MERDEKA MAKAN MARATHON

After much pestering from a colleague of mine, asking almost every other week – when are we going to Tanjung Sepat, I had no choice but to bring her there. This time, because it’s a Merdeka Holiday and the kids, Sasha and Lok Lok were all in their own parents’ care, my family decided to join in the gluttony trip. Sure heboh one!

This time round, I didn’t seek the company of Popiah – who would always graciously take us around Tanjung Sepat and Sg. Pelek as she would be in KL instead to do some shopping.

So, it was only me and my cousin sister, who went to Tanjung Sepat before. I was quite confident though, because to date – this would be my fourth time in Tanjung Sepat makan spree.

First stop as usual, would be the Bak Kut Teh place along Jalan Pasar in Tanjung Sepat. I haven’t had the chance to eat the BKT every time we go there as we were always too late. The BKT sold off at 10 am every morning. This morning, we were early, so we had the chance to taste the BKT. To me, it’s almost the same as anywhere else in KL, but it’s slightly less oily. Probably we should have tried the dry BKT.

Bak Kut Teh, Curry Sotong, Fish Paste Soup & Bean Paste Red Snapper

If you notice, I ordered the same dish every time I was here – I really like the fish paste soup! Today everything was pricier! Probably Popiah was not with us – regular faces always get to eat cheaper! It’s RM95 for 5 dishes for 8 people.

Then, we made a stop at Shing Moh Kopitiam, also in Jalan Pasar for kopi-O in an antique cup and toasted bread. Ah… heavenly.

Patriotic fisherman, Catch of the Day, Lone Fisherman, Cute Little Girl!

A trip to Tanjung Sepat is always coupled with a visit to the Lover’s Bridge, Mushroom Farm, Longan farm and Morib. We lurked around Lover’s Bridge after our scrumptious brunch and took some photos. It was indeed a fun place to take pictures – the fishermen coming back from the sea with catch of the day, the old bridge, the live sea creatures… etc.

Pisces and Cancer for food?

Care-free Morib

It’s a delight that I managed to take different pics every time I go to Tanjung Sepat and Morib – even though I always go to the same spot. Lover’s bridge is just a bridge less than 200m! So does the small bridge at the back of the mushroom factory. Check it out here and here.

Mushroom Farm's backyard

On our way back, we made a brief stop at Longan Farm. People bought longans in big plastic bags. I have never seen the longan farm this packed before.

Fungi on a dead log, Sweet Potato and Loads of Papaya

During lunch, we wanted to have it at the Lover’s Bridge restaurant but found it was packed to the brim with holiday makers. People came in big buses! It is never a good idea to go to Tanjung Sepat during big holidays or school holidays. I had been here a few times and never encountered not getting a place for lunch! We decided to leave the place as the crowd was getting restless waiting for their tables, and the waiter in Lover’s Bridge is a fucking prick for not telling us that the table was reserved - after we stood next to the table; a good 15 minutes, waiting for the assholes eating deliberately slow as they saw us waiting.

Pissed off, we headed out to Lorong 4 instead to look for Hai Yeu Hin – the quaint little kopitiam famous for its variety of paos. They have red bean paste, kaya, shang yok, char siew, tai pao, vegetarian, peanuts and mui choi pao. Their famous pao is probably the shang yok – as when we went there, shang yok were all sold out and if we want the pao, we would have to take the non-steamed ones back to KL and steam them ourselves. We had some paos as appetizer before hitting the road again for a bigger meal. My personal favorite is probably the mui choi pao (pic).

E.P. Hoon restaurant in Sg. Pelek, that served good loh mee and special fried salad was not opened due to Merdeka – very bad luck. We went to the neighbour restaurant instead, Sg. Pelek Restaurant. The food was mediocre, but it’s nonetheless good. RM103 for 5 dishes for 8 people.

Steam fish in Chew Chao style (my favorite), bean curd in plum sauce,
Thai-style chicken, lai liu har (prawns)

Happy Merdeka, everyone! Hope your Merdeka is as yummy as mine.