I needed a quick dinner one evening and as I was in Old Downtown JB, I walked briskly over to Meldrum Walk for a quick bite.
Decided to go for Kak Long’s pecel lele or Indonesian style fried catfish with rice.
I was pleasantly surprised that for a reasonable RM6, the chef actually took a large fresh catfish, gutted and cleaned it on the spot, only after I had made my order.
The catfish was then marinated with sauces and curry powder, and deep fried till golden brown.
What would be “normal”, would be pre-cooked catfish – which was what had I expected. So this fresh fish was beyond my expectations J
The catfish was then marinated with sauces and curry powder, and deep fried till golden brown.
What would be “normal”, would be pre-cooked catfish – which was what had I expected. So this fresh fish was beyond my expectations J
This is the set of freshly fried catfish smothered with crispy crackles on a banana leaf, and it comes with a generous heap of steamed white rice, tempeh, tofu, vegetables, sambal and a clear soup.
I enjoyed this catfish, as I always do. The tender flesh was sweet and doesn’t have any of that “muddy” taste normally associated with catfish.
The sambal was mild and unremarkable - personally, I much prefer mine to be more robust and extra spicy hot.
If you like pecel lele, Kak Long’s is definitely a very good choice.
Restaurant name: Kak Long Tomyam
Address: Stall in Meldrum Walk in downtown Johor Bahru
Hours: to
Halal
Date visited: 29 May 2012
Date visited: 29 May 2012
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