Ride to eat or eat to ride, now that is the question...
On this day, the boys and girls from the Multistrada Owners Club Malaysia (or MOCM for short) and I chose "ride to eat"..hahaha. It was totally an ad-hoc trip and the destination was set to Leban Chondong Rest Area in Kuala Rompin, Pahang for its famous udang galah (lobsters).
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| Source: Perpustakaan Desa Leban Chondong |
Leban Chondong is situated in the State of Pahang within the District of Rompin, east coast of Peninsula Malaysia. Population is very small and the main industry here is fishing hence, it's famous for cheap and tasty udang galah. Some say, it is cheaper then another udang galah place in Temerloh. In fact, it is very famous hence the people there erected an udang galah statue.
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| Source: satuperlumbaan.blogspot.com |
So, on 27th Apr morning, 16 riders (20 pax altogether including pillions) gathered and the route was set as KL-Senawang-Jempol-Kuala Rompin.
The weather was fine and dry. We pushed off roughly around 0930hrs from Kuala Lumpur and reached Jempol at about 1100hrs to refuel and took a short break.
These inner roads were great and I was amazed by the good road condition. Jempol is about 150km away from Kuala Rompin so we took at least another hour to reach the Leban Chondong Rest Area. We were so ready to eat!
There are variety of other food here but the main highlight of this ride was the udang galah..!
At least one or two other shops were closed and compared to the number of patrons, the shop we were at didn't have enough udang galah for us. So we had to wait......but, i guess "good things come to those who wait"..our orders started to come one-by-one. There was sotong (squid), vegetables (ordered out of guild), fish, and of course...three types of udang galah...i) udang masak sambal (cooked with chilli paste, the best out of the three, if you like hot food), ii) udang galah goreng kunyit (marinated with tumeric then fried), and iii) udang galah masak lemak (don't know how to translate..hehe). Everyone had one udang each and I must say that I highly recommend this place if you are looking for food awesomeness! (of course, if you don't mind the distance)
Superbly awesome may sound exaggerated...but that was how we felt after whacking all the udang... Chit chatting continued and suddenly popped an idea to ride to Kuantan, Pahang to one of our friend's restaurant. But before that, one photo please!
Oh...while we're at it...make it two photos please..!
So off we went to Kuantan, approximately 140km away. We were on Route 3, a coastal federal road with many scenic spots and photo opps. No, we didn't stop at all, what a waste. So, if you ever go on this road, keep in mind to stop for photos and let us be jealous of you.
It took us about 1.5 hours (1530hrs) to reach Warung Mazenah Nasi Kukus in Kuantan.
This restaurant is another place where you can find awesome food. Really! What you really2 have to try are nasi kukus (steamed rice) with tumeric fried chicken and gulai kawah, meehoon soup, and the pudding truffle. Kudos to the owners and chefs! (Note to owners: Let me know if you want to setup a branch in Kuala Lumpur..hehe)
At 1700hrs, it was time to head home. Feeling stuffed but the journey had to go on. Slowly but steadily we rode off and got on Route E8 to Kuala Lumpur.
It was raining half way through but nobody seemed to care. By the time we got on Karak Highway it was already dark and the trafic was quite heavy. We reached Gombak toll plaza at about 2000hrs where we took a break before bidding farewell to each other.
We clocked yet another 750km, buttocks got numb, exhausted, but it was an awesome ride, yet!
Winding roads, amazing sceneries, superbly awesome food, and great and supportive company. It's just another ride to remember. The udang galah at Leban Chongdong was awesome and cheap. Warung Mazenah Nasi Kukus in Kuantan is also a must visit restaurant if you happened to be in Kuantan, or...even if you just want to take a makan trip like we did. The next obvious question would be....WHERE NEXT, GUYS!?
At least one or two other shops were closed and compared to the number of patrons, the shop we were at didn't have enough udang galah for us. So we had to wait......but, i guess "good things come to those who wait"..our orders started to come one-by-one. There was sotong (squid), vegetables (ordered out of guild), fish, and of course...three types of udang galah...i) udang masak sambal (cooked with chilli paste, the best out of the three, if you like hot food), ii) udang galah goreng kunyit (marinated with tumeric then fried), and iii) udang galah masak lemak (don't know how to translate..hehe). Everyone had one udang each and I must say that I highly recommend this place if you are looking for food awesomeness! (of course, if you don't mind the distance)
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| Pic by MOCM ~ the waterface says it all |
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| stomachs full, happy faces |
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| the dudes... |
It took us about 1.5 hours (1530hrs) to reach Warung Mazenah Nasi Kukus in Kuantan.
This restaurant is another place where you can find awesome food. Really! What you really2 have to try are nasi kukus (steamed rice) with tumeric fried chicken and gulai kawah, meehoon soup, and the pudding truffle. Kudos to the owners and chefs! (Note to owners: Let me know if you want to setup a branch in Kuala Lumpur..hehe)
At 1700hrs, it was time to head home. Feeling stuffed but the journey had to go on. Slowly but steadily we rode off and got on Route E8 to Kuala Lumpur.
It was raining half way through but nobody seemed to care. By the time we got on Karak Highway it was already dark and the trafic was quite heavy. We reached Gombak toll plaza at about 2000hrs where we took a break before bidding farewell to each other.
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| never too tired to put up a smile |
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| The Strada Ladies |
We clocked yet another 750km, buttocks got numb, exhausted, but it was an awesome ride, yet!
Winding roads, amazing sceneries, superbly awesome food, and great and supportive company. It's just another ride to remember. The udang galah at Leban Chongdong was awesome and cheap. Warung Mazenah Nasi Kukus in Kuantan is also a must visit restaurant if you happened to be in Kuantan, or...even if you just want to take a makan trip like we did. The next obvious question would be....WHERE NEXT, GUYS!?
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