Drive for Cendol

Another Sunday morning, another drive. 

This time we are going a bit further - From Ulu Langat to Seremban for a taste of the popular Cendol at Haji Shariff Cendol. 

As usual, we are taking the scenic route, so 100km+ of backroads here we come! damn I feel tired just thinking back about it.

Left to right : @aaronleang, me and @jayjml were the first to arrive at the gathering location.

The route started off like our usual fare, quick drive to the mamak a few kilometers past Titi town for breakfast. We parked our vehicles, got out the car, chatted with each other while walking towards the mamak stall when it dawned us it wasn't opened! Feeling like idiots, we walked back into our car and drove a few hundred meters further down the road to another mamak.

mamak : restaurants opened by Indian Muslims, popular for their halal Indian/Malay food and often around-the-clock availability. (yes the irony did not escape me) 

I think this time we had 12 cars? I didn't count

We finished breakfast at around 9:20 am. However, since we are only 45 minutes away from the Cendol place which does not open until 10:30 am , we decided to kill some time by dropping by Jeram Toi, a waterfall tourist spot we previously visited, so we can hang out at the car park and hoon abit take some car-fies.

Excuse the over-exposed panaromic shot, I could not change the white balance in panaromic mode.

We resumed our journey at 10:10 am, driving through Lenggeng and then through Mantin to reach Seremban town, which took about half an hour including a brief stop to wait for those caught behind slow traffic. 

This leg of the trip was taken with utmost caution as there was mud, sand and water puddles on a lot of places.

At last, we arrived at the Haji Shariff Cendol outlet.

For those not familiar with what Cendol is, here's a quick intro from wikipedia:

 Cendol is an iced sweet dessert that contains droplets of worm-like green rice flour jelly, coconut milk and palm sugar syrup. It is commonly found in Southeast Asia and is popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma. Next to the green jelly, additional toppings might be added, includes diced jackfruit, sweetened red azuki beans, to durian.

source: Wikipedia.org

There is a wide variety of Cendol available at the shop, as can be seen on the menu displayed on the wall. If you plan to visit, don't be like me, who failed to notice the menu and stood there like a nitwit when the boss asked me what I want to order.

I ordered the Cendol Campur (mixed Cendol), which, as it's namesake suggests, contains most of the ingredients from every other variant.

The portion is a bit small, but they don't skimp on the ingredients. The coconut milk was given in such generous amounts I can almost smell the cholesterol, and it smelled as good as it tastes. Why are good food always detrimental to our health??

After the meal, we chatted a bit before heading out to the PLUS highway and return to our respective homes.

For information on Jeram Toi and Haji Shariff Cendol, refer below:

Jeram Toi - Google maps location

86, 71600 Kuala Klawang, Negeri Sembilan

013-670 2168

Haji Shariff Cendol - Google maps location

44, Jalan Yam Tuan, Bandar Seremban, 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

06-762 8505