gulai nangka

she loves gulai nangka, the simple kampung dish (of unripe jackfruit), so delicious when eaten with rice, fried ikan kembung and sambal belacan! plain, humble fare but much loved by all and sundry.

a few weeks ago, when in balik pulau, she stopped at a rustic stall by the roadside in sungai rusa, to buy lunch. as it was already about 3 in the afternoon, there was not much 'lauk-pauk' left. so she took the only fried ikan kembung left, a piece of fried tempe, some pajeri nenas gravy and some gulai nangka. she was much surprised when the pakcik charged only RM2.50 for all that! and the amount of rice itself could have been eaten by two persons!

she was rather hungry as she did not have breakfast that morning. so she parked her car along a quiet road in air putih facing the distant blue-green hills and enjoyed the most yummy gulai nangka she had ever eaten! it was really very very good!

so now whenever the kampung lass in her craves for the sumptuous gulai nangka, she knows the place to head for!

behind the sleepy hills and vales, at a little unpretentious stall.........