Somebody told me about a brand new stall at Bandong here selling very nice nasi lemak and mee jawa in the morning so I just had to go and check it out. Unfortunately, when I was there that day before 8.30, the mee jawa was already sold out…and so were the chicken curry and beef rendang for the nasi lemak. The guy commented that it was pay day so everything was gone in a jiffy but give it a week or so, things would slow down a bit.
The guy said that he used to run his business in Sarikei and also at Tanjong Manis but owing to family commitments, he had to move to Sibu and as he had not made up his mind on a permanent place yet, he decided to just operate from his stall by the roadside at Bandong for the time being.
I don’t know whether anyone would consider his nasi lemak cheap or otherwise…
…but this much I can say – the rice is really very very good. When he lifted the lid to get the rice…
…I could smell the awesome fragrance! Gosh! It was that good!
I bought two packets…
…one with the sotong (squid) and the other with the kerang (cockles) sambal…
…and I would say it was great – possibly the best in town and definitely the best that I have eaten around here. I would not go for the kerang again though as he used those canned ones, not fresh cockles…so that was a bit disappointing.
Well, you can bet that I would be back there again soon as I’ve yet to try the mee jawa…and also the other condiments for the nasi lemak…and I really wonder what’s in the five-ringgit special. Stay tuned!!! I’ll find out soon enough…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 