ENAK! AT LUBUK BANGKU – AUGUST 8TH, 2019
Hosted by Keats Markandu and Gan Lay Chin
Eleven MCG Enak! members attended the August 8 lunch gathering at Lubuk Bangku for a taste of Negri Sembilan food.
My co-host, Lay Chin and I were glad that it was a first-time experience for the ladies, not only for its location in a leafy, older part of Bangsar but also for its food known specially to lunch crowds as Negri Sembilan cuisine.
Besides tempeh balado, terung balado, telur dadar, daging salai masak kicap, we ordered daging salai, a favourite and typical beef dish from the State of Negri Sembilan and the Kampung Ayam gulai. A couple of dishes were described as spicy and chili hot of which Negri dishes can rightfully lay claim! For the vegetarians, there were dishes to enjoy with the menu changing daily for them. Dessert was kueh koci, sago in gula Melaka and santan served chilled in a cup, oranges and a selection of local fruits like star fruit and apple.
Dessert was kueh koci, sago in a gula Melaka and santan served chilled in a cup, oranges and a selection of local fruits like star fruit and apple.
Talking about crowds, it was certainly busy by noon.
We thoroughly enjoyed the company and food seated at a long table. A stand fan swung to keep us cool. As the sun came down on us past 1 pm, it was time to take group photos to remind us of the short and sweet and spicy lunch in a setting, perhaps we can call ‘ kampong ‘ style. Enakkers also bungkus (take away) the surplus food.
Thanks to all Enakkers who were present.
Note on Negri Sembilan:
Negri Sembilan literally means 9 states or districts. It is the Minangkabaus who hold the key to the history of Negri Sembilan. They were immigrants from West Sumatra who settled there between the 15th and 16th Century at the height of the Malaccan Consulate. Geographically, Negri Sembilan lies next to the state of Selangor.
Lubuk Bangku
25, Jalan Abdullah, Bangsar Utama
+6019 283 9321
They also provide a space for private functions, talks, mini seminars or weddings
Review by Keats Markandu