One will never find it without modern day navigation aids such as Waze or Google Maps.
I ordered Nasi Kerabu or Kelantanese blue rice and a piece of fragrant spice marinated fried chicken thigh.
Had to be very alert and quick to stop the butcher wannabe at the kitchen from chopping and splintering the bones into a thousand pieces.
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Asus ZenFone 3 image
#banting #nasikuku #kerabu #locafood #foodphotography #rice #malayfood
One more from Farm Ville Homestay in Sekinchan the other day. Nasi Lemak from Farm Ville’s cosy cafe in a metal shipping container. Everything including rooms and toilets are in a metal container. Was cooling during the rainy weather. Not sure if the air conditioners can keep up during hot days.
Rice is presumably from the touristy Sekinchan Rice Factory nearby.
I have included the two ladies (local paddy farmers’ daughters) at the back to show it is not the deserted Hotel California it appeared to be and also to show the casual atmosphere (eg; her leg on table). You can make food shots atmospheric by including elements of the surrounding environment to tell a story.
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 250, f4, 1/320 sec.
#farmville #cafe #sekinchan #nasilemak #foodphotography #container #travel #adventure #homestay
I think it is rather uncouth to be spitting out prawn tails, prawn legs and shells. Plus I hate getting my hands oily as I need to handle camera equipment and the phone. That could be just me.
I ordered a nasi paprik daging that came with plain white rice (RM 6). It was spelled correctly as pad prik (ผัดพริก) on the menu. In Thai, it means stir fried with chillis. The beef is sauteed with chillis. Chinese long beans, onions and carrots are stir fried until crispy. Quite delicious as the gravy goes with the rice. It was a little too spicy for me, though. Supposedly a dish of Thai origin, it is now available at many Malay restaurants. Call it crossover food.
This post and pic is available as a bigger pic at www.tvsmith.my
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 1250, f4, 1/320 sec.
#nasipaprik #padprik #thaifood #thai #localfood #spicy #malayfood #rice #m43 #kualaselangor #foodphotography
We stopped randomly at Mee Udang Banjir near Kuala Selangor. It is a kind of Malay shrimp gumbo with shells and feet of the prawns included with yellow noodles.
The prawns aren’t exactly galah as advertised, which is giant freshwater prawns but the dish is photogenic and tasty nevertheless . RM 10.50 for the dish with regular size prawns.
Asus ZenFone 3 Image.
#meeudang #noodles #dhrimp #prawns #localfood #kualaselangor #foodphotography
Stole a shot while peeping. Not sure if it was nasi lemak (santan rice) or plain white rice on the banana leaf base but it looked really delicious and tempting. They sell rojak and other mouth-watering Malay dishes too.
Silly me thought the name came about because the owner’s name is Bakar. I found out it was literal as it meant “burnt”. The palm sugar for the cendol is burnt or caramelised, so hence the name.
The idea of a unique cendol drive thru is working out well as it is very popular with passing motorists. A mak cik (auntie) behind the drive thru counter was friendly and efficient.
Lot 1195-1196, Batu 1, Kampung Assam Jawa, Jalan Bukit Rotan, Kuala Selangor.
Coming from KL via LATAR Expressway, you may miss it you turned earlier for the fireflies park via Jalan Kelab.
Map and directions to Cendol Bakar in Kuala Selangor:
http://www.mycen.my/cendol-bakar-kuala-selangor/
Panasonic LX-5, ISO 80, f2.8, 1/125 sec.
#cendol #cendolbakar #kualaselangor #localfood #rice #curry
