Papa Rich
Written by Hannah Tan   

I’ve been working and haven’t slept in the last 26 hours so I’m starting to zone out now… *laugh* Before we hop back to pics from the land of the sushi, I wanna do one last tribute to the Malaysian food for the week. Bear with me! Haha. Y’know, after all the years in KL searching for the good ol’ roti benggali (soft fluffy bread with a harder thicker crust which the breadman would usually cut off when you buy your loaf) which I thought never existed in KL, I finally found bliss… *laugh*

steam_bread.jpg
steamed roti benggali

In Penang, bread like this is usually sold by the Indian breadmen who usually go around the neighbourhoods on their motorcycles in the evening with an ice-cream bell. Hehe. You could buy bread like this on its own, or request for it to be sliced in half and stuffed with Planta margarine and kaya. Yummmy~ Hehe.

hiding_out.jpg
hiding out at my little corner in Papa Rich. Haha. 

Anyways, the fulfilment of having your childhood favourite is simply indescribable. Haha. Ok ok, without straying too far from the topic, I found this chain of modern ‘kopitiam’ which in my personal opinion, is giving Old Town White Coffee a run for its money. Better food, better service (the foreign workers that work there are always on their toes to serve you, which is a nice change from mediocre or typically bad Malaysian service *laugh*. We have a lot to improve on in that sector), nicer environment. It’s merely my personal take though ya, no intention of offending any Old Town White Coffee fans ya. Haha. I know there are many outlets to this Papa Rich franchise in KL, but so far, I have only been to the one in PJ Section 14 so my take on this is good only for this outlet ya. I’m not sure about the rest. Perhaps you’ll have something to say about this. *laugh*

char_koay_teow.jpg
char-koay-teow
curry_mee.jpg
curry mee - not the best yet not too bad either *laugh*
cendol.jpg
cendol - not on top of my recommended list though... this one was quite a disappointment
barley.jpg
barley lime - don't order this either! Haha.

Anyways, although not EVERYTHING on the menu is great, there are a few must-haves which I would personally recommend – the steam bread (please ask for extra kaya to get a nice ratio of 2:3 for butter/kaya *grin*), soya-cincau-gula Melaka and the char koay teow (not as good as the ones you find in Penang, but close, or perhaps one of the next best alternatives in KL *laugh*). Try it and let me know what you think k… *smile*

steamer_corner.jpg
the steaming corner, where the magic happens. Haha.
steamer.jpg
ooooOOo... check this out - steamed bread. Yummy! Hehe.

 




  Comments (8)
RSS comments
 1 Written by wackybecky, on 14-04-2009 05:23
i only like the gula melaka soya bean drink! True,m the chendol is bad...CKT was not bad but of course cant beat those i had in Pg ..hehehe
 2 Written by Teoh Chin Siew, on 13-04-2009 23:02
ALERT! Hannah is a zombiee now... keep a lookout. Keep her awake till she's home, asleep. =p 
Looks yummie... Can I have those? Plss.... I'll wait for you to order those for me. Surely, they will make it extra yummie.. hehehe...
 3 Written by Alex Lim, on 13-04-2009 16:53
Well,for cendol, maybe you can try the one sold at the Damansara Uptown roundabout,in front of a kindergarten, from noon onwards. For good Penang Char Koay Teow, it is located at the hawker centre at Bandar Utama Centrepoint. It's Halal.No worries for Muslim friends. ^_^
 4 Written by MOHD.FARHAN HAZWAN BIN ISMAIL, on 13-04-2009 09:59
Hey Hannah, Hye! Malaysia is da BEST!! Lots of fooD!! Do you agree with me Hannah?? hehe :)
 5 Written by shaun lew, on 13-04-2009 00:43
haha. although i haven't been there before, i think the best food there is the roti benggali right? you agree, Hannah? after checking out the comment on the pictures. haha. curry mee- not the best yet not too bad either. haha. that one is funny. by the way, is the barley lime bad? why?
 6 Written by Guowei Boo, on 12-04-2009 19:40
wow hannah did u eat all those haha?
 7 Written by Iqram, on 12-04-2009 19:02
my mouth is watering... over the cendol! 
Hey Hannah! ;)
 8 Written by Firdaus, on 12-04-2009 17:51
Wow they should consider changing it from Papa Rich to Hannah Rich! :D

Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register.

 

Hannah on Facebook

Hannah Tan on Facebook

Exclusive downloads for members. Sign up today!

Categories

Latest Comments

I'm still alive! Hehe
Hannah. get well soon ok? Take care. ;)
26/07/10 16:39 More...
By Khairul Zhariff

I'm still alive! Hehe
wat happen to her???? which hospital is she in???
25/07/10 23:59 More...
By HONG SZE JUN

I'm still alive! Hehe
Get well soon Hannah. Lots of love from the twins in Penang ...
25/07/10 10:39 More...
By Emily Ismail

I'm still alive! Hehe
Get well soon Hannah. Lots of love from the twins in Penang ...
25/07/10 10:34 More...
By Emily Ismail

I'm still alive! Hehe
hi hannah .. . . my god .. . i just REGISTERED and i saw u...
24/07/10 07:05 More...
By andy ngin

Syndicate

MyBlogLog