Kafe Shanghai Fusion

Kafe Shanghai Fusion

Ground Floor Spectrum Shopping Mall

Jalan Wawasan Ampang 4/2

Bandar Baru Ampang

68000 Ampang

(Coordinates: E101° 45' 52.1" N3° 8' 45.1")

We were in the mood for some ¹Nasi Dagang today. Soon as Brendan got off from his Bahasa Malaysia extra class we headed to Spectrum Shopping Mall looking to dine at a café called Oh! Azizah. Walking the entire circumference of Spectrum Shopping Mall we were not able to locate Oh! Azizah and surmised that it (like so many other eateries) must have bit the bullet.

¹rice steamed in coconut milk

the sign says it all

diminutive eatery

the menu that drew us in

We then settled on this quaint little café which served its own fusion of Chinese and Malay dishes. I particularly liked the look of the ²Nasi Goreng ³Belacan on the menu and prompted ordered it; Brendan opted for his perennial favourite ⁴Char Kueh Teow while Cat went for the Cantonese-style ⁵Hor Fun.

²there is no single recipe for nasi goreng, as each time rice is fried with certain mixtures, additions, ingredients, and toppings it could lead to whole new of recipe. The basic ingredients of nasi goreng are cooked rice and sliced or ground bumbu (spices) mixture of shallot, garlic, pepper, salt, tomato ketchup, sambal or chili sauce, and usually sweet soy sauce. Some variants may add sos tiram (oyster sauce), ang-ciu (Chinese cooking red wine), kicap ikan (fish sauce), or kicap inggeris (Worcestershire sauce). The texture of leftover cooked rice is considered more suitable for nasi goreng than that of newly cooked rice, as freshly cooked rice is too moist and soft.

³shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, made by fermenting ground shrimp and mixed with salt

⁴flat rice noodles stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, a small quantity of belachan, whole prawns, de-shelled cockles, bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives and egg

⁵a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice

I ordered this

and was very pleased with the end result

tight seating for someone 'cute' like me

Cat ordered this

delectable cantonese hor fun

waiting to dig in

Brendan ordered what else?

very pleasing to the eye and palate 

let's dig in

for a change?

bon appetit!

The verdict? We all unanimously declared this café a winner since it satisfied all our taste buds. The only grouse we have is with the rather ‘tight’ seating arrangements. And the damage? Including beverages it all came to a pretty respectable total of RM21, well within the dominion of the everyday food for the everyday person. And would we come again? Yes, this café gets our two thumbs up.