The Triumvirate of Connaught
Climbing those short marble steps and hearing the chit chat of people sitting on the plastic stools talking about their lives, people's lives and cars, yes cars, getting louder and louder as I approach closer to the shop. The hot humid afternoon air wasn't helping at all as sweat dripped down from my forehead. The plastic tables all full except for one, I pulled aside a chair and started the process of ordering. The usual was what I was going to have, a nice warm bowl of spicy flat noodles or Lat Jiu Pan Mee as us Malaysians or Singaporean would call.
Madam Chiam Curry Noodles House is a landmark in Connaught. A noodle house home to one of the best if not the greatest Lat Jiu Pan Mee in Connaught. The shop gives a very miniature look from the outside but when you step inside its open doors, you'll see a vast amount of space. The illusion of space created by its white walls. The kind of white that's as crisp and fresh as a snowflake. When you take a seat there, you feel a calming and relaxing feel radiating from the walls inside. The worries of work, responsibility and life cannot touch you. It's just You and your bowl of Pan Mee.
Just right when I took swipe on the forehead with my napkin, it came. There it is in its full glory. Like a mother who had just seen her new born child, I wanted to just hug it close to me and bask in its glory. Apologies for being so disgusting, hunger got a hold of me and my thought process. Anyways, the thing that is very important to Lat Jiu Pan Mee is how much Lat you want in it. Lat is what us Malaysians and Singaporeans love, it is the spiciness, the kick that we all worship so dearly. I ordered extra chillies because clearly one wasn't enough.
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| It's just You and your bowl of Pan Mee. |
The Lat Jiu Pan Mee served here is of the thin noodles and not of the thick flat noodles. The noodles are topped with fried anchovies(ikan bilis),minced meat, fried onions and a poached egg is placed beside it. Lime is also added to give the customer the choice for a more zesty taste in their noodles, A small bowl of chili is placed on the noodles as the picture shows, this is also optional for the customer as some do not like or want the burning sensation in their mouth and stomach. The crucial part like I said before is the chilies and now I must also add in the poached egg. I add two bowls of dry chili then mix the yolk of the poached egg together with the noodles, the creamy goodness of the yolk will then coat the dry chilli flakes and the noodles together like force marriage but in a good way. Ikan bilis and fried onions are there to give the crispy texture, the 'Crunch' as we all like when eating. Smooth and chewy one moment, crunchy crisp the other. Another bite and the Lat starts its work, its covering my red velvet tongue and turning it into a barbecue pit. The heat starts to creep up on me, the sting on my tongue like those of an ant bite except it isn't just one ant bite but multiples of it.
I had to move my face away from it and wipe the snot that appears when we eat spicy food, the sides of my head sweating their balls off but I wanted more. The Lat is what I need, the stimulating taste it gives and dances on your taste buds. The noodles which were white and innocent before were now covered in dark red and coated by the rich yolk. Each bite an explosion piquant taste of the holy trinity(Lat, Noodle and Egg), the saltiness that came from ikan bilis and a bit of bitterness from the fried onions. The triumvirate kept order in place and they were united for a single front, to please your appetite and your taste buds while the others served loyally to the triumvirate. I took a spoonful from the soup and it pushed the hot burning sensation back but the potato leaves however did the opposite and multiplied the Lat ten times.
Madam Chiam Curry Noodle House gives the eater a chance to experience the fiery flames of the Lat Jiu and also the chance to taste the holy trinity at work, Lat, egg, and noodles. It is the epitome of Lat Jiu Pan mee in connaught, the seat of the throne untested but it comes with a great price to kiss the throne. If you want to add extra chillies then you have to pay an extra 50 cents while most other places don't. RM6.00 for a bowl of noodles that will certainly not disappoint you but maybe in the night your stomach will because reasons. I must warn you, don't have it before a big event, you might regret your decision for the rest of your life like I have.
Makan Meter: 9/10
7:00 AM–5:00 PM
Reservations: Yes
Restoran Madam Chiam Curry Noodle House
22, Jalan Cerdik, Taman Connaught,
56000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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