The famous Malaysian Chef Ismail was in Holland 2 months ago specially flown in to help with promoting Malaysian food in Europe.During his busy schedule, he willingly accepted to do a cooking demo for the ladies here in The Hague which my Missus was invited as well. The demo was held in one of the Malaysian ladies’ house. He did a number of traditional cooking and also gladly shared some of his cooking etiquette and tips. One of the photos shows a deliciously made mee rebus. Thanks to Mona for allowing us to use these photos.
Actually we came to know Chef Ismail back in 2005 in his restaurant in KL. The occasion was when one of our Malaysian friends based in PutraJaya invited us for a treat. The place, called Restoran Rebung located in the up-market Bangsar area, specialises in authentic traditional Malay cooking. He did the cooking himself (of course) and to add a bit of nostalgic sentiment he served the food in old plates and cutleries which he inherited from his grandma. We spent till midnight chatting with him….such a nice and joking character. He has a room full of his favourite collection - Cuban cigars!
The restaurant is in partnership with the now famous Malaysian astronaut, Dr Sheik Muszaphar. Below we copied his business card which shows the restaurant address…if any of you interested!Talking about Malaysian food, there is one small Malaysian toko here in The Hague but is closing down soon. Normally this is our usual gathering place. Indian food is easy to get except of course for roti canai (martabak) and tea tarik….. In Brunei for Indian food the choice is wide. But our regular spots are Rang Mahal, Zaika and Le Taj.
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