Topic started by chris (@ proxy01.jnj.com) on Tue Nov 28 15:11:24 .
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I had tried a bean curd dish in Singapore that was slightly sweet and spicy at a nasi padang restaurant. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find an indian restaurant that serves it in Canada. Does anyone know the name of the dish or have a recipe I can try?

Responses:

• From: Mano (@ www2.itd.uts.edu.au) on: Sun Dec 3 21:25:34 EST 2000
  
  
  I guess you are referring to 'sambal lodeh', its an Indonesian dish. Try an Indonesian or authentic Malaysian restaurant.
  
  
  
  
• From: chris (@ proxy01.jnj.com) on: Wed Dec 6 09:56:57 EST 2000
  
  thank you very much. I've been able to find a few recipes on the 'net since you've given me the name. Unfortunately, Toronto, Canada, where I live hasn't any true Indonesian or Malaysian restaurants (lots of other good ones though). However, with all the great Indian and Asian food markets I should be able to get all of the ingredients. Thanks again
  
  
• From: Vijay Tharma (@ 12.47.73.195) on: Wed Dec 6 10:39:03 EST 2000
  
  chris, go down to pacific mall and try at the malaysian restaurant, i think its called 'bunga raya' (meaning hibiscus) ;-))
  
  
• From: NOV (@ ptl-cache6.jaring.my) on: Thu Dec 7 01:42:34 EST 2000
  
  Remember the Priya song - Ennuyir nee thaane? KJJ sings, "Awak cantik macam bunga raya, jangan lupa sama saya." Meaning you are as pretty as the hibiscus (national flower), do not forget me. :)
  
  
• From: chris (@ proxy02.jnj.com) on: Tue Dec 12 20:24:49 EST 2000
  
  thanks vijay, I'm in Mississauga, I'll head over to Markham sometime during the holidays for lunch or dinner.
  
  
• From: Sundar (@ ip9.79.blca.blazenet.net) on: Tue Dec 19 08:12:50 EST 2000
  
  NOV -
  
  Dang so that's what he was saying. I've been making a fool of myself trying to get a translation because I had the words all wrong !!
  
  
  NOV-saar - periya manasu paNNI please post all the malay word lyrics in that song. It's one of my favorites =)
  
  
• From: NOV (@ ptl-cache6.jaring.my) on: Tue Dec 19 21:39:23 EST 2000
  
  Sundar - I don't have the complete lyrics and whatever I write below is from my memory only. (The pronunciation and the grammar in the Malay lyrics are atrocious by the way. :))
  
  Hati aku suka awak (The heart likes you)
  Lalu aku chinta awak (And then I fell in love)
  Saya pandang diri mu (I look at you)
  Berhari hari hidup kan (and live every day)
  .....
  Hati mu pada ku (Your heart is with me)
  
  
• From: Vijay Tharma (@ dialup-63.212.148.49.detroit1.level3.net) on: Tue Dec 19 23:12:05 EST 2000
  
  I think the lyric goes like this:- As-It-Is
  
  I'm not realy very sure of the 'wah' part, whether its 'awak'(you) as NOV mentioned, or rather 'wah' was added to smoothern the melody ;-)
  
  
  hati(heart) aku(I) suka(like/love) wah
  selalu(always) aku(I) cinta(love) wah
  saya(I) pandang(see/look) diri(self) mu(you)
  saya(I) berhari-hari(daily) hidup(life) kau(you)
  ...
  awak(you) cantik(beautiful/pretty) macam(like/such as) bunga(flower) raya(happy/grand) (ps:as one word it refers to hibiscus flower)
  jangan(dont) lupa(forget) sama(with) saya(me)
  ...
  hati(heart) kita(our) tidak(not) dua(two) dua(two)
  orang(person/people) sajalah(only) dua(two) dua(two)
  
  Feel free to correct me ;-))
  
  
• From: JayBee (@ 203.106.176.92) on: Tue Dec 19 23:50:22 EST 2000
  
  Correct.
  
  It is actually 'awak' which is joined together with the end of the preceding word, 'suka' and goes....'sukaawaak'. The 'k' is rather silent.
  
  The resultant...
  
  aththiyakku chukaawaaaaaa.....
  slaalu aku chintaawaaaaa......
  
  Ever heard of the 'B' silent story?
  
  
• From: NOV (@ ptl-cache6.jaring.my) on: Wed Dec 20 19:58:27 EST 2000
  
  Vijay & Dr. Jaybee - ROTFL. :)
  
  It is not selalu but lalu, meaning and then.
  
  BTW, Jency's pronunciation was totally indisernible. I am surprised to this day why IR used KJJ instead of M Vasu for the song.
  
  OK, what is silent B? :)
  
  
• From: Krishnan (@ ac917105.ipt.aol.com) on: Wed Dec 20 20:21:27 EST 2000
  
  what is silent B?
  
  I think Dr.Jaybee is referring to the famous Zail singh joke, Bombay / ombay....Is'nt??
  
  
• From: Sundar (@ ts014d03.phe-pa.concentric.net) on: Wed Dec 20 20:49:21 EST 2000
  
  nallore nattore periyore saanrore,
  nanri nanri..
  
  No wonder my malaysia/singapore friends thought I was completely nuts, I only had the "B silent" pronunciations to go by. Oh jeez! I actually had to go into the first few lines of "negara ku tunatampanyah ku" for one top be convinced taht I wasn't just making random noise up and calling it Malay =)
  
  appuram Jaybee saar antha thayir vishayam?
  
  
  
• From: JayBee(with a loud 'Bee') (@ 203.106.176.29) on: Wed Dec 20 22:50:09 EST 2000
  
  From: Krishnan (@ ac917105.ipt.aol.com) on: Wed Dec 20 20:21:27 EST 2000
  what is silent B?
  
  I think Dr.Jaybee is referring to the famous Zail singh joke, Bombay / ombay....
  Is'nt??<<<<<<<
  
  
  Not 'ombay'.
  Its 'Omay'.
  
  Remember? 'B' silent always.
  
  
• From: Vijay Tharma (@ 12.47.73.195) on: Thu Dec 21 13:44:19 EST 2000
  
  NOV, its sounded as 'selalu' to me rather than 'lalu'?!!!
  any takers?? ;-))
  
  
• From: JayBee (@ 203.106.194.214) on: Thu Dec 21 17:47:46 EST 2000
  
  I think it sounded like slaalu.
  
  I will dig into the tape collection and check up.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ ptl-cache6.jaring.my) on: Thu Dec 21 19:37:23 EST 2000
  
  Vijay & Dr Jaybee - none of us are going to be any wiser. Athai ezhudhinavanukku thaan velicham. :)
  
  
• From: Vijay Tharma (@ 12.47.73.195) on: Fri Dec 22 09:20:49 EST 2000
  
  we will...we make mistakes and learn from them...aint nothing wrong with it ;-))
  Long long ago (dahulu kala) I used to sing that song on stage ;-))
  
  gua tak pam bahse melayu ;-))
  
  
• From: vijay (@ lunar.zapsurf.com.sg) on: Wed Dec 27 08:18:39 EST 2000
  
  I believe this is a tamil forum..malay language belongs to their own (if they have the intellect to create one) e-forum. You guys will not bother to learn malay if only you know how they(malays) treat out language. They poke fun at our language.
  Their food is as simple as they are...the main dish ..chilli paste with shrimps. Get the little red pepper chillis, ground onions and ground shrimp. Fry the paste in oil. Voila.add your own dishes like green vegetables fried fish whatever is edible if good for you...
  
  
• From: Mano (@ 138.25.71.96) on: Thu Jan 4 23:55:13 EST 2001
  
  Aiyah Vijay, why so serious one, play play only lor.
  
  
  

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