Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. When it was time for them to leave home to seek their fortune, their mummy told them, “Whatever you do , do it the best that you can because that’s the way to get along in the world.”
So the first pig built a house out of straw, the second, out of sticks, and the third, out of bricks.
One night, the big bald eagle appeared at the house made of straw and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in!”
The little pig replied, “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”
And the bald eagle said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”
Bacon, lettuce and tomato roll
The house of straw came down, and the bald eagle took the little pig to Nambawan and got the good people there to make him a french baguette with crispy fried bacon together with lettuce and tomato. The baguette was surprisingly soft with a crisp crust; it made for a good first meal, and the bald eagle was pleased.
Somewhat satiated but still rather peckish, the bald eagle made his way down the road, and soon came to the house made of sticks. The big bald eagle appeared at the house made of sticks and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in!”
The little pig replied, “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”
And the bald eagle said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”
Stone charbroiled pork belly with roasted potatoes and salad
The house of sticks came down and the bald eagle took the little pig to Nambawan and got the good people there to make him a stone charbroiled pork belly dish with roasted potatoes and salad. The bald eagle found the pork belly rather chewy and not extremely succulent, so he went out in search of more little piggies.
He soon came to the house made of bricks, a massive and palatial structure, ostentatious and vulgar. The big bald eagle stood before the house made of bricks and said, “Little pig, little pig, let me in!”
The little pig replied, “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”
And the bald eagle said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”
100% homemade pork burger
Unlike the traditional fairy tale of yore, this piggy’s house was built by a Malaysian contractor, and sure enough, the house fell on the third puff. The bald eagle grabbed the squealing pig and took him away to Nambawan where the good people turned the pig into a juicy, scrumptious pork burger, plump and pink, with generic fries on the side.
There is no moral to a story where no morals are involved.
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We first read about Nambawan (No.1) Restaurant and Cafe in Masak-Masak’s blog, and subsequently in Minchow’s blog, and were impressed that such amazing non-halal western type food could be found in a rather unlikely location (you will know why if you are familiar with this area). The prices are insanely cheap – a pork burger with a homemade patty at only RM6.90, a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich at also RM6.90, and a charbroiled pork belly slab that will feed two easily at RM13.90! The cafe is pleasant enough with white walls and white furniture and bold bright pictures plastered on one of the walls. In addition to sandwiches and burgers, they also serve a selection of pastas and rice. For more reviews, also check out Food-4-Thot’s blog.
Nambawan Restaurant & Cafe
No. 10, Sri Manja Square One
Taman Sri Manja
Jalan Klang Lama
46000 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 016-224 1533 (Yap), 013-263 2772 (Gilbert)
Business hours: 12 pm till 3pm, 6pm till 10pm. Open daily.
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Note: When I first had a glimpse of my photographs, I thought I couldn’t salvage them, and so to save my readers from being assaulted by bad photography, I resorted to one of my *cough* well-honed skills – drawing – to illustrate my fabulous dining experience. If you find them pitiful, be gentle, save me the brickbats and enjoy the actual pictures instead.
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
Charbroiled pork belly
Pork burger
Hahaha….interesting story plus nice porky food pix 🙂
Hehe, at first I thought all them pigchers, er, pictures drawn with Illustrator/Paint was cos you forgot to bring your camera, dear. But ach so.
More a-whiff-of-fairytales, please! 😀
uLi: you are too kind!
LFB: I obviously need lessons from you. And I need a program other than MSPaint to draw. Hahaha.
this post is sooo good, it begs for a sequel someday! i suggest lemongrass and the three bears (u should have no problem finding porridge that’s too hot or too cold).
So cute la your drawings! Especially the pig in the burger. Love the story line too!! =)
Yay – I love fairy tales… especially those that end in yummy pork burgers. 🙂
(Your drawings are so cute! – please feel free to forget your camera/ think that your photos are not good* more often… )
*Crazy gurl! The photos look nice lah. 😛
Sean: So sarky! Maybe I shall cast you as the villain in the sequel that will only come out in 2011.
BB: Thanks for humouring me! *grin*
J: *gasp* Are you saying that my drawings are better than my photos? 😛 *running wee wee wee all the way home*
Hmmm? I thought the pictures were excellent! Thanks for sharing (I wonder if Bald Eagle got his comeuppance, lol).
lovit! .. ur rite.. i do love it:D
my fav is the piggy akimbo in the burger.. too damn cute!
excellent shots.. i need more fairytales so i can go to sleep. tomorrow ar.. write another one!
i cnt believe ms paint can draw such ahem artsy fartsy drawings 1 lor..hahaha..
those pics from p&s!???
excellent writing, meena you are my hero!!! <3 max!
Manggy: Thanks…you’re very sweet. The truth is, I get extremely critical of my photography (and evidently more critical of it than of my drawings!). Yes, Bald Eagle was pretty pleased with his piggies.
cumidanciki: I was kidding about it yesterday. 🙂 Another fairytale? Hmmmm.
lotsofcravings: *ahem* MSPaint is just a tool to help you translate the ideas in your head to artsy fartsy drawings lor. They’re all mine. 😛 No, those pics are from the DSLR.
KY: Hahaha….as you are mine, KY! <3
LOL! I kinda forgot this story if you didn’t tell it once again!
But your drawings of the pig were so cute that I can’t bring myself to feast on them 😛
thule: Papa needs to learn his nursery rhymes. 🙂 What? You’re giving up pork? LOL.
I love your piggy drawings — so cute, so original!! Do more and compile them into a book. It will sell like hot pigs
Marian, you’re so funny! I’d love to compile some of my drawings, but first, I need to standardise the length of the legs. *grin*
oinks oinks shop is mushrooming the town!!!
Where got pigs leg so long wan? *ROFL*
There is no moral to a story where no morals are involved
*chuckles*
Seriously, RM6.90 for a pork burger is DAMN cheap. Just hope they wont get all big headed and gone the commercialized route, and increase the price like nobody’s business.
Wah! I go down south one day and you came up with this? Clap clap clap. You are like KING of THE UNIVERSE lah
I also found my way there. Charbroiled pork belly was good hor?
mimid3vils: yes they are, but I’m not complaining. 🙂
unkaleong: only in my world, dear!
J2Kfm: Yes, damn cheap. Currently, I don’t see that happening. The place is still rather empty.
A Lil Fat Monkey: Thank you, King of the World! Always proud to be associated with you, coz you are my Guru! Yes, it was good. 🙂
I lurve your piggy drawings – so cute! Can’t believe those insane prices – are they making any money or not??
Hahaha! I actually felt rather sorry for the protagonist piggy! Time to reassess our porky inclinations??…. NAH! I think this may be the start of a new wave – food anime! You’re my new Stan Lee! 😀
Pureglutton: Thanks..hehe! Yar, I wonder too…
minchow: Yay, thanks for the encouragement. Will this be the advent of Spider Piggy?
Great little story, especially the joke about the Malaysian contractor! Pork fat rules! Was there enough of it in the pork burger?
whats wrong with the actual photos? *tilt head left n right*. that would be the best shots that i can take, queen.
the pig pig so cute one!!!
marked this down. love a try!!!
Nate: Thanks. 😛 It was sufficiently juicy, so I reckon there was some pork fat in it.
kampungboycitygal: LOL….glad you like the pics. 😉
ai wei: thank you!! yes, do try it. 🙂
LOL ohh myyy!!! you made my brothers or was it sisters looked so cute albeit in between buns, on top of toast or platter!!!
All have said is all so just lol!
this is hilarious!! what great cartoons/graphics to go with it as well. Totally illustrate your point. Esp the last one with the pig in between burger buns! Winner.
That looks like an ultimate juicy burger to me and what great joy it must have felt to have a bite of that. Lucky u! and such cheap prices!!!!!
babe_kl: your brothers and sisters? And all this time, I thought “Babe” followed “Hawt”. 😀
tummythoz: LOL back at ya!
daphne: Thanks! I had fun drawing them. 🙂 Yes, terribly cheap, even by Malaysian standards. 🙂
I loved your photos AND your drawings! Anything with pork in it is absolutely a winner in my eyes!
oh my god, you are so evil! ‘there’s no moral in a story where no morals are involved..’ hahahahha
just look at all the pork! hahahaha can i have the pork burger? pretty please?
love your drawings…so original!!!!
What a cute story! Love your little piggies…
Pork pork pork! The drawings are so cute!
Katie: Amen to that. 🙂
ladyironchef: I’m evil? lol. *smiling angelic smile* Hey when you’re down (up?), will take you for pork burger. 🙂
mystic: thanks! I had fun drawing them!
Baby Sumo: Hehe….thanks!
superwilson: Hozit going, Argentina explorer? ^_^
snigger…so breeeeelliant. one can only dream that God will bestow such brilliance on oneself.
at times when pork is gold (cny mah), maybe we can just 4get siew yoke (the belly, not the girl) and tar pau from this numero uno instead, eh?
What tok u, woman? Pics are lovely, both drawn and snapped. 🙂
fatboybakes: God has bestowed more than brilliance on you, my child. He’s also bestowed sarcasm.
Hairyberry: Yar, true oso, but i don’t think they have the chinese style siew yoke here. You’re too kind with your compliments. I’ll wait for the brickbats when we talk in private.
Wonder what happens if there ain’t no more porks no more, like say those tragic clowns living in kayaraya squalor in Putrajaya imbibing whiskycumchampagne 38% proof with gallavanting naked virgin women suddenly ban piggy from the streets and the homes !
Finally got around to reading your blog. Been so busy lately, with the move to my private domain and work and eating and photo-taking and gym and …
🙂
This post is absolutely hilariously done! Nice to see such an unconventionally-written food review.
I think you can just give your camera gear to me, you obviously should stick to drawing instead!
wiZsurf: I hope that day never comes.
Marcky: Welcome to my blog. 🙂 Yeah, I can see that you’ve been busy! Give you my camera gear? Sure…come and get it. 😛
Wow.. awesome! Look damn delicious la!! Pork meal… erm.. wil give a try, thanks for sharing1
Oink. Oink. Broke this month. Have to stick with my grain powder, no money for real food T_T
Ninehitz: Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I have!
Simon: I suppose the shop will still be there next month, so you may still have your chance to savour this. 🙂
Heck..those prices are cheap even by my scrooge standards! ;p
LOL…they’re cheap, alright. 🙂
must. try!