Nam Chuan, Bangsar

These photos were taken a while back when some of us floggers took Jason of Ipoh Mali Talak Sombong around when he was visiting in town. I think he decided to relocate to Kuala Lumpur after seeing how friendly the floggers are and of course the array of delicious food that was introduced to him ;o). Well, you know what they say; we don't usually appreciate what we have cos I for one love the food in Ipoh. Hahaha....

So, one of the place we dropped by was Nam Chuan in Bangsar as one can find a good variety of hawker food here. Am still thinking about all the wonderful hawker food I recently had in Penang during Star's Drive For Food competition. Which brings me to this community message, hahaha...Please do remember to vote for us at http://star-motoring.com/mystar/driveforfood/finalvideos.asp. We are the first two videos on top, Fantastic Four and Apple Crumble Team. Last day of voting will be this Sunday, Nov 18. Thank you all once again for your support.

Whenever I go to Nam Chuan though, I normally end up ordering only from either one of my two usual stalls. One would be which from this lady that dishes up many varieties from this little stall where I usually order two of my faves here.

Sarawak Laksa - Close to eating the real thing in Sarawak itself. It's about as good as it gets, eating this noodle in Bangsar! As per the Wikipedia page of Laksa, "Sarawak laksa (Malay: Laksa Sarawak) comes from the town of Kuching in the Malaysian state Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. It is actually very different from the curry laksa as the soup contains no curry in its ingredient at all. It has a base of Sambal belacan, sour tamarind, garlic, galangal, lemon grass and coconut milk, topped with omelette strips, chicken strips, prawns, fresh coriander and optionally lime. Ingredients such as bean sprouts, (sliced) fried tofu or other seafood are not traditional but is sometimes added".

Abacus Seeds - A mixture of yam and tapioca flour, its name is derived from its shape. The seeds are fried together with shredded Mok Yee, minced pork, dried shrimps, shallots and garlic. However, this is not a favourite of everyone; one either loves it or don't. For me, it was love at first bite :o)

And then there's this other stall, serving up Char Kway Teow (fried flat noodles) which is simply scrumperlicious! With enough wok hei, this plate of noodles, egg, prawns, cockles, beansprouts and garlic chives is a rhapsody with harmony! Give it a try...

Restoran Nam Chuan
2-4 Lorong Ara Kiri Dua,
Lucky Garden, Bangsar,
59100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 03-2094 4221

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