Mamak Rojak (Pasembur) at Taman Bahagia
Mamak rojak (or pasembur in places like Penang) must be one of my favorite afternoon light meals. Sometimes I just wish that some of these stalls actually sell them at supper time too. The mixture of cucumber, turnip, potato, bean curd, prawn fritters, hard boiled egg, and cuttle fish in that sweet, nutty, and spicy sauce would make perfect supper!
This is of course, not to be confused with fruit rojak that is usually offered by Chinese hawkers.
cuttle fish is my favorite ingredient in rojak
Here at Klang Valley, most mamak rojak stalls operate from a van and usually offers chendol as dessert/drink to go with the main. The more enterprising ones sometimes offer mee goreng, mee rojak, and maybe even mee rebus too.
Lucky for me, one of the better rojak stalls operates right opposite Taman Bahagia LRT station, within walking distance from where I stay. While some people insist that there are better rojak stalls, I happen to like this one quite a bit.
The queue isn’t usually very long, and their chendol actually sucked, but the rojak is quite awesome. The ingredients are fresh, and most importantly, they get the sauce right, with a hint of spiciness (you can of course, have it super spicy if you like) and sweetness in that thick, nutty flavored concoction.
A serving of rojak with hard boiled egg goes for RM 4.50, you save RM 0.50 if you choose to not have egg with it. They also serve a few other dishes that I’ve never tried, and don’t bother with their chendol.
Ah, by the way, I would have taken a close up photo of the stall but the owner said he was worried about IRS people. hahaha
Address:
Opposite Taman Bahagia LRT
SS2, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS: 3.111591, 101.612602
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wah so naiss!! when you wanna buy me some?
eiling,
but i’m not a datuk!
shutzup…. :p
eiling,
hehehehehe
im hungry and now i saw your cuttlefish ! argh , should i take lrt to go now then !
Eh not sure have you tried Hasan Rojak at SS2? Damn stim!
Jess,
Hahaha do it!
Tan Yee Hou,
I haven’t, where the heck is it? lol
The one in SS6 in front of the small Giant (where Public Bank is) is pretty good too! I love these rojak, am not really fond of the fruity kind.
Huai Bin,
The fruity kind in Penang are really good, those in KL often disappoint though.
cuz i am a skinny cina bitch from penang, i prefer the fruity type of rojak :S
neh first time commenting here woohooo
i love mamak rojak. thanks for sharing this one. will try!
There’s also quite a nice one at Kepong Baru. Long time never eat already…
fresh,
haha took you long enough!
Christine Diansuri,
You’re welcome
JD,
oOo Kepong Baru is a big place thooo
Yeah…the cendol not nice. I usually eat this after I have my pork noodles. =)
Bangsar-bAbE,
hardcore, usually i go back to sleep after pork noodle. lol
any review on rojak buah in KL or PJ?
hw,
not yet! but I heard the one behind Hock Lee at Damansara Height is good.
KY, you got the operating hours for this rojak “van”?
In Malaysia, we dun call IRS leh. we call IRB , Inland Revenue Board or something
MaN|acZ,
I’m not sure how early they start, but it’s till 4-5pm. Hahah yah, but IRS is quite universal
I like the Chinese type, ga ha peng!
On the contrary, I cannot take cuttlefish in my pasembur ler … yucks.
But I can take jellyfish with it! Like the Penang Chinese version.
ShaolinTiger,
proper chinese from Penang one no ha peng!
J2Kfm,
haha, tragic! I love cuttlefish!
the one in kepong baru is really really the best.
noobie,
Guess I have to find out where that is then!
Hi Ky, do you ever try the one in Sec17? It is near by the Sec17/1 pasar. There are two vans, one selling the rojak and other one selling cendol. Always, many ppl… yummy yummy…
Sandy,
oOo I have to try them then!
KY, try the one in PJ State, next to KFC. The cendol is not too bad either.
Alan,
ooo thanks!
Alan, hi. Which one? Van selling or a shop? PJ State? which part? i am working near by.. hehehe,, Thanks
Sandy,
Van I believe!
The last time I have ever eat rojak, it was then in SS15 near to former Pan Bakery and KFC building.
Ford_GT,
I think I know about that one!
Alan,
ooo thanks!
KY, Sandy, Michelle, the one in PJ State is supposed to be ‘famous Subang’ rojak. Not sure if it is the SS15 one. It is located in a shop next KFC PJ State. I just had lunch there a couple of days ago and discovered that they add mee into the rojak on request.
Alan, Michelle,
Thanks
KY, here you go
http://www.vkeong.com/2008/food-drink/famous-pasembur-indian-rojak-kepong/
noobie,
thanks!
[...] up there when the rojak craving hits, and since it was already over 5pm, I know that my regular rojak stall at Taman Bahagia would be closed by [...]
did you know? there is one more stall at Seapark… at infront of wet market… waaave… i love it man… with nice Centol too.. they have one branch at SS2 too.. try it first…
Kader: oOo will do, thanks!
yes
KY try this taman Tun Rojak just opposite KFc drivethrough. vvery nice!!!!
Kevin Chin: thanks for the tips!