4/6 A Final Foodie Post

 I will try not to repeat myself with photos I have posted in the past.  But I did want to share some last thoughts on the food culture here as I know it.

We went to this indoor/outdoor restaurant twice for breakfast.  By that I mean that two walls were open to the air and a roof covered part of the restaurant.  We sat inside the day it rained.  

Roti Telur.  Roti is a very thin flat bread.  This version has egg inside and is severed with three sauces, curry, dahl and sambal.  Excellent - but not quite enough for a meal.

So we got - Ayam Goreng - fried chicken.

Another meal at a restaurant called Danga mee tarik.

Michael got soup.  We shared this cold cucumber salad with both green and red peppers.  We did not eat the peppers.

My fresh watermelon juice.

Stir fried broccoli with peppers and sauce.

Chicken pot stickers - also very good.

My beef fried rice.

Altogether - and with Michaels coconut milk.

The all curry meal I shared before - 

This is now my favorite Malaysian chicken dish.  Note the weird cut of the chicken.  We can not figure out why they do this.  

It is very usual to have a two drawer unit on your table with spices on top.  One drawer will hold napkins and chopsticks

The other cutlery.  Malaysians use a large spoon and a fork.  They never give you a knife.

Bean sprouts served two ways.

I ordered a chicken drumstick thinking I would finally get around the weird pieces of chicken.  But no - they had chopped it into pieces - so it is easier to eat!  Problem is you often get tiny pieces of bone in your bite of food.  Note that egg is often served with your meal.  The above dish came with 2 slices cucumber, 1 boiled egg, about 30 peanuts and some anchovies as well as the rice cooked in coconut milk.

Our last meal at the airport the evening before we took off for ABQ.  Michael got this strange salad of fruits and vegetables with a crunchy cracker like thing in a sweet sauce.

I ordered the Chicken curry with rice as I had enjoyed it so much the first time.  It was just as good this time.  This time I had 5 slices of cucumber, a soft boiled egg on top of the rice and more strangely chopped chicken.  Yum!

We saw people ordering these custard tarts.  We could order them to go as we paid for our meal.  I believe Portugal started this fad and a lot of Asian countries who were influenced by Portugal still sell them.

The oven is to the left of the man holding the tray.

In case you are ever in the KL airport for a meal.  This restaurant is on the 5th floor way in the back.  I would totally recommend it.

4/6 Area around the Apartment

 I took photos of the area around our apartment over several days.  Most of the time it has been overcast and grey.  The sun has come out occasionally, but this night was the only beautiful sunset we had all the time we have been here.

Two fountains near us.  The red in this photo is where the eating street is and leads to the mall.  I have posted photos of this area before.

We had to pass this fruit stand every time we walked out side our apartment.  They specialized in Durian fruit.  Durian is the worst smelling fruit there is.  I can't remember what it tastes like - as the smell overwhelmed whatever flavor it has.  People either hate it or love it.

Next the area near the water.

There is a walk way along the water - but not too long.  You can't get from here to the one that continues to the right as there is a big drainage ditch between.  It is also quite boring.  I really had to stretch to get photos that flattered the area.

They seriously worked for a very long time - I'm guessing they are digging for some kind of seafood.

Fish farm in the distance.

The grounds are beautifully landscaped.

Back up by the area across the street from the mall.

Next - the only sunset we had.  The first few views are away from the sunset and towards the main road.

A short road dead ends on the large highway running vertically.

Traffic circles are heavily used in Malaysia.

The construction next to us.

And now the sunset across the water.  These photos are cropped to cut out all the construction in the foreground.

I made a video of the final setting of the sun - but I will not bore you with that.  People whose apartments faced the water would have gotten even better photos.  I was glad to catch these.

We are almost through with our trip.  I will put up one more foodie post.  We drove from JB to KL today and are in our hotel room at the Sama Sama at the airport.  Tomorrow morning we fly out at 7:15AM.  So it will be a short night and a very long Wednesday for us.  We get home tonight at 9PM Albuquerque time.  But it will be 35-40 hours for us.