KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- When wrapped in a brown paper parcel, rice, gulai and sambal are best buddies; the soft, fluffy grains absorb all the spices and even the yellow colour from the turmeric, creating a satisfying meal.

This food truck in Ampang Point leverages this method with its mash-up of nasi berlauk, nasi kukus and even nasi Sumatera, drawing long queues every day.

Rather than pigeonholing its recipe from the town of Pasir Putih into a fixed category, they call it Nasi Lebih Afdal, which literally means "the most excellent rice".

Freshness is the key to this simple meal, packed in a brown paper parcel with fried chicken for RM10.

It starts with the most important element: Thai-sourced rice steamed in trays until each grain i...