Lingua Gustatio: BBQ Charcoal Rice

Fancy some authentic charcoal barbequed food and having staple rice coetaneously? Now you could have both of them collectively at 1998 Restaurant in Farlim. This hawker stall has just begun anew with the owner's self invention BBQ Rice.

想试试烧烤肉融合与饭在一餐吗? 就在发林1998餐厅，有一间新开的碳烧烤饭，所有酱汁都是老板亲自调配的。

The fiery and flaming Charcoal BBQ Rice is situated near the entrance that is hard to be missed. 

*LIVE SESSION* 

It's always fun and exciting to see a cook preparing the dishes effortfully.
ps; we kept drooling aside. Oops.

现场直播
很期待每次大厨准备料理的时刻。*在旁边流口水中*
Just in case you are wondering where does the charcoal grilling go, well 
in fact all the meats are barbequed at the other side then only they are brought to the stall. 

Pic courtesy of Jack

A wide array of bbq rice is available for selection. You could select any meat ranging from poultry, 

fish or pork and match with any of your personal desired sauce.

多样化的选择让你寻找自己喜欢的口味。除此，你还可以选择任何肉类(猪肉，鱼肉或鸡肉)搭配喜爱的酱汁。

Thai Sauce BBQ Fish Rice 泰式酱烧烤鱼排饭 RM7

The Thai sauce reminds me of tomyum which is strongly flavoured by the lemongrass and it goes really well with the BBQ fish. Besides the fragrant lemongrass, 

the sauce also comprises other spices as in chopped garlic, sliced onions, cucumber and also carrots. 

香浓的泰式酱汁无非就是有香茅和其他香料如葱蒜酿成的。味道实在是很丰富，满满的呈现在鱼块里头。

虽然说酱汁是很丰富，但还是可微微的尝到碳烤的香味。

Every single set comes with an omelette roll, sausage, salad as well as a bowl of chicken soup 

which is satisfying and worth all your pennies. 

每一份套餐都备有蛋卷，香肠，沙拉还有一碗鸡汤。价钱公道之于还可以喂饱你的肚子。

Black Pepper BBQ Pork Rice 黑胡椒酱烧烤猪排饭 RM6.50

The most crowd-pleasing flavour of all, black pepper is also my favourite. 

Pork seems to be its matching partner as the meat is still juicy and peppery rich at the same time.  

其实黑胡椒的确是大众所爱，而且最搭配的是猪排。肉质不会太硬，反而是有厚厚的胡椒味浓缩在里头。

Orange Sauce BBQ Chicken Rice 鲜橙酱烧烤鸡排饭 RM6.50 (Left)  

Apparently this captures many hearts of senior citizens and I guess the fresh and 

fruity aroma stimulates their taste buds most. To me, it is sweetly refreshing indeed.

话说原来这也是大热门之一，尤其是长辈们喜欢的一道。想比是那鲜甜的橙酱特别吸引他们的味蕾。

我个人也是觉得挺不错的因为我也偏好酸酸甜甜的酱汁。

Thousand Island Sauce BBQ Chicken Rice 千岛酱烧烤鸡排饭 RM6.50(Right)

We always match thousand island sauce with salad but this time the topping 

mingles directly with the chicken pieces which tastes really unique and unforgettable. 

千岛酱是沙拉的好伴侣。很少尝到搭配鸡肉的味道，而这道菜式是很特别，

同样也是酸酸甜甜的。我觉得小朋友应该会蛮喜欢这款菜式的。

Curry Sauce BBQ Chicken Rice 咖哩烧烤鸡排饭 RM6.50

Curry fares rather typically plain and less spicy to my taste. Would prefer it to be  spicier Haha 

相对起来，这咖哩酱汁就有些普通。可能是本人喜欢吃辣一些的，不过这就很适合想试试咖哩但又怕辣的朋友啦。

Chilli Paste BBQ Chicken Rice 辣子酱烧烤鸡排饭 RM6.50
Another exciting dish is presented as bird eye's chillies enhance the entire flavour to the poultry.
又是一道香辣菜式啦。这是由小辣椒，洋葱， 蒜头，葱头和其他秘密香料煮成的。我个人挺推荐这款啦。

Cream Butter BBQ Fish Rice 奶油酱烧烤鱼排饭 RM7
Well the last is always the great. Though it may look mild and creamy, don't be surprised if you chocked on the first bite. This is actually extraordinarily spicy! 
It is very starchy and creamy thus sticking to the palate, the spiciness remains for a pretty long time.
最后要介绍的是超级无敌辣的奶油酱汁。预先警告，别小看这辣的程度。香浓的奶油会粘留在口腔，
所以那辣味也同时会逗留多一会。哈哈。不过这酱汁的确是很特别，是很适合尝试的其中一样。

Taste: 8.5/10 

Price: 7.5/ 10

Service: 8/10

Ambience: 6.5/10

Location: 1998 美食中心 288, Jalan Thean Teik, 11500 Ayer Itam , Penang.

Contact: +60164036303

Website: https://www.facebook.com/wahnamroastedhouse

Operating Hours: 6.00pm - 10.30pm

Revisit? Yup!

Thank you to Mr David and Jack for the invitation!