Malaysia and More!: Eating in KL

Whenever people talk about KL, they often refer to the food. There is an amazing number of restaurants, and all types of cuisine. In the three weeks I have been in KL, I have eaten Thai, American, Chinese, Japanese, and Italian food. But I have not eaten at what I would consider local cuisine. Well, until today.

The day started off with some shopping. Susie, our Malaysian friend who also happened to be our awesome realtor, took us to a nursery and a fabric store. I bought a couple of plants and this Chinese warrior today.

Brenda, Susie, me, and Allison at a really fun fabric store. We are all looking for home decor fabric, but got a bit distracted with all the beautiful, colorful fabrics on display. This fabric store reminded me of the fabric stores in Oman. The name of this store is Kamdar, but this is the smaller location. The bigger location has to wait until another trip.

When Susie asked what we wanted to do for lunch, we told her we wanted to go somewhere 'authentic' and Malaysian. Where locals eat. She took us here, to Restoran Yong Len. It is a Chinese-Malaysian restaurant. Susie recommended this Prawn Mee, which is a noodle broth with shrimp. Next time, because we all chose pork. :) By the way, as you can see, there are no walls. The sides of the restaurant were open. Not sure if you can tell, but it was pouring! One more thing, if I thought the double-parking in Oman was bad, this beats anything I ever saw. One solid line of double-parked cars.

Brenda and Allison. You will see lots more pictures of them in the future. Besides being really fun gals, we all live in the same complex and our husbands work together. We are planning all sorts of upcoming adventures!!

Here is what we came to eat-- Char Siew Rice. It is slices of roasted pork, served with rice and cucumbers, and a side of a tasty and spicy sauce. It was very good.

Susie was doing vegetarian today, and this was her lunch. A type of 'noodle' made of rice, served with a yummy sauce. So, the price of our lunch for the four of us? 16 ringgits, or about $5!

Typical Malaysian deserts. The front one is made with sago and coconut. Susie was a bit surprised that we don't know what sago is. Still don't. The back one was some sort of tapioca, I believe. Anyways, the sago one was the winner at the table! Very tasty.

Another picture of the restaurant.

So, here's the thing. We can't eat out all the time. And there are not very many American brands of food. Brenda showed me this delicious Tom Yum soup mix. Just add water (more than it calls for if you don't want your mouth to burn), and whatever veggies and meat you want. Easy and good.

Now I am going to throw this in. We ate at KGB, or Killer Gourmet Burgers on Sunday. I am not really much into hamburgers, but I have to say these were great! I was told they are very close to In-And-Out burgers. This restaurant is located by Bangsar Village, but I believe there is a new location in Gardens Mall.