LEMON GRASS MAMA

BUMBU BUBUR PEDAS ASSALAM, DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADHAN, EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS MENU AND IS A MUST IN EVERY MUSLIM HOUSEHOLD IN MY STATE. THE PASTE IS MADE FROM POUNDED RICE (BERAS) MIX WITH REMPAH RATUS. TO COOK, THE PASTE WILL BE MIXED WITH ANY VEGE, MEAT OR SEAFOOD OR JUST ANYTHING EDIBLE, ADD SANTAN TO SUIT OUR OWN TASTE. EVERY VEGE OR ANYTHING ADDITIONAL IS CUT INTO SMALL PIECES. EVEN THE CILI OR SHALLOTS, GINGER, ETC. WE CALL THIS DISH 'BUBUR PEDAS'. MEAT SLICES VEGE SLICES DAUN KUNYIT/CILI SLICES MORE VEGE SLICES/SANTAN/BUMBU FINISHED WORK!

NASI LEMAK KARI IKAN PARI,IKAN PELALING MEE REBUS ASSALAM, AFTER LAST NIGHT DINNER, WE WENT BACK TO OUR LODGING AND HAD A GOOD REST BEFORE WAKING UP THE NEXT MORNING. WE SLEPT SOUNDLY THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT WE MISSED HAVOC CAUSED BY STRONG WINDS IN THE EARLY HOURS. AS WE DROVE ALL THE WAY TO THE FISHING VILLAGE TO HAVE OUR BREAKFAST, WE SAW FALLEN TREES AND A FEW WRECKAGE HERE AND THERE. JUST AS WE REACHED THE ENTRANCE TO THE VILLAGE, A GIANT TREE HAD ALSO BECOME THE VICTIM, HITTING THE GROUND JUST NEXT TO THE EATING PLACE WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE OUR BREAKFAST. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T HIT THE AREA, OTHERWISE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE OUR WONDERFUL BREAKFAST OF NASI LEMAK SERVED WITH FISH CURRY. A SPECIALITY FROM THIS SMALL FISHING VILLAGE IN TOWN. WE NEVER MISS HAVING BREAKFAST HERE AND HAS BECOME A FAMILY TRADITION EVER SINCE.  THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACE THAT ANYONE SHOULD GO TO HAVE BREAKFAST. THE SEAFOOD ARE FRESHLY BROUGHT FROM THE SEA AND SOLD ON THE SPOT. AND W

ASSALAM, LAST WEEKEND,PART OF MY FAMILY WENT TO LUMUT TO SEND ONE OF MY DAUGHTER TO HER NEW WORKPLACE. WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION LATE IN THE EVENING. AFTER SENDING HER TO HER HOUSING, THE OTHERS AND I WENT TO FIND OUR OWN PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT AS PLANNED. FOR DINNER, THE WHOLE FAMILY  CHOSE AN OPEN SPACE RESTAURANT WITH SEAFOOD AS IT'S SPECIALITY. ACTUALLY THIS PLACE IS NO STRANGER TO US AND THE FOOD IS LOVELY. AND THIS TIME, THE FOOD IS STILL AS DELICIOUS BUT WITH A VERY LONG, LONG WAIT!......AND NOT TO SPOIL THE EVENING, WE COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER ABOUT THE FOOD AS WE MUNCH AWAY! WALAUPUN ADA KARAOKE! A BORING LONG WAIT SOTONG GORENG TEPUNG TOMYAM CAMPUR AYAM KUNYIT + SAYUR MASAK BELACAN IKAN MASAK 3 RASA FAVORITE ANAK2,TELOR DADAR

ASSALAM, A FRIEND BOUGHT US NASI LEMAK BUNGKUS FOR BREAKFAST JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE PUASA. SURPRISINGLY, THE NASI LEMAK WAS WRAPPED IN DAUN PISANG AND 'KERTAS NEWS' JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS. AND EVEN MORE SURPRISINGLY, THE NASI LEMAK WAS SUPERB! HARGA BERPATUTAN! I JUST CAN'T FIND WORDS TO DESCRIBE MORE. IF YOU HAPPEN TO PASS BY THESE 'NEWS WRAPPED' NASI LEMAK, DON'T HESITATE TO BUY. NASI LEMAK BUNGKUS KERTAS NEWS SIMPLE TAPI SEDAP QUANTITY PUN JUST NICE!