I have always thought that the roti bakar at PJ state was one of the bests I have had, until one of my clients bought me to the food court at KLCC to order the same thing there. Since then, this little stall at the 2nd floor food court became my favorite place for breakfast.

a satisfying breakfast for two

Like the version in PJ state, thicker version of bread is used; but instead of charcoal (which wouldn’t be allowed in an air conditioned environment), the bread is heated with electrical toaster instead. However, instead of having kaya and butter spread on each piece of the toast, this place have both pieces with kaya, and then put a thick slice of frozen butter in between.

The frozen butter combined with the hot bread and the sweetness of kaya makes a perfect combination. The taste of butter blending with kaya and bread; the texture of frozen butter contrasting strongly with soft kaya spread and the crispy toast; and even the differences temperature between the ingredients combined to a very satisfying bite.

ahhh.. thick frozen butter

The toast goes best with a cup of hot coffee and some half boiled egg. As each food court rental costs somewhere around RM 18,000 per month, the food doesn’t come very cheap. Each item is slightly more than RM 2. It makes a slightly expensive breakfast, but I simply couldn’t resist this stuff, just so good. I think I’m going to the 2nd floor food court at KLCC again tomorrow.

GPS: 3.157581, 101.712102

Tags:  breakfast,  food-court,  frozen-butter,  klcc,  kuala-lumpur,  toast

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While walking around the supermarket at KLCC looking to stock up my food drawer, I came across the canned food section and spotted this Ayam Brand “Snacky Pack” salmon spread and tuna spread. I remember when I was young, whenever mom made me run to the grocery store to get canned food, she would always insist on the trusted Ayam Brand.

wholesome goodness in a small package

Well, if mom insists on it, it must be good. I dug out RM 3.50 or so to get a pack of tuna spread. This thing came with a small 85 gram of tuna spread and two packs of crackers (around 10 in total). All these nicely packed, air tight and all so you can actually keep it for a couple years. That’s always a good attribute for office snacks, longevity and ease of storage.

this thing is just so convenient

The snack is ready to eat, just pop out the cover of the spread, unwrapped the shrink wrapped cookies, all without the need of any utensil or kitchen tools. The pack even comes with a small plastic spoon.

The portion of the spread was just nice for the crackers supplied, and this stuff actually tasted very good. The crackers crunchy and slightly salty, but complimented the heavy mayo taste of the spread very well. It was so awesome as office food I actually bought another 3 packets the very same day, this time with the salmon spread as well (I still prefer the Tuna after tasted both).

calorie watches need not to be too alarmed

For the calorie counters, the crackers and spread totals up to some 500 calories. Not too bad for breakfast or snack. After all, that’s only equals to about 5 chocolate chips cookies.

Tags:  ayam-brand,  breakfast,  canned-food,  crackers,  Eats,  salmon-spread,  tuna-spread

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If you ever think of having malaysian-western style breakfast, with roti bakar (toast), milo, and perhaps half-boiled egg, head to PJ state, there you will find the best roti bakar this side of klang valley.

simple, yet very tasty

There are several factors that set this roti bakar offering from the rest. Firstly, the bread is not your run of the mill Gardenia type, but rather a specially made bread not unlike those old school Bengali Roti.

Secondly, a generous layer of butter or kaya is spread to the bread prior to toasting, instead of after. This allows the filling to seep into the bread from the heat, bonding the flavor into the bread itself. Lastly, instead of electric toaster, charcoal is used.

I always end up ordering at least a serving of roti bakar (RM1.20) even if I have something else as the main meal for breakfast. Perhaps you should give it a try too.

old school charcoal toaster

You can find the map to the place in myseafood porridge post.

Address:
8 Jalan Tengah
Off Jalan Yong Shook Lin
Petaling Jaya
GPS: 3.099378, 101.644478

Tags:  bread,  breakfast,  kopitiam,  PJ,  state

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