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Sedap Malaysian & Chinese Cuisine London
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Malaysian in London
- Islington
102 Old Street
, Islington, London, EC1V 9AY
+44 (0) 207 4900 200
http://www.sedap.co.uk
Sedap serves top-notch Malaysian Chinse cuisine and is run by the Yeoh family (who were behind Nonya in Notting Hill, now closed).
Tags:
chinese, hawker, malaysian, Penang
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Sedap Malaysian & Chinese Cuisine
London
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Amazing Penangite food, yum! - From the people behind "Nonya" in Notting Hill (now closed) comes this great new gem on Old Street, serving amazingly authentic Penang Chinese hawker-style cuisine executed to perfection!
Char Kuay Teow (£6.95) was absolutely divine, complete with yummy slices of lap cheong (Chinese pork sausage)- "the BEST Char Kuay Teow in London" according to my partner, and we have eaten a LOT of this dish in many many places!
Hainanese Chicken Rice (£7), one of my favourite foods since I was a child was also gorgeous, a big generous portion of succulent poached chicken alongside fragrant flavoursome rice. Pity it didn't come with any broth, but that's a minor quibble seeing as the dish was delicious.
We loved the Nasi Lemak (£7.40) too, which was typical Penang Chinese style (sweeter, less spicy sambal) served with a tasty chicken curry and, more unusually, a piece of deep fried mackerel in place of traditional "ikan bilis". We didn't mind the missing crispy anchovies though, as the mackerel complemented the rice very well!
And last but not least, the yummy beef rendang (£6.90) was so tender it practically melted in your mouth, and again spot-on Penang style.
Portions are the average size you would find in Malaysia, i.e. not a humongous American serving but satisfying enough. Price wise it is slightly more expensive than Malaysia Kopitiam and C&R in Chinatown, but we found it worth every penny for the great meal we had.
Also notable is the Malaysian kuih (traditional cakes)on sale here, which the Yeohs make themselves and are as good as you would find in street stalls back home.
For those working in the area, they do a good lunch deal for £5.65 where you get a starter, any meat dish (including the rendang!) and rice or noodles.
All in all, this is a perfect example of the Penang Chinese hawker section of Malaysian cuisine. From peeking into the kitchen I saw that most of the chefs were Malaysian Chinese old ladies chatting away in Hokkien, which to me is always a good sign! :)
We left with a takeaway of Malaysian Fried Rice, from the smell and the little nibble we sneaked (couldn't resist!) we'd recommend it too!
03-04-09
Tags:
Chinese, hawker, Malaysian, Penang
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