Thursday, June 4, 2009

Nasi Lemak Ong, Alor Star.

I was recently up north for work , around the time Cumi was invited for that smashing Balvenie whisky tasting session at Carcosa. I was gutted, to say the least.

No scotch in sight, rather scorched under the hot noon day Alor Star sun.. no justice... no justice I tell ya.

Anyway, I may not have been able to drown my sorrows in Whisky, but I sure managed to pig out on Uncle Ong's nasi lemak!

StarCity Hotel, AS
The stall itself, is bright and a walking advertisement. How can a foodie resist eating here.
I was beside myself with anticipation as my colleague parked the car.

Hurry up. Ciki needs feeding.


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There's uncle Ong. He's set against a backdrop of celebrity photos of basically, .. uh, celebrities eating his food. (What else..)

Just looking at the set up, one thing comes to mind. Uncle Ong's nasi lemak is really Nasi Kandar with a twist!

The selection of food is laid out before the hungry eater in all its glorious, greasy splendor. The nasi lemak junkie then asks uncle ong (nicely) for this, this and that (hungry finger moves in pointing jerking motion).

So many side dishes to pick from, apart form the customary sambal and fried ikan bilis and peanuts, what more can you ask for in a nasi lemak?



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One other interesting thing to note, you have a choice of rice, with uncle ong.

White or yellow.

I chose yellow because I like being different and found it to be just greasy rice. (similar to garlic rice but less aromatic)

So, verdict? Whilst the side dishes ranging from squid to fried gizzards to curry chicken/mutton.. etc was fantastic, the rice was a real let down.

No santan. How can?!
Well, if they didn't call it nasi lemak, I would not be as peeved as I was. How can you call it nasi lemak and omit the lemak? That's like having s** and not... (ok, nevermind.. got young readers whom I do not want to horrify).

But anyway, horrific lemak-less nasi lemak. Apparently Alor Star nasi lemak is like that. Go figure.

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Here's my delicious plate of fried innards.

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Where's my messy plate of nasi unlemak drenched in sauce, nasi kandar style.


Burp. Next time just say you are taking me for Chinese nasi kandar - that would be the right term for this meal, me thinks!


Add:
Nasi Lemak Ong,
8-9-10, Jalan Putra,
05100 Alor Star,
Kedah.

Tel : 012-447 1283
Business Hours : 1130-1500
Closed : Wednesdays



Footnote:
OK Fine, i give in to peer pressure!

Contest C&C :
Nasi without the LEMAK is like .......................... without.............................. ?!

(Winner gets an umbrella... ella ... eh, eh, eh....
.... oh, and a stroll in the rain with Ciki :P)

(Keep it clean please.. otherwise you will not win!)


CLOSING DATE: MON 8th, 12pm!

RESULTS : MON 8th, 5pm!




62 comments:

fatboybakes said...

S** without ?? what's that ah? SOB without tears? SUN without MOON? what? WHAT?
unlemak rice aside, the dishes look salivatingable...

HairyBerry said...

charp farn, u mean...hehe...looks good though, despite the unlemak-ness. got ulams summore leh. i likez.

i think u shd start a contest too, like fbb. yeah, that "it's like having s** and not ****"..hehe

HairyBerry said...

omg, just saw fbb's comment. tok about coincidencability... :P

Ciki said...

fbb:
it's like having:

saul without paul
sally without harry
simon without garfunkel

Ciki said...

nic:
yea, hairy minds think alike :P

Selba said...

Love to try it.... yeah... someday!

.:: Ant ::. said...

Couldn't agree more with you. Nasi lemak without santan is like a German feast without sauerkraut and beer! ^_^

+Ant+

"Joe" who is constantly craving said...

a stroll in the rain with ciki?? wow..the gifts are definitely getting more creative indeed..

rihanna without her umbrella?

Ciki said...

Joe:
No! The prize iz da umbrella! Ciki will stroll wiv u under da umbrella 2dina la... dina on moi;p

Bangsar-bAbE said...

It looks quite good wor, despite the unlemakness...

Nasi without the lemak is...
Like tiramisu without alcohol!

Cumi without Ciki... =P

Paranoid Android said...

Song Without Music
Fruitcake withour raisins
Pavlova without cream
Crying without tears

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

manana leaf without the lice

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Fatboybakes without a fan club

minchow said...

That hot mess looks more inviting than whisky to me, hahahha! Not much of a hard liquor person myself so I'd choose lemak-less nasi lemak up north any day!

Like a Twitter addiction without limitless mobile Internet! :-P

minchow said...

That hot mess looks more inviting than whisky to me, hahahha! Not much of a hard liquor person myself so I'd choose lemak-less nasi lemak up north any day!

Like a Twitter addiction without limitless mobile Internet! :-P

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Nasi without the LEMAK is a six-pack nasi (healthy mah...geddit geddit???).

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Like SMSing each other without Maxis' RM8 for 500 SMSes deal.

Julian Si said...

Nasi kandar, nasi lemak, don't matter ... love the photos and write-up as always!

I have been slowing down on my blogging, but keeping up with my pre-departure eating, enjoy the new posts :-)

ps - I too wish I got the call up for that Whisky Tasting boohooo...

J2Kfm said...

oh yeahloh! i saw this episode on Ah Xian. and the tempting array of curries got me thinking bout the menglembu twins ccf one.

Breadpitt said...

nasi lemak without lemak....its like chicken rice without chicken.....

qwazymonkey said...

Is like a company dinner without winning any lucky draw prizes as there weren't any to begin with cos all the money were given to charity!

So i blardee should win this! LOL

Ciki said...

i think we are getting close to a winner.. hmmmmm, i am going umbrella shopping 2day:P

HairyBerry said...

Like Queen without Freddie Mercury.

Like INXS without Michael Hutchence.

Like American Idol without Adam Lambert.

Like rock and roll without hawt Ciki.

:)

Ciki said...

nic! ru trying to bribe the judge.. flattery will get u everywhere :P (NOT!)


mwuahahahahaha

Ciki said...

hmm.. now we r sizzling.. i need to get a NON-FOOD BLOGGER JUDGE to judge this la.

to be fair.

that's how u do it. innit?

(any volunteers?)

PureGlutton said...

Nasi without the Lemak is like:

KFC without the chicken skin
Assam laksa without the otak udang

ishhh... u see, there's just NO escape from food lah!

fatboybakes said...

CHIS, is shoulda been limited to S** without --------

laidat ah.
hmmm

gandhi without his loincloth
bacon without the pig
charsiu without the fat
eggs without the yolk

Ciki said...

i will leave and email on the winner's site, asking for color of preference of umbrella .

it's only fair.

UnkaLeong said...

Laverne without shirley

Cagney without Lacey

Fantasy Island without Tattoo

cumi without ciki?

Lucky I had my fill of nasi Lemak this morning di;)

fatboybakes said...

like ciki without eyelashes...

bah, such stiff competition, i can kiss my pink brolly goobai...

its like

a cloistered nun without underwear.... (that's not unclean right)

qwazymonkey said...

like fbbfc without food and foodies

like monkey without comics

like BFF without DSLR

like Masak Masak without Masak Masak

like alcoholics without alcohol

like chiliholics without spicy food

like Sri Paandi without purple uniform

like i dunno without i give up

qwazymonkey said...

wait got one more:

like umbrella without the ella ella ella...wot fun wud it be right?

i swear this is the last one

Bobo said...

Jack without Jill
Superman without his cape

Robin Hood without his Merry Men

Is like Mary Poppins without her umbrella!!!!!!

Ciki said...

eh, unkaleong and bsrbabe, both sed cumi without ciki.. so.. cannot!

That slogan cannot be submitted, by virtue of the fact that it's too TRUE and totally undisputed, therefore , cannot win! :P

HairyBerry said...

like Grunge without Kurt Cobain.

like Reggae without Bob Marley.

like Imagine without John Lennon.

Ciki said...

paranoidandroid, LL:
i was gonna make either of u judges, but now, u guys submit such crazy slogans, u cannot judge la. ur up for thr running of winner:P

Ciki said...

Faith, Breadpitt:
Oooo, how did u know im both a twitter addict as well as a chicken rice addict?!

it's gonna b close!

Ciki said...

Qmonkey FBB:
by virtue of the fact that you both posted more slogans collectively than the entire lot, you should win rite... hmmmmmmmmm, time will tell:P

Ciki said...

nic and unka:
flattery will get you everywhere! but will the judges luv u as much as me.. wait and see...

Ciki said...

pure glutton, bobo:
excellent.. i hope u win ur umbrella!

Ciki said...

LL:
luscious! ur mind is swift but swifter, your pen.

will u win ?! maybe u will! :P

UnkaLeong said...

Ciki without whisky?

;)

Ciki said...

anton, joe, bsr babe:
good la.. u guys making it hard for me to pick.. so i wont! i'll make a non-blogger pick!

thule a.k.a leo said...

exactly what Ah Xian introduced in his program not long ago. I can't believe that you had gone there already!!! Do you watch Ah Xian's program too??? He did introduce a lot of interesting places to eat good food!
I have 2 places in KL that I have to go... Cantonese food in Jalan Hang Jebat and seafood in Jalan Batu Tiga Lama... hahaha...
Uncle Ong learned his trade and cooking skill from mamak people while in Penang. Therefore most of his curries don't contain coconut milk... more of those spices instead.

"Joe" who is constantly craving said...

nooooooo is it still too late to continue!??

nasi lemak without lemak is like going food blogging without a camera! (just like me! hehe)

Kenny Mah said...

Great name... Nasi UNlemak! lol

Btw, do celebrities have better taste buds than us mere mortals do? I rather get the certification of a trusted foodblogger like you, dear. ;)

foodbin said...

without the lemak--the luscious gravy from the various curry should made up for it.

choi yen said...

A very good spree of dishes to choose~~

Champion said...

I luv this type of contest:

Jack without the beanstalk.

Cinderalla without the stepmama. &

******Drumroll*****

Titanic without the iceberg!!!!!!!!!!!

Sugar Bean said...

Hahaha, nasi unlemak? Creative term! But I guess the various choices of dishes made it up?

Missing Malaysian food too much, guess I should learn how to cook nasi lemak by myself.

Paranoid Android said...

Oh! I am having so much fun! Last minute fling....

X-men movie without a villian
A chick flick without men
Dalmations without spots
Bathing without soap

qwazymonkey said...

i got one...it's like a pint of Guinness without the bold blackness.

Ciki said...

by GEORGE! you guys are good! CLOSING DAY: THIS MONDAY!


I told you i'd find a NON-BLOGGER to judge this contest.. and i did! I found her.. closer to HOME than expected!! woohoo..

Queens of Hearts said...

Mahjong without tiles!

fatboybakes said...

i think there's an errata in ur contest rules thing. it should be nasi LEMAK without the LEMAK, not nasi without the LEMAK..

just for that i deserve the brolly...

yay...

its like captain hook without the hooker...

Ciki said...

Fbb, Just for that alone u will not gt the brolly,mr smarty pants:p

Auntie Helen said...

Guess I will join in, need an extra umbrella.

Lightning without thunder!

backStreetGluttons said...

was that why those celebrities had their last pixs taken ( last time coming ) , like Ciki
lol !

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Nasi without lemak
Is like Shah Jahan without Mumtaz
Of absolute love perfected
In marble and topaz.

"Joe" who is constantly craving said...

how about malaysia without food?

or

fbb brunch without alcohol?

i want a brolly!!

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Nasi without lemak
Is like Marie without Pierre
Chemistry without Curie
Discoverer of Radioactivity

Ciki said...

SLOGAN SIZZLE! Thank God I'm not picking the winner.. TOO TOUGH i tell ya.. too tough:P