Ｓｈａｂｕ Ｄｅｓｕ みウ衛 The Door Step of Shabu Desu Food on display diner's bench Title: The New Taste of the Northern Corridor: Why Bertam is Becoming Malaysia’s Unlikeliest Culinary Frontier by Mohd Rosli Saidin There is a quiet revolution simmering beneath the steel-gray skies of Bertam. Once known primarily as a satellite town for the industrious and the retiring, this corner of Seberang Perai is now experiencing a sensory upheaval. The scent of grilled miso butter corn and truffle-infused ramen is beginning to waft through the humid air, competing with the traditional aroma of nasi kandar and roadside pisang goreng . Japanese cuisine has arrived in Bertam, and it has not come quietly. It has come with mood lighting, exposed brickwork, and a price tag that makes you look twice at your bank balance. This is not your father’s ...