In Malaysia, Nasi Lemak considered as the national dish as well as one of the most signature Malaysian food out there. It is commonly sold at hawker food centers and roadside stalls. Although it classified as Malay food, also adored by the Indian and Chinese.
Today, we want to introduce the Nasi Lemak which is located at Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru. It is a roadside stall, the hawker will pitch a tent before starting to operate. Therefore, it is easy to see that a blue tent along the roadside.
When entering the blue tent, the hawker asks: ''you want rice or coconut-pandan rice? '' Customers can choose according to their preferences.
We recommend choosing coconut-pandan rice because it cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf thus the rice create the best flavours and texture.
There are a lot of side dish enable the customers to choose such as hot spicy sauce (sambal), spicy fried chicken (ayam goreng berempah), beef, cuttlefish, fresh cucumber slices, small fried anchovies (ikan bilis), peanuts, vegetables, fried fish, chicken rendang (ayam rendang) and egg.
spicy fried chicken (ayam goreng berempah)
Every bite of chicken eats the taste of spices.
For the chilli, if you like spicy, it is gonna be good. If you are not a fan of spicy food you will think that it is too spicy and choke.
small fried anchovies (ikan bilis) and peanuts
The small fried anchovies are salty and rich in flavour and the peanuts are rich in aroma and made us take more.
Sambal has a little bit spicy but it is very matched with rice and spicy fried chicken.
Traditionally, nasi lemak is served with a hot spicy sauce (sambal), cucumber slices, small fried anchovies (ikan bilis), peanuts and fried chicken. This is the best and most authentic nasi lemak recipe! For the price, it is only RM 5.50!!!! Nasi Lemak is a hearty meal in Malaysia.
Due to the stall along the roadside and there is a lot of transportation pass by so difficult to find parking. Sometimes, if that day is the rainy day, the hawker will not operate.
Malay food rich in spices, coconut milk is one of the main ingredients and usually spicy (Mohd Nazri et al. 2017). Therefore, foreign tourists should try the taste of these ingredients to feel the culture of Malay food.
Address: Jalan Austin Heights 3/1, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Hours: 5 p.m - 11p.m (Monday to Friday)
Mohd Nazri, AR, Shahrim AB, K, Farah Adibah, CI, Mohd Mursyid, A 2017, 'Past and present practices of the Malay food heritage and culture in Malaysia', Journal of Ethnic Foods, Vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 221–23, viewed 20 September 2018, <https://www.journalofethnicfoods.net/article/S2352-6181(17)30173-7/fulltext>
