Keropok Lekor

Keropok Lekor, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Last night, while browsing through my iPhoto albums on the iMac, I found some lovely old pictures. Some of which I've uploaded on Facebook already. ( Slow connection it took a while...unifi what is wrong with you this week?)

This was taken at Wau Penyu. One of the first eateries to be opened at Publika. And back then, we would refer to Publika as that place where Wau Penyu is.

How times have changed. Publika is now firmly known. Wau Penyu has since closed down. This is their version of keropok lekor which I something I like eating a whole lot of. ( Bad for the arteries, and most other organs in the body I'm sure)

Wau Penyu was a very happening place then. I remember seeing their buffet fare during buka puasa and the there were many people.

More recently when we wanted to have Dim sum at Publika....we also found another eatery which has closed down; Imperial Pot. Bad Feng shui maybe because the reviews weren't half bad. But when we were looking for it, it was tucked in a corner quite a distance from all other busy shops

Wau Penyu

Before explaining the picture and telling the story behind it ( it's not a long story possibly a few lines), I need to mention the colossal  thunderstorm which broke during Maundy Thursday ( otherwise known as Holy Thursday) Mass yesterday evening. Truly one could imagine the wrath of God as the temperature dropped significantly enough for me to roll my sleeves down midway through the lithurgy. Around 8:30pm which is the time I left for home, it had dried up somewhat and I was careful the car did not go through any huge collection of water en route back.

Naturally I detoured for food. And found this rather delightful ( and as someone described it as "funky" kopitiam) restaurant called Wau Penyu at Solaris Dutamas. Second visit there. So I'm allowed to state with some authority that the food is good. The Cucur Udang is the right consistency, not one of those chewy tasteless rubber ones served commonly. I had Nasi Goreng Kampung yesterday. I'm sorry there are no pictures. I was famished plus the family seated to the right was a big one. And I got shy at the thought of fishing out the good old camera. 

I did muster enough courage at the END of the meal to go a little camera-crazy. As you can see, the fella in the picture was reluctant to get out of the frame so I included him.