A Whiff of Lemongrass

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs.   When it was time for them to leave home to seek their fortune, their mummy told them, “Whatever you do , do it the best that you can because that’s the way to get along in the world.”

So the first pig built a house out of straw, the second, out of sticks, and the third, out of bricks.

One night, the big bald eagle appeared at the house made of straw and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in!”

The little pig replied, “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”

And the bald eagle said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”

Bacon, lettuce and tomato roll

The house of straw came down, and the bald eagle took the little pig to Nambawan and got the good people there to make him a french baguette with crispy fried bacon together with lettuce and tomato.  The baguette was surprisingly soft with a crisp crust; it made for a good first meal, and the bald eagle was pleased.

Somewhat satiated but still rather peckish, the bald eagle made his way down the road, and soon came to the house made of sticks.  The big bald eagle appeared at the house made of sticks and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in!”

The little pig replied, “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”

And the bald eagle said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”

Stone charbroiled pork belly with roasted potatoes and salad

The house of sticks came down and the bald eagle took the little pig to Nambawan and got the good people there to make him a stone charbroiled pork belly dish with roasted potatoes and salad.  The bald eagle found the pork belly rather chewy and not extremely succulent, so he went out in search of more little piggies.

He soon came to the house made of bricks, a massive and palatial structure, ostentatious and vulgar.   The big bald eagle stood before the house made of bricks and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in!”

The little pig replied, “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”

And the bald eagle said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”

100% homemade pork burger

Unlike the traditional fairy tale of yore, this piggy’s house was built by a Malaysian contractor, and sure enough, the house fell on the third puff.  The bald eagle grabbed the squealing pig and took him away to Nambawan where the good people turned the pig into a juicy, scrumptious pork burger, plump and pink, with generic fries on the side.

There is no moral to a story where no morals are involved.

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We first read about Nambawan (No.1) Restaurant and Cafe in Masak-Masak’s blog, and subsequently in Minchow’s blog, and were impressed that such amazing non-halal western type food could be found in a rather unlikely location (you will know why if you are familiar with this area).  The prices are insanely cheap – a pork burger with a homemade patty at only RM6.90, a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich at also RM6.90, and a charbroiled pork belly slab that will feed two easily at RM13.90!  The cafe is pleasant enough with white walls and white furniture and bold bright pictures plastered on one of the walls.  In addition to sandwiches and burgers, they also serve a selection of pastas and rice.  For more reviews, also check out Food-4-Thot’s blog.

Nambawan Restaurant & Cafe
No. 10, Sri Manja Square One
Taman Sri Manja
Jalan Klang Lama
46000 Petaling Jaya.

Tel: 016-224 1533 (Yap), 013-263 2772 (Gilbert)

Business hours: 12 pm till 3pm, 6pm till 10pm. Open daily.

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Note: When I first had a glimpse of my photographs, I thought I couldn’t salvage them, and so to save my readers from being assaulted by bad photography, I resorted to one of my *cough* well-honed skills – drawing – to illustrate my fabulous dining experience.  If you find them pitiful, be gentle, save me the brickbats and enjoy the actual pictures instead.

Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich

Charbroiled pork belly

Pork burger