Ikan Bakar Sungai Duyong, Malacca

 

I just wished all of u can have a whiff of the freshly made nasi lemak
wrapped in fragrant banana leaf
and when u touch it...it's warm and soft....
upon unveiling, the smell of coconut milk hits ur face
hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm

I'm hungry now...yearning for a lovely pack of nasi lemak in the morning
at Sungai Duyong, they served every pack freshly made and packed
with their signature dark soya sauce dip wif chili, shallots and lime

Yep it was Valentine's Day and Monkey & JS were dining romantically under the stars by the SEA :P
*wif candles and mosquitoes coil*

nope we dun celebrate V-Day...coz JS said everyday is V Day :)))
as usual, we drive around for yummy good food and landed our bums here :)))

back to that amazing pack of nasi lemak
here u go........
its grains were amazingly FAT soft and fluffy...
with that coconut milk yumminess and a dollop of sambal which was so intensely concentrated
u know wat I mean???

the nasi lemak here is about 60 cents per pack *I think*
and it is made this small with lil sambal coz it's meant to eat with ur main dishes

kangkong belacan...spicy yo!!!!

freshly BBQ-ed Otak Otak
50 cents each
it has got so much of fish, squid and prawns innit...
with a slightly sweetness - must b fr the blend of fresh seafood

they used a gas stove!!!!!

deep fried fresh squid was gone in seconds :P

we lurve small fishes coz it's pack with such sweetness & the flesh is so smooth
the above was marinated with kunyit and deep fried
*CRUNCH*

I dunno wat fish were these....packed with chili paste inside and BBQ-ed!!!!!
very very yummy.....coz everything was so fresh!!!!

the format of dining here.....
state the number of pax...so they can start packing ur beautiful wonderful nasi lemak

then go queue up to select your fishes, prawns, clams, squids, crabs, and other weird snails
weigh them and dictate how u wan it to b cook msian style of coz...

yea I know we r BIG eaters :P
but it's difficult to order more for 2 diners :P

Sungai Duyong is still one of our favourite place for Ikan Bakar
:))))))))))))
and most of all friendly and efficient staff

the above dinner was RM 48.00 plus 4 drinks, 4 nasi lemak, 10x otak-otak, 3x big fish, 2x small fish, 2 huge fried squids, 1 plate kangkong
hehehehehhehe

Ikan Bakar @ Sungai Duyong

Some call it Sg Duyong,
some Muara Sg Duyong...
Muara = Estuary

so this place is at the estuary of Sg Duyong.
but the restaurant is at the river's mouth(Sg Duyong)
overlooking Straits of Malacca.

our fragrant hot nasi lemak overlooking Sg Duyong and the sea

we choose the table at the edge with the BEST view out of 150 tables
what else can u ask? sea and river!!!
and watched the sunset
:)))))))))))))
spicylicious dip of dark soy sauce, soy sauce, shallots, concoction of chilies, belacan and lime

after we were seated, JS went to the queue
to select the fresh produce to be BBQ
coz I dunno how to select nor identify fishes...
to me...fish = fish

just grab a basket, throw watever u want innit
at the end of the queue, there's this malay chap
who'll weigh your fishes, prawns, squids, apa apa lar
and ask how do u wanna cook it?
time to unwrap the fragrantlicious nasi lemak
they wrapped it while the rice were steaming hot
hence it cooked the banana leaves...see it's burnt yellow dy.

the sambal belacan was freaking hot and full of belacan
aaaaaaAAAaaaaaaa
that's the ultimate to enjoy nasi lemak.
Sotong goreng tepung
Deep fried squid

Pls do not speak english when u order,
coz nobody speaks english here.
If u want the above just yelp sotong goreng tepung!!!

damn good coz it was caught on that day
with peppery flour it was good on its own.
Lala goreng sambal
Stir fried clams in spicy chili paste

the clams were huge and juicy!!!
and all its meat were still intact on its shell
spells freshness!!!!

despite the crowd
*hundreds of them*
we didn't have to wait long for our food,
and it came in such order..
starter, appetizer, main
very very well organized
coz this place is run by mamaks
BBQ-ed otak otak!!!!

it's fish cake wrapped in sago leaves
and then BBQ

very good and yummy bcoz the composition of spices were so balanced

it is made fr fish *mackerel*, coconut cream, chilies, lemon grass, turmeric etc.

the moment I unwrapped it....
steams & juices were oozzzziiinnggg out.
aaaAAAaaaaaa
I dunno wat BBQ fish stuffed with more chilies + belacan
so sweet and fresh!!!

if u have a faint heart for chilies,
this place is not for u.

well it is not exactly clean but quite clean considering the number of pax
they are serving,
service was very fast....staffs were diligent
and the offerings were great.
*I wished we could have eaten more, but stomach capacity is small*

Definitely better than Umbai, Padang Temu etc
which are more expensive, over-hyped, super dirty with stray cats.

Total damage for the above dinner:
RM 40 wahahahahahahahhaahaha
yes I checked the bill 5x and confirmed no mistakes

and we had fresh coconut drinks. :)))))))))))

sorry, no address,
no signage on the road,
tel no...erm I forgot to ask that pak cik.

Just call me when u wanna go,
I'll give directions.