The authentic nasi kandar pulau pinang!

I must thank my friend – Ali, because he showed me the way to the original, aunthentic penang nasi kandar today. We were on the way back from PC Fair when we decided that empty somach should be filled a good heart meals.

Shop’s name: Restoran Tajuddin

Where is it: Queen’s Lane off Market’s street

Speacialties: Original Penang nasi kandar and beriyani presented in the traditional way of numerous big ‘periuk’ on the counter. Dishes can be filled up into the same plate which contains your rice or sent to your table as a-la-carte fashion.

Opening time: Please beware that this shop only opens at certain time of the day only:

   11 am till 3:30 pm – lunch time

   6:30 pm till 10 pm – dinner time

Don’t ask for breakfast because they are not opened for breakfast and this is not a 24 hours mamak shop.

Cleanliness: Acceptable and would say exceptional for a traditional mamak shop.

Price: RM20+ for 2 persons who ate 6 type of dishes accompanied by 2 type of rice

 

So, what the hell you are waiting for? Go for it all you nasi kandar addicts! It’s highly recommended.

Say bye bye to Nasmir, Pelita, Subaidah etc etc

Restoran Sri Pumpong: masakan melayu

Hi there!

Here’s another place for a good lunch time malay-style cooking. But this one is in Alor Star, Kedah. Don’t worry, it’s still located near the town, just 3 minutes drive from the old Hospital Alor Star to the dircction of Jitra, and the shop is located a few metres after Kedah Medical Centre.  The shop is the nearest one to the junction to the shophouses, and don’t be fooled by another shop which use the same name, but doesn’t provided the same taste for its foods.

Kindly beware that the shop is always full of customers during the lunch hours, especially during the weekends. Ample sitting spaces are provided because the owener rented another shop 1 door away as a dining place, completed with aircond facility if you want it.

The prices are reasonable (as there’s nothing ever cheap right now), but it’s a little crowded but slightly warm atmosphere, and hygiene level is fair (the Pokok Sawa place in Kangar is better). The food is marvelous!!!

So, Happy eating!

Masakan kampung di Perlis

Here’s one place I recommend to those seeking good lunchtime meals with preferences to the original ‘kampung’ cooking in Perlis:

Warung Pokok Sawa

Jln Mata Ayer, Perlis

It is located just after the small town of Mata Ayer if you’re coming from Kangar. You can’t miss those cars parked beside the road near the stall. Don’t worry, ample parking spaces are also provided for those who want their Mercs, BMWs or any other luxuries to be safe from any ‘threat’.

BTW, the ‘warung’ is actually a well and properly built eatery with good and commandable level of hygiene, and adequate ventilation and washing basin facilities. However, I’m not sure whether any toilet is provided or not.

You can have the authentic kampung-style dishes, which unfortunately must be choosen and taken by yourself ie self service.

The price depends on what and how much is taken.

Here was what my family took today:

Plain rice

Fried and grilled cat fish

Sayur keladi

Manggo salad

Ulam

Air cincau bandung

Happy dining!!!

the Yut Loy experience

I’m here today to write about my favourite past time: EATING

  I think most Malaysians, if not all will be proud to mention that eating is our best enjoyed hobbies. When I was in Kuala Kangsar, I got to know a famous Chinese shop called Yut Loy.

  I first heard its name when I was in form 2 when my prefects barged into the classroom to know who were 2 lucky souls that managed to set foot at that famous eatery. It must be stressed here that no juniors are allowed into that shop until today (unless you are one of the ‘jambu’ or lucky enough to be brought there by a senior – preferably a fifth former.

  So my first eating experience there started when I was in form 4, but I really enjoyed it when in form 5 by frequenting it almost every weekend. Let me stressed here that all the foods and drinks available are considered ‘halal’. However please  dont ask me how sure I am that the chinese there takes only halal material for the cooking. Yes, the Carlsberg, Tiger and other brands are still a no no to Muslims.

  What’s so special about this shop?

  Answers: (according to my opinion)

1. the atmosphere of old, unchanged kopitiam that stands still in time

2. the old, unchanged furnitures and eating utensils; customers still seating on the wooden chairs and hard surfaced tables and drinks hot beverages from old clay? cups.

3. the need to know the menu by yourself and writes it down at the counter when stepping in; you’ll not know what to order if you never eat there before and no waiter will take your order at the table

4. the opportunity to eat upstairs and feels like you are one of the big headed students (can also take opportunity to smoke one or two cigarettes because no teacher dare come upstairs)

5. the superb paus and chinese or western cuisine

Ok, here are the menus that I can still remember:

Breakfast

Roti bakar 1 atau 2 set

Kopi/teh panas

Lunch

Beef steak

Nasi goreng cina

Watanhoe

Meat-on-toast

Appetizers/Desserts

Pau ayam/daging/kaya/kacang

*sorry, no dinner is served*

  For us budak koleq, the pau will be the all time favourite. It will be prepared around 10 am and will only be available at 2 pm onwards but will always be finished by 4 pm. Don’t even ask for the pau during the old boys weekend unless you have preordered it before coming down as the owner still prepares the same number of pau even if he knows that the old boy weekend is coming – again, don’t ask me why. The pau is so famous and I am sure that it beats the infamous Tg Malim’s Yik Mun pau by 100 miles. The pau’s consistency is so smooth and soft as you can almost feel it melts in your mouth and the contents will blow your gastric cavity away. It is a well known secret that the Sultan of Perak and Pahang will order the pau by the hundreds and has them transported to their palaces.

  You can meet all sort of people if you spend your time at the shop. It will be usually frequented by Chinese men most times and some Indians and Malay folks that can’t resist the pao. During the OBW, even big shots in the country make their stop at the shop, so expect to see politicians, administrators, celebrities and not least the true blue pau enthusiasts.

  I cannot resist the temptation of stopping there whenever I make that south-bound trips, or on the way back home. I don’t really mind if the stop is just for a set of roti bakar without any pau as the feeling being in a familiar eatery will make me happy for a long time after that.

  Why don’t join me there? We can always make an appointment to lunch there. Erase the perception that Muslims can’t eat others meals. Yakinkan diri, jangan ragu-ragu, Insyaallah, kita akan maju.

“Malaysia, truely Asia”

“Yut Loy, truely the original pau”

Best regards

LoysZ