Food Review: Fuwa Fuwa Bakery Cafe

Just 2 weeks ago, the boyfie and I met up with our friend - Ivy to collect our invitation cards to her wedding reception. She suggested this bakery cafe in The School at Jaya One called Fuwa Fuwa Bakery Cafe to meet up. The School is a new place, a very hipster hangout spot I feel. When we arrived, we were quite confused as to where Fuwa Fuwa is located as the directory board's information was not complete. For your information, Fuwa Fuwa is located on the 1st floor. As you go up the escalator to the first floor, it's located just behind you.

Somewhat like an L-shape, Fuwa Fuwa's interior design is very open with a modern minimalist touch. Natural light casted through the glass walls brightens up the whole place instantly. A perfect setting for pictures!

I like how it was spacious enough to allow people to sit wherever they like and still maintain their personal space. they have plug points available too! some are located just below the tables. They have small tables for small group meet ups and bigger tables for bigger groups. The small tables are abit too small if you're meeting up with your friends with laptops and ordering their meals. As there were 3 of us on one table, Ivy had her laptop opened and 2 of us ordered food for ourselves. It ran out of space! So we moved to a long table instead.

Perfect spot for a quiet time alone

Fuwa Fuwa has a variety of buns, bread and pastries and some of their names are pretty interesting. Among the few were Roly Poly Sausage, Captain Floss & Fuwa UFO . There was this one bread which caught my eye the first time I saw it (Love at first sight LOL), I forgotten the name but I do know that it was a pastry topped with onions and cheese, it smelt so good. I didn't try that as I was hungry and I wanted a meal! I would go back again to try their pastries as I am a huge fan of pastries! 

 They also have a selection of cakes, I am a big dessert kinda girl but I wasn't feeling dessert that day. So I passed on the cakes. I will want to try their Tender Tofu Cheesecake on my next trip to Fuwa Fuwa.

Onion Rings RM8.00

Okay, so being the onion fan that I am, We ordered the Onion Rings. I like how the batter wasn't too thick that it overpowers the onion. Although it wasn't covered in a thick batter, It was fried till crisp. However, I would prefer if their onion slices were thicker. The onion rings are best eaten with their House special Sauce. Their sauce looks like mustard and had a little taste like mustard. I wonder what's the concoction for the sauce.

Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich RM12.00

Boyfriend ordered the Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich. It arrived with lots of leafy on the sides. The crispy chicken slices remained tender and complemented the sauce. I dislike how some F&B outlets over cooks their chicken and it turns out very dry and uncomfortable to the throat. their leafs were fresh too! Boyfriend ordered their latte, but he pointed out that their foam is abit too little for cappuccino and ideally it should be thicker.

Tropical Chicken Chop RM 15.00

See what I mean about perfect picture setting??! Ahem.. anyway... I ordered the Tropical Chicken Chop. Like the Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich, it came with a side of salad. The chicken was accompanied by tomato sauce. 

 The chicken was lathered in tumeric and grilled till tender. The strongest flavour was the tumeric, but it should contain other spices and/or flavouring. I wished they had more tomato sauce though. The tomato sauce gave it a little Hainanese touch to the dish and of course a dish is not tropical without a pineapple to top it off right? I enjoyed my dish but wished that it was a bigger portion.

Creamy Mushroom Soup RM 9.00

Ivy ordered their mushroom soup which my senses tells me that it is delicious. It is indeed creamy as it states and according to Ivy, it is fresh unlike those that are possibly taken from a mushroom soup can. their garlic bread looks soft, with a crisp toasted surface. Smelled good too. We were informed that their mushroom soup is made from scratch, sounds like my type of mushroom soup!

If you foresee yourself visiting this cafe often, then be a Fuwa friend to receive members' benefits and privileges.

Also, one good news is that they have baking classes for little ones! They have 3 types of classes:

1. Dough Play (Price: From RM45)
2. Cupcake Craze (Price: From RM50)
3. All About Cookies, (Price: From RM45)

The price includes materials and starter kit. They require a minimum 6 kids to start a class and a maximum 12 kids per class. The classes are held 2 hours per class and they have couple of classes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Fuwa Fuwa has friendly and helpful staffs to attend to your needs. They helped recommended the food and drinks as we took some time to decide our meals. With helpful and friendly staffs, I'm sure the kids will enjoy themselves during the classes too. They also do kids parties whereby guests are able to bake their own cookies and cupcakes which they can bring it home!

Head on to their Fuwa Fuwa Bakery Cafe Facebook Page to check out photos of their kids classes and parties. Looks like fun! You could call them up to ask for the time slots or you could drop by their bakery to check it out yourselves.

As their tagline goes "Have a Fluffy Day!"

Fuwa Fuwa Bakery Cafe

100-1.37 & 100-1.41, The School, Block J, Jaya One,

No. 72A, Jalan Universiti,

46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 10 am - 7 pm (Mon - Sat)

Tel: +603-7491 4866/016-217 5297

Website: www.fuwafuwa.com

Facebook: facebook.com/fuwafuwabakerycafe

Perth, Australia 4.0 - Graduation & (more) Food

So, ladies and gentleman, this shall be my final post of a very overdue Australia trip from February 2013. *Phew* This post will be about my last 2 days in Perth, which as the title suggests - Jackie's graduation more foodie trips! Sherbet Cake & Bake Shop is located in Maylands, Perth. We were told by Jackie that this Red Velvet cupcake the best ever so far among all that he has tried before.

Red Velvet Cupcake

 Banana Caramel Cupcake

 Vanilla Vanilla Cupcake

I ordered a cappucino. I find that the coffee was so-so, still prefer the one at Fremantle harbour! Haha. The Red Velvet was a delicious one indeed! It is different from the ones that I have tasted in Malaysia. The cake is soft and moist. It has a little bitter taste to it, not so much of sweet. Actually... it doesn't have any sweetness to the cake. I was wondering if they really made it from beet root rather than from colouring. The reason why there is no sweetness in their cake is because of their cream. Their cream is not of those that is buttery and soft cream but it is more of real icing. The icing by itself is rather sweet for my liking but it complements the cake when you eat it together. They have other cakes too as you can see in the picture. But I find that  the Banana Caramel and the Vanilla Vanilla Cupcake lack in comparison to the Red Velvet. After some coffee and cake, we went to Northbridge, in Perth city for Dim Sum and also to get Corica's Apple Strudel!

Pineapple bun

Bun bump!

Dim Sum, was not bad, quite authentic. I loved the pineapple bun. There was a specific name to it but i forgot what was it! haha... Their buns were soft and it was filled fully with the pineapple filling! Imagine McDonald's Apple pie filling but better and less artificial. 

I wished i bought more than one Apple Strudel. XD We took this photo of the Apple Strudel only after we reached home. It may look kind of unappetizing in this picture but thou shall not be deceived! The apple Strudel was magnifique! It wasn't too heavy on the whipped cream. Very generous with the Apple filling and the crust was still crisp even after that 5 hours flight from Perth to Malaysia! But only thing was that the strudel deflated. It was as big and tall as the box itself. As you can see in the picture, it shrunk almost half of its original size. probably because we bought the strudel 2 days before we left for Malaysia.

After a hearty breakfast, we went back to Murdoch campus to rest for awhile and then went off with Jackie to collect his robe. One of the purpose of my trip there was to be Jackie's photographer after he got his graduation robe. few of our other friends were graduating as well so we took the chance to take some pictures with them too. Minus the scorching sun, the lighting was perfect for an outdoor photo shoot and natural indoor lighting from the sun. Below are a few of the highlights of the day and some are my favourite. :)

                            

Ivy's a pro in this by that time. XD

Candid are the best picture. :)

Family shot! We were his "parents" for this graduation since his parents couldn't make it. XD

After our photoshoot, we had to get ready for the graduation ceremony. It was outdoor but thankfully it was held at night so it wasn't hot or warm. It was quite cooling actually. After the ceremony was over, we had a light dinner which was provided. I like the idea of an outdoor ceremony, it is less formal and less stuffy. Probably wouldn't work in a Tropical country like Malaysia though as halfway through the ceremony the guests might end up feeling sweaty and sticky due to the humid weather. After the ceremony, we went to the casino just to have some fun and to look-see, look-see. ;)

Graduation boy!! Everyone wanted a photo with him.

:)

The graduation venue.

 We couldn't take any pictures in front so I had to take this shot from the screen. hehe. Congrats Jackie!

Dinner. Looks sad but it was enough because it ended around 10-ish.

Jackie and Ivy flew back to Malaysia the next day because Jackie had to fly to another destination for a family trip. Kuok Sing and I stayed back for another day to explore around Fremantle town. It was a slow day as we took our time to walk around town just enjoying the view and the food. We went back to Kailis' and this time we decided to try something different. I forgot the name of my order but mine includes two prawns, scallops, calamari rings, one fish and chips. Boyfriend tried the Fish and Chips ice cream. The taste was familiar but hard to make out. I figured out what it tasted like after a while.. But I wouldn't want to spoil the fun for you. Try it when you are there! ;)

After brunch, we went to the Western Australia Museum Shipwreck Galleries. Australia has plentiful of museums which entry is free of charge. Why waste the opportunity right? This Shipwreck gallery opens daily from 9.30am - 5.00pm. Below are a few pictures of what's inside the museum. Very historical and educational. I got this coin from the museum which you can actually collect from various tourist spots in Perth. I only found out about this when I saw the coin dispensing machine in the museum. Engraved on the coin is the name of the place you visited and an icon that represents that place. Keep an eye out for these dispensing machines! A great souvenir for yourself to keep in a coin book!

Since I was absent on the first day of Perth, le boyfriend decided to bring me to Jus Burgers in Fremantle market. Burger was huge, juicy and wholesome! The bread was crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. I ordered the Pommy Burger which is beef and boyfriend ordered the Pancetta Chicken burger which has a Hawaiian twist to it because of the pineapple. haha... They have vegetarian meals as well and for the more adventurous, you can go for the Kangaroo meat burger. :/

Pommy Burger

Pancetta Chicken

It's so good that it deserves two pictures. Wtf.

He then took me to Cold Rock Ice Creamery. In Malaysia it's called Teppanyaki ice cream. :/ Anyways, it is basically mashing and mixing the condiments and fruits of your choice into your selected ice cream on a cold metal piece. Imagining that you are adding raisins and chocolate chunks into bread dough and you will have to knead the dough to evenly mix the raisins and the chocolate chunks into the dough. Yeah, something like that. I chose gummy bears and raspberries. When I was almost done with my ice cream, and the ice cream melted, it looked like a gummy bear massacre. :/

Before :D

 After :O

RIP Gummy Bears...

Well, that basically sums up the highlight of my Perth Trip. *wipes sweat*. Overall I had a great time there, we were glad that we got to experience a little bit of some Winter wind and Summer sun, I hope the next time when I go back there, it would be Autumn or Spring. This trip has been adventurous, food-gasmic, educational and relaxing (minus the 5 hour flight). I'm taking the premium seat with the adjustable seats the next time I take a night/midnight more than 5 hours flight to wherever. If you read my first entry on my travel to Perth, I was very tired when I touched down. Slept in the car on the way to Caversham.

                           

I would love to indulge in a few food that I tried but I would love to try something else too. If you'd ask me which is my favourite activity during the trip? I would say Rottnest Island. :D If you would like to read on my experience there you can click here . But most of all, it is the company of friends and loved ones that makes a difference to the whole trip! I hope to see a different side of Perth should I plan for a trip there again. :D

My favourite shot of us during the interval break during the indoor graduation photoshoot. :p