Mee rebus with a kick

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HELLO folks!

And welcome to this week’s edition of the Food Trail.

Reader Abdul Razak Abdullah asks: “Dear Samo, where can I find mee rebus in the city centre other than the one you mentioned near Lorong Bunus?”

Thick gravy: Jalan Dang Wangi’s mee rebus.

Razak said since the article was published, he had been a regular customer at Rosli Mee Rebus and wanted to know if there were other stalls within the vicinity that can match the taste and quality ofRosli’s.

Well abang Razak, the closest mee rebus to Rosli’s would be a stall behind Yut Kee coffee shop at Jalan Dang Wangi.

It’s managed by two brothers and you can find it at the backlane behind this well-established food outlet.

To further verify this, I had engaged two of my old-time makan kakis: Rahmat ‘Mat Pisau’ Osman and Saifudin ‘Din Ninja’ Mohd Ali to check out the stall.

According to Mat, the mee rebus gravy is not as punchy as compared to Rosli’s.

Thriving: Jalan Dang Wangi which was formerly known as Campbell road, is a busy business district in the city centre.

Din, the more outgoing food lover of the lot, said he preferred the stall’s gravy as it is rich in flavour.

“Alamak, Mr Sam, you cannot compare apple and oranges lah. Pak Rosli uses meat stock and this makan place has more ubi keledek (sweet potato) in their gravy,” explained Din.

Both Mat and Din concurred that the meat-free gravy appeals more to non-beef eaters.

Price-wise, said Mat, a plate will set you off at RM4.50.

In my humble opinion, the taste of this stall’s mee rebus gravy is much stronger.

It is also much thicker as sweet potatoes are used as a thickening agent for the mee rebus gravy.

Otherwise, everything there in terms of ingredients and garnishing fulfils the criteria of a decent plate of mee rebus.

Spare the strong curry taste, the portions served here are generous.

What goes well with this rendition of the stall’s mee rebus, are some sliced green chillies and fried shallots.

For all the hardwork, I would like to thank Mat and Din for their valuable input.

To locate this stall, find Yut Kee coffee shop at Jalan Dang Wangi. It opens daily from 9am - 5pm except public holidays.