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Apart from traveling, eating or food binging has always been my favourite pass time activity. Unfortunately, food binging can only be done once in awhile or it would definitely put a toll on one’s health and diet. Two nights ago, I had this craving for the ‘burger special’ by the abang burger operating opposite 7 Eleven. It was the normal Tuesday pasar malam night, so there I was waiting for my burger special when I saw a satay stall operated by an Indon lady a few stalls away. I saw her placing the satay sticks nicely on the table and she was holding the satay fan waiting for customers. Looking at her made me recall back a satay story that till now gives me the goose bumps. It involved a satay seller in a different area and I can’t really recall which area it was back then.
Anyway, this story was retold to me my elder sis involving my brother in law (BIL) and a satay-guy in a minor accident. This incident happened many years ago when my BIL unintentionally hit a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist, an Indon guy was ferrying satay for his pasar malam business. Fortunately, no one was badly hurt but the Indon guy fell off his bike and the satay sticks stored in the normal metal storage at the back of his bike also fell to the ground. My BIL was worried if the guy would have suffered any internal injuries hence he was adamant to drive the guy to the clinic for medical examination, but the guy refused profusely and kept stressing that he was fine. Feeling rather responsible, my BIL offered to drive him back home and help him with his bike. This time, he agreed.
The next encounter was what shocked my BIL to the max. Boy, was he shocked to see how dirty the guy’s home was. He was staying in the rumah panjang and the area was pretty unhygienic and the thought that the satay sticks were prepared in the area just gives him the creeps. Euwwwwwww.....gross out. He said he wasn’t surprised if there were rats running around. After that story I told myself, never take things easy. Thank God, all through my life I have never tried those pasar malam satay…but then again you will never know unless you see how they actually prepare the satay, even if it is prepared in Restaurants. Since.,I can’t go without satay, I have no choice but to be extra careful and hopefully learn how to do them on my own. The second option definitely requires loads of patience and skills, especially when it comes to grilling those satay sticks..Haha!
Anyway, this story was retold to me my elder sis involving my brother in law (BIL) and a satay-guy in a minor accident. This incident happened many years ago when my BIL unintentionally hit a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist, an Indon guy was ferrying satay for his pasar malam business. Fortunately, no one was badly hurt but the Indon guy fell off his bike and the satay sticks stored in the normal metal storage at the back of his bike also fell to the ground. My BIL was worried if the guy would have suffered any internal injuries hence he was adamant to drive the guy to the clinic for medical examination, but the guy refused profusely and kept stressing that he was fine. Feeling rather responsible, my BIL offered to drive him back home and help him with his bike. This time, he agreed.
The next encounter was what shocked my BIL to the max. Boy, was he shocked to see how dirty the guy’s home was. He was staying in the rumah panjang and the area was pretty unhygienic and the thought that the satay sticks were prepared in the area just gives him the creeps. Euwwwwwww.....gross out. He said he wasn’t surprised if there were rats running around. After that story I told myself, never take things easy. Thank God, all through my life I have never tried those pasar malam satay…but then again you will never know unless you see how they actually prepare the satay, even if it is prepared in Restaurants. Since.,I can’t go without satay, I have no choice but to be extra careful and hopefully learn how to do them on my own. The second option definitely requires loads of patience and skills, especially when it comes to grilling those satay sticks..Haha!
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8 comments:
aiyoh,
lepas baca ni i mcm saspen pulakkk nak makan sate.
aiyooo...so susah lah like this...i still want my satay..hahahah
Owh no! I love satay!
I just had satay Hj Samuri last week.
The cucumber was already spoilt by the time we got home to eat the satay. And I thought franchised Satay has ISO. :P
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whoa!! sometimes it's better not to know..but one cant be too careful nowadays :)
i just had 12sticks of satay for lunch
siti sold sixty six sticky satay sticks. dunno why that tongue-twister came out of my head when i read your post. hehe.
zetty,
makan jangan tak makan...rugila kalau tak makan satay..but I guess kena be extra careful aje..Satay Hj Samuri ok I rasa.
eddy,
yeahla...I cant leave without my satay too..So kat Australia, you buat satay sendiri or you gi the Msian satay house? :)
theta,
Yummy..I love the satay from Hj Samuri but then again it depends on which branch you go to. The best would be their main branch in kajang..the taste and quality is so much better...the best!The one in Uptown is such a let down.
hi mama,
better be safe than sorry right? :)
For me, the sambal kacang must be ummmph for me to luv the satay as well.
gravtkills,
YUMMY! terliuq dah ni..
toughcookie @ beskot keras,
the terbelit sentence, something like "she sells the seashells on the seashore"..hehehe. Anyways, hope you are doing ok with the pregnancy etc. Take care!
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