Saturday, April 12, 2008

Nasi Kerabu

Nasi Kerabu Stall
The car that parked at the roadside belongs to the owner of the "nasi kerabu" stall and I believe it has been in service all these while. The place is a hit among students in the college nearby.

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Among the stalls in Kuala Lumpur selling Kelantan delicacies, the place in the picture above is the best to me. I used to enjoy good versions of it in Kg Baru, Kuala Lumpur, especially the one at the Y-junction close to the 12-storey flat, but they can't beat this one. This one is way better.

"Nasi Kerabu" literally means "salad rice". Kelantan's Nasi Kerabu is a "white rice" or "dyed blue rice" and served with "tumis" gravy with local herbs, leaves and vegetables. The coloring comes from a type of flower, although some sellers use artificial equivalents. Apart from that it is also served with fried fish, keropok, salted egg, "solok lada" (fish fillet and coconut-stuffed chillis), and pickled garlic.

In short, nasi kerabu is indeed yummy.

Don't blame me for having the taste benchmark that way because if you understand why the Javanese descendants in Malaysia would have their mouths water when listening to the word "tempe", then, same goes to me and my nasi kerabu.

And perhaps the same way sushi is to the Japanese.

Javanese <-> Japanese – two different things.

Buying Nasi Kerabu

These students are having their packed dinner of nasi kerabu before going back to their residential halls

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17 comments:

Anonymous said...

alaaahai... sungguh rindukan nasi kabbu yg besh... boleh share kat mana kedai ni bro ??

Syaliza Abdul Rahman said...

hmm... dah lamanya tak makan nasi kerabu!

dear sir, pls tell where to find this nasi kerabu seller? :o)

abe long hehehe terliur doh ko?

nanies said...

salamm gab...ermm nasi kerabu mmg best...walaupun me bukan org kelantan tapi semua jenis makanan ok je...kat sini kalu nani teringin makanan pantai timur ada di jual pepagi depan RHB ampang tu..atau lebih di kenali oleh staf2 kat sini sebagai "pulau".Macik tu nyer masakkan bagi nani ok..ermm kecur dah nie...heheheh

Anonymous said...

GAB,
Again,where is this stall? Like to eat NK with the daging salai & solok but without the budu...:)
BTW,are u still in the `GERAKAN- Tak Gerak Tak Makan' or busy with the new hobby...:)

./kopi0

abgbest said...

Gab Bro ...hawow u...nasi kerabu ni klu nak yg best kena yg dok masak ngan daun lagundi tu yg kaler dia unggu2 sikit, tapi bukan yg taruk dye.. kalau ulam2 nye lagi byk ulam lagi sedap dan juga klu ada kerisi ikan lagi sedap.. yg kelantan punya kerabu ada sos kuahnye tersendiri..tapi yg ganu punya nasi kerabu ada jugak yg sudah di gaul semua2 ulam2 dan juga kerisi ikan nye...kalau lauk nye daging bakar/salai, ikan "kayu" gulai n telor rebus gulai....n sedikit budu..laaa citer pun tarak guna laa...pepagi esuk sah akau cari nasi kerabu ni...hehehh

jaketbiru said...

wondering... are u sure u like nasi kerabu gab??? or it is only a reason to 'snap' a picture of these lovely creatures in whites...

p/s boleh tahan nasi kerabu awek tu ek... hehehehehehe

Makcik Runner said...

hello..long time no hear?

i lurve nasi kerabu. the one kat pasar tani next to jagung rebus/grill stall pun not bad. if i eat nasi kerabu for breakfast, i wouldnt need to eat lunch...i am that full!

m i n e r a l . . . said...

kasi la full address hehee
leh gi try... err sambil ngorat awek kolej. jejejjej

pB said...

nok nasi krabu sedap , maghi lar jalae ghumoh pB ...


he he he

simah said...

i am no kelantanese... but nasik kerabu...eiiiii... i memang suka... buat i terliur ajer u ni gab!

cikliah said...

Is that true, bunga kacang telang can be used to colour the nasik kerabu ?

~ GAB ~ said...

ABANG LONG --> You msut be somewhere out of the country if you said "rindu" and cannot get one. Hehe... it's in Sg Buluh Bro.




SYANA --> Tell ya, nasi kerabu is selling all over the place as Kelantanese are scattered all over. Don't be surprise, I used to eat nasi kerabu that being sold "commercially" in New Jersey (stone-throw away from New York)

~ GAB ~ said...

NANI --> Can I join you for the nasi kerabu in Ampang? I'd love to.




KOPI 0 --> I don't know you develop a taste for nasi kerabu as well. Ehemmm.. as for GERAKAN thingy, I am still in the middle of it, working hard to streamline my operations and hopefully soon, I can have my time somewhere, such as in our community portal. Thank you for the thought.

~ GAB ~ said...

ABANG BEST --> Slight difference in Kelantan nasi keabu and Trengganu's as it is in their nasi dagang. And even slight difference in the dialect as well.





NIDE --> You know it too well NIDE. Sometimes you can even make me realize what's tastier and what is not. hehehe. We'b better be hush-hush over this.

~ GAB ~ said...

KC --> Heyyyy... you are here. And, as usual, I am here too, doing my good old things but hardly have time to be SUDOTNET.





TUN --> Call me. I can bring you there and even introduce to some of the students. It's my turf TUN, heheheh Kidding!

~ GAB ~ said...

PB --> Wahhh... you are a good cook. Would love to taste your cooking PB. Damn sure it's the real Kelantanese taste.




SIMAH --> Hi there. Smile! Now I know, you like it too.






CIKLIAH --> May be I am not too familiar with the name you use but I presume the vine-type plant that creeps on the fences, perhaps yes.

Anonymous said...

gab - rindu tu maksudnya nak cari nasik krabu yg best.. kat pasar malam mana2 pun ada jual nasik kabu tu tapi alaaahai... rasanya !!!

sungai buluh... ermmm hehehehe

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