Best Cendol @ Bukit Rambai

Once we were done with porky satay, we adjourned to Bukit Rambai for dessert. The weather in Malacca was undoubtedly scorching hot and the best remedy to quench our thirst is cendol. Inevitably, I always and only visit Jonker88 for a bowl of yummy cendol on my every trip to Malacca. Since my emphasis is on good food out of malacca city, we skipped Jonker88 for once.



The cendol stall highly recommended by Jade was Auntie Koh in Bukit Rambai. It wasn't easy to get into Bukit Rambai but we were fortunate to have Jade to lead us here the night before and on top of that, it was far away from Malacca city. The journey took about 30 minutes due to traffic congestion in the afternoon thus we were quite nervous that we might have missed it since the stall opens only on Saturday from 12-2pm. The traffic was then cleared after passing by 2 schools so we were lucky to grab a bowl! phewwww



Auntie Koh is a pure nyonya and also crazy lady as claimed by Jade. She's quite nice and talked to us about her cendol stall after knowing we weren't local. She owns the huge house and operates the business all by herself. The green starch noodle is apparently supplied by her nephew, whom supplied to several cendol sellers in Malacca (including Jonker88).



Great thing is that her stall isn't located within commercialized area and hence her customers were mainly locals. Mostly arrived with a minimum order of 10 packets, and some were nice enough to self-service, by collecting the cendol on their own.



Her top-notch palm sugar(gula melaka) was overwhelmingly divine and the fragrance is so intense. It was thick, viscid and dissolved very quickly into melted shaved ice. She poured a minimal amount of gula melaka onto smooth shaved ice but we didn't find it sufficient. The gula melaka was really sweet and yet the amount poured was actually adequate after mixing it with coconut milk. Glad that I didn't opt for extra :P . The green starch noodle was tangy with luscious pandan flavor too!

Lern and I both agreed this is the best cendol we've tried and indeed it is the best. If it wasn't because of our next destination, I would have ordered second bowl! Rest assured, I will visit her cendol stall again.

Sun May Hiong Satay House

Just before heading back to down under, Lern and I went down to Malacca with an objective, to hunt local delicacies out of Malacca city . Courtesy to Lern's Malaccan friend Jade, we managed to locate those places efficiently. Together with the help of PAPAGO!, our trip went pretty smoothly! *except getting trapped in looooong jam!*


This is a sign of satay, duh!

We felt extremely excited to kickstart the trip by feeding our tummy with porky porky satay, not cereal nor milk that makes your breakfast a dull moment. Sun May Hiong Satay House was highly recommended by Jade although it was overrated at the same time.



The usual ketupat and sliced cucumber were the starter accompanied by their specialty satay sauce. The satay sauce is well-blended with minimal amount of pineapple that creates a very distinctive sweet and spicy taste. It wasn't the usual satay sauce but the combination was still up to par. The worst satay sauce I've ever tried was in Sydney. Honestly speaking, it tasted really really bad. The combination was sambal and peanut butter sauce so try it at your own risk!





This aromatic meat has a crisp, slightly burnt edge and fatty lard in between.Once dipped in the specialty sauce, I could instantly finished in two mouthfuls. The meat was succulent and flavourful and not forgetting it was addictive. Lern and I had the first 20 sticks and it went higher and higher after constantly being refilled by the staff. Priced at 60cent each, so give me a reason for stop eating it as you could hardly get cheap satay skewer in Sydney.

Sun May Hiong Satay House
50/50A, Jalan Kota Laksamana 1/1, Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200, Melaka

Plan B by Bécasse

If you ran out of cash in dining Bécasse, the posh and award winning restaurant, fret not always look for Plan B! And yesh, Bécasse gives a plan B without needing to burn your wallet!

Strategically situated right behind Queen Victoria Building and at town hall, Plan B by Bécasse is perpetually packed with sydneysiders, working adults and coffee addicts although it is a hole in the wall café next to Bécasse. There are limited tables available and unfortunately they don't offer dine in during my visit. The most attractive part is burger is ordered from the mini-cafe and cooked in the main kitchen of Bécasse although it's another chain by Bécasse. It needs no thick wallet to grab wagyu from Bécasse, but just a torturous 10-15 minutes waiting. The downside is there are limited choices which is only up to four but surely wagyu beef burger is the limelight :) Besides, they are opened on Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm so do make sure you don't have wagyu beef craving on weekends!





The 600-day grain fed wagyu beef patty is thick, smokey, and juicy with no additional sauce needed. It was cooked to well done with a noticeable char on the outside but the meat still remained fork tender. The sesame seeds topped bun is flavoursome and nicely toasted with crispy on the outside. Accompanied by thin blanket of cheddar cheese, the sinful fats has been flushed away with caramelised onion, lettuce, and pickled beetroot. The burger was quite filling and I had it for lunch which is ridiculously torturing me.

Oh wait, have I mentioned the price?

$10!

Make sure you have Plan B in your mind when you crave for wagyu beef!

204 Clarence Street, Sydney.
Open Monday - Friday from 8am-4pm