Date: 1 Nov 2009 Comments: 3 so far

Jonker, Jonker, Jonker. The charming street flanked with buildings hundreds of years older than me. I like this place; the food, the funky stuffs on sale, the crowd. Have you been to Jonker’s night market? The Jonker Street night market held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday is a crowd puller during weekend nights.

During the daytime the street is still full of activities. Food, local food especially, is abundant. So, we’ve heard that there’s this Nancy’s Kitchen which serves kickass nyonya cuisine is located in a cosy nook somewhere in Jonker. Out of curiousity and the desire to prove the statement, I went. I mean, I must go! Although nyonya cuisine is aplenty in Malacca, finding one that serves kickass authentic dishes is a rarity.

Upon arriving I realized that the place was full, but thankfully someone just left, and we get seats. Oh boy, business was good!

Since there was only the two of us, I can’t be ordering too much, so we just settled for what is famous. This is a small plate of sambal belacan, very much similar to my ama’s version. Nice!

Their candlenut chicken is a hit among the customers. I saw many tables ordering this dish, its like a must-have.

Four angled bean with belacan and prawns. Crunchy and flavourful.

Otak oh my Otak. This is one of the best otak otak that I’ve ever tasted. Heavy on the coconut milk flavour and mild on the spice, I could eat them again and again without feeling the sting of the spiciness.

These are colourful ang ku kueh, filled with mung bean paste. Aside from dishes, this place sells a huge variety of nyonya kueh as well. Just walk deeper into the shop, there’s where the goodies are displayed.

Glutinous rice and coconut shreds cooked with palm sugar.

More kuehs on display. Mouth watering! Its too bad that I am full from the meal.

Kuehs again.

And nyonya bachang.

Lovely, isn’t it? I’ll be back when I have the chance.