Monday, March 04, 2013
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After Malaysia, I've been on the hunt for proper Malaysia food and chicken rice. We deviated from our usual Cabramatta affair of a bowl of pho and/or a plate of crispy chicken and noodles and instead went down to a diner called Albee's kitchen. It has another location in Campsie which draws in big crowds which fortunately wasn't evident in the Cabramatta one that day.
It shines out a little more from the usual Vietnamese cuisine that's very prominent in Cabramatta. Interior is typical of any other Cabramatta restaurant but it's the well priced food you're after that promises authenticity.
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| Hainanese Chicken Rice 10 |
I find myself immediately drawn to the chicken rice more than anything else. The rice is incredibly fragrant which is slightly let down by the chunks of ginger that are unpleasant to bite into. The chicken chunks were wonderfully moist and they've got the whole proper gelatinous chicken skin going on as well as the requisite ginger and shallot oil and chilli sauce. Very authentic and a great way to start.
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| Pandan Chicken 14.80 |
They're wrapped in pandan leaves and stuck in place with a toothpick then deep fried. All golden and plump; they're just so wonderful to eat. You'll be lucky to find a crunchy piece but what the pandan does is protect the beautiful meat from the harsh heat and what results is a perfectly moist tender piece of chicken. Just try and stop at one. I challenge you.
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| Char Kway Teou 10.80 |
A hawker standard, Albee's does this quite well. They've got good caramelisation going on in the flat rice noodles and gets nice flavour from what I think is a little belachan and chucks of lap cheong (chinese sausage). Eating it doesn't feel too fatty although I was sharing the plate.
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| Char Ho Fun 10.80 |
More thick egg sauce than anything else, which is quite traditional for the seafood version, the noodles are quite slippery to pick up and have a smooth texture but a firm bite. It's slightly average compared to the chicken dishes; it has a few prawns and pork slices with fried and fresh shallots giving it great texture but nothing else going for it.
Mamak seems to be placed at the forefront of Sydney's best Malaysian. It's an unofficial title that I only agree with partially. I don't think Albee's Kitchen and Mamak are comparable because one does great roti, the other does a great everything else. Albee's does pump out delicious above average food, however, and it's good to know I can get my Malaysian fix without braving half an hour crowds and a 2 hour commute.
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1 comments:
Pandan chicken?! I've never eaten pandan in anything savoury before! That sounds like a must try :D
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