Yummy Malaysiana: Famous James Cendol from Sitiawan @ Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur

Famous James Cendol from Sitiawan @ Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur

It looks like it's going to be a HOT day today..

Time for some cendol, I reckon.

The perfect remedy for a hot day - Famous James Cendol from Sitiawan, Perak

Thanks to Ciki, I got to know about this place from reading her blog. Since we were already at Old Klang Road, we made a point to visit this place since it was a hot day and we needed something to cool ourselves down. Cendol is the answer and James Cendol is pretty awesome.

We got a little lost looking for the place since we're not familiar with Old Klang Road, but the turning is just before BHP Petrol Station into a basketball court and Lee Chong Wei Sri Sentosa Sports Complex.

So cool, they even have a Facebook page here

Anyway, we were greeted by a man in a bow tie and chef's hat, not James himself but it's definitely the first for us to be served by such a smart looking cendol man! (sorry forgot to take his photo) We ordered 3 bowls of cendol (RM3) (they also have durian cendol but it wasn't in stock yesterday). They also have rojak pasembur here and banana fritters which is only available on weekends.

Rojak ingredients

We loved the way the cendol was served, in a halved coconut shell ;) Very pretty and unique. The cendol here is served with red beans and pulut rice. The ice melts a little too quickly since it was a hot day. But it's okay as I actually like eating my cendol like that (melted). Love the soft strands of cendol, which had a hint of salt in them - we saw the lady cutting pandan leaves when we were there too, which is used to naturally colour the cendol strands, that's why the colour is so light and not garish green like other places.

Cute bowl