visiting malaysia would not be complete if one will never taste their traditional food, nasi lemak. when i was in penang, docgelo, together with his wife tina and my godson gabby had our own food trip (see beyond toxicity’s hunger pangs inducer post, food porn: penang). it included docgelo eating nasi lemak and me finding out that it is served with chicken that i avoid to eat (i have poultry meat allergy).
when i went to kuala lumpur after my stay in penang, me and my malaysian friend went to suria klcc mall and he invited me for lunch at nasi lemak adik located at the food court.
i thought nasi lemak was only served with chicken but i was wrong. one can have it also with red meat or seafood. i ordered nasi lemak sotong (squid).
my plate of nasi lemak sotong was an all thumbs up! my friend said he eats nasi lemak anytime of the day.
i also had this malaysian dessert they call ABC (acronym for air, batu, campur or simply, mixed ice). i enjoyed eating this local dessert.
we went to another mall in kuala lumpur, midvalley megamall. it was about dinner time when we passed by this restaurant serving authentic malaysian cuisine, madam kwan’s.
i ordered fried king prawns cooked with a special sauce of chili and garlic.
i also had some stir-fried kangkong with sambal belacan (chili sauce with toasted shrimp paste).
to finish my satisfying dinner at madam kwan’s i had cendol, another local dessert.
cendol consists of shaved ice, coconut milk, red beans, sugar, and a worm-like jelly made from rice flour with green food coloring (usually derived from the pandan leaf).