The best way to bridge any rift , when bridges are being burnt is through good old tasty food .
If we are intent on a tit for tat , then much will be lost . When we can sit down on one table ( ok let's be more current and realistic , under one roof ) and eat as one family , things can get as good as the old days and suspicions can go fly kite so to speak .
Caprish ? Once you have read between the lines , here let me show you another of the most under rated cuisines in Malaysia .
These Kedah folks , they do not ever brag about their cooking . Never
And I don't understand why .
Maybe they were taught to be humble about it . Maybe they think their skills are nothing to shout about .
Thus , it was a long time coming and this year has finally revealed itself to me as to just how good the Kedah Malay chef really is .
We find ourselves at Abang E Capati .
Much touted for their various breads . Frankly , we are a bit cautious if we are going to be welcome or not since I hardly see any Chinaman here , but ah , I think their no fork and no spoon option when it comes to their breads should solve a chunk of the issue .
Currently Arabic cuisine seems to be the rage amongst the Malay community . And while they offer roti Arab here , instead of baking it , they're deep frying it . Me thinks they might have generalised it . There is an Egyptian street bread that looks like this , so it probably should be called Roti Mesir but whatever , gonna give it a go anyway.
Despite the not so positive feedback about the grumpy waiters serving us , the boys in kitchen are something else . Very dedicated , absolutely hardworking and as you can see , they do seem to love what they are doing .
When this guy smiles , he looks quite ham ( slang for handsome ) . Adik - adik , he's a catch . Clever , capable and talented some more . Can cook . Whatcha waiting for ?
See , girls , they are quite friendly so sometimes maybe we shouldn't listen to grumpy people's advise so much but just let it go and see what life turns up .
Anyway , he's the roti Arab specialist while the guy next to him is the capati expert .
These days , the mamaks have become so slack . They order beaten roti dough from factories , cannot 'uli ' a good capati and don't even start me on roti jala . This is a skill .
Just the other day , I had an Afghani whip up roti canai which tasted like a cross between a pancake and Chinese Penang apom ....wth ! But he was surrounded by women because he was fair skinned and kinda resembled Che Ta' s hubby . Kinda off topic... still yikes !
You know , the Malays have actually perfected the various Indian breads . Fine skinned and crispy on the outside , thick and chewy exactly when needed .
When it comes to Arabic bread at Abang E Capati, it is kind of tasty and cute . Tastes like a fine puffed up ham chim peng if you ask me. Plus it looks very impressive when you order 5 puffs and the waiter brings it to the table in the manner of the hawker totting his tray of simit through souq streets .
Roti jala , good . Capati not up my alley as I still prefer the old silver bangled people's version . But my dining partner loved it so much , he ordered another 3 , making it 4 pieces altogether .
Chicken curry . Breast meat was a bit dry and tasteless . Meat curry ....finished. Liao. Elek. No chance to try.
Loved the dhall....very creamy, full of beans, yum yum .... loved the teh tarik which reminded me of Transfer Road's teh tarik .
Something different from the norm for me , great place to gorge on all our favourite breads .
Location : Kulim
Tip : no fork and spoon provided . You will have to eat with your hands unless you order other dishes like nasi goreng etc etc from the kitchen
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