After meeting our client in Belisa Row in Pulau Tikus, we decided to try out this “Roti Bak Kua” (肉乾) business that is located just in front of a Hong Leong Bank branch. When ask, we were told that the business used to be just on 2 wheels, but now after years of hard work it has grown 2 more wheels and more space. That is what we call growth. Roti Bak Kua or bread & Pork Jerky are old favourites for movie goers back then when Cinemas were still monopolizing the big-screen entertainment industry. Those were the days where one could “smell” the cinema when block buster movies were screening. Other than roti bak kua, there are other street food choices accompany us during the screenings, like ”real” peanuts, pumpkin seeds, roti bak hu (bread & meat floss), BBQ bishops’ nose, stewed chicken feet, BBQ chicken innards, grilled cuttle fish, street side hamburger and hotdogs, etc. Drinks you could expect local selections of sugar cane juice, soya bean milk, logan or lycee drinks, etc. In this modern society these have all disappeared and replaced with the western junk food of nuggets, popcorn, corn-in-cups, packed drinks, soft drinks, etc.
Even the way age old street food has taken a change from the usual norms in recent times. At this Roti Bak Kua stall you could expect to find tender grilled meat patties paired with egg, meat patties with cheese and egg, etc. It has modernised the trade to cater to the current taste requirement by the younger generation. It is also a way to diversify what was once an Asian food and infused with Western influences to provide “choice” to the customers. This stall cater to those who are looking for something that can “comfort” their soul or at least satisfy ones hunger with its selection of “meaty” items to choose from, bak kua, bak hu, luncheon meat, sausages, omelette, cheese, and sausages.
It is hard to neither explain nor narrate how the pork jerky tasted as it was some time back. But I guess tomorrow we have another excuse to eat at this stall again when we have our appointment with our client in Belisa Row again. One of the things that I could still remember about this stall was that the owner was not stingy on the fillings. The bak kua was neither thin nor short, the bak hu was abundance in every bite and the luncheon meat was cut exactly the way I like it.
Stay tuned to this post for how it would fare with us again when we patronise the business tomorrow for a sneak “QC” check to confirm our previous experiences.
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