There are quite a few Malay ethnicities here in Malaysia. One of them is the Minang or Minangkabau. The Minang first migrated to Malaysia many years ago from West Sumatra in Indonesia mainly to Negeri Sembilan on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. While most of them live in Negeri Sembilan there are many who live in other parts of Malaysia as well.
Recently on a trip called Eat, Travel, Write 8.0 – Will Travel For Food organized by Gaya Travel and the Selangor Economic Planning Unit (UPEN – Unit Perancang Ekonomi Selangor), we visited Hulu Langat; one of the districts in the state of Selangor. As the theme suggests, we were on a hunt for food, not just any food but those that are different and of course tasty. One of the food places we visited is Selera Anggerik D’Nanding.
Minang Food
Selera Anggerik D’Nanding serves Minang food. The restaurant is currently owned by Encik (Mr) Ali and was handed down to him from his father. In total, Selera Anggerik D’Nanding has been in operations for seven years (2013), starting at a different nearby location but moved to their current location recently due to some building works (water works) that will take up to ten months.
Here at Selera Anggerik D’Nanding, the owners do the cooking themselves and all dishes cooked are placed at a counter where diners can go pick their own favourites. The variety of dishes available is quite good too from various types of vegetable dishes to curry dishes, to fried meat, etc.