One bite into this curry chicken at EhHe Art Cafe in JB, and memories of my first taste of curry chicken flooded my mind.
It was a primary school, end of exams party and my classmate's loving mum cooked a pot of curry chicken for us kids. I can't remember the exact taste - just the feeling of joy of first experience with the delightful taste which I remember to this day.
That day was also my first taste of those triangular white bread sandwich with mashed sardine spread and thin cucumber slices inside - but that's a story for another day. (Where can I get these now?)
I really don't know how to describe the flavour and aroma that set it apart - it's something in the blend of mildly sweet, gently spicy hot spices in the santan (coconut milk) laced chicken broth.
I tried this curry chicken twice, on different days. The first time with kueh teow (flat rice noodles) tossed in a savoury oily sauce. The curry chicken was great but the combination didn't really suit my taste buds. (Hence, I didn't blog about this curry chicken earlier.)
The second time, I ate the chicken curry with lightly toasted white bread.
Boomz.
(Borrowing that explosive phrase from an especially articulate Singapore beauty queen :-D )
Everything came together perfectly when I ate EhHe Art Cafe's curry chicken with toast bread i.e. the old way I know.
Tender, juicy chicken flesh with smooth velvety soft skin on. Aromatic curry in chicken broth thickened with coconut milk - the curry is gently sweet spicy on the tastebuds. The potatoes were perfect too.
I strongly recommend this curry chicken when you are in EhHe Art Cafe.
A bowl of sweet and cold cendol is the perfect complement to spicy curry chicken :-D
Traditional local fare in a comfortable art cafe works well for me.
Click ^ photo to read my earlier post on EhHe Art Cafe
Eh He's menu on the wall - local fare and Western favourites.
Click ^ photo for my review of Eh He's Hainanese chicken rice set
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Restaurant name: EHHE Art Cafe 中間旁邊
Address: No. 1, Jalan Trus, Bandar Johor Bahru 80000, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Junction of Jalan Trus and Jalan Tan Hiok Nee (just beside Hiap Joo Bakery) 陈旭年文化街
Map: http://bit.ly/EHHEGallery
GPS: 1.456477, 103.764608
Hours: 7:00am to 4:00pm daily
No pork, no lard, no alcohol, no Halal cert
Disclosure: Please note that this is an invited tasting
Date visited: 14 Dec 2015, 9 Jan 2016
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Great, another f&b place to indulge in the Jln Dhoby area. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you and you are most welcome Chez.
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