tasty!

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  • May 23, 2014 at 7:02 pm
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    KY, how wonderful. Now you are well known foodie blogger. Hope you appear more in the newspaper.

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    • May 24, 2014 at 6:24 pm
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      Vickie: thanks thanks. 😀

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    • May 24, 2014 at 6:24 pm
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      Choi Yen: wah i bangga liao.

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  • May 25, 2014 at 5:13 am
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    That the guy who came to Sibu and did a feature on Sibu food? Aired on NTV7 a few weeks ago. You didn’t come with him?

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    • May 25, 2014 at 10:56 am
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      suituapui: yes! but every location features a different local blogger.

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  • May 25, 2014 at 11:50 am
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    fehmesssss liao!!! sign plsss 😛 🙂

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    • May 26, 2014 at 9:08 am
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      nekomeow: sign where? hahaha.

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  • May 26, 2014 at 10:44 am
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    keke… ernest looks like a 14 year old kenny sia

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    • May 26, 2014 at 11:01 am
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      immature: i wouldn’t know how a 14 year old kenny sia looks like. haha

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      • May 27, 2014 at 7:07 am
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        errrr…. like a Kenny Sia, but smaller, keke

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  • May 26, 2014 at 3:02 pm
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    awesome shot!must try the salted fish pow.

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    • May 26, 2014 at 3:41 pm
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      cquek: not to forget the stinky tofu!

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  • May 27, 2014 at 6:18 am
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    Hi KY, congrats and welldone… love your post and thanks for keeping it ever so interesting..

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    • May 27, 2014 at 6:14 pm
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      MH: thank you very much, appreciate the comment. 🙂

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  • May 27, 2014 at 11:46 am
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    KY handsome syiok; )

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    • May 27, 2014 at 6:15 pm
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      Tian Chad: you ate too much sugary desserts!

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  • June 3, 2014 at 12:03 pm
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    now lagi famous liao.. will u still lunch with me ah? XD

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    • June 3, 2014 at 3:46 pm
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      Jean: wah please la, we lunch lunch come!

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