Another dreary saturday afternoon in the office without a single prospect of anything fun to do.. Not that I'm in the mood for much now at this point as after feeling confident for the past week or so that I had found a legal loophole to help my case that is coming up, I suddenly find that said loophole has collapsed on itself leaving me only with unsettled dust and rubble.. and a case which I have yet to prepare for, all because I was banking on a dismissal based on technicalities. The only thing I would say that I'm looking forward to today is a nice lunch.. by myself. By the way, its not as pathethic as it sounds because sometimes, the best thing to do is just to get away from it all and today is a good day for that not only because I need to nurse a bruised ego but also because my parents have a kenduri to attend so no home prepared meal today.
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As much as I haven't admitted it in the past, there are actually a number of places around town which offer up some pretty decent grub at a not so insanely expensive prince range.. In other words, its not that difficult to find a place that satisfies the rumblings of the tummy without burning a hole in the pocket. The best part is, being in JB which is almost virtually jam free (yes.. after living in KL, I consider JB jam-free) most of the makan places only take 5 or 10 minutes to get to.. bearing in mind, I do live near the town. One such hotspot for a nice lunch would include:
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Mee Rebus Stulang
People say that mee rebus is a quintessentially a Johorian dish although some may disagree. Being a Johorian myself, I would have to agree with the former and that one of the best places of get some is in a shop by the sea on the side of Stulang Laut just before the Singapore Customs checkpoint and the old dilapitated Merlin Inn. I cant recall the name of the shop exactly but since its the only one there that sells mee rebus, you cant really go wrong. Admittedly, despite my status as a born and bred Johorian.. there are certain Johorian dishes which I dont quite fancy.. asam pedas and mee rebus are 2 of them. Simply put, you just wont see me have a hankering for these things but having said that, the mee rebus at Stulang Laut is still quite tasty actually though. Its thick brown gravy is its crowning glory. The hot meat based sauce with just a hint sweetness coats and sticks well to the mee. As the consistency of the gravy is fairly thick, the noodles dont end up too soggy and as such the mee still retains it springy bite. The usuals garnishes for mee rebus would include half a hard boiled egg, some fried tow foo with deep fried onions and kueh just to give it an extra crunch. Beansprouts (unnecessary and does nothing for the taste in my opinion) and a little green chilli are also added especially for those who want to pack on a bit more heat. All in all, the flavours and textures do melt well into each other and make for one very satisying dish.. all for the cost of less than RM5.
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I must say, eventhough I still dont generally "like" this dish.. if I do happen to by chance find it under the tudung saji, I would not really be one to refuse. But this is not where I intend to have lunch today. Instead, I have somewhere else in mind.. yet another landmark of good food in JB as far as I'm concerned. I've visited it since I was a little girl and apparently its been around town for quite a while.. well over half a decade when my grandfather who has since passed used to take his sons and daughters, one of them being my dad. Unfortunately, as the time is almost 1pm and I only work half day on saturdays, I guess I would have to save the details for another day.
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