Monday, July 10, 2006

No Name Chinese Roadside Restaurant


On Jalan(road) Pudu; next to a motorbike shop. Our first meal in town was a winner! We stumbled across this place by walking from Jalan Bukit Bintang, turning left onto Jalan Pudu and going about 800m. The restaurant is on the left-hand side. Seeing many tables of locals enjoying a meal inspired us to go in.

On Jalan(road) Pudu; next to a motorbike shop. Our first meal in town was a winner! We stumbled across this place by walking from Jalan Bukit Bintang, turning left onto Jalan Pudu and going about 800m. The restaurant is on the left-hand side. Seeing many tables of locals enjoying a meal inspired us to go in. No English was spoken, and the wall-mounted menu was all in Chinese, however, the staff and customers were all very welcoming and accommodating. By pointing to dishes we could see others eating , and with recommendations from them via gestures, we were sorted.

We had fresh-water whole catfish, deep-fried, with a sauce made from soy, ginger, coriander, spring onion, rice wine and a little sugar. The soft, silken bean-curd in Malaysia is a real treat. In this instance, it was lightly steamed,and served with crispy garlic shallots, chilli and white pepper, along with a soy, ginger and rice wine syrup. These dishes were accompanied by plain rice and wok fried kang kong (a form of spinach).Total food cost = RM(Malaysian ringgit) 15 ( AUD$5.50).Note that the locals consume everything of the fish; the head included.

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