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Someone told me that I am not a tourist in my own country. Actually that is not quite accurate. In reality, I am not a tourist in my own region too:p

Because it is Chinese New Year, I suppose to be a good boy (please don’t laugh when I say I am still boy), I should make everyone happy bla bla bla.. So, I decided to pay a visit to Singapore recently.

So, why Singapore and not other places? Universal Studio? Yes and No.. I read on newspaper (yes I do read) that some genius plan to bring all good Malaysia Food to Singapore Universal Studio.

Considering that I have limited time during CNY, I decided to pay a visit to Malaysian Food Street instead of spending time hunting for food from various corners around Malaysia.

My first impression, Happy, coz it operates during Chinese New Year and damn CONGESTED!

It is worth while to queue for 20 min for my turn to enter the ‘street’ as I get to try my all time favorite Penang Lobak. Don’t expect to get your food right away as right after your queue, there is another long queue in this stall.

This lobak is the most satisfying dish that I tried here. Despite charging in SGD, I ordered twice. You better try it yourself but you need to be fast coz it finishes early.

The next food that I think is well done is Penang Hokkien Mee. I am not sure if many might like this but this stall is also congested with customers.

If you are Muslim, I urge you not to try as I suspect there are lards in it. Please don’t quote me on this but suggest you to ask for clarification if it is ‘Halal”.. Ohh.. Don’t forget to take the awesome sambal (chilli paste) too.

The next few dishes that I ordered are just nice to ease my craving but they are not the best that I have tried so far. Cuttlefish with vegetables is so so only as the sauce is kind of limited.

The cendol and ice kacang for desserts might be a good idea if you want something cold for hot sunny day but the char kuey teow is rather not so authentic. I still prefer char kuey teow from Kafe Heng Huat @ Lorong Selamat .

One stones kills many many birds. That is what I felt when I got to try so many Malaysian Food in one single visit to Universal Studio, Singapore. Awesome isn’t it?

Malaysian Food Street at Resorts World Sentosa

8 Sentosa Gateway Sentosa Island,

Singapore 098269

GPS: 1.254744, 103.822689

Operating Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Monday-Thursday); 9 a.m.- midnight (Friday and Saturday); 9 a.m.-10 p.m. (Sunday).

Some part of me is Malay. Do you believe it? Nope nope, I don’t wear songkok or I don’t have 4 wives. Since all of us are descendents of Adam and Eve, I am sure we are connected somehow. I don’t know why but for some reason, I turn out to be Chinese now.

Despite my body system is flowing with Chinese blood, my taste buds are kind of special. It can be customized and sometime, Malay food excites me. Wait wait.. I just realized I am a product of China but “Made in Malaysia” …dang!

I know I know I have been posting a lot about nice non-halal food, pork, alcohol bla bla bla. So I decided to hunt for HALAL food this time, not only halal food but nice Malay food.

Aseana is a Kafe and Bar located inside KLCC. It is normally quite quiet on the normal time and get really crowded during the peak hours. If you don’t want to feel awkward, go with your Malay girlfriend. Ops.. I mean your Malay friends.

There is nothing much to talk about the ambience and the photo above did not carry any weigh too. It is just a way for me to show off my photography skills. *faint!

If you are not a spicy food eater, you should start with something light, something less spicy first. By any means, if you have faith in your stomach, go ahead with the main course.

For the sake of adding varieties to my food photos, I ordered Keropok Lekor, deep fried spring roll, and pisang goreng ala Bali as my starter. Have a think about it, you can get all these by the roadside and guess how much all these cost?

I am a super big fan of platter. In Peranakan Place @ One Utama, I love Peranakan Platter. Over here, I love this mix platter. At this stage, please don’t ask me silly question such as why platter? Duh.. you pay for single price and you get fish, rendang, chicken, ulam, keropok and kari. I am “small” eater remember?

If you are not smart enough, normally evil and angel you will be fighting in your mind.. fish or meat? Meat or chicken? Don’t let that happen, just order all in one plate! Your wallet might be bleeding but deep down, I can tell you that your belly loves it.

Some might be“not so” smart and decided to order curry fish rice, chicken rice, chicken rendang rice or kuey teow soup. Honestly, I am alright with that as long as you like it. It is personal preference and wallet ability right?

Overall, I have tried every single dish above and I love them so much. Did I finish all those food? Please try not to be funny here. How can I possibly finish all those food in one go. Of course I went there multiple times ler.

If you noticed, sometime I am “not so” smart and sometime I am smarter. Well, that is how the cookies crumble. You are going to drive me really mad if you ask me if this place is good or expensive.. sigh.. i) if not nice, do you think I will blog about it? ii) if not nice, will I repeatedly go to the same place iii) quite reasonable price else you really think I really “cop” money meh?

Aseana Café

Jalan Ampang Ramlee Mall, Ground Floor,

Suria KLCC Shopping Centre,

50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: +60 3 2382 0395

GPS: 3.156639,101.711844

Phew, finally our magic carpet brought us back to Malaysia. Back to Damansara Utama. Yes, we are having the famous Malaysian delicacy – Satay!

Or what the angmohs would call skewered meat. You know how much they fancy using fancy words.

So, Team RANDOM is now feasting at Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri. Contrary to popular beliefs, we are NOT at Kajang. We are at the Damansara Utama’s branch – one of Hj. Samuri’s 22 branches.

Housing a very simple restaurant layout and design, Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri appears to be like any other humble local Malay restaurant in Malaysia. Like my grandniece would usually tell me, never judge a book by its cover. And boy was she right.

We were served…

Sate Kambing, Rusa, Daging and Ayam.

In simple everyday English, we had lamb skewered meat, deer skewered meat, beef skewered meat and chicken skewered meat. The specialty of these skewered meats comes in the form of their tenderness. Unlike ordinary satays, the ones here in Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri is not overly burnt, not too chewy and not too hard.

There were ketupat as well – a type of cubed rice which are basically made from, oh well, rice.

Enough with skewered meat and rice! Off we go to the next destination!

Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri

No. 79 & 79M Jalan SS21/31,

Damansara Utama PJ.

Tel: +603 – 77105318

GPS: 3.135079,101.623752

The descendent of late 15th century Chinese immigrants to Nusantara is called Peranakan or many might know them as Baba-Nyonya. They practice Malay + Chinese culture and famous with their FOOD !

I took 639 years to locate Cheng Ho Court Chinese Restaurant before this and now it took me almost 6 centuries to locate Pernanakan descendent..hehe.. thanks to my sniffing ability to locate them.

After a long search, I found this restaurant, Peranakan Place in One Utama..

Like any other restaurants in shopping mall, this place is usually crowded with hungry customer during weekends. Nothing special about the interior décor except the lighting made of rattan basket.

Hungry Man is an Angry Man. I bet you heard about this proverb before. What surprise me is that their services are very efficient. None of the customer turns into Angry Man but mostly will turn into Happy Fat Man instead.

I’m not Angry Man when I was there but I am Angry Man now! My food photos make me hungry and craving for more calories.. sigh..

My usual order will be Peranakan Platter. It is a simply delicious all in one plate. It consists of grilled fish and chicken, vege, tofu and sambal. Normally, this set is just nice for one person but for small eater like me, need something extra.

Later I ordered Portugese Fried Mee, Nyonya Laksa  and Mee Siam. This time, I went with 2 other friends of mine to increase the food try-out capacity. The fried mee tastes almost similar with mee mamak but slightly dry.

The Nyonya Laksa is also one of my favorite. Not spicy but slightly milky. The coconut milk fragrant and peppermint turns the simple yellow noodle into yummie noodles that I will definitely order again.

Mee Siam tastes like mee siam.. hehe.. how to explain more if the noodles is already better than nice right?

After FAT filling, desserts are a must. I ordered Cendol Mix Red Bean, Sour Sop Guava Longan and Water Chesnut. No complaint on all but I particularly like the Sour Sop Guava Longan. I think this is very special.  Water Chesnut is good but not as good as Coconut Water Chestnut in Chakri Palace in Malaysia ??.

Overall, I spend about RM 77 for 3 person and will definitely come back to this place again. Good food is about satisfaction and this is one of it !

Peranakan Place

F221C First Floor, One Utama,

Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

TEL: +603 – 7728 8728

GPS: 3.151314,101.615081

Global warming is the culprit if cold place getting colder and hot place getting hotter. In hot and warm country like Malaysia, air condition is preferred or you will be soaked with sweat.

Any exception? Definitely! Lorong Selamat Ikan Bakar is one of it. A non air-conditioned hawker stall with big fan only. Try it during noon and you will know how many packets of tissue you need .

Sweat? Then why here? The freshly grilled fish is the main reason why I am here despite hot and warm. Ohh.. before I forget, the parking here is a big problem. I would suggest to travel by using Putra LRT and get down at Dato Keramat station.

There are varieties of grilled fishes here. Kembong (Mackerel), cencaru (Torpedo Scad), pari(Stingray), tetuka(Baby Stingray), terubuk (River Herring), siakap (Baramudi or Asian Seabass), kerapu (Grouper) and bawal (Pomfret) are the choices.  The fishes are pre-marinated with turmeric and wrapped with banana leaves before grilling it.

Stingray is the only fish with cartilage and less bones so I decided to order it. I am like small kiddo right? Better be safe than get chocked later… hehe..  

Most of the grilled fish are too dry and hard but this one, the meat is still soft and juicy. The marinated turmeric flavor together with the dip sauce makes me want to come back to this place again. Not to forget, the delicious chicken soup too.

How much do you think it will cost for a glass of pure fruit juice? I remember that I drank once in KLCC and it cost me about RM 10++. Not to mention it is a small glass and diluted. Over here, you only need to pay RM 5 for a big glass of pure mango drink.

Many asked me why I include empty plates in most of my food posts. No particular reason except to show that the food is really nice and I help the waitress to clean the plates

You might say that the price here is slightly expensive for hawker stall but I am willing to pay more if the quality of the food is above average. If you measure the portion, food quality and price, I am sure you will come again once you try it.

Ikan Bakar @ Lorong Selamat, KL

GPS: 3.166159,101.730874