Capitol Satay Celup Melaka

Address:Capitol Satay Celup Restaurant41 Lorong Bukit Cina, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia

Tel: +60-6-2835508, +60-12-2295505

Third generation owner: Low Yong Cheng

Operating hours: Daily from 5:00 pm (Closed on Monday)

I learnt that 'Satay Celup' was originally innovated by the first generation of Capitol Satay Celup Restaurant operator in Melaka – The Historic City more than 60 years ago. This dish consists of an assorted raw food ranging from chicken, cockles, abalones, mushrooms, vegetables, quail’s eggs, shrimps, bean curds, some fried bean curd/tofu by-products, fried flour dough or locally called 'yu-char-kuey', white breads and cubed cucumber. Displayed and served in a refrigerated counter, I guess there are easily more than 50 odds of type to pick from.

Choose your favorite and it is indeed an amazing dining experience in Melaka. These raw materials are placed on bamboo skewers and then dunk in spicy boiling peanut sauce to cook. The semi-fried or bread can be eaten directly by dipping them in the thick and aromatic peanut sauce.

The secret of 'Satay Celup' lies in the peanut sauce served. It is a thick and full of crunchy ground peanuts. Comprising of 22 ingredients and spices (as reported by The Star Street Food guide) including peanuts, dried chilli, onion, garlic, lemon grass, brown sugar, turmeric, galangal and sesame seeds, they are cooked together to perfection. As we got seated, a stainless steel pot with peanut sauce was placed in the middle of our table right into the round hole.

Underneath was a gas cooker to continuously warm and boil the peanut sauce. As the sauce started to boil, a waiter came and added in more freshly crunched peanuts and brown sugar. He also kept stirring till the bottom to avoid any sedimentation of the peanut chunks in the pot.Don't leave Melaka without trying 'Satay Celup'. This dish is considered a signature dish in Melaka so complete your trip with this dining experience! If time and queuing are not your forte, you may alternatively pick other 'Satay Celup' operators in town like Ban Lee Siang.