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Nasi Lemak
Chinese ‘Kah Liu’ Nasi Lemak @ Restaurant Chuan Lee, PJ
Jun 30th
For those who are already working I am sure you have a list of affordable places for lunch – me too. We even took the extra effort to maintain an Excel list that will help us randomize a makan place if we were undecided. If you ask me, I consider any meals under RM10 still affordable, cheap if it is under RM5. Well, if you’re working in Petaling Jaya then you might want to try this nasi lemak I am going to talk about. Hopefully it is good enough for you as a new entry in that list of yours.
But of course I did not stumble on this nasi lemak by accident because a colleague actually recommended it to me. When I asked if ‘kah liu’ (adding toppings) was available and he replied “Of course, there are mutton curry, chicken, sotong etc” – I was sold as soon as mutton was mentioned.
Kemaman Kopitiam @ Kuantan
Feb 10th
It was a nice coincidence that the budget hotel I booked at Kuantan is conveniently located just across Hai Peng Kopitiam. But luck seemed to avoid me. Not only our planned trip to Sungai Lembing to check out the magnificient “sea cloud” was marred by a flash flood, Hai Peng was also closed for that particular two days we spent at Kuantan. Disappointed, I searched the GPS for any Kopitiam nearby just for a quick coffee break. Then we found Kemaman Kopitiam, which seemed familiarly well known so off we went.
They just had a facelift recently. After comparing the before (photos I found online) and after (when I was there) I could say the old, nostalgic ambiance is gone. Now, it feels like just like another Old Town along with the thousands of other kopitiams we have in Malaysia.
Cempaka Village – The Nasi Lemak King @ Aman Suria
Dec 9th
Recently I saw a restaurant’s banner along LDP advertising their Nasi Lemak, claiming they are the King of our national dish. More interestingly, they even let you have it free if you do not like it. This marketing gimmick proved to be a success, well at least to me, as I went hunting for this restaurant immediately once I had the time.
At that time I did not know the advertiser is Cempaka Village in Aman Suria, which also happened to be on my list of makan places to visit. Anyway, I have been wanting to try Cempaka Village because Penang food is their specialty, and I have heard some good things about them too.
Now about the nasi lemak, it is no doubt tasty so no wonder they aren’t shy of proclaiming themselves as the King (in Aman Suria, mind you) My take as follow:
- The dominating aroma of the coconut milk rice is fantastic and appetizing. Screw cholesterol.
- Rice is well cooked (albeit being low grade), fluffy and separate with good biting texture. Served warm as well. Click here to continue reading >
Brilliant Nasi Lemak House – Nice and Cheap Nasi Lemak @ Kepong
Oct 11th
I am pleased to announce there is a new place for nice and cheap nasi lemak. Cheap if you come during weekdays after 3:15pm; affordable if you come any other time. I use the word cheap because for a plate of nasi lemak with meat or seafood and a huge glass of drink, it’s only RM5.80 and best of all, the price is nett! No annoying service charge or government tax are added.
The place is called Brilliant Nasi Lemak House located at the shop lots next to Carrefour Kepong. The shop is quite new with a cafe like environment, clean and simple suited for a quick satisfying meal. Actually I only got to know this place after SL had her lunch here once. Her feedback about their nasi lemak was positive hence our second visit.
I actually aimed for their Nasi Lemak with Nyonya Curry Chicken but I guess my luck ran out, they had everything else but this since it was near their closing time. So I had their Brilliant Nasi Lemak set instead at a much higher price @ RM16.80 that comes with a Brilliant Dessert (something like Leng Chee Kang)
