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| - Living in LA for the last 6 years, it's been impossible to find any real Malaysian food. The closest thing we have is Indonesian food, and even still, there are only a couple of those restuarants nearby. Indonesian food is basically the same as Malay food, but the two cultures tend to emphasize different areas in the flavor spectrum. I usually find that Indonesian food has more coconut milk and sambal than I prefer.
I spent 3 summers in Malaysia during my early teen years, while my dad was working in Kuala Lumpur. That being said, I have many fond memories of eating Malaysian local food. Penang Malaysia helped me revisit those flavors that I have been craving for so many years!
Roti Canai - Delicious fresh and flakey roti, much better than the frozen paratha that I've had at other places serving this dish. The chicken curry for dipping was also amazing.
Nasi Lemak - Classic Malaysisan breakfast dish. I substituted beef rendang for the curry chicken. This dish really brought back the memories... the coconut rice was somewhat on the mild side, but the beef rendang was perfect. With just a touch of a coconut milk, the sauce was heavier with sweet chili flavors, and the chunks of beef were falling apart. The dried fish in pickled onion/chili sauce was a little more on the sour side than I'm used to, but still went great with the sliced cucumbers and hard boiled egg.
Belacan Kang Kung - Ong choy stir-fried in shrimp paste. They did a good job of not overcooking the vegetables, keeping the hollow stems quite crispy. The flavors leaned towards the sweet side, and kept the saltiness and shrimpiness of the dish at a moderate level. This was a good thing, since our other dishes already added plenty of saltiness and heaviness to our meal. I ate half of the plate by myself!
Hainan Chicken - The chicken itself was steamed to perfection. The flesh was very moist and tender. I would have prefered a ginger-garlic dipping sauce (their's was more of a sweet-chili garlic sauce) but otherwise, the dish was great. The broth-cooked rice was freshly made and the flavors mixed well together.
I wish that I had come with a bigger group because there were so many other dishes I wanted to order. Penang char kway-teow, bak ku teh, mee goreng, mee laksa, fried fish with chili sauce, niang tofu, ice kacang, ahh I want to go back...
From now on, I'm going to have to eat here everytime I'm in Vegas.
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