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Malaysia, a feeding frenzy

Johor Bahru plates and a catch-up with former colleagues.

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By Julius Uy1 min read

A tall burger in a dark bun sits beside fries and an orange dip on a metal tray.

Food was the theme of my Malaysia 2024 outings: a trip to Johor Bahru and a catch-up with former colleagues. I called the latter a “feeding frenzy,” with a healthy dose of food and gossip.

Johor Bahru

“What the Rock is cooking” was my announcement for the Johor Bahru outing. The table had plenty going on: dumplings covered in red sauce, sesame seeds and spring onions, and a bowl crowded with skewers. Lotus-root slices and folded vegetables sit among the sticks.

The dessert bowl adds a different set of colours: shaved ice, dark jelly and small coloured balls, with separate little jugs and a golden spoon on the tray.

Dumplings sit in red sauce topped with sesame seeds and chopped spring onions in a white oval bowl.
Dumplings from the Johor Bahru outing.
Wooden skewers hold lotus-root slices and folded vegetables in a black bowl of red broth.
A bowl full of skewers in Johor Bahru.
Shaved ice, dark jelly and colourful round toppings fill a bowl beside small jugs and a golden spoon.
A colourful dessert bowl in Johor Bahru.

Meals with former colleagues

Our catch-up included burgers at myBurgerLab, piled high beneath dark buns. One tray pairs a burger with fries; another is crowded with fried sides, chips and several dips.

There was a rice plate too, with a browned chicken leg, cucumber and a generous serving of dark sauce. “Feeding frenzy” was a fairly efficient description of the spread.

A tall burger in a dark bun sits beside fries and an orange dip on a metal tray.
Burger and fries at myBurgerLab.
A dark-bun burger shares a tray with fried sides, yellow chips and orange and green dips.
Burgers and sides from the catch-up.
A mound of white rice sits beside a browned chicken leg, cucumber and dark sauce on a paper-lined plate.
Rice, chicken and sauce from the meals with former colleagues.

A tall burger in a dark bun sits beside fries and an orange dip on a metal tray.
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