18.10.2013 | 卅幾年來

[Volume 8 Issue 10, #1806]

喺呢個繁鬧都市中某一個被人遺忘嘅巷口嘅一個簡陋角落, 你都可能會經過呢一個小小車仔檔而不察覺佢嘅存在.. [地點: 吉隆坡葉亞來路馬來亞銀行對面] in a rundown corner of a forgotten lane within this bustling city, you will most probably pass by this little cart-stall yet do not realize its existence.. [location: opposite Maybank Jalan Yap Ah Loy branch in Kuala Lumpur]

檔主係一位年邁嘅大嬸, 呢個小小嘅車仔檔就係得一個大概三尺高兩尺闊嘅玻璃櫃(同埋大嬸坐嘅一張膠凳), 確實係毫不起眼.. manned by an old lady, this stall has got only a glass cabinet which is about three-foot tall and two-foot wide (and a plastic stool for her to sit), which i say quite unnoticeable..

年邁大嬸其實冇好多嘢賣, 數落都係嗰兩盤嘅咖央角同咖央蛋糕卷, 或者有時都會有一盤蛋撻嘅.. 靠搵食嘅, 佢係得咁多.. the old lady doesn't have a lot to sell, but just a couple of trays of kaya puffs and kaya roll, maybe sometimes a tray of egg custard tart.. that are all she does to earn her living..

大嬸自己一手一腳整嘅咖央角, 外皮穌脆爽口, 內裡嘅咖央餡香濃鬆軟.. 好多時候, 我都會唔覺意咁一次過幹掉好幾件㗎~~ :) homemade by the lady herself, the kaya puff is crispy and puff on the outside, and the kaya filling inside is soft and rich in flavor.. many times i can wallop a few pieces at one go without realizing that~~ :)

除咗咖央角之外, 咖央蛋糕卷亦係大嬸嘅名物.. 雖然同現代西餅店嘅蛋糕相比之下, 佢係冇咗份貴氣, 但係食得出係用心做出嚟嘅味道.. besides kaya puffs, this kaya roll is also the lady's signature item.. though it may seem to lack of the "wow" as compared to modern bakeries, what you can tell by eating this kaya roll is that she made it with heart..

三十幾年, 大嬸仍然係度擺檔.. 同三十年前RM0.30一件大大件相比, 今日嘅RM1.20一件雖然係明顯縮咗水, 不過味道仲係三十年前嗰個味道.. 食大嬸嘅咖央角同咖央蛋糕卷, 好多時候都會不經意想起我媽媽, 想起她以前去市區都會買一打半打返嚟, 而我就最喜歡第二日每樣帶一件去返學.. :) for over thirty years, the old lady is still manning her stall at the same spot.. compared to a big piece selling at only RM0.30 thirty years ago, though the current RM1.20 a piece seems to have shrunk in size, the taste did not change from what it was thirty years ago.. while having these kaya puffs and kaya roll, at times i will incidentally think of my mum, think of her who used to buy half or a dozen back home whenever she went downtown, and i would always pack one piece of each to school the next day.. :)