As i true Penangnite, born and raised in the land of hawker food, how could i not be a fan of street food? I basically grew up, eating hawker food from breakfast to dinner and everything in between. There are so many reasons why i adore these food. I absolutely love the diversity, the authentic flavors and most importantly, the culture and stories behind each food item and the people who made them. Although it has been almost 3 years since i moved into the city of sky scrappers, i have never forgotten my roots and my love for Penang's hawker food. As disappointing as it sounds, there are not many places that serve local food that is up to my Penangnite's taste buds. So much so that i have even lost faith in even wanting to try them. However, today i am going to share with you some of the new found hawker food that is amazingly delicious and Penangnite-approved! Enjoy!
1. Fatty Mee Hoon Kuih, Berkely's Garden
After scouting around in the old city of Klang, me and my family found this family-business-based restaurant that specialised in making their famous' Mee Hoon Kuih. For your information, 'Mee Hoon Kuih' is actually a similar version of 'pan mee'. It is made of simplest ingredients like flour, eggs and water, kneaded and cooked under a high heat of boiling water. It is served together with soup or dry (dark soy sauce), anchovies, pork fillets, 'sayur manis', fried onion and more. The star here is definitely the soup, prepared from boiling pork bones and anchovies as well as the 'mee hoon kuih' itself, kind of like the Asian pasta.
So what's so special about the mee hoon kuih here? Well, we are about to find out. We ordered each a bowl of mee hoon kuih and also a cup of honey lemon and herbal jelly to quench the summer thirst. Only in Klang, you can get an extra large portion of noodle with an astonishing affordable price like RM 4.50!
For me, a bowl of perfectly done 'Mee Hoon Kuih' must possess a few qualities such as flavorsome soup, perfectly cooked mee hoon kuih of the right thickness, not too thin or too thick, fresh and succulent pork and crunchy anchovies is a must too. This bowl of 'Mee Hoon Kuih' totally works for me. My favourite part was the thinly prepared 'mee hoon kuih'. To make things better, they even included pork's liver to sweeten up the whole dish. Simple yet wonderfully made.
Next up, back to the city, in the old town of Cheras, we found this little old kopitiam with a huge crowd on a Saturday afternoon. Tugged within the packed shop lots of Taman Connaught, here stands the famous Sun Ming Restaurant, famous for its pork and duck. It is actually a recommendation of a friend, claiming it as the best char siew rice in town. Therefore, yours truly went to scout the location and this is the reported scene:
The crowd definitely proves that Sun Ming is really something to look forward to. Both of us ordered a platter of roasted duck, char siew (barbecued pork) and siew yuk (roasted pork belly) as our main, together with a bowl of pickled vegetable soup and rice to go with.
Well, what could i say? The photos are self explanatory right? I truly enjoyed the meat platter of the day. The roasted duck was crispy on the skin and tender on the meat. It is good but not great, i have tasted better ones elsewhere. However, the char siew and siew yuk did not disappoint at all. The siew yuk has an amazing crunchy top with absolutely succulent and moist fusion of the belly's fat and protein. Lastly, the star of the day has got to be the melt-in-your-mouth char siew. The one we chosen was lean meat, yet it was so skillfully made, to the point that the fat simply melt in the warm temperature of the tongue, dissolving all the wonderful flavors of the meat at the same time. This is a dish to die for!
Contact info~
Address: 137, Jalan Sarjana, Taman Connaught, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
WARNING: NON-HALAL :)
After scouting around in the old city of Klang, me and my family found this family-business-based restaurant that specialised in making their famous' Mee Hoon Kuih. For your information, 'Mee Hoon Kuih' is actually a similar version of 'pan mee'. It is made of simplest ingredients like flour, eggs and water, kneaded and cooked under a high heat of boiling water. It is served together with soup or dry (dark soy sauce), anchovies, pork fillets, 'sayur manis', fried onion and more. The star here is definitely the soup, prepared from boiling pork bones and anchovies as well as the 'mee hoon kuih' itself, kind of like the Asian pasta.
So what's so special about the mee hoon kuih here? Well, we are about to find out. We ordered each a bowl of mee hoon kuih and also a cup of honey lemon and herbal jelly to quench the summer thirst. Only in Klang, you can get an extra large portion of noodle with an astonishing affordable price like RM 4.50!
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| Mee Hoon Kuih--RM 3.50 |
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| thin and perfectly cooked 'Asian pasta' |
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| Iced Honey Lemon |
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| Herbal Jelly aka Kui Leng |
Aside from the wonderful 'Mee Hoon Kuih' that sparkled magic on my tongue, the affordable price is also a major attraction here. Hence, this place is always crowded with people and waiting time could go up to 1 hour plus. As the owner emphasises strongly on traditional flavors, they did not hire any worker in their cooking team. This is fully run by the family members, that explains the long waiting time. Personally, the food is truly worth the wait, but if you are in a rush and want the comfort of dining at home, they also provide take away with uncooked fresh pasta for you to bring home and cook.
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| The super busy cooking team! |
Contact info~
Address: 19, Lebuh Bangau, Taman Berkeley, Klang.
Address: 19, Lebuh Bangau, Taman Berkeley, Klang.
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2. Sun Ming Char Siew Rice
Next up, back to the city, in the old town of Cheras, we found this little old kopitiam with a huge crowd on a Saturday afternoon. Tugged within the packed shop lots of Taman Connaught, here stands the famous Sun Ming Restaurant, famous for its pork and duck. It is actually a recommendation of a friend, claiming it as the best char siew rice in town. Therefore, yours truly went to scout the location and this is the reported scene:
The crowd definitely proves that Sun Ming is really something to look forward to. Both of us ordered a platter of roasted duck, char siew (barbecued pork) and siew yuk (roasted pork belly) as our main, together with a bowl of pickled vegetable soup and rice to go with.
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| Roasted duck |
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| Char siew and siew yuk |
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| Absolutely mouth-watering char siew |
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| Meal of the day |
Food was mind-blowing, but expect to wait for a good 30 minutes for your food to be served. Well, good things need time to prepare right? The total bill for the day is RM 30 for two person portion, very affordable. Everything here is done with utmost respect for food and tradition. Every steps and process is done properly and meticulously to produce amazing hawker food to the crowd. That's the thing i love about local delicacies and i will always be a fan for Malaysia's hawker food and the culture behind it. Till then, xoxo.
Contact info~
Address: 137, Jalan Sarjana, Taman Connaught, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
