Cruising along the East Coast Highway, the love that is in the air - PILLOW BUNS! permeated the thoughts of the Yongs and as humans in total depravity saved by grace, they were once again restored in relationship to that quaint town of Seri Jaya. Not by someone dying on the cross, but by crossing the road. Narrow was the road down to that rustic old mining town but hey it leads to quite a heaven... of PILLOW BUNS! Yeah, what the Saviour said was rather true, narrow road leads to heaven. However, I am in no way implying that wide highway which leads to Kuantan is the same broad way which leads to that God-forsaken place. Yet, somehow that ends-of-the-world town I come from is a little forsaken.
Enough of theological crap... let's move forward to historical crap... Weee!
It is one of the fueling stations, food of course, prior to the construction of East Coast Highway. Hitherto, poor anthropological creatures had to toiled in their antique modes of transport for not less than five strenous hours before they can reach that fishing village. This little rustic town provide drivers and passengers a chance to get out of that steamy vehicle to get some steamy pillow buns. Oh, those energy-sapped and deprived of food souls would just flood the shop like hell!
Thanks to the popping with accolades highway, the restaurant had to switch their business strategy and can no longer depend only on Seri Jaya people to eat their delicacies. They planted a new shop in Kuantan and it was quite a success. However, we just want to savour the moments we had at the old shop.
Let's explore one of the deadliest sins and temptations abounding in Seri Jaya!
Plethora of multi-flavoured Egg Tarts
Gallus Original, Pandanus Greenery, Hylocereus Sanguine
The Ubiquitously Exclusive Lo Mai Kai
Glutinous Rice with Chicken topped with a metal bowl
Where's this abundance of tantalising Chinese fare found?
The tiny restaurant is packed even though it is now no longer a passing-by KL-Kuantan travelling travellers. Secret recipe? I wonder what still draws people back to this place...
The taukeh or boss serving the customers with his usual charming smile and a polite servant attitude and that purple apron...
The steaming hot and freshly baked buns!
T.T but no PILLOW BUNS!!!
Who says early birds catches the worm?
And mind you this basket below is not empty because all the pillow buns were sold out but because there was yet any pillow buns out from the oven!
And in the oven is not PILLOW BUNS!!!
Where art thou, O Pillow Bun?
Oh, I'm so gonna miss Pillow Buns!
