🇲🇾 My Wife Wants To “Eat Goat On A Banana Leaf in Malaysia” (And DREAMS Come True!!)

Sri Ganapathi Mess is a home restaurant located about a half-hour outside of KL Sentral (the main train station/downtown walking area of Kuala Lumpur). They specialize here in home-style traditional Southern Indian food, and you'll eat in the same style you see in this video - tons of curries, filling a banana leaf "plate."
This is an amazing place, and one that I dream about from time to time no matter where I am in the world! Today, we have goat, we have shark, and we have an extreme amount of delicious veg and non-veg curries - its an amazing meal, and thank you for hanging out with Li and myself today.
She really did say that her 2022 Food Goal was to "Eat Goat on a Banana Leaf." How lucky am I...
Although our video title is entirely true, all jokes aside it is a treat to even be here in Kuala Lumpur with Li, my favorite city on earth to "Travel for Food." I have and will continue to love KL always, for its incredible mix of culture, languages, and how that diversity makes its way into their great recipes. Wow. What a trip, what a day today, and thank you so much for taking time to share it with us :)
See you for one more video from KL, and then its over to VIETNAM! Yahoo!!
Much love today, from Li and Joel.
LOCATION:
You can find Sri Ganapathi Mess here,
on Google Maps - goo.gl/maps/QT...
PRICE:
Our entire meal was 59RM total, including all the extra meat selections, and the veg and non veg curry selections that start your banana leaf meal each time at Sri Ganapathi Mess.

[@FoodNTravel]

Hi Joe... You plan another trip to India, and we can plan a lot of food varieties 😊

[@ambadysasi]

💕💕

[@Walts-Travel]

I was up and missed it!! Your so sneaky Joel! God bless you Li and Joel!!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hey hey! Gotta stick to the schedule when I can, so this is just the normal video... but you are still on another time schedule? Did you check last night (what it would have been, if you were at home?)

[@Walts-Travel]

@@JoelsTastyRide lol

[@TheTravellingScotsman]

miss you guys ❤❤❤

[@maxf3253]

Of course we miss you loads ☺️

[@TheTravellingScotsman]

@@maxf3253 ❤❤❤

[@reneherrera8555]

going bananas for this one

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Rene man!!! Staying up late with us tonight? 🎉 no no, I might think it’s dinner time and you’re just home from work. Man! Great to see your name here, as always, as usual, man nothing like Elk or Moose to share but (maybe a goat has dreams of being mistaken for moose?)

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Have a cool Thursday tomorrow brother!! Maybe see you Sunday

[@maxf3253]

Going bananas 🍌🍌🍌

[@uncleLanLan]

❤❤

[@maxf3253]

🥰🥰🥰

[@Walts-Travel]

God bless Joel and you Li. 🙏🏽

[@mitziereid3835]

Blessing Joe....love the video 👍👍❤️❤️

[@maxf3253]

❣️

[@rasyidizulkifli2285]

Pro tip, next time at banana leaf rice restaurant ask for the salt dry chilli, its toasted in salt until crispy, so I will break it into pieces and mix with rice just like papadom. And for a healthy drink try normal/salty/sweet/mango/banana lassi, or mooru if you feel adventurous. Or hot masala tea

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Genius ingredients, man!! That sounds like something I remember in Kerala, it was the most spicy thing we could find, ahhh... the food memories! Thanks a ton for the message today Rasyidi!! Masala tea cheers dude!

[@rasyidizulkifli2285]

@@JoelsTastyRide cheers, have fun if you are still around here. If you brought your bike along I can bring you riding in and around KL haha

[@imaldon1]

Blessings Joel and Li. Hope both are doing well. These curry dishes looks so good! I'm going to share this video with my niece who along with her family live in Kuala Lumpur. On behalf of my family and I, we wish you and Li and the entire Brucrew a wonderful Merry Christmas and may 2023 be filled with health, peace and blessings from heaven. 🤗❤️🙏🎄🇵🇷

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Ivaaaaan hey buddy hey, and first off a MERRY Christmas to you and your whole family :). God's blessings on your family for health and peace, 2023 and beyond. Thank you for being willing to share these videos with anyone, definitely someone special to you, I hope your niece loves it! I hope it reminds her of one of the world's best towns for street food... Yow!! Thanks again for all your messages this year man. Especially on the livestreams!!

[@cookingwithaz]

Love Joel. What a great guy he seems. Would love to do food video with him sometime

[@superfastener]

Good Morning Li & Joel - thanks for another cool video. My home is upside-down with repairs underway following the hurricanes we had here in Florida. I hope you are having a blessed week. Merry Christmas!

[@maxf3253]

Happy Christmas luv ❣️

[@wchua22]

Where u r eating is not KL anymore, but a city by itself called Petaling Jaya. Petaling Jaya is actually in Selangor state, not in KL Federal Territory. KL is located in Klang Valley. Going down the Klang River until Malacca Straits are KL, Petaling Jaya (PJ), Subang, Shah Alam, Klang, Port Klang.

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hey welcome back W Chua! Great to see you :). Hey, so when I hear my friends talk about PJ, I still dont know if its Putrajaya or Petaling Jaya... ok so this far out is in Selangor? I didn't know that, thank you!!

[@haniaj2023]

I am hungry and craving banana leaf meal just watching this video. I believe the bitter guord is actually snake guord ...

[@maxf3253]

🍌 🍌, leaves, smiling 🥰

[@serenity9649]

I would love to eat lunch with you my Friend Joel and Li . It looks so yummy 😋 Ty4 sharing. Peace ✌️ Be With You Always My Friends!

[@maxf3253]

Blessings ❤️

[@jasonmccormack3045]

Hi Joel and Li. Joel, I know you have quite a history in Kenya, and eating with your hands. A number of years ago, I spent 30 days in Kenya, but I never got used to eating with my hands! It is quite a skill!

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Thanks for sharing about that Kenya trip Jason, man, that must have been SO great, such a new place new food new everything! Yes I did learn to use my hands in Kenya but I would say I use/used them more eating Esaan food (North East Thailand) food than any other time.

[@Flaventuretoo]

Another very enjoyable video Joel 😊 and your wife seems to be getting more relaxed in front of the camera, God bless you both

[@fireantsarestrange]

Mutton is an adult sheep. Not goat. Don't get me wrong sir... I would eat both just the same. Matter of fact I am making Leg of lamb for Christmas dinner. With mint sauce.

[@maxf3253]

You are correct. In GB mutton is from the sheep but in some countries they call goat 🐐 meat mutton ❣️

[@TheMiningSock]

Yeah just a lot of other countries refer to goat as mutton

[@billydong9640]

@@maxf3253 not to be confused with the American GOAT ( Greatest Of All Time) 😉🤣 * Huggles Max F and runs and hide after offering a bowl of Christmas Popcorn and a firm Hand shake to Mr Max F * 🤗

[@maxf3253]

@@billydong9640 lol 🤣💯

[@joshuaxavier0523]

Not in Asian countries buddy, mutton is goat there, not lamb

[@kelevettanwajagu5940]

Yummy.

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Kelevettaaaaaa in the house!! Here with the first comment (and I get to cheer you on for another day of life on planet Earth 🌟). Make today a GREAT one!! Thanks as always for choosing to spend some time with Li and I ❤️

[@kelevettanwajagu5940]

@@JoelsTastyRide Thank you. Your videos always makes me smile with HAPPINESS. Be Blessed.

[@ezzywish417]

When eating with your hand, make sure when entering your mouth your fingers are horizontal just like using a spoon and pointing 'straight' or almost straight to your mouth. Probably easier using 3 fingers without your index finger and push the food with your thumb.

[@deneenhanes8776]

Hi Joel and Li, Great video it is awesome to see Li being more adventurous with eating . She has really to your video. I love them all You. Two are perfect together ❤️ 💕😊☃️

[@JDay23]

I enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the restaurant. Food looked delicious. Thanks for the video.

[@ziplepingouin1186]

Wow, beautiful country... Had the chance to visit KL quite a few years back.... Really wanna come back one day!

[@nlwin7789]

What a wonderful meal and thanks for sharing. We have similar restaurants here in Yangon called Chetti/Chitti restaurants and they are just as tasty and delicious. Rice and side dishes alone are so good they'll fill you up easily.😋😋❣

[@lokerseventy7]

oh' wow nice! travel eat's keep it m0ving guy's!!!

[@amybletcher3496]

Merry Christmas 🎄 🦩🎄

[@AllenCH55]

Wow, while watching you and Li, I'm eating dahl goat curry with my hands, but on a plate. I miss the Tamil food in Singapore, but never had Tamil food in neighbour Malaysia. In Toronto, Ca. you can easily find Indian food from all India. You both always enjoy your meals wherever you go. Have a great Christmas.

[@Quita373]

Hiiii Joel!! Great to see you and your beautiful wife. it’s been a while! I do pray that all is well. The food looked amazing! ❤🙏🏾 PS Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@maxf3253]

Happy Christmas

[@kamianseniorgluten-freefoody]

Wow Joel Li missed this video how wonderful eating so many curries, the service is outstanding all very helpful one problem they don’t need too many dish washers with banana leafs as plates very interesting I’d love to eat like this marvellous thank you 🙏 for the video 😊😊

[@scottc1709]

Happy Wife Happy Life! Awesome video Joel and Li! Have a great Christmas Joel, Li and the Bru Crew Ohana!!

[@hemaramasamy6080]

Varuval = dry fried Lamb (meat from kid) and mutton (meat from adult lamb) are from sheep. Goat meat is from local goats. Most restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia cook lamb/mutton unless they specifically advertise as goat meat. There is a difference in price between goat and lamb/mutton (usually imported from Australia), Also Joel, best not to mix Indian curries like nasi kandar curries, coz' each curry has a distinct flavor and made with care. And just like Li said, no soul eating Indian food with spoon ;)

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Excellent message!! Hema thank you so much, I didn't search the details for Varuval yet, although we enjoyed it at this meal I was even more impressed by the simplicity of everything. The banana leaf meal is TOP, its unbeatable

[@hemaramasamy6080]

@@JoelsTastyRide absolutely agree - no meal like banana leaf meals .. yummm! So happy that you & Li are enjoying South Indian meals :) Love your videos and the ones you do with Mark - hope you and Mark do more content together. The passion and respect for food both of you have is the reason I love the both of you.

[@jeffwinters220]

Yum Joel i love that type of food. Great video

[@abigailhokai9131]

Oh yes love this kind of food Joel and Li, here in Trinidad most Indian weddings the meal is served on banana leafs and it is delicious. I have to say Li made this video for me with all her comments true feelings of how much she was enjoying the tasty food, wow I never knew about the folding of the leaf great info, I agree Joel I love Li's accent as well, 😊❤love both of you safe travels ❤

[@kholden4591]

Well done Li! First time with the fingers!

[@malisadominguez2744]

Hello jeol God bless oth you delicious foods as always

[@chaneleandoconcelia3562]

Glad you showed this, I love mutton!!!!

[@Our.Beautiful_Mess]

I thought you said "how much you love her a$$" 😂 apparently my hearing is going LOL I realized you said accent and just busted out laughing. I love you Joel and Li. You are amazing

[@skatebug6115]

Let's see more of Li...👋🤗

[@davidhudson5452]

Merry Christmas

[@JoelsTastyRide]

A very happy Christmas right back to you David man, lots of love, and a happy new year

[@_sonexay]

Sabaidee Joel! Man what a meal! It's funny how we're always envious of each other's meal. The day we eat together will be epic!

[@shaiful831]

Bring your wive back to kampung bangau temerloh in pahang to try patin masak tempoyak dude,bring back memory 😁

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hellas!!! The Temerloh tripppppp

[@shaiful831]

@@JoelsTastyRide yayaya..without beard and mustache(before) and with beard and mustache(now) 😀😀

[@kyakaruvlogs2784]

The food looks 😋

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

กูถามไอ้นี่ดูก็ได้มันไปมาทั่วประเทศแล้วนี่มีใครชมว่ามันดีไหมไม่มีมีแต่คนด่ามาทั้งนั้น

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hi Mod Daeng, nice to welcome you today! Well, I have not been to every country... I just love living in SouthEast Asia! Northern Thailand is my home, so I like to experience all the things around that I can! I hope you enjoy these videos.

[@AzzrudinJamil]

Eat the papadom between chew, big bite... It's a whole new level.

[@darlenealvarado2875]

My Bad I thought everything was wrapped and smoked in the Banana Leaf 🍌🤣 Mutton and chili Yummy

[@keangwooichoo6138]

You can watch vlogger 'little chinese everywhere' ms yan from guangde anhui province. She is fun to watch.

[@venusshar1399]

Banana leaf rice that too eating with hands, complete 💯 south Indian style So proud foreigners doing it , coz as of now we Indians eating on plates with fork n sppon 😂😂😂😂 Papadam or Appalam in the other hand, nice

[@davidenvall3685]

The Goat is at it😁

[@jeremyjohnson4766]

its not goat

[@myldwinpierre3962]

Greetings Joel. Mutton is not goat meat. It is, actually, a mature sheep. The opposite of lamb, if you will. 😊

[@kimwonlygresten3609]

Som alltid like gledelig, Joel, samt bare ypperlig, så tommelen opp og må Gud holde sin hånd over familien Bruner.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Yes banana leaf is a healthy meal.

[@tonyt2508]

I would like to try these restaurants but would it be considered rude if tourists were to use utensils as I'm not familiar to use my hand? Thank you for all you videos Joel, you are a very positive person.

[@AndrewYPTang]

😂 You can use utensils, it's not a problem. But do eat your rice with a spoon and not a fork, as most foreigners do. You can pick up more with a spoon, Especially rice with curry. Doesn't make sense to me eating rice with a fork. We use the fork to pick up meats, like that piece of goat that Joel is eating.

[@NiMo-cg4ty]

Yes i don't know you made it your caption n big deal , in india they do serve mutton curry n other nonveg on banana leaf in all places n cities

[@evashelton3162]

🇦🇹🙏🇹🇭

[@maxf3253]

Blessings ❣️☺️

[@evashelton3162]

@@maxf3253 ❤️🙏

[@pollenhead]

Out of my comfort zone. Obviously I eat hundreds of things all the time with my fingers; it is the wet, gushy, drippy things that can get under my finger nails and potentially on my clothes or in my hair that I'd rather use a spoon. If I was hungry and had no utensils I'd do what I had to, maybe even lick that banana leaf. Take care. Merry Christmas!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

You are right. Be careful how you fold the banana leaf after a meal.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Rm 59 is very very reasonable. Kanna curry house will be more expensive.

[@Kees1463]

I am pretty sure Mutton is sheep, not goat.

[@maxf3253]

Correct, but depending on the country some will call goat meat mutton

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Hi Kees! Have a great day :).

[@malice41414]

Haha You're funny. You wash your hands and keep touching your hair! It's not easy eating with your hands. :D

[@JoelsTastyRide]

But… But… I washed my hair also!!!! 😂

[@malice41414]

@@JoelsTastyRide Haha...you're both funny...that's why we enjoy you so much!

[@jayjay18ization]

If you want Lamb should go to Grill Malaya? You can find from Google?

[@vancevehrs5601]

I thought mutton was sheep (older than a year old). Maybe they have a different definition.

[@jeremyjohnson4766]

no your right its old sheep

[@theresaq8321]

I thought mutton was from older sheep vs. lamb...

[@billydong9640]

🤔 * Puts KZbin Alert on alert * Bad KZbin.. bad missed another top 89,700 placing 🥺🤣

[@kevinandtanya2244]

😢Geez!! we are whole day late with the KZbin alerts 🥺

[@billydong9640]

@@kevinandtanya2244 I guess their Union isn’t holding up part of the bargain, Huh?😉🤣

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@@billydong9640 🤣no I think it’s our government censoring everything 🤣 why else are we not getting notifications on KZbin? 🤣😬

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@@kevinandtanya2244 it’s gotta be candid camera cuz there’s no way this govt can think of something that up🙄🤣

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@@billydong9640 🤣🤣🤣very true but he does have the new media 😬🫣 so you never know 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xchaix]

lea, to eat like malaysian by hand take a lot of practices, practice make perfect. eat more lah

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Ummm my favourite dish, but not cheap (anymore) due to inflation.

[@jeremyjohnson4766]

mutton is sheep over 2 years old its not goat

[@alexandreoliveira85566]

joel fantastic indian food in malaysia good restaurant thank you hug your fan😊

[@JoelsTastyRide]

My pleasure 😊 Dude, I hope you have a GREAT day today Alexandre man, thanks for everything!!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Li is dropping rice into her mouth. She needs to push it into the mouth.

[@thegrinch8970]

L👀ks yummy! Enjoy

[@thegrinch8970]

hello Max F 😬

[@ronniecross6673]

Where is ur husband mark weins ?

[@JoelsTastyRide]

Ronnie!!! Havent seen you for a little while, I hope youre doing great man! Hey, I hope you enjoyed the video, and I hope this December is treating you well.