28 Dec

The large Malaysian fast-food chain SugarBun moved into Melbourne late last year to bring us East Malaysian cuisine, courtesy of Francesca and Fiorn Lee. The cosy restaurant is spread over two levels and they serve well-known Malaysian dishes like nasi lemak, as well as stews and other rice and noodle dishes such as Sarawak-style laksa. Their signature dishes are the bak kut teh, which isn't easy to find in Melbourne, and their broasted chicken. The drinks menu consists of drinks popular in Malaysia like milo, cham, Ribena, cold...

14:52 / Food / Malaysian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / SugarBun
22 Nov

I have to confess, I haven't heard much about red chicken (or ayam masak merah) before, so it piqued my interest. Perhaps it isn't a common dish from the part of Malaysia my parents are from. To try something different I had the biryani rice with red chicken and sambal eggplant. Instead of being cooked together, it seemed as if the eggplant had been deep-fried with a light batter then topped with sambal paste, which was particularly obvious when I noticed the sambal only coated some of the surfaces...

14:56 / Food / Malaysian / Melbourne CBD / Papparich / Restaurants
19 Aug

Mamak is best known for its roti, but today I thought I'd go for the lamb murtabak (with cabbage, egg and onion $12). I was told there'd be a 15 minute wait for the murtabak, but it came about 12 minutes after I placed my order. It was served with two curry sauces - fish and veggie - and a dollop of sambal. I haven't had a proper murtabak for a long time, so I don't remember what they'd supposed to taste like. The fish curry had a...

13:52 / Food / Malaysian / Mamak / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
14 Jun

I'd heard good things about this restaurant chain and I knew it was very popular, with queues of people making it hard to get a seat. Apparently there are many outlets in Malaysia, but I've honestly never seen it before.  I'd also heard it served quite authentic Malaysian food so I was keen to try it out. If I'd gone for lunch I might have tried the wat tan hor or char kway teow, but being dinner, I thought nasi lemak would be easier. The first thing I noticed was...

23:48 / Food / Malaysian / Melbourne CBD / Papparich / Restaurants
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