Bazaar Burger

in the spirit of ramadhan, i shall dedicate a few posts on special ramadhan things like...burger ramly! i know this can be eaten any other day of the year but for me, i only eat ramly during ramadhan and so it remains something to look forward to every year =)

despite the apparent ban on outdoor cooking, there were still a no. of stalls selling on-the-spot made ramly burgers, dendengs and other fried food. thank goodness! the point of these bazaars is to come out of it smelling like cheese hotdogs, ramly burgers, dengdeng, ayam percik and any other food deep fried or soaked in oil at least twice! (when you return home to shower, only then will you know how good your shampoo is)

anyways ramly is so well known, it's got its on wikipedia profile! Read Ramly Burger's History here.

courtesy of ieatishootipost.blogspot obviously

my favoured ramlys are those that are neat and balanced. by that i mean a proportionate amount of ingredients, cook's skill in wrapping patty with thin layer of egg and burger bun finish.

there are 3 sauces, chilli, mayonnaise and worcestershire sauce. shredded lettuce and cheese. egg-wrapped patty, chicken or beef. pepper + additional spice/seasoning. buns are usually smeared with margarine and heated on the pan for crispy edges. margarine is also used while frying the patty.

today's one was missing veggies and cheese sauce was used instead of cheddar slices. the meat was overcooked and there was too much mayo such that when i took my first bite all i ate was a sauce-soaked bun. i rate today's inauguaral ramly experience 6/10. i got it from from the stall that's directly opposite darul arqam. what was unique about it however was the way the cook applied the maggi (?) seasoning. he sliced the patty into half (butterflying the patty its called) instead of adding it on the burger's surface only. i guess its better cos i really tasted it while eating but there's a danger of losing patty juicy-ness while doing this apparently. in the past, the seasoning was lost once the 3 sauces were generously added. as i walked around, i saw other stalls adopting this new 'technique' too!

SGD3.00 - i'm not sure if this is the bazaar-wide price. last year, ramlys were going for SGD2.50.

pastikan ramly...baru beli