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Best comfort foods for rainy nights in KL

BY HUNGRYGOWHERE
December 01, 2015

It’s a beautiful mess just begging to warm up your belly! – HungryGoWhere pic, December 1, 2015.Wanna feel warm and fuzzy despite the monsoon season in town? Here’s an amazing lineup of five top comfort foods in KL to beat the rain and put a smile on your face

Steamboat

When it's cold and pouring outside, it's hard to beat a steaming hot pot or a steamboat meal to warm your body. KL is rife with steamboat restaurants and many now employ a variety of tasty and unique hot pot broths – curry fish head, porridge, tomyam – to lure you into their premises for a hearty fill.

Slush some fresh, lean, beef slices, or blanche a handful of green vegetables in the simmering hot soups and give the bleak weather a kick in the butt! For an awesome halal steamboat option, give Pak John a try.

Sup Ekor

Malaysian-style oxtail soup is a classic dish that's most commonly found in mamaks, warungs and selected classy restaurants.

A bowl of this hearty soup served alongside several slices of thick Hainanese bread will ensure that you stay warm and sated this rainy season.

It’ll knock your S-ox off! – HungryGoWhere pic, December 1, 2015.One of our favourite haunts is none other than Sup Haji Abu which also offers an exotic sup torpedo. Tuck into a few packets of nasi lemak bungkus here while you’re at it.

Another amazing serving with garlic bread is found in Rennie’s House of Oxtail in PJ. Call ahead, they run out quick!

Nasi Lemak

No need to save up for a rainy day in this case. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 1, 2015.Our national dish best defines Malaysian comfort food regardless of weather.

With a scoop of steaming fluffy, hot, coconut rice, piquant sambal and your favourite ayam goreng or sambal sotong, you're guaranteed a good amount of heat and intensity to keep you warm for the rest of the evening.

Here are 10 popular nasi lemak spots you must visit this monsoon season. If you have to settle for just one, check out Warung Rindu Nasi Lemak Panas in Kampung Kerinchi with its cracking ayam goreng and nasi lemak bungkus!

Porridge

Add soya sauce for that golden, rich taste. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 1, 2015.Often seen as a sick man's food, there's an underrated quality to a piping hot bowl of porridge. You could opt for Teochew porridge, or even nasi campur outlets who also serve up bowls of porridge, but on a rainy evening, we enjoy making our way to Jalan Tun HS Lee's Loa Yau Kee to hunker down for a bowl of sashimi porridge.

Alternatively, Jalan Petaling's Hon Kee is great to watch the world go by in the deluge of rain.

Bak Kut Teh

Drown your stress and worries in this soupy pleasure. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 1, 2015.A bowl of savoury soup can instantly reinvigorate your tired body and warm you up from the inside out.

Enter bak kut teh – pork-based herbal soup served with rice – to save the night.

Most restaurants will grant you an almost endless refill of this hearty soup, ensuring that your yau char kwai and rice remains "souped up" and you, happy as a lark.

For a late night al fresco porcine dining experience, we recommend Ban Lee on Jalan Ipoh or Fatty Bak Kut Teh on Old Klang Road.

If you’re willing to make a trip however, Subang Jaya has a whole street of bak kut teh stores!

Everyone has their choice of comfort in which to indulge on rainy days, lazy days, or both. When you feel like staying in, maybe you could pester someone special into picking you up some of these other comfort foods.

If you’re looking for healthy delivery options so skipping that evening run doesn’t put you back too much, check out a few of these low-calorie, waistline-friendly options. – December 1, 2015.

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