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2012-10-09
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This family-run restaurant furnishes a treasure trove of Malaccan food whipped up by Auntie Melba Nunis, a cheerful matriarch who acquired her passion and prowess for cooking by helping her own mother in the kitchen. Cincaluk. An acquired taste, but thankfully, I learned to like this over 15 years ago, while I was still a teenager growing up in Malacca. This version ranks among the best I've had _ the shrimp tastes fresh despite being fermented, with clean, aromatic flavors that might confound c
Cincaluk. An acquired taste, but thankfully, I learned to like this over 15 years ago, while I was still a teenager growing up in Malacca. This version ranks among the best I've had _ the shrimp tastes fresh despite being fermented, with clean, aromatic flavors that might confound customers who mainly recall pungently stinky cincaluk.
Roti Bakar with Mama Mercy's Kaya, another cherished family recipe that puts mass-produced, artificial-tasting versions of coconut-&-pandan jam to shame.
Cold calamansi juice for me, hot coffee for you.The motto of Simply Mel's is "Beng Naki Kumi!" _ a Kristang-language call for the family to come to the table and chow down. With food like this, we wouldn't need to be told twice.
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