Differences…

Actually, I like (ang tao) cendol, if it’s very well-done and very very nice but I am not really crazy about the green jelly in it. Basically, I love the ang tao (red beans) in it and that is why most of the time, I would order ang tao peng (iced red bean) which would be the same thing actually, minus the cendol…

I was at this place again the other day with Melissa as I felt like having that and it was served like this…

Good grief! They never did that before and I must say that it did not look appealing, not at all! For one thing though, it does let one see exactly how much ang tao they have in it…and that certainly looks like a whole lot.

Some of you may notice that there is a difference between the ang tao we have here and those in the (ang tao) cendol in the peninsula. Ours are smaller and I feel they taste nicer and sweeter than the bigger ones. If I’m not mistaken, this is the type that they use to make tau sar (black/red bean paste) that may be found in steamed or baked buns, dumplings and mooncakes. Thankfully, when I mixed everything together, it looked the way it should…

…and the ones here really tasted good – very lemak (rich with santan or coconut milk) and lots of gula Melaka (palm sugar), definitely better than what we had here and anytime better than what I had at Gurney Drive in Penang. I loved the ang tao best when it is cooked perfectly till really soft but it is not mushy – one would still be able to see the beans whole and not like one messy lump of tau sar.

For some reason or other though, my missus cannot eat ang tao or tau sar as it will send her head spinning. I wonder if anybody else has this same experience. Because of this, when she orders ang tao cendol, she will eat all the cendol…and I will sapu (sweep) clean all the ang tao in her bowl. Hehehehehe!!!! She is perfectly ok with let tao (green beans) though – but personally, I prefer the red ones to the green. What about you?

When my daughter and I were there that day, she wanted some salad sotong (RM5.00), so I ordered this for her…

…and she said that the ones here are nicer than what she had at this other place…and I must say that I would agree with her on this.