- And this chef is a master of the oyster omelet,
and here's the eggs.
All right, check it out, guys, this is Trevor James.
We just got into Malacca, Malaysia.
This is one of the ultimate food cities of Malaysia,
and I am so pumped because today,
we're gonna be bringing you for a full on street food tour
of the city.
Let's go check it out, guys.
(upbeat music)
And first up to start the day,
we are gonna be going to have the mee bodoh,
one of the most unique noodles of Malacca.
Let's go try it out.
And this is it right here.
Oh, mee bodo.
(speaking in foreign language)
And just look at how busy
this hawker center of mee bodoh is.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, the mee bodoh.
- Morning. - Morning, how are you?
Oh my goodness.
And this is where it starts.
Look at this chili going in.
Oh.
Tons of chili.
(speaking in foreign language)
- Yes.
- So he's just thrown in this incredible chili paste,
and here comes the beansprouts.
Oh, and here's the mee.
And you can see he's just gonna mix these up like a pro.
So it's gonna have the chili and the beansprout mix.
This is the mee bodoh.
The special mee goreng, and he's just frying that up.
Wow, and look at that.
(speaking in foreign language)
That is amazing, and he's just mixing up the noodles
with such skill, and it's just wok after wok here.
We just stepped in and he's non-stop working here.
It's just amazing to watch this whole process.
Look at this.
It's a transfer.
One empty wok and then full wok.
Boom, wow, boss.
(speaking in foreign language)
They top it with the sambal and cucumber,
so it's gonna be fresh and spicy.
And you can get them to go, too.
So lots of cucumber and sambal being topped on top
and then you have the spicy telur.
- Yeah. - Okay, and then this is
the special spicy egg.
Look at that.
It's being fried in a chili oil.
Oh my goodness, they look so delicious fried
in the chili oil.
That is gonna be unique.
Oh, here's the chili oil.
(speaking in foreign language)
Going right in.
Wow.
(speaking in foreign language)
Fried in chili oil, almost like fried in sambal.
And then you get the fresh cucumber
and you get a top of sambal on there as well
with your noodle.
It looks good, boss.
(speaking in foreign language)
And look at that, guys.
Those are the telur goreng.
And it's with their special sambal.
Let's go try it out.
And we're just gonna slide these beauties on, oh my.
Oh, this is gonna be power.
Wow.
Look at that, let's just mix it all up.
Look at all that sambal.
And they're called mee bodoh,
which literally means dumb noodles or stupid noodles.
And boss was just explaining it's because they're simple.
Three ingredients, homemade sambal, noodles and beansprouts.
Let's try it out.
Oh, that is a heavy, spicy, definitely oily,
but in a satisfying way, noodle.
And the sambal is definitely a little salty,
but it brings out the flavor.
(speaking in foreign language)
- See you, take care. - See you next time.
Thank you, bye bye.
Wow, I'm so happy on noodles right now.
And we're gonna jump back in the car and go for more food.
Let's go!
Awesome, guys, and next up,
we are just cruising through Malacca.
This is the land of nyonya food,
which is Malay and Chinese food mixed together.
And right up ahead, we're gonna get a nyonya kueh,
nyonya dessert.
And here we are guys, look, Baba Charlie Cafe.
And we're gonna get a nyonya dessert.
This is nyonya kueh.
Let's go take a look.
(speaking in foreign language)
Hello.
Oh, wow.
Oh, this is the nyonya kueh.
- Yeah. - Wow.
What's inside here?
- [Chef] Coconut and sago.
- [Trevor] Coconut and sago.
And look at all these cakes.
- [Chef] Gula melaka.
- [Trevor] Wow, so it's gula melaka and the-
- [Chef] Young coconut, young coconut.
- [Trevor] Oh, young coconut.
- Young coconut, cannot old one.
Young coconut.
- [Trevor] Oh, wow.
And it's so beautiful.
This is nyonya kueh.
You can see that blue color comes natural
from the pea flower.
- You want to try? - Oh.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow.
There it is, look at that.
Sago jelly, like the pearl.
- [Woman] Like the pearl.
Let's try it out.
Wow, that is delicious.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, wow.
Layer cake.
- Three person.
(speaking in foreign language)
- And then we've got this layer cake here.
Look at that, it's a rice flour made layer by layer.
(speaking in foreign language)
Let's try it out.
Wow, that is delicious.
It's like a extremely aromatic coconut milk-infused dessert.
And these are all the kueh.
Oh my.
(speaking in foreign language)
And after saying thank you to Baba Charlie,
we were on our way for more street food throughout Malacca.
And there is a lot of street food here, guys.
Right up here, let's get a roti john.
Oh, and this is where it all starts.
Look, the oil going right on.
- [Cook] Many many.
- [Trevor] Many oil, oh, here we go.
This is where it starts.
- Many oil, very nice.
- [Trevor] Very nice, yeah, exactly.
And then he's got the most incredible egg onion rempah,
local spice mix.
Let's see how it's done here.
Yeah, look at that, wow.
Sloppy delight, right in the oil.
That's next level sloppy.
And here comes the buns.
Look at this bun supply.
Oh.
(speaking in foreign language)
Look at that, right on that bread.
Look at how sloppy that is.
And it smells fantastic.
And you can see the eggs on the bottom
are actually crisping up.
(speaking in foreign language)
Smells delicious.
It really smells fantastic.
That crispy egg batter that he's putting on this bread
just invades your senses.
And here comes the flip.
Let's see what it's like on the bottom.
Oh, there they are.
Look at how brown they are.
Wow.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh my goodness, and I can't believe how much oil there is.
Wow, and there's a full basket.
And look at how crispy and brown those buns are.
The fried eggs.
Very tasty, amazing.
So they're coming right out
and they're gonna get loaded with sauce.
There we go.
So it's got mayo, look at all that mayo.
Oh my goodness, that looks heavy.
And then you can see he's got a bunch of sauces
to choose from up here.
He's adding some cabbage.
Oh yeah, and there's all that sweet spicy chili sauce.
And there they are, so you can see
you can get the regular ones with that sweet chili
and the special with the Thousand Island.
And there it goes, ready to eat.
(speaking in foreign language)
And this is ours here.
We got the special and with cheese.
Okay, and that's with the cheese, that's the special.
Wow, that looks extremely heavy.
(speaking in foreign language)
Nice.
And there it is, guys, look at that extreme sloppy.
It's like an omelet on the roti
and they've loaded it with this cheese sauce, sweet chili,
and Thousand Island.
There's actually no meat in there.
Just lots of egg on the bread,
and you can see it's been fried till it's brown and crispy.
Let's try it out.
Boss.
(speaking in foreign language)
Whoa, that is less oily than I thought it would be.
It's fried in so much oil,
but it still has a nice crispy and fluffy combo to it.
Is what is nice about it.
(speaking in foreign language)
Thank you.
See you, see you next time.
Okay.
(speaking in foreign language)
Thank you, see you next time.
(speaking in foreign language)
Next up, guys, we're just cruising
through the villages outside of Malacca,
making our way to a local biryani rocket joint,
and I'm really excited to see what this is all about.
I've heard a lot of good things.
Let's go check it out.
Ooh, and here it is.
And here we are guys, we made it.
We're early to Beriani Roket.
This giant rocket here is full of biryani,
Malaysian biryani, and we're gonna watch as they lift it up,
and Osman the boss is gonna show us
all the different curries that he's got.
Hi, boss.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, making biryani.
- Wow, making biryani.
Let's put some kismis.
- [Trevor] Some raisin.
Oh.
(speaking in foreign language)
- [Trevor] Fried onion.
Oh, and then a little coriander.
Oh, there it is.
Oh, and then a little evaporated creamer.
And then here comes the steaming.
Look at this.
That is the rocket of biryani.
And the next step here, look at this.
Chef is adding in biryani rice soup to the biryani.
And Osman was explaining that this is full
and he does this for two rounds every day.
Oh, and then rempah.
Some cinnamon and star anise into the water.
So the water, when it's boiling, is gonna infuse the flavor
into the biryani.
And next up is the moment we've been waiting for,
the biryani rocket.
Chef Osman is gonna pull it right here.
Oh.
Look at that.
So we've got lamb shank, we've got chicken,
and then lamb chunk as well,
and then all of these different biryanis.
Look at this, one by one going right in.
And then mixing with saffron and turmeric oil.
Oh.
And then just poured right in.
And it's just pulled right out.
This is the kambing.
You can actually just slurp that with a straw.
Oh, lamb.
Oh, and this is the ayam.
Chicken biryani.
Oh, and then mixing with the lamb.
That's extremely, extremely unique.
And we're gonna get a plate of this biryani, there it is.
(speaking in foreign language)
Wow, look at that, you can slurp the marrow right out.
And this is the kambing gravy, look at this.
Oh, it's flooded.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, and there's a straw in the gearbox.
Look at that, you can slurp it with a straw.
And keropok.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh, and here we are, look at this.
Oh my, he just loaded up the sauce.
Let's crack this papad.
Oh.
And first things first,
let's take that like a slurp station here.
Oh, oh it's strong.
Oh, it's fatty.
Maybe a little too fatty for me, I think.
Let's take that kambing sauce
and we're gonna put it onto some of that rice infused
with saffron and turmeric oil
and that rich butter margarine rempah spice soup.
Let's try it out.
Oh.
Oh, it's heavy.
It is fatty from butter and margarine and lightly spiced.
And it's a little sweet, too.
(speaking in foreign language)
See you, see you, bye bye.
And to finish up the night,
we are going to a recommended
very special Malaysian street food.
We're bringing you in for a oyster omelet
and it's right up here in this little alleyway.
Let's go take a look.
Okay, and we just stepped in.
This is the oyster omelet section.
(speaking in foreign language)
Look at this.
Here we go.
Oyster omelet.
So this is a batter made of tapioca starch
and sweet potato starch mix.
And he's gonna load it up with egg yolks, too.
Oh, there's the eggs.
Look at that.
Right in.
Look at that, just mixing it all in, so sloppy.
And this is the master of the orh jian.
And a good orh jian should have a good ratio
between crispy and soft egg batter.
And this looks fantastic.
Look at the way the edges are getting crisped up,
and he is just judging the temperature based on
where the heat is and he's frying it perfectly.
And this batter is full of green onions as well.
It's gonna have a lot of aroma in there.
Oh, and then here's some garlic and chili.
Look at this chili going in.
Oh, look at that dark red chili paste.
Oh.
(speaking in foreign language)
Oh.
I'm just a beginner, but look at that.
That is the oyster omelet full of that chili paste.
And he's adding in oysters here, look.
Wow, you can see those plump oysters in there.
That is gonna give it a juicy pop.
This is one of the must-try dishes in Malaysia.
And you can see lao ban here has set up this mirror
so he can see the flame and judge the heat.
And then look at this.
The oyster omelet just gets served to go.
Little bit of coriander.
(speaking in foreign language)
And it's sold.
(speaking in foreign language)
And there it is, a little bundle of joy.
(speaking in foreign language)
Let's go try it out.
And here we are guys, we just got the beauty.
Let's pop this parcel open.
Oh, there it is, look at that parcel of joy.
It's like a Christmas present.
Wow, and we've got a little bit of chili sauce here.
We can just pour a touch on there.
This should be a little bit more spicy than sweet.
And let's just take a big first plump juicy bite.
Oh, look at that.
Let's try it out.
That is so delicious.
It's gooey, it's crispy, it's got that fluffiness.
There's spiciness to it.
The vinegar chili sauce gives it a sourness
and the coriander gives it a freshness.
When you can just slurp it down,
that's a true Malaysian street food snack.
One of the dishes to try.
What do you think, Ting?
It's good, right?
- I don't like, normally I don't like oyster omelet,
but this is good.
- It's really good.
It's xiang, it's just popping with flavor.
- Oh my God.
- You can't stop eating.
That's Malacca, food heaven.
(speaking in foreign language)
Bye bye.
(speaking in foreign language)
Thank you, bye bye, bye bye.
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