Saturday, November 7, 2009

NASI CAMPUR

Eating out is great in Kota kinabalu with many varieties of food in the city. One of my favourite is "Nasi Campur" (mixed rice) at the Seri Malindo restaurant in Wisma Merdeka Complex. This restaurant provides at least 50-60 dishes of Malaysian cuisine for lunch with all local beverages. Customers can choose their own favourite from these wide selection of food on display. We patronised this restaurant for lunch today. I selected "ikan masak merah" (deep fried fish in special sauce), spicy Brinjal (eggplant), fried Sabah vegetables and Sambal ikan Bilis (Anchovies in chili shrimp paste) My wife had Ikan curry (fish curry), Sabah vegetables and some spicy local vegetables.

Generally, Malay cuisine is very rich and spicy. Coconut milk, chilies, soy sauce and belacan (shrimp paste) are the main ingredients. Seri Malindo is a more Malaysian style restaurant as it caters not only Malay cuisine but also a mixture of Indonesian, Chinese and Indian cooking.

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