Well, look here! It’s been a while – actually I reviewed this over 7 years ago, a couple weeks after my son Miles was born. I remember I liked it quite a bit. Since then I tried the Ghost Pepper Lontong that Mamee made and that was violently spicy. This one is significantly less spicy – and I’m really looking forward to trying it again. Brand new packaging as well.
So, what is Lontong? Here’s what Wikipedia says –
Lontong is an Indonesian dish made of compressed rice cake in the form of a cylinder wrapped inside a banana leaf,[1][2] commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Rice is rolled inside a banana leaf and boiled, then cut into small cakes as a staple food replacement of steamed rice. The texture is similar to those of ketupat, with the difference being that the ketupat container is made from woven janur (young coconut leaf) fronds, while lontong uses banana leaf instead.
It is commonly called nasi himpit (lit. “pressed rice”) in Malaysia, despite being created using other methods.
Lontong on it’s own isn’t the gem here although rice cake is good. It’s the sauce and flavors that make it special. I wish I had some banana leaf – I’d attempt to make some… Let’s try this instead!
Mamee Chef Perisa Lontong – Malaysia
Detail of the packaging (click to enlarge). Contains fish and crustaceans. To prepare, boil noodle block in 400ml water for 3 minutes. Add in sachet contents. Finally, stir and enjoy!
A single from the multipack.
Detail of the packaging (click to enlarge).
The noodle block.
A dry seasoning sachet.
A sachet of creamer.
A sachet of paste.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added egg, green bean, tofu puff, spring onion, coriander, mung bean sprout, crushed red pepper, shrimp, and sesame seed. Noodles are again excellent as they were with the laksa kari. The broth is a milky and flavorful melange of savoriness, on point on oiliness, and a little milkiness. Bit of pepper rings float here and there. All in all, just great stuff. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 9555022304724.
Watch me cook on Instant Noodle Recipe Time!
