saturday was cold and a tad wet. it was ash’s birthday weekend and it ended being more of a melahap weekend, instigated by yours truly. the morning began barely less than 15 minutes on arrival from st. pancras at my current favourite london makan place, nahar cafe. nasi lemak, karipap, kueh lopes (sorry, is that how you spell it?) and teh tarik. and kuih keria (eat your heart out, krispy kreme) to go. hoho.
what’s really nice on a cold wet afternoon? hot sex soup. jim and ash introduced me to this little place called C&R tucked away in rupert court, which was like one of the many back alleys in soho. it felt a little cramped, but i suppose it adds to the atmosphere. ash told me about an indonesian presence amongst the patrons and true enough, one of the bigger tables were occupied by what could’ve been the cast of 30 hari mencari cinta. the proprietor’s malaysian and i think they have they best fresh soya bean drink this side of westminster. you know how it is with some london eateries claiming to be malaysian, when all they serve appears to have been conveniently made in the yeo hiap seng cannery. well, not this place. ash had this gorgeous tom yam soup with mee hoon, and they didn’t stinge on the amount of sotong and udang one little bit. i opted for mee siam sans taugeh (that was good as it meant the meal were actually made to order) whilst jim went for the seafood nasi goreng. don’t be fooled by the anaemic nature of the pics shown below. the serving’s generous and i didn’t mind it one bit when the bill came to a few squids shy of 25. this is central london anyway.
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saturday was otherwise spent at the regent street apple store, where, again, i walked out empty handed. this time with a bloody good reason. i’ll tell ya more about it, say, this coming weekend? whilst in soho, neither of the larger chinese serupamarkets had any kaya in stock. shame on you! as per request, we bought some ingredients so i could make this for sunday brunch.
happy birthday!
Lapar wehhhhhh!!!
p/s: You came out empty-handed from the Apple store? I know how you feel dude..
melahap: it’s been quite awhile since i last heard that word.. >)
P.S.: It’s very easy to make you own very nice kaya. Do you have pandan leaves there?
yup. also, i saw some recipes online. do you have one that you’d wanna share with us?
*drool*
*drrrrooooooooooolssss*
what’s cooking this weekend?
i think i’m retiring lah this weekend. it’ll only be McD’s now. 😆
Ayo…mahu makan puas2x pegi Oriental City, Colindale (zone 4 London) laaa…Foodcourt Malaysia style gitu. Terasa macam Yaohan!
Kudo: I’ll check with my dad this weekend on the exact amounts (he makes it every 2 weeks). It’s just eggs, coconut milk, sugar and the pandan leaves.
Best if you have a double boiler. 😉
yum yumm…i love food stories (smileys)
for double boiler – just do what I do – boil some water in a pot – leave it to simmer and put a bowl on – don’t let the bottom of the bowl touch the water – voila you have a double boiler.
pyin: oh please please please please ask your dad. 🙂
kt: yup. no dol here. 😆
huda: colindale? itu dekat RAF museum tu ke, somewhere north.
lisa: ya. susah, man. the mangkuk too small for my pot. i was trying to make bearnaise sauce for steak. hancussss.
hoh bekeng lu beb… gitar power… masak pon power… macho mee kari tuh…
errrr err kudz,
read back your response lol sounds dirrrrtyyy – won’t be detected by petronas moral nazis though lol
but quaint lol i like hahahahaha
aiyo, woman. your imagination aa… 😉
yeah, its north london. All in one building called Oriental City.not sure if dekat RAF musee or not.
Can buy all those Malaysian groceries (kicap kipas udang, kaya, durian and all), and food court yg serve japanese, roti canai, tosai, nasi campur, nasi lemak…all range of Far East cuisine.
eh lapar la. And all I will have for lunch today is a stupid tuna sandwich. When I go down next, if you are around take me there. 😀
Oriental City was once indeed housed Yaohan supermarket.
That’s spaghetti with what kinda kuah again? Looks spectaculicious!
I think I would prefer hot sex on a hot afternoon. I’ve always imagined that it’d better if it was like one of those hardcore, art-house films where they have it happening in a steamy flat in a Mexican slums somewhere. And the film is tinted a certain shade of yellow to subtly suggest that Mexico is a 3rd world country. That kinda thing…
Definitely hot sex for a hot afternoon. Cold wet afternoons = sleep.
*slightly* off-topic, I know.
anuar: bulan 4 bila nak mai? aku balik kl early april. pasai hang makan nasik kandaq sungei pinang tak ajak. piiiraa mabok. 😆
shad: mee kari la. err mee tadak, ganti spaghetti.
atok and huda: another stupid question, colindale ni dekat2 nak brent cross ke? golders green etc?
the neon: angau eh.
kudz,
i have tapped you for the food meme – now put up your list!!!
lisa: je ne comprende pas. explain sikit.
kudo,
it’s a meme – the list is in my post yesterday – 50 of your fave things – you post it and then you tap 7 more ppl. I just posted and tapped evryone but I really want to see yours – your list that is 😉
KUDO!!!
feel like curry mee again!
if every weekend like this, i’ll look like a balloon by end of the month. huhu..
btw, terima kasih daun keladi ye??? 🙂
So this was what I missed. Damn.
Happy belated birthday, Ash.
Huda: kenakan sepatumu lekas, ayuh kesana. Jooooommmm!!!
ayo, kudo. U really owe me one. I sampai carik kat streetmap.co.uk tau. Yup its near RAF museum. Postcode NW9. Brent Cross NW4
Bluescrubber, jom!
Anyway, delicious England/Italian cuisine to try in London next time, I suggest Little Bay (branches at Farringdon/Kilburn).
kudosan, again you’re article makes me wanna eat more!
idlan, kan dah cakap daaahhh… thanks btw! 🙂
kakak portsgrad apa kabar lah?
ooiii!! nak gambar korang kat london!!! letakla kat fotopages!!! wanna see the new love birds jugak!!! hehehe
sorry to disappoint you but i didn’t take as many pics as i did last time! mostly food pics and kononnya-artistik-tapi-tak-jadi-langsung pics!
Kudz,
I think you take fabulous pics! Indoor and outdoor – must do a photography 101 post for us mortals lol!
by any chance,do you have any pictures of kueh lopes?
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