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We were surprised and curious at the same time when we were told that this particular popiah stall is one of the must-have food whenever you're at the historical city of Malacca.




This most-sought after popiah stall is located at Jalan Bunga Raya, just right in front of Madam's King Departmental Store. It's best to drive and park by the road side instead of walking all the way there from Jonker Street under the hot sun - it's possible and we did it!.




Well, what makes this popiah special and different from the rest? It's pork lard! We couldn't resist not trying it despite knowing that too much pork lard might just give us heart attack.


There is a numbering queue system in place and we had to wait about 20 minutes for our popiah. No doubt this popiah stall is evidently popular with the tourists and locals as we observed the long queues braving the hot humid Melaka weather.


Each popiah costs RM 3 for small and RM 3.50 for big. For RM 0.50 more, we super-sized it and went for the big ones. It was big and definitely worth paying for!


Each popiah is filled with generous combination of eggs, bean sprouts, turnips, bean curds, peanuts, pork lards and dressed with sweet and chili sauce. The crispy and fragrant pork lard used definitely played a big role in making this popiah special. However, it was a little too sweet for us.

Verdict: Overall, it tasted okay except for the cloying sweetness. But it's worth the price and waiting for if you haven't try it. The next time we're there, we'll probably try to ask for a less sweet version.


Address:
Jalan Bunga Raya,
75200 Melaka
Business Hours: Opens Mon - Sat from 1.30pm - 8pm and Sun from 1.30pm - 5.30pm.
Pork Free: No
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GPS: 2.199685, 102.251347
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When my cousin brother told me about The Humble Chef at Pusat Bandar Damansara, my initial reaction was,...No way!? There's nothing there at night isn't it?! It's an unlikely place for a food stop but the surprising location is undeniably part of The Humble Chef's charm.


Tucked away in the corner of Pusat Bandar Damansara, along the street next to the McDonald's and only opens from Monday to Saturday from 9:30pm till 12:30am. We arrived sharp at 9:30pm and all we saw was an empty street.


Not till about 9:45pm, the humble van pulled over by the road side and out of no-where, swarm of young customers appeared helping them to set up the tables and chairs. It was quite a scene and all six to seven tables were briskly occupied.


Not a kept secret, the Humble Chef is mostly known to the HELP students and expatriates living nearby. Rosman Hussin, one of the two friendly owners operating from the van, is a Western and pastry chef who worked for a few restaurants in Germany before starting up The Humble Chef.

With a simple Italian specialty menu, this is the only place you can get a spaghetti for RM 5 and pita sandwiches for RM 4.


Spaghetti seafood olio (RM 5), with a medley of fresh shrimps, squids and capsicums sauteed together with olive oil, garlic, herbs and black pepper. It tasted very light with prominent flavors of seafood in it. For RM 5, you can't really complain and compare with the ones from a proper Italian restaurant.


Spaghetti lamb olio (RM 5), the minced lamb bits gave a slight meaty texture and a more intense flavor to the pasta. Again, for roadside spaghetti standard at an affordable price, it was decently okay.

Spaghetti carbonara (RM 5), with slices of sausage and bits of capsicum in a creamy carbonara sauce. Personally, I prefer a richer, stronger, creamier and all-soaked-up with sauce type of carbonara.


Lamb pita (RM 4), this was definitely the show stealer here! Warm fluffy pita bread stuffed with cheesy minced lamb and lettuce.


If you like the strong taste of lamb like I do, this is perfect. Generously filled with overflowing tasty minced lamb, one is never enough!


For those that dislike anything related to lamb, there is the chicken pita (RM 4). Stuffed with plenty of shredded chicken and cheese, it was very good too. But between the two pitas, I preferred the lamb.


Lamb omelette (RM 2.50), an interesting variation to the lamb pita. Instead of using pita breads, the same tasty minced lamb all wrapped up within the omelette.


With an incredible roadside and open-air dining experience, you'll get to feast over views of the highway below, towering luxury condominiums around and best of all, it didn't cost a bomb!

Verdict: For spaghetti, it was neither the best nor the worst, it was just decent for the price paid for. Needless to say, the lamb pita is a must!


Address:
Pusat Bandar Damansara,
(next to McDonald's by the flyover bridge road),
50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 014-229 6854 (Rosman)
Business Hours: Opens Mon - Sat from 9.30pm - 12.30am (best to call to confirm)
Pork Free: Yes
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GPS: 3.145026, 101.663371
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Nasi Lemak Peel Road is undeniably one of my favorite Chinese nasi lemak joint in KL, it's reasonably affordable and delicious. This nasi lemak stall is located alongside of Restoran Queen's and directly opposite of Carrefour.


They start for business at about 4pm and by 7.30pm, you'll find yourself digging for curry gravies only. Business is that good!


What makes Chinese nasi lemak so good, pork of course! They have the pork curry, pork luncheon meat, chicken curry, sambal sotong, fried chickens, curry potatoes, sambal petai, braised chickens in soy sauce, assam fish, vegetables and many more. Apart from the fattening coconut rice, they do serve white rice as well.


Nasi lemak with sambal petai, pork luncheon meat, fried egg, the usual condiments, lots of curry potatoes and drenched with all sorts of curry gravies (RM 4.50). The thing I like best about this nasi lemak stall, it allows you to scoop your own dishes and be as creative as you want. This plate was filled to the top and it was really satisfying yummy!


Here's another plate of nasi lemak with pork curry, fried chicken, pork luncheon meat, the usual condiments, lots of curry potatoes and drenched with all sorts of curry gravies (RM 6.50). The pork curry was tender tasty, the fried chicken was crispy good (it's better if you arrive earlier when it's all hot and crispy!) and with the combined flavors of all the curry gravies mixing together with the coconut rice, it was indeed a glutton satisfying meal.

Verdict: I'm a frequent customer here and will continue to be as such. They're reasonably affordable and delicious plus the lady owner is actually quite friendly. Trust the crowds, it'll never go wrong! Moreover, you'll have choices for the other popular stalls like satay, steam fish head and Ah Wah grilled chicken wings.


Address:
96, Jalan Peel,
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Business Hours: Opens daily from 4pm - 8pm
Pork Free: No
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GPS: 3.131110, 101.722927
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