My favourite Apam Balik

My Favourite Apam Balik. Fillings almost squishing out.

Apam balik, is not a Malay snack, but I believe it has Chinese origins. I saw in some travels shows, this pancake is found in China too, and wheat does not grow in South East Asia. From where I came from it is called "Tai Gau Meen" literally translated as big face. Poor girls who have broad faces are mercilessly given this nickname. I learnt the hokkien word for it "Ban Cheng Ker" , dunno what it means, hahaha.It's Jementah's pronunciation, don't scold me if u find it wrong, as I know that northern southern and Klang hokkien sounds differently. My ex collegue, Pauline Tee, who laughed at me calling this snack big face argued with me it's called Ban Cheng Ker.. that's how I learnt the word.

                                                              

I used to work in Shah Alam seksyen 25, which explains why I'd come to this area to eat. Both Pauline and I often irrisistably buy this back for tea. The aroma of the pancake cooking on the brass plate is so so tempting. The generous amount of fragrantly roasted ground peanuts, sugar, margarine and creamed corn spread over the cooked pancake...One bite into it, and I'm in Heaven.......

The road where the shop is located

The shop where the pakcik gets a spot to make his Apam Balik. He sells cut fruits too. I don't know why but his guavas are pretty good. He can reallys select good fruits, and his Asam powder is pure good stuff.

The pancake batter does not smell of lye, and the texture is just nice, not chewy not thick. No other apam baliks is as generously filled as this Pakcik does it. No other roasts the peanuts as fragrant as his wife does it.  It's simply the best!!! No other word to describe it.

And it's only for RM1.80 per whole piece. (2008 price)

                                       

He operates here daily from lunch time to almost 6pm. During Friday prayers time, u won't see him, but his wife. Sometimes he doesn't look like this, cos he's wearing his white skull cap.

These pics were taken in 2008. I might be outdated by the time of this post. Took me so so long to post this :)