To eat our Malaysian feast, we had a beef brisket curry. The flavour is actually subtle – definitely more subtle than its cousin the rendang. I can taste lemongrass and can see curry leaves. By this time we were all actually very full, but I’ve had a nice dinner or three since from the leftovers.

The discovery of the meal was salt and pepper eggplant. It was absolutely delish. The batter was light and not too oily or salty. The eggplant inside was soft and gooey. All in all, very more-ish. Pity that the waiter was over enthusiastic in disposing of it at the end of the meal or I could’ve enjoyed it for a bit more at home.

Ah, Hainan Chicken Rice… I had this dish last time and was so enthusiastic that Om nom nom nom wanted to try it, too. Well, they’ve maintained the standard (although it was strangely missing the soup this time). Still, it’s definitely the best chicken rice I’ve tasted recently. The tender chicken and flavoursome rice beats all the well-known city Malaysian outlets hands down.

I was back again at Satay Inn (seems like I can’t stay away). First up was a couple of skewers of chicken satay, or sate ayam in Bahasa. This satay has got plenty of ground coriander, tumeric, and of course, lots of ground peanuts.