Satay Haji Samuri.
When it comes to food, only TWO things really matter: quality and taste.
It is common knowledge that the best tasting Satay comes from Kajang town.
This afternoon, we stopped over at a Satay restaurant called Sate Hj Samuri located just off of the highway between Ampang and Batu Caves, in an area called Taman Melati, Gombak.
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The signboard for the word 'Satay' was spelled 'Sate'.
Satay is always cooked over a charcoal fire. This restaurant had a glass wall which separated the dining area from the charcoal fireplaces.
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We ordered 5 sticks of chicken Satay; 5 sticks of beef Satay; 2 sticks of venison Satay and a roll of Nasi Impit. We also ordered two cans of a soybean drink.
When everything was served, we discovered that the Nasi Impit was a white rice cake, cut into bite sized pieces, placed together in a bowl with small slivers of cucumber. The only item missing in this bowl, was the raw red onions.
The peanut sauce tasted truly delicious - flavorful yet mild. So mild in fact, that you could even drink it as a thick soup, instead of just as a dipping sauce. Also served, was a small bowl of spicy sambal paste made from hot chillies.
(At other Satay places, the spicy chilli sambal paste is always incorporated right into the peanut sauce, which sometimes can become so overbearing, that it causes a burning sensation at the back of your throat. When that happens, you won't enjoy your meal. Thankfully, that wasn't the case with this restaurant.)
When we were done eating the first order, we ordered 5 more sticks of chicken Satay and 5 more sticks of mutton Satay.
Overall, the quality and taste were exceptionally good, that we ordered even more as takeaway.
Even though the staff in this restaurant couldn't speak English, this meal was nonetheless, a truly delightful culinary experience.