Malaysian Ramadan Bazaar (Friday, 04.09.09)

Greetings my fellow Malaysian,

My name is Robert and I am from Kuala Lumpur. I am currently residing in Doha with a 5 months contract. I'm gonna speak in Malay if you don't mine.

Saya diberi peluang untuk berkerja di doha sehingga akhir February 2011. Mereka memberi saya tempat penginapan percuma untuk sebulan, dan selepas itu saya dikehendaki mencari tempat sendiri.

Gaji pada mulanya saya rasa memang lumayan, tapi setelah sampai saya dapati semuanya terlalu mahal terutamanya properties.

Sebenarnya, tujuan saya menulis ialah untuk mencari sebuah bilik yg harganya perpatutan. Jika sesiapa yg mempunyai informasi/ bilik yg sedia ada untuk disewa, tolong hubungi saya di talian 33834670 atau email saya di [email protected]

Al Saad adalah tempat yg paling saya minati and jikalau ada penginapan yg dekat dengan mana mana stadium ada lebih baik.

Pertolongan anda amat dihargai.

Robert

Qatarina said mojo1981 ...

I'm curious. Where did you read the article saying that the food did not represent authentic Malaysian cuisine? It's quite misleading. Is it possible that that was your own interpretation of what represented/didn't represent Malaysian cuisine?"

Yeah, misleading. The food definitely does represent authentic Malaysian cuisine. And that's coming from a Malaysian. Mojo is unlikely to be Malaysian or if he is, biased towards Penang.

Oh..and Qatarina, your list of dishes on sale is mouthwatering! :0)

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The Cookie Monster said it.

Thanks Qatarina xxx After reading your post I am hungry now :(

Fees like you're still here. Missing you so much. Thanks for the tip. Will definitely PM the two ladies. Hope Durham is treating you good. Take care.

You read our minds. We are actually going to be selling chicken and beef satay (with all the condiments) for the bazaar on the 11th of sept.

The char kuey teow bit is a little bit tricky as no one sells the freshly made noodles here. We actually have to make it from scratch, assuming you know how.

We try to do the best we can to come up with authentic dishes. But as you may already know, it's not easy to find them here, and if you're lucky and you do, they are in limited quantities and can be quite pricey. Additionally, our booth is donating every single cent/dirham to charity.

As for the teh tarik, I could probably persuade the 'drinks' guys from the other booth to sell them. But can't promise you anything.

I'm curious. Where did you read the article saying that the food did not represent authentic Malaysian cuisine? It's quite misleading. Is it possible that that was your own interpretation of what represented/didn't represent Malaysian cuisine?

For your info, these are some of the dishes that will be on sale this coming friday:

nasi berlauk, laksam, ikan bakar (grilled fish),sambal udang(prawn sambal), roti jala, laksa penang, ayam percik (grilled coconut chicken), beef rendang, popiah, mee rebus, bihun sup utara, mee kari (curry noodle), mee/bihun soto, currypuff,nasi minyak (similar to beriyani), bubur lambuk, lontong, putu mayam, putu piring, murtabak,pau,various desserts, masak lemak, sambal belacan, nasi goreng kerabu, satay, onde-onde and nasi tomato (tomato rice).

Hope to see you there.

Qatarina, send PM to Alumnar to send out email for QL Mums member and expat sueno for DEMK. Saw the photos on facebook ... The food really looks yummy ...

I indeed missed the 4th Septemeber bazaar but after reading that it didnt have the things which truly represent Malaysian cuisine I now feel I didn't miss much.

In my opinion should there be a bazaar held on the 11th September..it needs the following:

1) Beef / chicken satay along with complete condiments (peanut sauce, rice cube, cucumbers and onions).

2) Teh tarik..where the teh is an actual tarik

3) All types of char keoy teow (CKT)

5) Murtabak you already have so I can give you that one

4) If all above are there..then only mojo is there :P

Most may or may not know, char keoy teow are flat rice noodles mixed in soy sauce, chicken, beef, vegetables, blended in with egg, all cooked in a wok within few minutes.

Teh tarik is close relative to your normal tea or karak as found in the corners stands but teh tarik is your normal tea blended with evaporative and condensed milk (somtimes as recipe differs).

When I mention the teh needs to be tarik..it refers tea being pulled (tarik means pull / yank) when being poured so hoard amounts of bubbles are formed.

In any case, im not a malay but really love the cuisine, regardless how many times I pass by Malaysia.

mojo1981

It was a great day for us. We hope to get another table for next week. Be there. Friday, 11th Sept, from 2-4pm. Next week will be the last baazar for this ramadan. Don't miss it!

Yup!~ Very nice! :0)

Next weekend too?

whoahh...nasi lemak!!..when we were in KL, I used to it this traditional Malaysian dish, really love it with sotong sambal or ikan bilis...thanks Qatarina for the info...

Cogito...ergo, sum.....

our booth is selling nasi lemak/coconut rice, nasi goreng (fried rice) kerabu, nasi goreng pattaya, mee goreng (fried noodles), murtabak (kinda like ground beef in pastry), onde-onde (glutinous rice flour balls with melted palm sugar in the middle, rolled in freshly grated coconut), seri muka (glutinous rice on the bottom and sweet mixture on top), jelly and konyaku jelly. see you there....

I hope to be able to check this out, provided I can get my act together this afternoon. Just heard about it from pals yesterday... Booth No. 13 - Nasi Lemak? :0) Yum!

And other kueh too...

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The Cookie Monster said it.