So we finally made it across the border to Gelang Patah yesterday.
The 8 of us in 3 cars. To this
ulu restaurant just outside the main town with
al fresco dining. We all forgot to take pictures of the place and food so the phonecam shot below was taken the last time I was here 6 months ago. Hasn't changed abit
lah.
We had :
Red Garouper done Teochew style, steamed with salted vegetables and tofu
Beggar Chicken, the house speciality. The bird is slowly stewed in a fragrant herbal broth
Clams stir-fried in a fiery sambal
Pork Ribs deep fried then glazed over with a sweet and sour sauce
Chicken Wings deep fried then glazed over with a pepper and honey sauce
Empress Dou Miao stir-fried with garlic
Hokkien Mee, M'sian-style in dark soya sauce
Prawns steamed in Chinese wine and ginger All for about 160 Ringgit which was a steal really. Pity the Crabs and Crayfish were not in season so we didn't have any. But the fish was really fresh and well done, the Herbal chicken so
peel-off-the bone and the Chicken Wings to die for, especially washed down with a couple of Heinekens.
But we should have ordered more food. Since everyone didn't have enough Carbo and were only up to 75% capacity after dinner. Which was probably a blessing in disguise since we drove down to another
kopitiam in the centre of town to have delicious Penang-styled
Char Kway Teow and a huge serving of deep-fried Chicken Skin as a sort of Dinner
Part Deux.
Burp! =))
All in all, a fun
makan outing with a difference. Even though we had to take turns doing security guard duty, checking on our cars every 20 minutes or so over dinner =))