- [Trevor] Oh and here we go,
look at this sotong!
We just found the ultimate ikan bakar.
Hi boss, how are you?
(speaking in foreign language)
- Wow!
All right, check it out guys.
It's Trevor James, we're in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
True street food city.
I am hungry and excited
'cause today we're bringing you for tons of street food.
It's gonna be a lot of fun, guys.
Let's go check it out.
(upbeat music)
Get ready for four life changingly good street foods
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Home to some of the most diverse
and delicious street food in the world.
'Cause today, we're bringing you in
for a full on mouthwatering street food tour
that's gonna make you hungry.
Let's eat.
Okay guys, and you're gonna wanna watch this whole video
all the way until the end,
because we got tons of food we're bringing you for
in this video.
Malaysia has incredible food
and Kuala Lumpur is just amazing.
Let's go check it out guys.
There's lots of food to eat.
Awesome guys, we are driving through the village, Kampong.
We are deep in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur,
and right up here,
we're driving to try a special local fish cake,
deep fried fish cake,
and it's just right in here.
Let's try it out.
And here we are guys, we're at Rara Keropok Lekor,
and we're gonna see how it's made.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow!(speaking in foreign language)
And look at this.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow. (speaking foreign language)
Look at this, this is the keropok lekor.
- Huh?
- Keropok lekor
- (speaking foreign language)
So this is ikan sardin.
- [Woman] ikan sardin
- [Trever] Wow.
So this is a sardine paste and it's made into these strips
and then you can get it two ways, either fried or boiled.
And you can see it's coming right out of here,
and then it just gets chopped.
Boom.
And I think this is where it all starts.
After the fish paste is made, take a look at this.
This is the fish paste here.
The ikan sardin fish paste.
and it's put into a ball
and then put it into this press,
look at that.
And then it turns into these round strips.
Wow, nice.
Oh, and there they go in and look at that.
That's the boiled version.
And there they are fully complete.
That's the fish sausage, the boiled version.
It smells delicious.
And after a quick chat with Rara the owner,
she explained the three
types of lekor: boiled, fried, and cheese.
But the most unique was getting to see the making of satar:
the spiced fish sausage
wrapped in a banana leaf and barbecue.
And Rara was just explaining
over here is the satar, right?
Let's go take a look. Oh the satar.
So this is wrapped in a banana leaf. Wow.
That's amazing. This is to make the paste
Oh, and chili going in.
Wow. That's a pure chili paste.
Oh, oh look at that.
Whoa!
It's incredible. It's so spicy smelling.
That looks potent.
And this is pure ikan seluang
and chili and onion.
Wow, and look at it getting mixed up there.
Oh yeah. Look at that.
That's a little flavor seasoning.
Wow. Thank you Rara for letting us see this.
Looks amazing.
(Rara speaking inaudibly)
- [Trever] (speaking in foreign language)and then sugar!
- [Rara] Yeah
- [Trever] Gula
- [Rara] Yes, gula.
- [Trever] Gula (laughs)
- [Rara] To make it sweet
- [Trever] To make it sweet?
Wow, this is amazing.
And this is Terranganu specialty?
- Yes
- [Trevor] From Terrengganu?
and that's Northeast Malaysia.
Wow, sugar, salt, chili, onion,
there's that fish paste, It's all in there.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, kelapa. Look at this.
Coconut.
Wow.
That is unbelievable.
It's going to be a sweet coconut spicy fish paste.
And then it's wrapped in a banana leaf and grilled
over the flame.
And there it is (speaking in foreign language)
Look at that guys,
that's the finished spicy kernel pork paste,
and I'm really excited to try that.
I've never tried this dish before
and we're so lucky to get into this kitchen today
to see how it's made.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, and what's this?
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow. Look at that.
Look how frothy it is.
And there it is,
Look at that. Look how frothy it is.
Wow.
Ooh, there it is.
Wow.
Okay, and here we go.
We're going to get a plate.
Oh, and it's covered in a sauce.
Oh, it's like a mayo.
Oh and another sauce.
So it's a Mayo cheese fried carrot pork lekor.
Let's try it out.
Hmm. Mmm. Mmm!
Wow. I mean, that's like an upgraded fish ball
because it's made with the Malaysian sardines
from Terrengganu, and then that sweet spicy chili,
the cheese, and the mayo gives it a nice sweet,
savory goodness.
Let's go in for some of these satar.
Look at that. Ooh.
That's the one made with chili onion spices.
And it's grilled. Look at that.
It's got that charcoal crispy goodness.
Hmm.
Oooooh,
that is delicious.
Wow.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh my goodness.
The chili and the onion gave it so much aroma and then,
I think I tastes like a little lemon grass in there,
or maybe it's the banana leaf flavor mixing in with it,
but there's definitely like a tropical floral aroma
in that too.
And it all goes so well with this incredible,
this is tartaric with honey (speaking in foreign language)
Frothy!
(speaking in foreign language)
Thank you.
- [Trevor] Next up,
we're bringing you to see the ultimate grilled fish.
You're definitely gonna wanna see this
Next up right now we are driving
through the rain forest, downtown Kao.
There's Chinese temples up here and you can see the skyline
of downtown Kao driving through this park and cemetery
and right up here, we're going for grilled fish.
Let's go check it out.
Okay guys in here we are
We're going for ikan bakar.
Let's try it out.
Oh, and here we go.
Look at the sotong!
We just found the ultimate ikan bakar.
Hi boss. How are you?
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow. So this is ikan bakar guys.
Grilled fish and seafood!
(speaking in foreign language)
And we are gonna getting a Stingray
and some sotong squid
and it's in this secret.
This is classic ikan bakar chili sauce here.
Oh, and what's this?
(speaking in foreign language)
Red Tilapia?
And the fish just goes right into this sauce.
He's just soaking them in that sauce.
Unreal.
And there it is guys,
look that's a complete perimeter of red tilapia.
Oh and what's this?
Oh cat fish?
So we've got it all here,
Catfish, red tilapia, which I think is red snapper,
and then we've got the sotong here.
Look at these.
And here's the chili sauce.
Look at this going right on.
Actually the chili is super strong.
You can actually see there's whole lime pieces in there
so it's going to have a slight citrus flavor to it as well.
And look at how messy and satisfying that looks.
The fish just came right on the grill
and you can see that red,
ikan bakar chili sauce:
full of turmeric and chili and shallot and lemon grass.
And that just gets served out to all the customers here.
And here we go, look at this sting Ray coming out.
Wow. That's the best piece.
And look at the size there,
(speaking in foreign language)
`and going right on.
We're gonna get a stingray and some squid
and I think they also have some side dishes
we can order in the back
Hi, boss! (speaking in foreign language)
Okay, let's do it.
Wow. It's giant.
(speaking in foreign language)
We're going to get a stingray too. Oh yeah.
Look at that. He's going to scrape the bottom.
(speaking in foreign language)
Let's go try it out guys.
Wow and look at that.
That's a full lunch.
Green Chile, there's tamarind, tomato, spicy chili paste,
and you can also get it
with this sweet ketchup mayonnaise chili sauce.
So this is going to be sour and spicy
and this one is going to be sweet and spicy.
Nice.
Okay guys, and there's also tons of side dishes here.
Take a look at this. (speaking in foreign language)
Lots of food.
So this is
(speaking in foreign language).
Oh, that's Stingray.
What's looking really unique today is this
(speaking in foreign language)
Okay.
So I think that's a young jackfruit
kind of like a coconut milk jackfruit gravy
with lemon grass.
We're going to get that right on the rice.
Let's just cover that in gravy
(speaking in foreign language)
Banana?
It's like a banana curry guys with coconut santan.
Banana?
Whoa. Let's just load that up
and then look at this.
That is a brinjal eggplant curry.
(speaking in foreign language)
And here we are.
Wow.
(speaking in foreign language)
Look at this beautiful full on ikan bakar lunch meal.
So we've got the sotong.
Look at the springiness there
and he's loaded extra sauce on top of that for us
and sliced it perfectly.
And then, look at this,
this is the Stingray,
classic fish to get with ikan bakar.
And it's so famous because it has less bones,
and the aroma from the fish meat is very nice.
I think let's go for the Stingray.
Oh, there it is.
Let's take some of that flesh
and then just get a little rice with it there.
And then let's pour a little spicy chili jawa sauce
in there.
It's got tamarind in there
so it's probably going to be a little sour and spicy.
And then we've got the ikan bakar.
Let's try it out.
Hmm.
Hmmmm.
Oh my goodness.
The flavor from the grill itself is so infused
with all those spices.
It's definitely spicy and you can taste the lemon grass,
the chili, turmeric, all those spices in there.
And then when you top it with this, it's extra spicy,
but there's also some sweet sourness in there.
Let's try this sotong.
Hmm.
Oh, the real joy is that sauce,
that ikan bakar marinade, that it's covered in.
Wow, your mouth just feels like a tropical garden,
so many spices.
Let's try this banana coconut milk.
I think you can just eat it. Let's try.
Hm
Hmm
Oh, Oh.
Oh my, that is so creamy.
The coconut milk, the turmeric,
the banana is not actually sweet,
It's like a floral banana.
Wow.
And then all of these flavors mixed together
and your mouth just comes alive.
Thank you boss. (speaking in foreign language)
That was amazing.
Wow. Thank you very much.
Okay.
Thank you.
(speaking in foreign language) Thank you.
Thank you.
(speaking in foreign language)
Bye bye. Bye bye
Oh and the fish just keeps going nonstop.
Wow, that was so delicious.
And we're going to keep going guys.
And next up,
we're bringing you to the ultimate
Malaysian street barbecue.
One of the true culinary gems of Malaysia.
Marinated in lemon grass, and turmeric, and garlic,
this is a barbecue worth jumping on a flight for.
And next up guys, we're driving through downtown Kao.
We're making our way next up for Malaysian satay skewers,
famous all over the world.
But of course they're the best here in Malaysia
covered in a rich sweet peanut sauce.
Let's go check it out.
And here we are guys. Look how beautiful it is here.
So green and fresh and we're at a local hawker center
and I can see the smoke in the back.
Let's go check it out.
Okay. Let's test the temperature,
thirty six four.
Okay, and here we are, Satay Sri Melaka.
Hi
- Hi
- [Trever] I just got invited in.
Hi, boss (speaking in foreign language)
Oh, this is the satay station.
Hi Boss, how are you? Oh my goodness.
(speaking in foreign language)
And just stepping into this amazing scene of satay,
you can see they're just covering it in oil
and it's on fire
and it's a factory here. They get moved down the line.
You can see there's definitely
over a hundred satay here being made
and this is such a Malaysian specialty.
Oh look at the flame.
Wow. It's got the bunyip, the turmeric,
the lemon grass and a little lime.
And then this is going to be dipped
into a kacang sauce.
Look at the flame here.
(speaking in foreign language)
Look at that. Whoa!
(speaking in foreign language).
So it's a whole factory here and they just get moved down
and then once they reach the end,
they're charcoaled and they're crisped up and look at this,
just transferred over and there they are look at that,
those are finished.
(speaking in foreign language) there they are.
And they just get emptied out from this tray here
almost immediately sold to the customers.
You can get them in bundles.
And I think we're going to definitely have to get a lot
of satay tonight.
Oh and then here's the sauce, the kacang.
That's the peanut sauce. Wow.
It smells so rich.
Look at the size of that. You can get it to go
(speaking in foreign language)
let's go try it out.
(speaking in foreign language).
Okay. We're gonna get 40 chicken and 10 beef.
Look at this. That's gonna be a mountain of chicken.
Oh my look at all that satay. Wow.
(speaking in foreign language)
There it is. Wow.
It comes with cucumber and onion. And look at this guys.
This is the magic, the satay sauce.
We're gonna get into a big bowl of peanut
satay sauce. And there it is.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow.
We just got a giant plate of satay.
Luckily we've got some friends,
to eat them with us today
and look at this, oh my goodness,
just perfectly blackened
with the charcoals.
That's ayam satay chicken satay.
And that's the classic trio of ingredients,
lemon grass, turmeric, and onion for the marinade,
and then it's served with this
(speaking in foreign language),
which is like a compressed rice.
But the satay wouldn't be complete without the sauce
full of roast peanuts, and palm sugar, and tamarind,
and dried red chilies, garlic,
and shallots, and galangal, and lemon grass.
It's truly a beautiful combination.
Let's go in for that fatty layer.
Hmm.
Ooh.
Whoa.
Hmm.
Wow. That's one of a kind satay.
The peanut sauce is so nice and sweet, not overly sweet.
And it's got a fragrance of lemon grass
and palm sugar has that upgraded sweet aroma.
And usually, the satay,
it goes with lean chicken meat and then fatty skin
and then lean.
So it's like a sandwich.
You get a burst of flavor.
And then next up look at this guys.
You can take some of that compressed rice
and then load up your skewer
after you've had some satay,
dip it into that satay sauce, and you can take it down.
Hmm.
Hmmm
And this is one of the iconic meals of Malaysia.
You sit down, you can watch the chefs in the back,
there's cooking on this massive long grill
and you enjoy some of the best meats
and best satay sauce in the world.
You gotta come to Malaysia to eat that.
(speaking in foreign language)
See you.
Bye bye
And next up we're bringing you in
to try another famous Malaysian specialty: nasi lemak.
Okay guys the next stop we made our way out
to a local little neighborhood
and we're bringing you to try one of the many
famous Malaysian national dishes.
Right up here, there's a famous nasi lemak.
Let's go try it out guys.
And here we are.
Take the temperature and sign in.
Oh, thirty six point three. Not bad.
Hello?
Oh, and look who we found here.
And here it is.
(speaking in foreign language).
And this is it.
What we came to this restaurant for
and what you can travel to Malaysia for.
Sambal, full of fresh chilies and shallots
and garlic and lemon grass.
It's the soul of nasi lemak.
Next to of course, the rice cooked with coconut milk:
the nasi.
Wow This is it guys.
Look at this ultimate nasi lemak.
Look how she just loads the sambal on.
There's a hard boat egg.
And then some ikan.
That's the soul of Malaysia, this ikan.
There's so much flavor in the fried anchovies,
they are used in stocks.
They're used in so many different dishes
to bring a natural umami.
And we're gonna have a few.
I think we can definitely take a few down.
Take a look at the station of food here guys.
There's so much incredible food here.
We've got chicken rendang, beef rendang down here,
and then look at this massive selection of sambals
and chili sauce.
We've got, I think this is chicken.
We've got a sotong sambal.
We've got prawn, quail egg.
There's like homemade potato chips.
I think that's fried, maybe fried beef lung.
And then over here, wow.
The ayam goreng station,
the fried chicken station
(speaking in foreign language)
So it's kunyit, which is turmeric with, brumpa.
That's actually made of fried shallots and garlic and ginger
galangal, turmeric.
Lots of spices,
coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel seeds,
all the good stuff.
And then look at these.
I think these are like homemade potato chips. Whoa.
And then let's take fried egg.
Wow, looks delicious.
(speaking in foreign language)
And here we are guys, look at this.
We just got the ultimate Malaysian meal,
which is delicately beautiful.
Look at that nasi lemak, coconut rice.
And it's just a little rice packet in a banana leaf.
So first stop, let's just take a little goreng,
ayam goreng, and maybe a potato chip and
take some of that nasi lemak.
Oh, it's still hot.
And there it is guys.
That's the meaning of life right there. Let's try it out.
Hmm, hmm.
oh
Oh wow.
The sambal, actually quite spicy. Not too sweet.
And then that ayam goreng,
that fried almost like garlic and ginger floss,
gives it this really nice, incredible aroma.
And you can just load it with
sambal sotong.
Oh my goodness. That is a delicious meal.
Malaysian food is some of the best in the world.
Mmmm
Very nice.
And they're only one ringgit each, which is about 25 cents.
We've had four now.
Oh, it's delicious.
Wow. That was amazing.
Thank you. Thank you boss.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow.
(speaking in foreign language)
Thank you. See you.
Wow.
My mouth is just burning with pleasure right now.
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