Joined: Jan 2008
From: KL - Cardiff - Subang - Sydney
QUOTE(SSJBen @ Sep 7 2022, 04:43 PM)
Not sure why there can't be a non-halal Italian restaurant. Maybe I bukak one.
i think a lot of the higher priced Italian restaurants are essentially non-halal, since they almost always use and serve alcohol together with their cooking, although they will claim to be pork free
Luce Osteria is one that I know serves pork. Good pastas as well but really I only go there for special occasion, basic pasta like aglio olio still better done at home
This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 7 2022, 04:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
From: KL - Cardiff - Subang - Sydney
QUOTE(SSJBen @ Sep 7 2022, 05:10 PM)
Luce I only go there for their wood oven pizza, which is not bad. But they already started to cheap out on the pizza dough since few years ago. They don't allow the pizza dough to rest more than 24 hours anymore, taking shortcuts and not allowing it rest and rise.
Thanks for reminding they do serve pork though.
I'd add LaBottega to the list if this was still few years ago. But recently, the boss there started to cheap out on his ingredients. Already diu kao him a few times, stop taking customers for a ride.
what to do, inflation
boss wanna earn more and consumers not willing to pay more nowadays
LaBottega is still good place to shop for ingredients though
This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 7 2022, 06:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
From: KL - Cardiff - Subang - Sydney
QUOTE(SSJBen @ Sep 7 2022, 05:51 PM)
Mostly agree except for the herbs and parmesan.
For herbs, always use FRESH herbs but only use 2 types of mix at most. Preferably if you have home grown ones, that will ALWAYS be the best. Don't use the bs "italian herbs mix" that comes in bottle if you have a choice.
For the cheese, for fuck's sake stop using parmesan. Parmesan is FAKE cheese lol. If you want to use real parmesan, use parmigiano reggiano (preferably DOP) or better yet, grano padano and/or pecorino.
you have any ideas where to find blocks of these in KL/Selangor? Jaya Grocer is a hit or miss when it comes to cheese depending on branch