The most overrated thing from Melaka got to be Chicken Rice Balls. Tasted like a lump of under-cooked starchy rice. The steamed ‘white chicken’ is good, though. Order regular chicken rice and fish balls instead, if you ever ended up in one of these eateries.
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For me, a good Roti Telur is one with crispy but lightly burnt skin fused generously with tantalising eggs. The fluffy mixture inside should be garnished sparingly with fried onion bits. The recipe may be simple but there is surprising variety in quality and taste.
One very good place to sample Roti Telur is a stall in the MBBJ Medan Selera in SS 3/33. The stall (with no name) is numbered 4, 5 and 6 and is run by an Indian family. Apart from the delicious Roti Telur (as shown in picture below), they serve authentic putu mayam and vadai (among other breakfast food).
Roti Telur is the egg-added variation of the popular dough-based dish known locally as Roti Canai. The circular flatbread is known as Roti Prata in Singapore. At the stall I mentioned, it is served on a circular metal tray with compartments for dhal (lentil and bean stew) and spicy curry gravy and sambal paste (a spicy chili pepper condiment).
Where is the best Nasi Lemak in Klang? Restoran Shanmuga in Berkeley Garden. Served hot in a packet, it goes very well with their crispy fried chicken and iced milk tea. For foreign viewers, Nasi Lemak is rice cooked with fragrant coconut milk and garnished with chilli paste, anchovies, peanuts and a hard-boiled egg. The packed version comes wrapped in banana leaf and old newspaper. Yumz.
