being back in unesco heritage city malacca,malaysia on our one year travel anniversary was the perfect chance for us to eat thali,an indian meal made up of various dishes typically including rice, dal, vegetables, roti, papad,chutney and pickle. it is lunchtime here in melaka and today we'reeating at the selvam banana leaf restaurant, which is an indian restaurant. we've beenhere several times during the week. it is one of our favorite places so far. it is reallypopular with locals, so we're going to show you what a thali set meal looks like. when i was backpacking in india three anda half years ago i subsisted off of thali, so i'm thrilled to be having the opportunityto eat it again here in malacca, malaysia.
thali is an indian meal that consists of variouskinds of dishes. it can be served on a platter or - in this case- we're having it on a bananaleaf if you take a look at it down here. it comes with different vegetables, curries andrice. typically you would eat this using your hand;however, someone has to hold the camera, so i'm going to be using cutlery and sam willdemonstrate how it is done the proper way. alright boy, dig in. get them fingers dirty.you mix it around here. there we go. that's awesome stuff. sam and i ordered two different thali sets.he is having the vegetarian one and i am having the chicken but the only difference is thati get a little plate with a chicken curry
on the side. everything else we got was thesame. we have the same dhal, the same rice and the same chips. take a bite of that chickento see how it tastes. i already have a chunk here. it is very tender and you can tell ithas been cooked slowly for a long time. it is really good. is it spicy? of course, abit of indian spice in there. one thing i absolutely love about thali isthe concept of the bottomless refills. you eat until you're fully satisfied. that meansif you go through your rice - and you finished your rice and you want more - you call themover and they load you up. it is perfect for a hungry boy. our thali lunch came to 22 ringgit which isroughly $7 usd and that included three drinks,
two different thali sets (including a chickenand a vegetarian) and a roti pisang banana flat bread for dessert. for breakfast this morning we're having oneof my all-time favorite foods - dim sum - and there are so many restaurants to choose fromhere in george town but i'm going to my favorite. let's go. there is a recurring theme in most of ourmorning videos and that is i'm usually not awake and that i'm being dragged out of bedto go do something. this morning it is chinese breakfast again. what do we got? i believe those are shrimpdumplings. could i have a cup of tea darling?
you may and this is very hot. burning yourselffor love. no dim sum meal is complete without a cup of tea. sam and his buns. barbecue pork bun and redbean paste bun. one of the most fascinating aspects of eatingat this dim sum restaurant is just how you order the food. all of the different ladies come by pushing thesedifferent kinds of carts some of them filled with dim sum and some of them are filled withpao. there are different kinds of buns. they have pork and all kinds of things. you justpick them and they put them right on the table. they have this little bill here and they checkthem off with the prices. you can see our
bill right now and how it is shaping up. i'msure we'll be ordering more. which one did you try just now? i got a shrimpand veggie one and it is so tasty. have a look? one of my absolute favorites is thebarbecue pork bun. it just has so much flavor and it is 'wow' delicious. we've been trying lots of different dim sum.i find that the fillings are varied. you can get vegetables, pork and there are some withshrimp and then you have all of the sweet dim sum, which have a red bean paste. thoseare the ones i like the most. the ones that i'm not a huge fan of. again, lots of differentvariety. one of my favorite things about having dimsum is the social aspect. it is the kind of
meal that you come and enjoy with friendsover a cup of tea. i'm so full yet i keep eating more. sam is certainly in his element over here. today we are having dinner at a great littlerestaurant that is located right across from the puduraya bus terminal in kuala lumpurand it is indian food. my favorite! nothing like refreshing fruit drinks to startyour meal. here is our food. nice! thank you! delicious. what we are having today is called roti canaiand it is an indian flat bread. i've got one that has cheese inside and i'm going to dipit in the curry sauce. the roti canai is the
malaysian form of flat bread. oh yeah! what we're having here is roti canai. rotimeans bread in hindi and malay. canai in malay means to roll out the dough.how do you roll it out? show us. nice. it is made with egg flour and water and inspecial cases where there is special ingredients like this one here - cheese! sam is feeling a little shy because thereis people watching him eat right now. is it the freckles? is it the t-shirt? is it becausehe is using his hands? it's s spectacle. what could it be?
there are two ways to eat roti canai - byhand or by utensil - and believe me i will not give up an opportunity to use my hands.demonstrate for us. mix it up really good. that's sloppy! you just wiped it on your pants!no, i didn't. audrey here will be having it using utensils.i on the other hand am eating like a lady using a fork and spoon. keeping it classy. so roti canai is thinner than the indian stylenaan bread which a lot of people are more familiar with. it is thin in the same wayas chapati for example. you can get plain roti or you get a littlefancier with your order and they have banana roti, garlic roti, cheese roti and egg roti.yes, i had that earlier. lots to choose from!
one of the coolest things when we come hereto the restaurant is the little order you get. you just keep tallying it up here onthe side and eventually when you're finished feasting they finally give you a total. this is a meal that you can have for breakfast,lunch or dinner. we're having it for dinner right now and i'm pretty sure i'll be comingback for breakfast. get ready! okay, so what are you eating right now? well,nothing better to do at the night market (the jonker street night market) than to indulgein street food. we've got a refreshing little dish right down here. take a look at it. differentkinds of jellies, beans and shaved ice with sweet coconut milk and cane syrup. oh, isit ever good.
the perfect way to beat the heat. okay, so right here we've ordered somethingthat is called carrot cake. i am not seeing any carrots so far but it looks really tasty.let's see what this is. it smells good. is it good? how would you describe it? i wouldsay it is like a pad thai without the noodles. you have the bean sprouts, you have a littlebit of tofu and some egg, peanuts. i don't know where the carrot name comes from. so i just bought some sugarcane juice. itis really sweet and refreshing. i love that they gave us lots of ice. it is perfect. it'sperfect for a hot night like this. it is lunchtime here in malacca, so we'reabout to go to a baba nyonya type of restaurant,
which is a mix of chinese and malaysian cuisine.this is a real hole in the wall kind of place. it is. i am going to be showing you the nyonya laksa,which is spicy curry with a mixture of malay and chinese elements. let's take a look. itis a coconut based curry soup and it has curd puffs, fish sticks, shrimp and clams addedto it. it is very flavorful. what i am having next is called rojak, whichis the malay word for mixture. it is a refreshing salad. yes. take a look over here. it is madeusing fruits and vegetables, so it has pineapple, cucumbers, bean sprouts. it is just a reallynice and refreshing salad on a hot day. oh yeah.
the last of our four dishes is called popiahand it is a spring roll that has an outside like a crepe. i'll show you the ingredientshere. it has a sweet bean and soy sauce and it often has turnips and bean sprouts, tofu,peanuts and kind of omelet like. it has got everything going on. take a bite. classy! to beat the heat we have some lime juice.is that refreshing? what has been your favorite dish so far? i'veactually like this one here - the nyonya dumplings - as i've never had this one before. i'vetried the others but this is my first time for this. okay, take a big bite and tell uswhy you like it. struggling! what i really like about it is the glutinous rice. it isa unique kind of coating for the dumpling.
also, it is quite sweet inside. it is hardfor me not to like sweet foods when it comes to me and my taste buds. what is miss audrey's favorite? well, i'vereally enjoyed the rice dumplings as well but i think my absolute favorite has beenthe salad over here. i haven't eaten fresh fruits and fresh vegetables for almost a yearbecause in korea they cost a fortune, so i'm in heaven right now. i'm just eating and feastingon this. what do you got now - pineapple? yeah, this is a pineapple. it is a nice sweettreat and the coating on the salad is delicious as well. it is a sweet sauce with peanutson top, so it is just perfect. we are at our new favorite restaurant in georgetown. it is called kapitan. restaurant kapitan.
they serve up amazing indian food. if you like rich savory curries and butterynaans you have come to the right place. over here we have a tandoori set which i got.it came with a buttery naan bread and some nice curries. we also have alo ghobi overhere with potatoes and cauliflower and some extra naan because we just like it so much.we need double the portion. that chicken is superb. it is juicy on theinside and crispy on the outside. wow! what flavor. how is the curry? it's so good. so so good! aside from being a great restaurant in termsof the quality of food, the other thing we
really like about coming here is that it isso affordable. you can just pick a whole bunch of different dishes, mix and match and you'llget a great meal. one of our absolute favorite dishes so farhas been the palak paneer, which is really delicious and we've also really enjoyed thetandoori chicken which is always fresh, crispy and the butter naan. that is good. this is a 24 hour restaurant and we like itso much we're considering coming for breakfast, lunch, dinner and maybe even a snack. it's extremely hot this afternoon and thereis only one way to beat the heat. i'd say it is about cendol time.
must have cendol! it is cendol time! thank you! here we have our delicious treat. we are havingcendol right now and it is a dessert that is really popular in se asia. it is made usingshaved ice, palm sugar and it has coconut milk along with little green worm-like creaturesthat are actually made using rice and beans. that is it. i honestly couldn't think of a more refreshingtreat or dessert to beat this heat and humidity. it is just brilliant.
what do you have there on that spoon? i'vegot some beans! beans? beans for dessert? that's a first. the green jellies here are actually made outof rice flour and they have sort of a worm like consistency. green worms! no, they'refine. they're good. i'm a happy satisfied and most importantlyrefreshed customer. this special one that we're getting outsidehas a scoop of ice cream in it. it's even more delicious. okay, what is this little treat? this littletasty treat here that comes in a bag and is five pieces. it is fried banana which wastwo ringgit which is like sixty cents. so
yummy? it is just as good indoors as it is outdoors. we are at tek sen restaurant in george townin penang today. not to be confused with texan food because this place is actually a chineserestaurant. and it is spelled t-e-k s-e-n. background music playing. so this is one of the most popular restaurantsin all of georgetown for locals and if you don't come at the right time you have to waitfor a table. and if a restaurant is popular with localsi know i'm going to like it. so this here in the mapo tofu. apparently,it is one of sam's favorite dishes and i'm
going to try it. oh, it's so hot. it's liketofu mixed with ground beef in a really rich sauce that is kind of spicy. i like it. oh, wow. is that ever good. it's crispy chickenin a sweet plum sauce. that's just your standard fried rice withshrimp, a little bit of veggies and some meat. it's really tasty. here are some chinese chopsticks. better. nothing quite as refreshing as lime juice. are delicious malaysian chinese feast cameto thirty three ringgit, which is roughly eleven us dollars and it was worth every singleringgit.
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