Lulu Char Kway Teow

I flew 7 hours to Melbourne to try some of Malaysia's iconic dishes, all to answer one simple question: does it taste authentic? And if I can find one, I'll actually come back for. Already at our first spot. I also see they make their own roti canai with hands. That's good. There's a lot of crowd coming in during lunch. Unsurprisingly a lot of Asians as well, which I guess is a good sign. Roti telur is the price of a 12 inch pizza. Thankfully this new Maybank card I have has zero conversion fee. Because when I checked my Global Access account, I paid the exact amount, nothing more. Because as it is, it would have already costed me over 35 ringgit. As a Malaysian, I would still prefer a crispier roti telur. This must be the dal. Try with the curry. Very similar to ikan curry at home, but a lot more santan. Wow, the prawn paste is so strong. I like all these tastes. It's just that the roti telur, a bit too clean. I wonder the third spot nasi lemak, how much it's gonna cost. Seven. I probably won't come back for the roti telor, but this next spot could be the one. In fact, you can see the small logo right behind me. It's called Lulu Char Kway Teow. Even though it was just a 5 minute walk, it was good to burn calories for the next one. The crazy part is that it has the most customers in this lane. Damn. Yeah, the price doesn't seem to scare the customers. Either they don't have to times 3 every time, or it's really that good. We're breaking records today because this will also be the most expensive char kway teow I will ever try in my life. Almost 70 ringgit for char kway teow, since when? Super gao wok hei. Asked for raw cockles, and they really gave it to me, very plump and raw. That feels so plump. Looks juicy, looks good. In Malaysia, this would be a top tier char kway teow. So I would say yes, I would come back here for this, but I would feel painful for the price. The final location was a 28 minute walk, so we took the tram. I got to sightsee a different part of this city. Much less skyscrapers, more skies. It's as if time moves slower. So my last stop is KL Bunga Raya, because nasi lemak has my highest expectation. Last meal. A plate of this costs 47 ringgit. I was looking for rempah goreng, but they don't have. So it's either this or butter chicken already. Hmm, juicy. Chicken lemak already cremified. Some are very cold. Australian-fied. Because it's sweeter, it feels like it's heavier on tomato. Spiciness is almost non-existent. The roya is quite nice. Salty fragrance from the lemak. Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm. This chicken is good. This chicken makes a difference. It feels the least authentic compared to the other two. Also never seen nasi lemak with achar. It's fresh, but it's too fruity for nasi lemak. Away from the city centre of Melbourne. Probably won't come back for this. But as a Malaysian, I can appreciate they still kept parts of our identity. 6.6. For three meals, even with zero conversion fee. Mahanaman Pui!