PETALING JAYA, Sept. 7 -- When you're a newcomer to the coffeeshop, what do you do to stand out from the rest?

Invent yet another crazy fusion dish, like the Malaysian classic nasi lemak morphed into a mooncake that will raise everyone's eyebrows?

No, you stick to your Peranakan heritage and F&B experience to keep introducing different items to capture people's attention.

This three-month-old stall inside Yuen Feng Kopitiam in busy Kota Damansara offers nasi lemak with a sambal that veers away from the usual spicy-sweet ones everywhere; this one is more fragrant forward with a tangier flavour.

Inspired by owner Melvin Chin's Peranakan background, the sambal includes a lot of lemongrass and torch ginger flower, which you can smell imme...