CT Garden Nasi Lemak @ Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur
It is strange how Nasi Lemak has been under the radar for my Malaysian escapades until the recent cherry tree encounter . So then, I had to die-die squeeze in just one meal for the heck of it. CT Garden Nasi Lemak is highly regarded in the KL community and until I closed up on the gates did I realise that this was the very same stall attempted a good 15 years ago with the family. And time flies so fast. Given it was during the Ramadan season that I visited, the crowds were clearly missing though takeaway customers were streaming in regularly. The counter is a busy place where the servers are busy wrapping rice in banana leaves and taking out cooked food in metal trays like above. The buffet line is at least 2 metres long and one had to be decisive what goes on the plate, otherwise, get shushed. At RM 0.90 a packet, this had to be the smallest packet of nasi lemak ever eaten. Basic ingredients like coconut rice, cucumber and ikan bilis with belachan. Speak no malay? Just point. I man...