A taste of Malaysia

Check that picture out. Does it not look like it was taken in a typical restaurant in Malaysia?

And it felt like Malaysia. Smelt of home. Tasted like mum's cooking. So perfect! Just that it was not in Malaysia but in Abu Dhabi! Yay! A friend brought me to this place last night. It's hidden on a construction site on an island whose first building will be open only in July. Trust Malaysians to ensure they have great food!

So the story is the master developers of Reem Island is Malaysian. Sadly when they came, there was no Malaysian food to be found, so they decided to open a cafeteria for all their workers that will provide a taste of home. Getting there involved driving through security, through barely tarred roads to the middle of this island, where this is a temporary office block housing this cafeteria. All the staff are chinese, speak cantonese and when I was there last night, the other customers were Malaysian Chinese construction guys. Very cool indeed, plus it was cheap! They even sell hokkien mee, ying yong, tai chow, dim sum, egg tarts, the works.

Now I just need to talk to the guys to find out where they buy their produce as the supermarkets here do not stock Chinese stuff well. I can't even buy decent tofu or chinese greens, but they served me yummy home style tofu and kai lan with ham yee yesterday! Well at least it's super close to where I live now, only a 15 min drive, so I think I'll be paying it a few visits for sure!