Showing posts with label Johore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Johore. Show all posts

Thursday, October 18, 2018

YummY! - Laksa Johor @ Imano's Cafe Johor Bharu

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Laksa Johor @ Imano's Cafe Johor Bharu
Nong Chik, Johor Bharu, Johor, Malaysia - September 2018
We were on a trip down to attend the Brompton Malaysia Day Cycling Event in Johor Bharu and had drove down a day earlier. It's been a while since I was last at the city, it had changed very much and so I was eager to see the many new suburbs that have cropped up and to try out the new food outlets too! Some of these new outlets are rather creative, such as Imano's Cafe which is located at a new stretch of slightly up-market looking street in the Nongchik affluent neighbourhood.
We were there for a light bite during afternoon tea and the little we ate gave us a hint of how good the rest of their menu should be.
We started of with a simple appetizer, on their menu it's just described as "Beancurd" and that description belies this modest dish. It came looking very dark, swimming in a pool of deep brown sauce, and crowned with an embellishment of bean sprouts, onion rings, and a sprinkling of finely cut spring onion. A sprig of green parsley and a red cut of chilli added some colour. Without this topping, the dish would have looked like the Tau Kuah Rendang from the neighbourhood stall.
The beancurd (tau kuah) by itself was nothing to shout about; it was just soft and plain tasting - unlike the Hakka tau kuah which has an interesting underling musky flavour. It is their kuah (sauce) that makes this dish wonderful. Cooked with an assortment of spices and herbs (don't ask me what) which all lent their hint of distinctiveness of taste and aroma to the overall flavour. Yes, it's the sauce that makes this a killer and I would agree to the five star rating that was indicated in the menu!
At RM6-90 for just one piece of beancurd, the price may look steep but don't forget that the sauce took a fair bit of preparation that makes it all worth it.
From the Asian Delights section we ordered the "Udang Lemak Cili Padi"; this prawn curry had a five-chilli rating which gave a strong indication that it will be very, very, very, very, very chilli hot. But it wasn't so hot, our trained palates could easily accept the hotness.
It was served with a scoop of rice, ulam (Malay fresh salad leaves). There was also a small separate bowl of sambal belacan (as if the dish was not chilli hot enough). Ok, I am just jiving here, the sambal belacan was to go with the ulam and white rice 😋😋.
The prawn curry may look like Malacca's Assam Pedas, but it was definitely much better. It was cooked with santan without being overly creamy or thick. A well-balanced curry that wasn't cooked with too much spices, which would have otherwise masked the prawn flavour.
Now comes the dish that attracted us to this place in the first place - Laksa Johor. Again it's the curry soup that won us over. It had lots of fish bits well cooked into their full-bodied spice full curry. Our only complaint was that it came with too little of the tasty curry, and before we ate half of the noodles the delicious curry had been lapped dry by us. They made up for it by bringing more.... Yipeee! !Yummy!
Another wonderful five-star dish.

Here's Imano's Cafe Food Menu. I am already eyeing some of the other five-star and five-chilli rated dish 😊.
Imano's Cafe Drinks Menu.
IMANO'S CAFE
31 Nongchik Riverside Commercial, Jalan Kolam Ayer 2, Kampung Mohd Amin, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 19-726 4393
Website: https://imanoscafe.business.site/
GPS & Direction Map : 1.46575, 103.73659
(Note: Google map location is wrong, I have given the right coordinates but direction map is to Potpourri Botique Hotel next door) 
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

YummY! - Johore Malay Food @ D'Cengkih

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JOHOREAN MALAY FOOD @ d'CENGKIH (Halal)
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - February 2013
During a ride to test my new Brompton Bicycle, we stopped by at d'Cengkih for a some morning tea.
Although we only took desserts, d'Cengkih has more to offer - a wholesome range of Johorean Malay Food...
... and with a cozy ambiance that brings out the cultural history of Johore.
On one wall were old sepia-colored photos, that sends out a subtle message "I am from Johore and am proud of it", but at the same time adds to the atmosphere of the place.
Photo of HRH Sultan Abu Bakar
On another wall was a handsome looking photo of HRH Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah, the sultan of Johore during the mid-1800s. Next to it was an ornate antique bird cage.
The imposing looking Sultan Ibrahim Building, the former Johore State Government office.
The resident singer here croons out old Malay & English romantic melodies to add to the visual ambiance of the place. Okay, the mood is right in terms of sight & sound, so how about the most important ingredient - the food?
We were there for morning tea time desserts, so I will start of with those.
The curry puffs filling were with mince beef that had it flavor oozing into the potatoes, overall a nice internal. The crust was crispy and soft crunchy except for the pleated edges which were a bit to hard for biting. So in short - good inside, good outside but the edges can be improved.
The Onde Onde skin was bouncy bitey but the Gula Melaka inside was a bit to solid. For me, good Onde Onde should have the Gula Melaka popping out when bitten down into. Here the palm sugar inside was not melted enough and so the popping spurt did not occur.
The Sago dessert was good, just sweet enough with the coconut shaving giving it that creamy flavor.
d'Cengkih has much, much more to offer, the above is the range of desserts from which I feasted.
Johor style rojak salad ...
... the spicy peanut sauce that goes with the rojak salad.
Food here is self-service, with several counters displaying a wide range of Johore Malay food. This one for fried food, condiments, etc.
Deep fried salted fish that will definitely go well with curried rice.
The wide variety of curries available at another counter.
More curries & rendangs.
They even serve Balitong (Coconut Snails) curry - one dish that is hard to find in restuarants.
And Malay condiments to spunk up your meal - sambal, mango achar, etc.
Feeling more adventurous? Then try the Nasi Dagang to go with all those lovely curries.
Not in for a heavy meal, then go lighter with their spread of spicy fried noodles, rice, etc.
There's even a fusion spicy macaroni for the younger ones.
Or for even a lighter meal - there is always the ever Malaysian favorite, the Nasi Lemak.
This is also easy take-away food.
The owner, Enc. Haron. He runs the place with his wife Pn. Halifah.
Do try out d'Cengkih, it will be an experience of good Johorean food, culture with a bit of history thrown in.
d' Cengkih Restaurant & Cafe
6, Jalan Tun Mohd. Fuad
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel./Fax : +603-7727 0975
Mobile   : +6012-499 9908 (Puan Halifah)

GPS : 3.139793, 101.628248
d'Cengkih Restaurant & Cafe Location Map (Google Map Link)

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