Malaysia Food Blog – Apple Foodees

I was at Malacca last week during the long Hari Raya and Merdeka Day break. Before heading to Malacca, as usual we did some research on some of the places that offers Malacca’s “must try” food. VK came across a roadside stall at Jalan Bunga Raya which is located in the middle of Malacca town which offers cockles, clams, escargots and dried squid. Hearing that I could be having a snack at the roadside beside a drain, I felt quite reluctant to try it at first.

I was quite surprised when I arrive at Jalan Bunga Raya. The place is filled with tourists and locals. Banners and posters of Ho Chiak and Axian (from Astro food channel) were hanging on both of the road stalls. This shouldn’t be too bad, I told myself.

There are two stalls which you could choose from. Both of them should offers the same thing. But we got information from a reliable source that this man prepares the sauces better. As the sauces plays a vital role here, we chose this stall instead of the other.

As we arrived quite early, we waited for a while for the stall owner to prepare their ingredients. Each table is given a small bucket to collect those unwanted shells.

We were also given our own sauces. It consists of chilli, crushed peanuts, lime juice and some sweet sauces (which I think could be plum sauce).

The clams doesn’t really have much taste, but after dipping it with the sauce given, it tastes really good.

We also ordered their cockles. As this was our first time here, we didn’t know how to order it.

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It is very well known in Malaysia that Penang is the best place to go for the best true taste of Penang styled Char Kway Teow. In my humble opinion, nothing in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya seems to be on par with the high standards set by the many cooks in Penang. So, if you are staying in the Klang Valley and would like a plate without travelling up north, I would recommend you to try the Penang-styled Char Kway Teow in SS2, Sun Hing Loong’s Restaurant.

A plate of Char Kway Teow here is only RM4.50 and if you desire additional prawns, you could do so with an extra charge of Rm2.00. A regular plate comes with 5 large prawns. The price here is quite reasonable considering the price of a plate in “some” places in Penang Island is almost double of this. Frequenters should know where I am talking about.

Details of this restaurant:
Sun Hin Loong Restaurant
Address: 65, Jalan SS2/64, SS2, 47300 Petaling Jaya. (Next to Watson).

Hon Kee Famous Porridge offers one of the best porridge that I’ve ever tasted. The self-claimed famous porridge hawker stall Hon Kee was set up in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur since 1959 and one of their specialty here is their “Haruan Fish” porridge .

Some thinly sliced fresh raw fish meat was given with a large bowl of boiling hot porridge. Just pop the fish meat into the porridge and stir until it’s cook. This way, the fish will not be overcook. Very charming dish.

Century Egg Porridge is one of the common ways of cooking a porridge. Nothing really shines here, but it tastes good.

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