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Part of the Melaka 2013 series …

Calanthe Art Cafe @ Jonker Walk, Malacca – Proudly serving coffee blend from the 13 states of Malaysia 

I apologize for the gaps between posts. I started writing again for Yahoo Malaysia’s MakaNation segment (published every Friday), and in the midst of juggling between work and life. It’s a vicious cycle.

On this bright and sunny Saturday morning, let’s skip the ramblings and talk about coffee in Melaka. This particular art cafe named Calanthe Art Cafe on Jalan Hang Kasturi that is within the vicinity of Jonker Walk that is extremely popular among the visitors to this beautiful heritage town.   Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to the umpteenth chapter of Motormouth’s Malacca Food & Travel Guide. The 2011 – History. Diversity. Gastronomy series (spanning two chapters – Chapter One and Chapter Two) were loaded with so much words and food photos that a few readers actually fainted from the massive onslaught of details. Okay, almost fainted.

HOE KEE CHICKEN RICE @ JONKER STREET

Thus, for this 2012 chapter with more than half a dozen food stops, and around 30 pictures, I’ll be merciful for once and stop the yapping and condensing everything into brief summaries. If you have burning questions or simply feel like annoying me (for the sake of it), drop me a mail HERE.

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Roasted Whole Lamb with Nyonya Sambal Marination – A whole lamb roasted to tender perfection; served with a myriad of interesting condiments; including one piquant sambal with cincalok sauce, and a rich, buttery mushroom-based one.

The seventh day of Ramadan now. Have you got any ‘buka puasa’ (breaking fast) story to be shared? Any particular new dish that has crawled its way into the already colourful array of foods at the Ramadan bazaars all over Klang Valley? Or are you still fascinated by the same old lemang, ayam panggang and kueh-mueh?

Essence @ Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur – This obligatory shot of the ambience before we proceed with the onslaught of food shots.

For the month of Ramadan, Essence @ Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel takes the path less travelled, and offers a Peranakan cuisine with a local twist. Helmed by Chef Jamsari hailing from Jasin, Melaka, he’s shouldered with the unenviable task of coming up with a slew of Malaccan/Peranakan delights for the promotion.

And thus we have an impressive mix of asam pedas, satay celup, melaka chicken rice balls, ayam pongteh, nyonya chap chai, pajeri nanas, to desserts like tapai pulut daun getah, sago gula melaka, onde-onde and various dodol.

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Continuation from previous chapter of Motormouth in Malacca Again (Part One) ….

That Portuguese seafood feast was somewhat disastrous, but given the dire state of my gut at that very moment, I would be balking at the sight of, say ….  Lobsters, Alaskan King Crabs, or even Bluefin Tuna.

The very next morning, after some serious deliberation, I agreed to a ‘light’ breakfast at our guesthouse – Tang House. Breakfast is provided FOC for your information, to guests only. Though we saw many outsiders, even construction workers from a nearby area having their leisurely-paced breakfast at the cafe, for the pricing is rather reasonable. Even comparable to the average coffee shops, with drinks priced at below RM2.

I had an Egg Burger, which was an omelette sandwiched between an Apollo bun, that most nostalgic wave washing over me all of a sudden. I could imagine the ancestor seated on the very same stool, biting into his Apollo bun with kaya and butter decades ago. Morbid thought?

The day started with a second breakfast (yeah, THAT fast although I was already half-repulsive at that thought) at Donald & Lily’s, a small charming outlet situated at the back of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, within walking distance from the centre of Melaka town, the Jonker Walk area.

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