Fishy Fishy

Salam everybody. Here are three famous traditional spicy snacks famous in Kuantan where the main ingredient is fish. We have it in Melaka too but a bit different.
This is pulut panggang. The pulut with spicy mashed fish filling (not so spicy as in Melaka's) is shaped elongated then wrapped with banana leaves. After which they are roasted. I don't quite like pulut panggang because of the pulut. Taking too much make you 'lemah' no enegry (betul kah)

This is pais or otak-otak ikan. Not like the one sold in melaka, otak-otak kempas??( factory made, so like 'getah' like) This is home made with bits of fish flesh coated with grated spicy coconut. Then wrapped, not actually wrapped but put in between two pieces of cut coconut leaves, then roasted. Very tasty! I remember my late mother used to make pais ikan, tiny pieces of fresh anak ikan (don't know the name) mixed with grated coconut, sliced tumeric leaves, pounded cili. Delicious. In Johor they have something like called Botok (not botox) this time fish with herbs. Taste good too.


This is called sata. Also from fish mixed with flour and grated coconut. Then moulded into a shape of a cone. Again wrapped with banana leaves and roasted. Now to roast them, five or so pieces of cone shaped sata are pierced through a metal rod and roasted. Hence you see the hole, notice it at the unwrapped sata.
That's it , folks. Bought these fish snacks for tea.

Nice Kuih

Salam everybody. Do you remember how the Malay kuih (traditional kuih) were sold once upon a time? The kuih seller, usually the local boy or girl, would go round the kampung with two big baskets round their arms yelling the 'tune' KUIH....KUIH.... goreng pisang, karipap.....' depending om the kuih they were selling. We would buy our favourite kuih at 5 cents a piece! Those were the days! The kuih seller (budak jual kuih) would go to you, right at your door steps. But not today, we have to look for them. In the Central Market Melaka, there is one bubbly lady, sitting patiently at one spot )usually at a particular pillar) with her baskets of kuih calling out "KARIPAP, DONUT EH" at her top of her voice. Now, as I was brisk walking this morning, I came across this Kuih Melayu stall, for the local kampung people, of course. All sorts, 3 pieces for RM1.00!
The kuihs are put in plastic boxes. Above picture shows from left: Apam Tanjung, Pulut Panggang, Kuih Cara (green). Front row from left: Pulut Urap with ikan kering, Kuih Kasui with grated coconut, Heart shaped Kuih Lapis or Genggang (colours differ at each layer), Kuih Apam gula hangus and Apam mangkuk (to be eaten with grated coconut)

Then there's donut, karipap (with spicy curry filling) and tembosa (coconut filling)

More kuih. In the tight tied plastic bags are Roti Cicir (tepung tercicir) or Roti Jala eaten with curry.

Here's Kakak Maimunah, who owns the stalls. "Kuih-kuih ni ada orang tumpang. Saya jual nasi lemak." So she got commision lah from selling her friends kuih. What's that she's holding?

She uses this to 'shoo' away the 'uninvited flying guests'. Plastic strips tied together, her weapon. She keeps waving this like a 'pomp-pomp girl'

Me : Puan, boleh saya ambil gambar? Nak masuk dalam komputer.

Kak Munah : Habis tu dah ambik gambar nak masuk komputer?
Me : Ah ah, saya nak buat cerita, nanti satu dunia tahu cerita puan dan kuih-kuih kita.
Kak Munah : Satu dunia tengok muka saya lah
Me : Ye lah, terkenal lah nanti.
Kak Muna : (senyum malu)
Me : Boleh saya beli karipap seringgit dan tembosa seringgit. (for breakfast, ma...)

Gigit

Salam everybody.
Dah lama tak jalan, morning brisk walk, kasut merajuk, so gigit my kaki. Aduh pedehnya!!!

Photo shoot

Salam everybody!
Amal is good in drawing, modelling.....see her in action
under Missy's direction

Missy as the make up artist ooops hair stylist like Daddy, now where's the hair clip?

Under pokok rambutan, I will wait for you.....

Now pose nicely, don't look at the cam, please...

BTW, Missy is the photographer.
Good work Missy, So glam Amal
Sister,sister.