Surround yourself with food lovers. Better still, marry one. Not only will you share wonderful foodie memories, you can also deflect some of the calories that comes with it. Carry dried sour plums with you. At all times. Pop one after every meal to work up the appetite. You never know what good food lurks...
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A quick after-lunch stroll led to this..a stall selling kaya puff and kaya swiss roll manned by a sweet old lady with the most radiant smile. This is my first time tasting her kaya kok and kaya roll and it’s A.W.E.S.O.M.E. Her egg tarts are yummy too. You can also buy the kaya (egg...
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It’s Chinese New Year, and here I am craving for banana leaf rice. A quick google and a half-hour drive later, we ended up at Acha Curry House. Fresh ingredients. Delish curry. To-die-for sambal ikan bilis…heck, even the rice was fluffy good. Worth. Every. Calorie. Go off-peak hours or late morning to avoid the...
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A candid shot of my favourite chap fan chef in Pudu. This is where I would go for wholesome, home-cooked dishes. Each time I went, the chef or uncle (as I would fondly call him) would be busy cooking. The dishes are cooked in small batches to ensure freshness. Location: Food stalls at Pudu outer...
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Passed by this hole-in-the-wall coffee shop and stopped for a drink. I said “Uncle, one kopi tarik please” and he gave me this dashing smile. And he makes an awesome cuppa. Location: next to Sentul market, along Jalan Sentul. Google map here.
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What can RM1 get you these days? Not much really, no thanks to the ever-rising cost of living in KL. So it was really a nice surprise to stumble upon this. Fluffy coconut rice with delish sambal ikan bilis for RM1. The only thing missing is the fried peanuts, which I’ll gladly overlook for...
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It’s been a good day if I had a good meal. Not necessarily anything fancy or expensive, just simple dishes done really well. And it was one of those days when we discovered this Malay food stall in Cheras Velodrome. There is a decent variety of nasi campur here. Nothing elaborate, just simple homey...
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One of my favorite time of the year is the month of Ramadan. During the fasting month, there are many Ramadan bazaars around Malaysia selling food and drinks for buka puasa. Some of these local food stalls are home-based and operate only once a year, in these Ramadan bazaars. Check out this link for...
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For over 30 years, Uncle Cheah and his wife have been serving one of our most popular Malaysian dish – nasi lemak. The husband-and-wife team can be found in the back corner of PJ old town market. Their curry chicken is scrumptious, and pork curry – one of its kind. This rice bin was custom-made in KL, and over 30...
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Just off Petaling Street, there is a noodle stall that serves delicious hakka mee. The stall is at the back lane of Petaling Street, and near to the Jalan Sultan flea market (more popularly known as ‘thieves market’) Watch out for a tiny lane just opposite Tang City food court on Petaling Street, between...
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This morning, I went to gerai Hassan for my regular fix of mee kari and ended up with 2 bowls of noodles. And a new found favorite – Hassan’s mee rojak. One mouthful was all it takes to get me hooked on this new dish at Hassan’s stall. And I just couldn’t help slurping up the flavorful...
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Along Jalan Maharajalela, there is a delicious yong tau foo stall that has been around for the last few decades. It gets quite crowded during lunch hours, especially on weekdays. I like to come here on weekends for late breakfast. Surrounded by trees, this place is quite cool and shady – a nice relief...
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