๐๐น๐ถ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด at Sri Weld Food Court is Penangโs most famous ๐ฏ๐ข๐ด๐ช ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ stall. This Michelin-listed eatery serves compact banana leaf-wrapped cones of fiery-hot nasi lemak.
๐๐น๐ถ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด was founded in 2004 by former ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ-๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ-๐ฏ๐ข๐ด๐ช ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ง, Mansor bin Musa, known by his nickname โAliโ. An Indonesian friend shared the recipe for ๐ฏ๐ข๐ด๐ช ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ with Mansor, who supplemented his income by selling ๐ฏ๐ข๐ด๐ช ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ together with his wife, Wasnita binti Idris, known to her customers today as โKak Iwasโ.
Their ๐ฏ๐ข๐ด๐ช ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ is justly famous today for their incendiary, tongue-numbing sambal sauce, often poured liberally over a mound of nasi lemak.
One can choose from a selection of sides to go with oneโs ๐ฏ๐ข๐ด๐ช ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ: crisp-fried ikan bilis, fish, salted fish, chicken, squid, tiny shrimps, and hard-boiled egg.
Mansor bin Musa passed away in 2016. Today, his son, Safiq bin Mansor, carries on his food-loving fatherโs legacy, running ๐๐น๐ถ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด together with his mother, Kak Iwas, and a bevy of chatty Indonesian workers.
The queue at this stall is never-ending, as chili-heads can never seem to get enough of their palate-numbing offerings.
Each packet of nasi lemak costs a mere MYR 3 (US$0.65 or ยฃ0.50).
Address
Ali Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang
Sri Weld Food Court, Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai), 10300 George Town, Penang
Tel: +6016-407 0717
Operating hours: 7am to 2pm Mon-Fri, 7am to 1pm Sat. Closed on Sundays.
