Stall promoting stellar chee cheong enjoyable, however bland chilli pan mee

When I arrived at N.A Chinese Muslim Cuisine (NACMC) at 9.30am on a Tuesday, there have been plenty of folks already feasting on their noodles, yong tau fu, and chee cheong enjoyable in entrance of the stall. 

Operations began at 8am, however that they had already run out of 4 gadgets on their menu: tau fu fa, pau, dim sum, and loh mai kai. I couldn’t even think about the scenario by lunchtime or on the weekends. Instead, I took this as an indication that this humble stall in the midst of Medan Selera Seksyen 2, Shah Alam was the very best of the very best.

What I attempted at N.A Chinese Muslim Cuisine

Visually, the Dry Chilli Pan Mee (RM7) checked all of the packing containers: a mound of noodles topped with chilli oil, minced rooster, mushrooms, fried anchovies, and inexperienced onions. It’s extraordinarily arduous to seek out halal dry chilli pan mee. The solely different one I’ve tried tasted like nothing however soy sauce, so I used to be excited to attempt one which appeared extra genuine. 

After mixing all the person parts along with the sauce hidden beneath, the noodles seemed very shiny and appetising.  

I excitedly took my first chew (or slurp) solely to be met with disappointment. The noodles have been extraordinarily bland, as if the chef had forgotten so as to add salt to the dish. The chilli oil had the proper quantity of kick to it, and the portion of the toppings have been excellent. While I obtained to have slightly little bit of all the pieces in a single forkful, I couldn’t style something however the spiciness of the chilli oil.

At least the anchovies have been crunchy and the noodles well-cooked.

Funny sufficient, the vegetable soup it got here with was extra flavourful than I had thought. The clear soup was a terrific palette cleanser in between these oily bites. 

Moving on to the Chee Cheong Fun (RM3.50) which, spoiler alert, was the star of the present. After being let down by the dry chilli pan mee, this dish immediately lifted my temper and all hope was not misplaced. 

This chee cheong enjoyable was coated in a really perfect quantity of sauce, which was equal components candy and salty. The steamed rice rolls have been additionally cooked effectively, making them straightforward to select up with out falling aside. Other than that, they have been reduce into excellent bite-sized items.

This dish was served in a method that I had by no means seen earlier than. Instead of utilizing the standard deep pink chilli sauce that the majority eateries go for, N.A Chinese Muslim Cuisine drizzled some chilli oil on high so as to add a touch of spice. 

This chilli oil complemented the chee cheong enjoyable by including a special dimension of flavour and texture because the chilli crisps supplied some crunch. Sinking my tooth into the comfortable rolled noodles was such a deal with.

Final ideas

It may have simply been a mistake or a foul day, however I say skip the dry chilli pan mee and go for the chee cheong enjoyable. NACMC might be well worth the go to in case you’re excited about making an attempt the opposite menu gadgets like Wantan Mee Kicap and Yong Tau Fu. All in all, I felt just like the chee cheong enjoyable compensated for what the dry chilli pan mee lacked.

I had learn on-line that the ready time might be as much as an hour, however that wasn’t my expertise, in all probability as a result of I had visited the stall on a weekday. I like to recommend going as early as attainable to make sure that you’ve all kinds to select from, in any other case you’d solely be left with a few choices by lunchtime. Ideally, drop by for breakfast in case you work close by.

Expected injury: RM3.50 – RM14 per pax

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