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Langat Kaya

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The Kuala Pansoon area is well-known for its picturesque kampung houses, hills, rivers and eco resorts. At the village square, is a nondescript kopitiam famous for its kaya or coconut egg jam. The family started making the breakfast spread some forty years ago. Branded as Kaya Sri Langat, it has become so popular that they now make around 12,000 jars a month.

The kaya is preservative-free and their pandan-flavoured version is made with real pandan (screwpine) leaves. Don’t just take-away but try it there with their steamed or toasted Hainanese bread (fluffy Roti Benggali), half-boiled kampung chicken eggs and black coffee.

Nam Wah Coffee Shop, it seems, is also popular with the cycling community and is at 18th Mile Hulu Langat.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/250 sec.

Kaya Hulu Langat

The Jaga

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It is amazing how clear the sky is over the ‘rice bowl’ of Selangor stretching from Kuala Selangor to Sekinchan. It is amazing because the padi fields are set ablaze for replanting after harvesting.

Seeing the beautiful blue skies amidst the burning fields makes me wonder if the age-old practice contributed to the haze problem we are currently facing. I’ll be moving closer to the fire for a special look.

A statue of Shā Wùjìng (nicknamed Sandy or Buffalo) stands guard outside a Chinese temple in the area. The mythical character is from Journey To The West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/640.

The Jaga

 

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