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A Vegetarian Meal For Two In Home Recipe Cafe, Ipoh

I love food but I confess that I am not a "Big Portion" eater ... unbelievable but true... *serious*... Normally I don't take a lot especially during dinner time.  I believe in having a good and heavy meal for breakfast... then something light for lunch and not so heavy during dinner.

Sometimes I opt for a meat-less meal and there is one vegetarian shop which I like to do for dinner.  It is called Home Recipe Cafe or in Mandarin, it is written as "One Family" cafe...

My friend and I are small eaters.... so we ordered these to share among both of us....
One plate of curry vegetarian rice to be shared by both of us.... :)
We ordered a plate of eggplants with basil leaves... 
Sounds good... tastes great!
My friend chose this dish...
She said something fanciful that she has not tried before...
Neither did I.....
Beancurd (Taufoo Pok) stuffed with cooked sengkuang at bottom and alfalfa as toppings... 
There are 4 pieces in one plate... just nice for the two of us...
I would like to order this dish again..
The cooked sengkuang inside adds to the sweetness.. 
Overall, the bill came to RM24...
I really would like to come by here again.... 


Here is the address:
5, Medan Ipoh 1D, 
Medan Ipoh Bistari, 
Ipoh Garden, 31400 Ipoh, Perak.
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  1. Irene TanJuly 23, 2014 at 9:12 PM

    All looks good. Btw, what is the last dish.? Looks like tofu cut into halves and stuffed with something & deep fried.

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:51 AM

      Yes, taufoo pok with cooked sengkuang inside and topped with those er.. alfafa?

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  2. RealGunnersJuly 23, 2014 at 9:15 PM

    That's alfalfa I think. Quite interesting, I never seen them cooked like what you had.
    I can't tolerate eggplants vegetarian style, my brain has been programmed to only accept eggplants cooked with sambal

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:52 AM

      hahaha.. I like the word programmed! Mine is programmed to try anything edible! hahahaa..

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  3. Princess RibbonJuly 23, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    Everything looks good... I love brinjals too.. Mum always braise it with oyster sauce, skin peeled.. MIL pulak likes to deep fry it to make yong taufu or add sambal paste and petai..

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:53 AM

      Yes, brinjals can be done in many various ways... as I said above.. mine is programmed to eat them any way it is cooked.. hahahaa.. i like the word used by realgunners.. "Programmed" pulak.. hahahaa..

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    2. RealGunnersJuly 24, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      That's the benefit (or hazard) of spending 10 hours a day staring at programming codes in front of the PC @.@

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    3. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 1:10 PM

      hahaha..this is what I call a computer geek! I also stare at this idiot box but most on FB and blogging only.. hahaa.

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  4. இ Baŋäŋaz இJuly 23, 2014 at 10:40 PM

    Bananaz is vegemeatarian but slowly going towards vegetarian. Currently no eat beef, no lamb & less oink oink.

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  5. KenJuly 23, 2014 at 11:21 PM

    Oh no... alfalfa is one of the vegetables that i don't appreciate >_<

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:54 AM

      Young man, you must try everything healthy.. haahahaa.. but like my kids, they don't take raw leaves like that...

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  6. HayleyJuly 23, 2014 at 11:33 PM

    Sometimes share share is good, can try different things...

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:54 AM

      Yes, especially we are not big portion eaters...

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  7. Ginny HartzlerJuly 24, 2014 at 2:27 AM

    Looking really good, just like you look good, Claire. I think whatever you eat you will always stay slim and pretty!

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:55 AM

      Thank you Ginny... I hope I can stay slim and pretty like you said.. which is almost impossible nowadays.. hahahaa..

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  8. suituapuiJuly 24, 2014 at 5:40 AM

    I like! Real vegetables vegetarian, not those gluten imitations but RM12 each for vegetables? Hmmmm....vegetarian meals should be cheaper but instead, it is always more expensive especially when they claim to use this organic, that organic.... Better go chap fan places, pick only the veg. I think I've seen one place here - 3 veg (no meat) only RM2.00.

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    1. munJuly 24, 2014 at 7:10 AM

      There are three items on the bill, not two so on average is RM8 per item for the curry rice, brinjal and alfafa tofu so quite good price actually.

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    2. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:56 AM

      Yes, you are right, Mun.. three dishes... I know the brinjals is RM12 but not so sure on the stuffed taufoo and the rice.. tonight I might go there again.. :)

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    3. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 1:10 PM

      So cheap ah, Arthur?? RM2 for 3 vege is super cheap nowadays!

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    4. RealGunnersJuly 24, 2014 at 6:34 PM

      Chap fan places also not guaranteed all vege will be cheaper. I know a few of them stalls in Petaling Street, if you take 3 vege, the price will be the same as 2 vege 1 meat or 1 vege 2 meat. When you ask, the auntie will declare: "Kam yat choi guai ah!" (Today's vege is expensive!)

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  9. munJuly 24, 2014 at 7:12 AM

    Good morning Claire,

    I like the vegetarian curry rice. Was that potato in the curry? I have eaten alfafa before but not stuffed into beancurd puff like this.

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 7:58 AM

      Me too, I like vegetarian curry rice with lots of okra, brinjals, potatoes.. yes, they are potatoes... This is first time for me to eat alfalfa too... inside is sengkuang...

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  10. PHJuly 24, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    Small eater, huh? Me and my partner are big eaters and our table will be full of food hah..hah...I actually love vegetarian food. Have you tried Lohas in PJ? That is my favourite place for vegetarian food.

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 9:32 AM

      Oh, I haven't tried the Lohas, Phong Hong... when I travel, I don't go vegetarian food.. cos my family sure want meat along with the rest..

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  11. linaJuly 24, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    Wow... looks yummy and the beancurd with alfalfa sure caught my attention. :)

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 9:36 AM

      Now as I grow, I like to eat more greens than white and red meat.. Hopefully I can keep it that way :)

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  12. 煒霖July 24, 2014 at 9:27 AM

    I like the eggplant and also the Taufoo Pok but not toppings...

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 9:36 AM

      You are normal to dislike the toppings.. that shows you are still young.. hehehe...

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    2. 煒霖July 25, 2014 at 8:28 AM

      Hahahaha, is good to stay young wat!! =p

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  13. Somewhere in SingaporeJuly 24, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    curry vegetarian rice looks good, but eggplant, no thank you!!!

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 9:37 AM

      Dislike eggplant? No thank you? Sounds familiar... hmmmm...

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  14. ChrisAuJuly 24, 2014 at 9:44 AM

    I thought medan ipoh only for buses ?

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 11:42 AM

      Medan Gopeng la.. that one.. now no more already..

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  15. Small KucingJuly 24, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    so ching ching meal ah?

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 11:42 AM

      Curry mana ching.. oh ching in the sense of no meat? I prefer it that way nowadays..

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  16. Twilight ManJuly 24, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    I always felt good when I had vegetarian meals like this. So healthy and wiped off all my guilt for being glutton on meat and carbos.

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 11:43 AM

      Self consoling, right? hahahaa.. I also refrain from abundant meat.. but crabs I dont mind eating.. :)

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  17. [SK]July 24, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    sometimes it's good to go for vegetarian once in a while, ching ching dei mah.. the Beancurd (Taufoo Pok) stuffed with cooked sengkuang at bottom and alfalfa as toppings looks good leh, looks like those very trendy style of vegetarian dish..

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 24, 2014 at 1:19 PM

      Yes, surprisingly they tasted not bad... I might be coming by again soon... try other dishes..

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  18. wennJuly 25, 2014 at 12:23 AM

    I sure love all those dishes..those taufu pok look yummy..

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  19. LibbyJuly 25, 2014 at 1:17 AM

    All looks good, I love vegetarian food at times, good for health and for building up merit, the taufoo looks like those served in sushi restaurants

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    1. ReanaclaireJuly 25, 2014 at 10:16 PM

      Me too.. nowadays try to refrain from so much meat...

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  20. izzahAugust 5, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    hi , just wondering.. it's 100% vegetarian right? no lard no alcohol added ? would to love to try .

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