I always have a great time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! First the food is amazing! Easily one of my favorite food cities in Asia, then the wonderful hospitable people, finally the exciting cultural mix! And that’s just the start! In this episode I share with you one of my favorite pastimes in KL. Visiting restorans, the cheap cafes that are found everywhere around the city. I absolutely don’t feel like I’ve arrived in KL until I have an order of roti canai, the flaky bread that’s dunked in dhal, or other types of curries. For breakfast, absolutely! A masala dosa is another dish I have a hard time resisting for breakfast. Spicy potatoes, with some onion wrapped in a crepe made from rice and lentils soaked in water. Wash it down with a teh terek, pulled tea, and you’ve got the quintessential restoran stop as far as I’m concerned.
The Pudu Wet Market is the largest one of it’s kind in KL. If you’re a cook, or just into food, you must visit this market. As Anthony Bourdain used to say, if you want to get to know a culture visit their markets. This one is indeed impressive, with everything from pet dogs, to live chickens, an amazing variety of seafood and truly some of the friendliest people on the planet. Some pretty crazy stuff too, I didn’t film the guy firing his cap gun every few seconds to get people to notice the smartphone accessories he was selling.
Thanks again to all of the wonderful people who were so kind to show me their goods and exchange some smiles!