After the first 2 writings about foreign food, how can I not write something about the local scene with so much variety influenced by multiracial nature of Malaysia? Few weeks ago a trip was "inspired" to go down South as I craved for probably the best cendol in the world in Bukit Rumbai and also the mouth watering "popiah" near Madam King. We set off rather early in Saturday morning and arrived in Melaka before noon but wasted a fair bit of time visiting a friend's new home. He subsequently brought us to a place that sells "halal" beef tripe noodle. I was a bit skeptical about the noodle and I was proven correct. While it didn't taste bad, it has nothing to shout about. It was already 1 something when we get out of the weekend jam. Having said that, we have missed the boat for the cendol as it closes at 2pm and it was quite a distance from Melaka town. So we gotta settle for 2nd best. We went to jonker 88 for the "supposedly" best cendol in Melaka. It was a big let down as we thought that place is way overrated. Gula Melaka was simply way too bitter. We didn't get to taste my favorite "popiah" either as the queue was just way too long. We decided to get some other "popiah" which was not that nice but it was within our anticipation.
Rather disappointed with the trip, we decided to head home at around 5pm. On the way back, I kind of convinced myself that I gotta have a decent meal before going back to Klang. We have eaten a few small meals so we were rather stuffed then but still decided to make a pit stop at Seremban for the grilled crab. I gotta say that this place never fail to impress me. We just ordered a green veggie, a "Kum Hiong" lala and the "must eat" grilled crab. The crabs were grilled to perfection with smoky flavor. The special sourish, creamy, sweet and spicy sauce complement the crab really well. It is not difficult to finish the whole bowl of sauce. Basically we were "drinking" the sauce. Making the decision to pullover at Seremban put a smile on our face and making the drive home pleasurable! We shall make a trip back to Melaka in near future for the cendol and popiah that we have missed. "I Shall Be Back!"
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| Medium size crab grilled with nice smoky flavor. |
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| Nicely cracked so that you won't have to lose any tooth while comsuming it! |
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| The "soul" of the grilled crab. It taste so good that you would drink it! |
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