Monday blues beckon! To cheer all you up, here's a post on Mee Jawa. I must admit, I rarely eat this dish probably because it's not easy to find it. Hence when I read about this great find in the Flavours Magazine Food Guide, I made a special trip to Kepong. My first attempt yielded no results as the stall was closed but I did discover a good Pan Mee stall nearby. I struck gold on my second visit here and finally got to taste the Mee Jawa (RM3.20).
Despite all the warnings about it not being the most desirable place since it's a chicken stall in the morning, I sat there and relished every spoonful. Filled to the brim with orangey and slighty thickish soup broth, it was so good till the last drop. It must have been the combination of the tomatoes and prawn stock. Not too sweet, there were bits of crunchy peanuts within the soup broth. Served with thin yellow noodles plus topped with crunchy crackers, slices of hard boiled egg it was a satisfying late lunch. I especially liked the flour fritter they added in which was studded with aromatic deep fried onions.
For drinks, a lady will come from the fruit stall across the road to ask for your order. There's fresh sugarcane juice (RM1.10 a glass) and coconut water. If you do feel a bit strange sitting around the stall area (it was hosed down cleanly when I was there minus any smells), you can also opt to sit across the road where the fruit stall is provided you order drinks from them.
I reckon I'm going to start a love affair with Mee Jawa so if any of you have any great recommendations on places, do let me know. Next place on my list to sample this dish will be Puchong Square which I read in the New Straits Times serves excellent Mee Jawa based on a home made recipe.
Mee Jawa Stall
Along Jalan Burung Tiong
Taman Bukit Maluri
Kepong
Kuala Lumpur
(Non Halal. The stall is open from 1.30 to 7 pm. Days off are not fixed but the last time I was here, they were closed on Monday. To get here, follow the Pan Mee stall directions. This stall is just further down from the Pan Mee stall, just take the first left turn after the Pan Mee stall and this stall is on your right hand side.)
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.
Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Mee Jawa
a toast to ur new love affair!
ReplyDeletethis looks scrumptious! has been really long since i had any mee rojak..
ReplyDeleteHmm since lately u hunting for foods at Kepong, did u try before one of the kepong famous rojak that located at the so called 'durian stalls' place? U will see a lot of ppl queuing up for it.
ReplyDeleteFor this Mee Jawa...i also never try before eventhough i stayed at Kepong. Goin to try it soon.
All limbs up abt not easy to find good Mee Jawa. Esp those with bits of peanuts.
ReplyDeleteThere's one stall inside Restaurant called De5 (delima) in Section 4 in Kota Damansara selling authentic Mee Jawa.
ReplyDeleteThe best way to get there is via NKVE and exit at Kota Damansara. After paying the toll, take a look on the right hand side.
The restaurant is located on the right hand side corner of the first Traffic Light.
This Mee Jawa looks very good wor! Yum!
ReplyDeletejoe - I can be fickle though, now it's char siu wantan mee!
ReplyDeletesc - now you mention it, mee rojak and mee jawa is the same. Mee Rojak is so easy to get from the roadside Mamaks but not Mee Jawa though.
adrian - ok, will give it a try if I find it. Sounds good.
tummythoz - I know! Glad I found this place as it renewed my faith in Mee Jawa.
jokontan - what a coincidence, I think we passed that place on Sat as we were around the area. Thanks for the tip, will give it a try since I know roughly where it is.
wmw - it's so good I was licking my spoon clean.
gawd, i m so gonna try this!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a good one at SS15 in
ReplyDeleteSubang Jaya, not sure whether the uncle is still selling it though. Have not been there in yonks;)
But this looks like it will do as well :P
ktx - oh oh, better wipe the drool off.
ReplyDeleteunkaleong - hiya, subang sounds good, will see if I can find it but if no name, kinda difficult though.
why the mee jawa is non halal category
ReplyDeleteMy favourite mee jawa but now is RM4.00 a bowl. Still maintain the quality!
ReplyDeleteSaudara-saudara dan Saudari-saudari yang di hormati
ReplyDeleteUntuk keadilan dan martabat Buddhist, (Maruah Sami Buddhist dan Kuil SAMNAK SAMBODHI) Kami Ahli Parti Keadilan Rakyat tetap akan memberi segala pertolongan bagi mempertahankan, sekiranya Peguam Yip Kum Fook, MCA Pengerusi Gombak terus kacau Sami Buddha atau cuba memusnahkan kebudayaan Buddhist dengan kurang ajar
Ladies and gentlemen are in respect
For justice and values Buddhist, (dignity of monks and the Buddhist Temple of SAMNAK SAMBODHI) We the People's Justice Parti Keadilan Rakyat will continue to give all help to preserve, suppose that lawyer Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak Chairman continues to disturbs Buddhist monks or try to destroy Buddhist culture with disrespectful
为了正义和佛教的尊严，(佛教僧侣和佛寺的荣誉SAMNAK SAMBODHI)，我们人民公正党将提供一切帮助保卫，如果马华公会鸱唛区主席叶金福律师(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak) 继续无耻的凌乱僧侣或试图摧毁佛教的文化
DATUK YIP KUM FOOK banyak melakukan kejahatan kepada orang di kawasan Kepong, lelaki (Datuk Yip) ini mengganggu ramai isteri orang, membakar Kuil Hindu di Taman Daya, mengeluarkan sami Buddha dari Kuil di Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong, dan menipu wang.
ReplyDeleteENCIK SIMON LOW KOK MENG (Taman Daya) adalah pembantu (CID) Datuk Yip atau abang iparnya, berapa ramai yang memboikot mereka, Banyak sangat masalah di kawasan Kepong, kerana Datuk Yip Pengerusi MCA di Taman Daya, Kepong. . , dia dibayar wang kepada polis dan DBKL untuk mengganggu orang ramai, dan sebagainya
YIP KUM POH No: 19B, Jalan Sg 1/9, Taman Industri Bolton, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor Malaysia (pejabat peguam) YIP KUM POH bukan peguam tetapi boleh membuka pejabat peguam, dia adalah adik lelaki Datuk Yip Kum Fook….”MALAYSIA BOLEH”
Kami tidak senang ketika itu kerana kami berada di bawah kawalan MCA di tempat kami, dan juga Datuk Yip telah digunakan oleh Gangster di kawasan Kepong dan Gombak, kami tidak berharap kepada MCA lagi dan kami adalah kumpulan yang meletak jawatan dari MCA
Kami telah mendengar, bahawa AGONG MALAYSIA (Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim) telah mengambil kembali (Tarik) GELARAN DATUK (Datuk's title), dan kami akan menulis kepada Agong tentang perkara ini
DATUK YIP KUM FOOK (Lawyer) tidak fikir orang bodoh dan anda boleh menghina Buddha dan Hindu tetapi tentang Islam, anda dihina jika anda tidak mempunyai tempat tinggal.
Oleh Ah Keong, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur