Lala is of course, is most commonly associated with the description of female who dresses up in horrible fashion with matching technicolor hair from the wrong decade, the male version would be addressed as ahbeng. They also tend to speak in the most accurate manglish (0.5% English, 10% Malay, 50% Chinese dialects, the rest unknown). The whole subculture is so amusing I wonder why there isn’t any PhD thesis written on it.
However, the lala we’re talking about today doesn’t walk on two feet with 4″ platform shoes. We’re talking about the favorite Malaysian shell fish found at many food courts and seafood restaurant, so lest I digress..
fat lala in kam heong style = best
It just occurred to me that I haven’t blogged about the best lala place despite having been eating there since before the inception of this blog, until I went there again a couple of weeks ago with IQG for a yum cha session, and again 2 days ago with Tock for dinner.
At this place, lala is typically served in two methods of cooking, “kam heong” and “shiong thong”. “kam heong”, with curry leaves, plenty of garlic and spicy curry sauce, is by far my favorite. The latter is a slightly soupy version with a lot less kick but most suitable for those who can’t handle hot food.
this place is actually a mamak strip
The thing I love about this place is that the lala is always rather big. The “kam heong” sauce packs a punch and the shell fish not overly done so it retains most of the juice. Imagine the spicy sauce in your mouth, and that sweet lala juice exploding into the mix when you bite on it. Simply irresistible. I mean, just look at the dude’s expression in the photos below. The sauce was so good Tock actually “sapu” it clean with the “chai kueh” from the other stall.
tock can’t get enough of the sauce!
The medium plate of lala costs RM 15, probably slightly on the more expensive side. However, I rather have this once than the others twice due to the quality on both taste as well as the size of the shell fish served. Simply second to none. Give it a try!
alisan is just behind Perodua showroom at SS4
Address:
Jalan SS 2/4A,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS: 3.111388, 101.611133
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By cumi&ciki on Jul 20, 2008 | Reply
love my platforms.. say hi to a living, breathing LALA-MUI.. lol
great shots.. makes we wanna whack the shells, it does.. too bad hubby (cumi) ain’t no fan of the lala.. lala -lee, lala-dum, lala-lee, lala-dum (know dat song? hurhur)
By eiling on Jul 20, 2008 | Reply
Maybe you should write about the real lala human beings for the next post. Bet it’ll be interesting.
By KY on Jul 20, 2008 | Reply
cumi&ciki,
oOO you can always go tapao without him. Hahaha
eiling,
Hahah, can you pose as my model?
By chris tock on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
the lala so damn big and fat that they must be like the Menteri Besars of the Lala Kingdom!
Once bitten, all kinds of juice(y) things burst out
By eiling on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Well it depend$ on how much are you willing to pay me…
By KY on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
chris tock,
Not Prime Minister of Lala Kingdom?!
eiling,
A plate of lala, of course!
By Crunchasarus Rex on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
I want some of these lala too..!
By eijas jamil on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Bro,
I dnt know how i stumbled upon ur blog but it’s super mega awesome man! Your words are great n ur ideas r brilliant, i hope these restaurants/stalls shud pay or start paying u for each of ur review.
I really hope dat dis blog will nvr cease to exist.
Jalan jalan makan makan bro!
By Simon Seow on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Big and juicy lala is best. Don’t like those thin lala.
By foongpc on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Yes, someone should do a PhD thesis on lala and ahbeng. Maybe you can do it? The food version of lala is delicious, at least from your pictures and description. May just head to SS4 this week!
By KY on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Crunchasarus Rex,
Do it, make it happen!
eijas jamil,
ooo thanks for the vote of confidence!
Simon Seow,
Now we know your taste.
foongpc,
You do it laa, I’m not a PhD student. hehe
By Precious Pea on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Ehh..is that how you describe female version of AhBeng?? Not Ah Lian meh??
By mimid3vils on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Ha!! I like lala too.. but scare some of those have sand inside…yucks.. ~.~
By KY on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Precious Pea,
Ah, well, about that one.. lets not get into too much details.
mimid3vils,
Ohh, yeah especially if the vendor never clean them properly.
By Lesly on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Hey, I like ur blog very much… All about my favorite stuff… Travel, eat and photography… Mind me to link ur blog at my site???
By Reta on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
huahhhh now i is the craving
By KY on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Lesly,
Sure, why not?
Reta,
Jom!
By ahlost on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
I WANT TO EAT THAT AWESOME LALA !!! T___T
Courier to me can?
By steph k on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
woahhooo .. my gawt … i came in and that plate of lala pop out right infront of my eyes
air liur melilih ady
By sotong on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Hah!!! Long time I didn’t eat there ledy.. I miss the porridge and Kedah asam laksa… :S
By Sharon on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
Oohhh!!! Looks like my family just found a new place to have lala!
By allthingspurple on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
hi, bloghopped from nuffnang. that lala sure looks good. that is going to nudge me into dropping by for dinner one of these nights. Thanks for sharing.
By KY on Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
ahlost,
Gonna cost you!
steph k,
Best right?
sotong,
Come and eat laaa..
Sharon,
Great!
allthingspurple,
You’re welcome!
By William Lee on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
Whoa! I used to be a regular at this stall until I started cutting back on outside food. The whole family calls me Boy (wtf?)
Love their fried kueh teow too. And I do agree the lalas are tasty indeed!
By in on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
I will definately check this place out. There’s so many stalls there, what is the name of the stall? Located towards the front, middle or end? What time does it open? Apologies for 1,001 questions
By KY on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
William Lee,
Hahhaa, ah boy!
in,
It’s open at night and the stall is located close to the middle.
By aeroplane1234 on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
i think i know. tepi longkang, between two shop lots. quite jam entering and leaving that place. sometimes if the back open carpark area is fulled, it will be a problem.
By winsern on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
u know.. there’s this thing similar to lala in kelantan which i was introduced to by a friends a couple of months ago… called etok (u can only find this in kelantan, not even terengganu)… which is marinated in herbs and salt then lightly “roated” over charcoal under hot sun….. it is relatively raw… hence the clams are not open.. have to pry open with your teeth to get to the juicy flesh (need some skills)…only RM1 a cupful…. very cheap and enjoyable snack… =)
By winsern on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
apparently in japan… etok (shijimi) is considered a highly prized commodity… added to miso shiru …=p
ref - http://raykinzoku.fotopages.com/?entry=680228
By KY on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
aeroplane1234,
You’re right!
winsern,
oOOo interesting!
By shun2u on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
looks nice la..!!!
By Nick Chhan on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
Wah! Them lala’s look scrumptious! I’ll have to find time to go this weekend.
By Lalabeng on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
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By KY on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
shun2u,
Very!
Nick Chhan,
Do it!
Lalabeng,
Hahhahahaha
By xin on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
wow the lala!!!! so mouth-watering! i hate those lalas with run-away meat though
By KY on Jul 24, 2008 | Reply
xin,
Me too!
By in on Jul 28, 2008 | Reply
I went there last night about 8.30pm. The stall was closed, and so was the ‘other stall’. Do they close during the weekends or do they open later? The only stalls that were open were the mamak stalls, the porridge/mee stall and the wanton mee/yong tau foo stall.
By KY on Jul 28, 2008 | Reply
in,
ooo, I think somehow they were closed last night. I’m not quite sure when is their rest day. =/
By Lala Girl on Aug 10, 2008 | Reply
I ate the wrong lala at Alison! I called the drunken lala instead and it was tasteless! What a disappointment. Anyway, you should try Boston Baru Restaurant in Klang (Opposite Mutiara Hotel). Their drunken lala is still the best among so many that I’ve tried. No joke. You must go!
P/S: Be prepared to wait for at least 1 hour during weekends.
By KY on Aug 10, 2008 | Reply
Lala Girl,
How unfortunate! Klang.. emm. I’ll have to remember that if I go to Klang. Thanks!