Continue from where i left about MIFB, this is the cake decorating starts… where cream are spread on top of sponge cake.

mounting 2 slabs of cream on 2 ends of the cake, still no idea what he want to scuplt on the cake.

More cream

OK, back to where it began, this is the hall where public visitor pay RM10, and trade visitor fill in a form attaching their business card and walk in FOC.

a 3 days exhibition, no shorts/bermuda and slippers allowed. Purpose of MIFB to for forging business between local businessman and exhibitors(local and foreign). I also have my fair share of trying out the samples, and having mild stomach discomfort after that :\

Grounds nut for sale

Korean citrusy drink, quite nice, big jar for RM25.(outside selling for about RM34)

bread dip in olive and spice blend.

sampling belgian waffle

turkish exhibitors

anchovies snacks for sale (from Thailand)

Dates for sampling, not bad.

dried fruits

karipap/curry puff

this is good. “Smiling Fish”, full of flavor.

seaweed drink, not bad

Fitrah, another seaweed drink

Pran Orange Juice

Taiwanese booth, abalone mushroom, ppl are fighting for this, so hard to get a picture without any hand blocking the dish… hahaha

Look at the amount of ppl crowding Taiwan booth, the also serve out taro chips, however they are not for sale, just for sampling, a little too sweet though 😛

dried fruits and nuts

Philiphines mangos, if not mistaken, they selling 200g for RM10, whereas supermarket selling 100g for RM6.50

spicy tomato juice(non-alchoholic) which taste like bloody mary(according to the seller)

chinese tea from Shanghai

various glassware for sale, friend bought a glass cup with filter(for tea) for RM50

Flower tea, RM8/pc. If you buy the flower tea in bulk(more than 200pcs), they will sell you RM5/pc, and postage from Shanghai to Malaysia will be born by them.

insterested to import fish? you can negotiate with this booth from China.

More dates

Non-halal pork sausage, quite tasty

Okamizu Food Detoxifier

Cooking mix, any 3(mixes/bottled sauce) for only RM10. Buy 3 free 1!! Left is prawn in oat, right is sambal chicken.

dessert (apom balik with corn / sausage)

honey from Yemen, funny guy, saying it can prevent H1N1

Oxygen water, technology originated from Canada. cool conical cup

3 bottles for RM10, so expensive!

Dragonfruit drink

Keropok Lekor/fish crackers (500g for RM4.50, 1kg for RM6)

coconut jelly and coconut water(RM2 each)

Carrefour booth selling fishes

nice smoke fish canapes

Roti John (Malay style french toast)

AB Mauri serving Cheese rolls and carrot walnut cake, Delicious!

Station 1 Cafe selling finger food and Yestea samples

satay

bite size kebab/satay

Korean seawood in bamboo salt, 4 pack for only RM10, no MSG, nice

Taiwan Crispy Fried Chicken

end with AB Mauri stall

Website: MIFB – Malaysia International Food And Beverage

Went to the MIFB today, which is the 10th Malaysia International Food & Beverage Trade Fair in Putra World Trade Center(PWTC), today is the last day which is the only day it is open to public, it was opened only to trade visitors on Thursday & Friday, but little did i know trade visitor meaning people with business cards, your field of work is irrelevant. The advantage of entering such fair as a trade visitors is you can go in for free, public visitors have to pay RM10 entrance fee. Above is a cake decoration session held in AB Mauri booth. AB Mauri has a factory in Balakong producing yeast and baking ingredients.

Spraying yellow paint onto the chicken.

More powder colors onto the cake

More coloring

Drawing the eyes

Finished product

Top right is Ruffles i got from Carrefour, the others are from Thailand, tried the Lay’s onion and cheese, not bad, although quite oily. I really want to rant about getting fat now, have been feeling tired, not enough rest, and eating quite a bit more, and exercising only once a week although like to do it twice… grrr… fat away from me… -_-“

and not forgetting the porky meal i just had in South Jinjang-Restaurant Soon Heong, pork ribs bak kut teh, fatty pork stew, pork liver/kidney, stew chicken wings etc… and i had dried style noodle with pork this morning, and tried all the random food stuff in MFIB, then a McDonald’s Fillet ‘O Fish lunch value meal(RM5.95++) for lunch, FATS, don’t you find it kinda annoying when girls complains that they are fat when they aren’t? but i think i am fat ass…

* all today’s food photos are taken with Olympus Fe-20, nope i didn’t buy a new camera, just using my mum’s camera, a 8MP instead of my regular 4MP Pentax Option S4*

** more MFIB photos in next post

However, seems like not all restaurants observe this, i doubt some small restaurants which i visited make more than 3 million a year 😛 but they do charge service tax. You could lodge complain at

1. cd [at] customs.gov.my or

2. kastam [at] customs.gov.my

According to article in Malaysia Royal Custom website, restaurants in hotel, nightclubs, dance halls, cabarets, health centre, massage palours, public houses and beer houses can charge service tax with no pre-requisite of annual earning 3 millions.

For full list of restaurant authorised to charge service tax, refer to Lowyat.net or Promotions and Sales in Malaysia.

One things which confuses things for me is this Service Tax Act specify 5% service tax is at stake, but at times restaurant charge 10% service tax.

Last Sunday, went to this food exhibition – Epicure Malaysia 2008 in Sime Darby Convention Centre in Bukit Kiara. There are food sampling(wine, cheese, chocolate etc) and workshops(self grooming, culinary class etc)