Rojak and Cendol... a match made in food haven...

Rojak and cendol must be one of the best Malaysian food combinations there is.  Who can resist a bowl of cendol with shaved ice and a plate of rojak mee, especially on a hot day, eaten by the road on a dusty and hot day?  I cannot.... that's for sure!!

Here's my bowl of cendol with sweet corn and kidney beans.

Too bad all the shaved ice has melted.

And here's cendol's partner-in-crime, the rojak.

I love my rojak with mee in it. Lovely!!

My fave rojak stall is the one located at Suntex Garden,

Batu 9, Jalan Cheras, Kajang.

They used to operate under a huge tree and the tree provided

nice shade but sadly, the tree was cut down recently.

So now there are only huge umbrellas. 

Ambience dah kurang oomph..

But anyway, their rojak and cendol remain the same.

 The rojak guy busy preparing the orders..

 And this is the cendol guy.

 Mamak, dua cendol kurang manis, please!!

 The sambal sotong (spicy squid) which

goes very well with my rojak mee. ENAK!!!

JAGUNG aka SWEET CORN

One of my favorite snacks - jagung. Jagung rebus, jagung bakar, gelamai jaguang (bubur jagung la tuu..), jagung as in salad.. I love them all... but of course the best one would be corn on the cob... with some salt sprinkled on them, one would be in jagung haven....

My fave jagung seller has got to be this pak cik. He's a cute pak cik with thick Minang accent and I always practice my broken Minang with him... :))

 

His humble gerai (stall) used to be in front of the now-famous Langat KFC (yet to be opened though).  But now since KFC is there,  he has shifted across the road... sian dia.. he said business has suffered somewhat.. coz the new location is a bit obstructed by bushes and such.. tapi insya Allah, rezeki ada di mana2, pak cik...

Pak cik at his stall

(never get the chance to ask his name)

His jagungs are always stacked neatly

 Cooking his jagung the traditional way.

With firewood.. . tambah wangi tu...

with plenty of daun pandan (screwpine leaves)

 

 

 

Jagung Langat have made an appearance in a lot of homes

and have made many people happy and sigh with satisfaction...

...compliment from yours truly :))

 

  

And last but not least, MY jagung.. 

gratis from pak cik to his most loyal customer, ie me la.. :D

jagung eaten right there and then in the car 

while driving home happily (multi-tasking.. huhu)