Tag: malay food

A Crossover Food

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

Curry Rice From Cendol Bakar

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

Mastan Ghani

Mastan Ghani.

I’ll take a brief break from Chinese New Year programming to share a few remaining pictures and thoughts from my Teluk Intan trip last week.

Mastan Ghani’s Mee Rebus is a must-try for any first time or even repeat visitors to the town. Their rojak is equally delicious and both the dishes look deceivingly similar when served. According to the boss, the ingredients for each gravy are indeed quite different.

The drink seen at the back is an iced rose syrup with black jelly (cincau). Not that I mind; they added the cincau without asking. It is a Teluk Intan thing it seems and, by that, I mean the cincau thing and not the choice thing. This is from one of two outlets near the famous Leaning Tower, at the unique and rustic tailor’s row. Yumz.

Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 200, f11, 1/80 sec.