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My Ramadhan Food Quest 2016 - Rice Edition

Yeah I know I’m late in posting this but better late than never right? And besides, we’re still within the Syawal month so it’s all good. For this year's Ramadhan, me and my family (my partner included) has decided to buy most of our food for breaking fast from the numerous Ramadhan bazaars that has been sprouting out like mushrooms after a rain all around Tawau. And for some reason, I have this personal ‘quest’ to find (and eat) as many rice based dishes (since they seems to be a wide variety of them this year and also the fact that I absolutely loved them) as I can possibly find throughout the fasting month. And I’m (somewhat) proud to say I have accomplished my ‘mission’ successfully. So without further ado, I present to you My 10 Most Wanted Rice Dishes in Tawau list…

Nasi Kukus

~ Price range is around RM5.50 – RM6.00 and is mostly available in the Sabindo Bazaar & Fujimart Bazaar.
~ The one that I’ve bought was from the infamous Nasi Kukus Hj Taki – which was still pretty good but lacking in terms of portion size 

Nasi Lalap

~ Price range is around RM4.00 – RM6.00 and is available in almost all of the bazaars in town.
~ It has 2 main dishes – it’s either fried chicken or fish with some side vegetables (usually boiled) and a sambal.

Nasi Kerabu

~ Price range is around RM5.00 – RM8.00 and is mostly available in the Sabindo Bazaar & Fujimart Bazaar (and this year I’ve seen A LOT of these around).
~ The price usually depends on the other sides dishes that you want with your rice set (the usuals being Stuffed Chillies and Salted Fish, just to name a few)

Nasi Dagang

~ Price range is around RM6.00 – RM8.00 and is mostly available in the Sabindo Bazaar & Fujimart Bazaar.
~ Not really a huge fan because the main dish is fish (Ikan Tongkol) but I do love the texture of the rice and the gravy.

Nasi Kandar

~ Price range is around RM6.00 and is only available in the Fujimart Bazaar.
~ This got me confused a bit since the Nasi Kandar that I’ve eaten before does not looked like this one (it’s more similar to Nasi Kukus but with side curry gravy) 

Nasi Ayam

~ Price range is around RM4.50 – RM5.00 and is mostly available in the Sabindo Bazaar, Fujimart Bazaar & MARA Bazaar.
~ I picked out this Nasi Ayam Hainan to highlight the differences between what I consider the real chicken rice with the usual types of chicken (like this one) as oppose to the ones with Ayam Goreng Berempah.

Nasi Kuning

~ Price range is around RM4.00 – RM7.00 and is available in almost all of the bazaars in town.
~ This dish can be considered as one of the staple foods in Tawau (with a variety of ingredients) and one of the most popular one is by Restoran Hj Tamrin (unfortunately this one is from a different vendor – sorry folks!)

Nasi Lemak

~ Price range is around RM1.00 – RM5.00 and is available in almost all of the bazaars in town.
~ My personal favourite version actually came from a lone stall that has been selling the stuff for years by the roadside of Kampung Muhibbah & in front of Taman Univilla (a popular vendor even during non-fasting month)

Nasi Tomato

~ Price range is around RM7.00 and is only available in the Sabindo Bazaar
~ The Nasi Tomato came from a popular hang out place in town called De Leepaq CafĂ©. I loved the dish but personally think that it’s on the expensive side for a dish similar (in terms of sides) to that of a Nasi Briyani.

Nasi Briyani

~ Price range is around RM5.00 – RM7.00 and is mostly available in the Sabindo Bazaar & Fujimart Bazaar.
~ The Nasi Briyani that I’ve bought was probably one of a handful that does not originated from a well-established Indian restaurant in Tawau. Although lacking in terms of side dishes, the gravy was really delicious (as the vendor was this sweet old lady from India)

So until we meet again next year (I hoped)? Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri everyone
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