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ICE KACANG @ 3^7 STALL
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YummY! Jotaro's Food Review
ICE KACANG @ 3^7 STALL
Kepong Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - July, 2013
Sometimes one stumble on nice food in the least expected of places. It does not have to be some exquisite French cooking, and it does not have to be in a posh restaurant.
I had this nice ice-kacang at a simple road-side lean-to stall, a place with no frills and no airs. One of my cyclist friends Anne, took us there while we were cycling around Kepong Baru. It was very good, very refreshing - it was like finding a nugget in the wild.
The name of the place is a bit odd too - see the signage above. Should it be called "3 Arrow 7" or "3 Up 7", well I will opt for the later as it reflects the uppity mood of the place.
The stall is operated by this lady who seems to be very jovial, ever smiling. Perhaps she has put a tinge of happiness into every bowl of ice kacang that she makes, and perhaps that's why we were all smiles when eating her dessert.
Those who are uninitiated will probably be asking - "What IS ice kacang?"
Ice kacang (translated into English; "Ice Beans") is a dessert made with shaved ice with ingredients thrown in and topped up with evaporated milk and sugar syrup. The basic ingredients are boiled red beans, cincau (grass jelly), and sweet corn.
Depending on the stall, other ingredients that may be included are ground nuts, cendul, nipah palm seeds, red jelly, sea coconut, etc. The syrup used is mostly red rose syrup or sarsaparilla; although many have come up with multi-colors like green, blue, yellow or orange syrups.
So what is so good about this ice kacang that makes it stand out from the rest. Firstly, the ice here is very finely shaved - no large piece with jagged edge, it's like a smoothie, slowly melting in the mouth.
Secondly, they use Gula Melaka (palm sugar) instead of the normal sugar syrup. And not just plain Gula Melaka but one that is "molasses" thick with a good coconut flavor.
The ingredients used here are boiled red beans (of the smaller variety), cendul, sweet corn, groundnuts, nipah palm seeds and sea coconut. The beans were well boiled until they were very soft.
The ingredient I liked best was the sea coconut, that's the whitish translucent stuff in the picture. Firmer than jelly, it had a good bite with a slight fleshy coconut taste.
ICE KACANG @ 3^7 STALL
Address : Roadside, Jalan Mergastua,
Kepong Baru, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
GPS : 3.202212, 101.645765
Hours : 10:00am to 10:00pm (Everyday)
Ice Kacang @ Kepong Baru Location Map (Google Map Link)
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