I like Otak. Brings back childhood memories. But today's Otak in SG is nothing like the 70-80s. So we decided to go to "one of the best" Otak in Batam. She mentioned "Bolok Ikan". Was intrigued and after I had it - I had to share it here.
Bolok (for short) is steamed version of the grilled Otak. I ordered both grilled and steam versions to be able to make comparison and unbias judgement.
Bolok still tastes like Otak but alot less oily, and is firmer, than the grilled one. This is due to steaming it - as the meat is cooked in steam, the oil naturally oozes out from the meat and drips-off-from/absorbed-by the leave-wraps.
Bolok
RP6K/pc
Where we had the Bolok and Otak
We had the Bolok and Otak together with the very traditional authentic no-frills Indo Nasi Lemak (RP7K)
MANTAP!
For sharing. ENJOY!