Firey vego soup in Kampong Baru

This night was all about Julias birthday. We went down to Kampong Baru to try and find something a little more authentic. We wandered up and down the bustling street trying to find somewhere to go, but pleasing 14 people is not always easy. I settled on a place that was overflowing with people but they said there was no way that they would be able to make room for our group so we finally settled on this place. It was typically Malaysian, open air, with a few things out in the Nasi Lemak bar and a few locals milling around in the corners, but it was a bit empty so I wasn't optimistic.

 I shouldn't have doubted it. Bing told to ash your cigarettes on the floor should always inspire you with confidence. The soups that we ordered were great, I ordered a chicken noodle one and someone else ordered a vegetarian one. Mine came out first, it was piping hot and seemingly freshly cooked. The best way to describe the flavour was almost like some of the soups I had in thailand. There was a great chilli kick in the stock and also a big hit of lemon grass. I think it was the lemongrass that made it taste so thai. The chicken was really well cooked and the noodles were glassy and squishy, very nice. I really liked all the fresh coriander and the peeled tomatos as well.

Then there was the vegetarian soup, and wow, this was definitely the star of the night. We ended up sharing the soups between us. It was absolutley jam packed with onions and green beans and oyster mushrooms, the same delicious noodles as there was in mine. But it was the stock that carried this one across the line. I dont know what they had done differently, but this stock had a chilli kick that had me sweating after the first few mouthfulls. It really made me feel like I was in Thailand again.

Down the other end of the table the guys had ordered some kind of fish. I have made a point of not blogging about what everyone else had too much. But thankfully I was invited to come down and have a try of this fish. It was steamed and then served in a really cool fish boat thing. It was served with a delicious seafood stock seasoned with garlic and chilli. The fish just fell off the bone, it was succulent and very morish. SO much so that the group ended up ordering another fish to follow up, and of course I had some of that too :)