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Johor Nasi Lemak at 七里香 Stall at Happy Land Cafe in Kulai

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Just a couple of days after trying the fried chicken at Happy Land Café, I decided that I have to come back to Kulai with bloggie buddies to blog about this little nasi lemak 七里香 stall outside Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室.

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Restaurant name: Nasi Lemak and Fried Chicken 七里香 stall at Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室
Address: 1-38 Jalan Pinang, Taman Kota Kulai, Kulai
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/pNvVO
GPS: 1.668227,103.578801
Hours: 11:00am to 4:30pm
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert

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A simple plate of nasi lemak with ordinary ingredients. No fancy add ons but everything was in place and done well, making for a basic nasi lemak which all four of us agreed was outstanding.

The rice was a mound of gentle coconut milk perfume. The rice grains were the right texture, loose yet each grain was of the right tenderness.

The fried chicken had a surprising texture, a balance of tenderness and firmness with slight moistness still in the fibres. The chicken's subtle natural flavour was still present, while complemented by the marinade's more robust savoury flavour clinging onto the golden crispy skin.

The sambal was sweet from fresh unions bits with a mild spicy sting that lingers briefly.

The nicely done fried egg was almost grease free. 

Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

We were on a day long food hunt in Kulai with an ambitious itinerary of many more food stops ahead, so we were ultra cautious about not wasting limited stomach space. But, 千里香 stall's crispy fried chicken was so good, we couldn't resist ordering this drumstick to savour it's seductive aroma and flavour one more time before setting off for the next stop on our Kulai "Eat List".

The Wong sisters run this humble corner stall, quietly plying their trade for the past 10 years. They seemed a little reserved and unaccustomed to unannounced visits and attention from pesky strangers with clunky DSLRs pointing at them clicking away. They must be wondering what the fuss was all about.

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The Wong sisters at work. She would only let me take pictures of her hands :P

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七里香 stall was doing a brisk business of takeaways.



The Wong sisters make their own sambal chili from scratch at the stall using red onions, chili peppers, garlic and spices.


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Order a plate or two of this nasi lemak when you are at Happy Land, I am confident that you won't be wasting any calories :D

Dates visited: 30 Oct 2013
Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

Just a couple of days after trying the fried chicken at Happy Land Café, I decided that I have to come back to Kulai with bloggie buddies to blog about this little nasi lemak 七里香 stall outside Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室.

Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

Restaurant name: Nasi Lemak and Fried Chicken 七里香 stall at Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室
Address: 1-38 Jalan Pinang, Taman Kota Kulai, Kulai
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/pNvVO
GPS: 1.668227,103.578801
Hours: 11:00am to 4:30pm
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert

Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

A simple plate of nasi lemak with ordinary ingredients. No fancy add ons but everything was in place and done well, making for a basic nasi lemak which all four of us agreed was outstanding.

The rice was a mound of gentle coconut milk perfume. The rice grains were the right texture, loose yet each grain was of the right tenderness.

The fried chicken had a surprising texture, a balance of tenderness and firmness with slight moistness still in the fibres. The chicken's subtle natural flavour was still present, while complemented by the marinade's more robust savoury flavour clinging onto the golden crispy skin.

The sambal was sweet from fresh unions bits with a mild spicy sting that lingers briefly.

The nicely done fried egg was almost grease free. 

Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

We were on a day long food hunt in Kulai with an ambitious itinerary of many more food stops ahead, so we were ultra cautious about not wasting limited stomach space. But, 千里香 stall's crispy fried chicken was so good, we couldn't resist ordering this drumstick to savour it's seductive aroma and flavour one more time before setting off for the next stop on our Kulai "Eat List".

The Wong sisters run this humble corner stall, quietly plying their trade for the past 10 years. They seemed a little reserved and unaccustomed to unannounced visits and attention from pesky strangers with clunky DSLRs pointing at them clicking away. They must be wondering what the fuss was all about.

Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

The Wong sisters at work. She would only let me take pictures of her hands :P

Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

七里香 stall was doing a brisk business of takeaways.



The Wong sisters make their own sambal chili from scratch at the stall using red onions, chili peppers, garlic and spices.


Johor-Nasi-Lemak-Happy-Land-Kulai

Order a plate or two of this nasi lemak when you are at Happy Land, I am confident that you won't be wasting any calories :D

Dates visited: 30 Oct 2013
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Johor Dessert at Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室 in Kulai (near Johor Premium Outlets)

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Happy Land Café serving old school desserts and hasn't changed much since 1976 has a special place among Kulai people.

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Restaurant name: Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室
Address: 1-38 Jalan Pinang, Taman Kota Kulai, Kulai
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/pNvVO
GPS: 1.668227,103.578801
Hours: 11:00am to 4:30pm
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Kulai

Happy Land is a familial, happy place. The place is filled with three generation families - grandparents, parents and the kids all enjoying food together. Happy Land is a come-as-you-are place. People just come without make up and in comfortable frumpy everyday clothes and flip flops, no need for dressing up.

Happy Land is the kind of place where people will bump into neighbours, relatives, old school mates and colleagues. We bumped into our friends from JB, Euginn and Rachel :D

As the place was jammed packed, we waited about 20 minutes for a table. But everybody was patient and good natured. People here are very considerate, they leave their tables for other customers, once they finished their meal. Table sharing is the norm.

As we were not hungry, we just ordered a sampling of desserts to taste - we will surely be back for more :D

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

The old style ice kacang 红豆冰. The finely shaved ice mound was topped with a generous lump of soft boiled red beans that looked like a head of curly permed red hair on a lady's head. We dug in fast because it looked so enticing and also because the red beans looked like it was going to topple over and tumble down anytime.

There was also a large scoop of creamy boiled sweet corn.

Below that mound of shaved ice bathed with coconut sugar were attap seeds, grass jelly (cincau) and pandan "worms".

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

This mango ice 芒果冰 was heaped with generous amounts of cubed fresh mango and a big slice of canned peach. Sweet, sour and icy, this mango ice is popular especially with ladies.

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Happy Land's rojak is as good as any that I have tasted so far. The thick tacky savoury sauce is loaded with prawn paste, crushed peanuts and a little dab of chili. Made with the usual suspects of crispy you char kway, turnips, pineapple and cucumbers - all of which are fresh as crowd turnover at Happy Land is like a passing tornado.

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

On the walkway just outside Happy Land are two food stalls, one selling fried chicken and nasi lemak, and the other selling fried kway teow. Both were doing a brisk business.

Seeing many people having a plate of this fried chicken on their tables, Euginn got one plate for us to share. The chicken breast was surprisingly tender and juicy. The crispy batter also has a nice savoury flavour.

This is one fried chicken and nasi lemak stall that I would like to come back to, to write a full post about.

If you are at Johor Premium Outlets and want to explore the nearby Kulai for food, do stop by Happy Land. As for me, I expect myself to be here quite often in the future.

Date visited: 27 Oct 2013
Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai
 
Happy Land Café serving old school desserts and hasn't changed much since 1976 has a special place among Kulai people.

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

Restaurant name: Happy Land Café 欢乐园饮冰室
Address: 1-38 Jalan Pinang, Taman Kota Kulai, Kulai
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/pNvVO
GPS: 1.668227,103.578801
Hours: 11:00am to 4:30pm
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Kulai

Happy Land is a familial, happy place. The place is filled with three generation families - grandparents, parents and the kids all enjoying food together. Happy Land is a come-as-you-are place. People just come without make up and in comfortable frumpy everyday clothes and flip flops, no need for dressing up.

Happy Land is the kind of place where people will bump into neighbours, relatives, old school mates and colleagues. We bumped into our friends from JB, Euginn and Rachel :D

As the place was jammed packed, we waited about 20 minutes for a table. But everybody was patient and good natured. People here are very considerate, they leave their tables for other customers, once they finished their meal. Table sharing is the norm.

As we were not hungry, we just ordered a sampling of desserts to taste - we will surely be back for more :D

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

The old style ice kacang 红豆冰. The finely shaved ice mound was topped with a generous lump of soft boiled red beans that looked like a head of curly permed red hair on a lady's head. We dug in fast because it looked so enticing and also because the red beans looked like it was going to topple over and tumble down anytime.

There was also a large scoop of creamy boiled sweet corn.

Below that mound of shaved ice bathed with coconut sugar were attap seeds, grass jelly (cincau) and pandan "worms".

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

This mango ice 芒果冰 was heaped with generous amounts of cubed fresh mango and a big slice of canned peach. Sweet, sour and icy, this mango ice is popular especially with ladies.

Johor-Rojak-Happy-Land-Café-欢乐园饮冰室-Kulai

Happy Land's rojak is as good as any that I have tasted so far. The thick tacky savoury sauce is loaded with prawn paste, crushed peanuts and a little dab of chili. Made with the usual suspects of crispy you char kway, turnips, pineapple and cucumbers - all of which are fresh as crowd turnover at Happy Land is like a passing tornado.

Johor-Cold-Desserts-Happy-Land-Cafe-Kulai

On the walkway just outside Happy Land are two food stalls, one selling fried chicken and nasi lemak, and the other selling fried kway teow. Both were doing a brisk business.

Seeing many people having a plate of this fried chicken on their tables, Euginn got one plate for us to share. The chicken breast was surprisingly tender and juicy. The crispy batter also has a nice savoury flavour.

This is one fried chicken and nasi lemak stall that I would like to come back to, to write a full post about.

If you are at Johor Premium Outlets and want to explore the nearby Kulai for food, do stop by Happy Land. As for me, I expect myself to be here quite often in the future.

Date visited: 27 Oct 2013
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