No Name Shack

NO NAME SHACK, Cherating, Malaysia. North East on main beach road, opposite the Equestrian Club. We ate here twice a day during our stay (except wednesday when it is closed). Two groups of women run a separate morning and afternoon shift.

NO NAME SHACK, Cherating, Malaysia. North East on main beach road, opposite the Equestrian Club. We ate here twice a day during our stay ( except wednesday when it is closed). Two groups of women run a separate morning and afternoon shift. The breakfast women start their preparation from home, at about 3am. They open at 6.30am and go until sold out- often by 10am.

Their Nasi (rice) Lemak is by far, the best example of this delicious breakfast staple we have experienced. It consists of roasted peanuts, crisp fried anchovies, pickled cucumber, fried or boiled egg, spicy sambal and curried beef, chicken or fish. These women are also very skilled at making curry puffs, and doughnuts. Washed down with a thick kopi susu (local coffee with condensed milk), or teh tarik ( hot sweet tea long-poured or 'pulled' to cool enough to drink), it is a divine wake-up experience!

The afternoon ladies are always busy too! It seems like the whole village eats at this place at least once a day. The afternoon ,after a hot, humid day, is the time to indulge in the ice treat- 'ABC'. This version consists of a bowl of shaved ice, sago pearls, corn kernels, red beans, jelly, caramelized peanuts, rose syrup, pandanus syrup and condensed milk. It is awesome; a crazed slurpie experience. Other tasty snacks available at this time of day are kerepor (crisp battered fish sausages), and pisang goreng (fried bananas).