Cakoi Koi.

My first recollection of Cakoi is when I was in Temerloh Pahang. My late grandpa would buy it every weekend from a Pekan Sari there every Saturday apart from his favorite deep fried chicken liver. He would come home from his early morning walk to Pekan Sari with jabeis (bags) of little kuehs. Waiting for him to return then was one of the things I looked forward to.

Anyway, since the village folks there called themselves Koi, I thought Cakoi 'belonged' to them, like Buah Melaka 'belongs' to Melaka. Hehe...

Cakoi (deep fried long-shaped dough) then as I remember vaguely was sold with this sweet green sauce made of...mmm sugar? I never quite get that combination though. I think Cakoi is best eaten with a dip in sambal tumis ikan bilis or simply, a thick hot sweet Kopi O.

For Chinese however, I see that they love having it with rice porridge. Another combination I have yet to find...compatible?

The other day I was at a mall and walking through the Food Court I saw it. To be honest, it wasn't the first time I saw it at a Mall's Food Court but it was the first time I stopped and bought it. There was no sauce with it. All they asked was if I wanted it cut.

I ate it all as is, by myself...with the memory of Pekan Sari, and my late Aki.

Mensyukuri Cucur Special

Namanya Cucur Special.  Kalau tak silap lah.  (Yeah, this is another case of not remembering what it's called because it just didn't matter at the time).  We were busy ooh-ing and wow-ing this simple-looking everyday snack akan tetapi rasa nya di mulut amat lah tidak sesimple bila mana kita mendengar akan perkataan sebiasa 'cucur'

Anyway, a cucur usually has more flour than everything else kan?  But this one is almost like a Vegetable Tempura with julienned carrots, some long beans, onion rings and prawns dipped in batter, and deep fried.   

Now the better part is that sweet peanut gravy.  Uiiii... Rasanya tiada kata dalam bahasa orang puteh yang mampu menggambarkan akan nikmatnya apabila bersentuh sahaja lidah dengan Cucur Special ini beserta dengan celupan (ada ke?) kuah kacang nya sekali.  Any other restaurants would simply 'serve' a bottle of chili sauce instead.  

Try it.  The serving is big you would wish you could leave the plate clean.  

Then it'll haunt you.

Find this at Danau Golf Club, UKM Bangi.