Monday, September 28, 2009

..... of small town "Kopitiam"

If you have the time, you should cut out of the highway and travel the trunk roads once in a while. You will be rewarded with new sights and tastes. For so many years, Yours Sincerely ( Y S ) locked himself from toll booth to toll booth, hoping to reach his destination in time to start WORK. ( It is a "four letter word" - WORK) Since his retirement Y S has forgotten the meaning of "WORK."

On your way to Seremban, cut out to the small Hakka town of Mantin. Btw you have to get out to Pajar and Nilai, then follow the runk road and you will not miss the small and quaint town of Mantin. This "Eating Shop" is just a stone's throw from the town. It is on the left of the trunk road to Seremban, about 400 metres from St Aloysius' Catholic Church of Mantin

This fried "taufoo" dipped in chilly sauce and served with some stripped cucumber and bean sprouts is a good appetizer to sweat out your taste bud. LOL.

This is always Y S favourite.

Y S' better half never fails to try her curry noodles. Her usual comment is " Cannot beat the one from Batu Gajah (Her hometown !!!) Old taste dies hard. The one served here has very light curry that invites you to drink it.

Y S always snatches the opportunity to get acquainted with the proprietor or proprietress wherever he eats. "Old Mantin" is run by three sisters of the same size, as you can see. Another sister was busy in the kitchen.

Such places serve delicious family cooked food that do not cost a limb.

Eat on ........ The dead don't have to eat.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

haha.....see at their "size" also know the food is delicious.........

lor

Thomas C B Chua said...

Don't look at the chefs, but taste the food.