Caramel Custard by Tay Villon

Last weekend, I decided to visit Ipoh, Perak since I have friends who are the local people over there to explore the tasty food in Ipoh town. On that day, i also visited a restaurant which called Thean Chun and it located at old town in Ipoh. I am sure that all of you must be curious about the food. So let us begin our journey to the Thean Chun hahaha..

(Route from Kampar to Restaurant Thean Chun only takes around 40-50minutes.)

What is the food that selling by Restaurant Thean Chun??? Let me tell you, it is caramel custard. Caramel custard is a very popular dessert in Malaysia. First introduced by the Portuguese in the 1500 and sold until today, this dessert is popular served in restaurants, cafes, hotels and even Ramadan bazaars for breakfast. Looks so yummy right???

(Caramel custard with smooth surface and nice color)

Caramel custard is the signature of Restaurant Thean Chun, it is really smooth, not too sweet and it can melt in your mouth very fast. Imagine it and your mouth is watering. Hahahaha!!! So caramel custard not just only attract youngster, it also attracts a lot of eldest to visit this restaurant and enjoy their caramel custard. The moment when an old man brings his grandchild to this restaurant and eat the custard...Can you imagine that??? So nice....

Restaurant Thean Chun is very famous in Ipoh. Every weekend Restaurant Thean Chun will be crowded by people and they are willing to wait for the seat although it might take a long time. One of the reason why people willing to wait is because Restaurant Thean Chun serve the food with the best service to their customer. Most important thing is each of the caramel custard cost RM 3.50. Worth it right???

(Me at in front of the reataurant)

(Me and the caramel custard)

Dear readers, remember to visit this restaurant with your family to enjoy this caramel custard because this restaurant is full with memories. All of you may be able to nostalgia with your memories. :))))

Below is some information of the Restaurant Thean Chun, please refer it. Thank you so much!!!!

Locations: Restoran Thean Chun ,73, Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh Old Town 30000 Ipoh.

Contact Number: 05-2553076

Business hours: Monday to Sunday @ 7.30 am until 2.30 pm.

Ding Ding Candy by Ku Min Shen

Last week, I was visited Ipoh with my family. Suddenly, I found Malt Candy (贵妃糖) or commonly referred to as “Ding Ding Tong” (叮叮糖) at Ipoh; directly nearby Restaurant Thean Chun , which mean in front of the Concubine Lane. You will definitely could found a bicycle that carry the Malt Candy.

(Concubine Lane)

(Ding Ding Candy)

“Ding Ding Tong” is a type of candy in Hong Kong and this Malt Candy has around 100-year history. Malt Candy is normally created in a big chunk size. The main composition of the candy are sugar and maltose with sesame. Upon cooling down, it will form a chunk of sugar. It is topped with some white sesame seeds and this really makes the candy's taste better and delicious. 

When I make an order, uncle will only start to slice some small pieces from the big block by using the unique tools which are the hammer and the cutter.

(The process of slicing big block into small pieces)
(This photo took from Goody 25's blog)

That things make me interested about this candy is the sound of Ding Ding Candy because the slicing process will carry out the sound of “ding ding ding ding ding” when 2 metals are collided. Besides that, the sound of “Ding Ding Tong” will attract customer to buy and taste it especially children. My dad told me that this sweet rhythm will always stay in his memory as it will bring out some of sweet child hood memories. 

Furthermore, the Malt Candy have two flavours which are original flavour and mint flavour. The price of Malt Candy also reasonable. Each pack of original flavours is RM 6 and mint flavours is RM 7. I strongly recommend you all to visit here as the taste is very nice at all. If you are candy or sweet lover, you may visit here AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Ding ding candy is waiting for you hahaha.

Below is some information, thank you for reading it ya!!!

Address: 27, Concubine Lane, 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 

Price: RM 6 – RM 7 

Business Hours: 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

Golden Pillow Bread (Kampar Curry Chicken) by Yen Yee Hern

(Restaurant Yau Kee at Kampar Old Town)
(This photo took from Chowhound' blog by KLYeoh)

Most of the restaurant in Kampar, Perak offers 2 different flavours to be selected which are herbal chicken and curry chicken. For those who can’t stand the heat will definitely prefer to have the herbal chicken but the best “Golden Pillow Bread” which also called as the curry chicken. "Slowly slicing the big golden bread open to revile the delicious curry chicken that is wrapped by the soft bread bun" Can you imagine that??? So DELICIOUS!!! Many consider this as the greatest combination of food in the world and for some may even consider this as the match that made from heaven hahahaha.

(Curry Chicken)
(This photo took from Eddyrushfatboy's BlogSpot)

Some particular travelling trips to Kampar will definitely patronize this trip to a famous restaurant called Restaurant Yau Kee which is located at the town centre along Jalan Idris. This restaurant is a favourite stop for many travellers who want to try the famous Golden Pillow Bread. The curry chicken wrapped around with freshly rolled dough and the bread have to be baked until it is golden. It is just the most mouth-watering experience that anyone will have. The aromatic smell of the curry and the fragrant of the bread almost can make anyone dream about even after having it for the first time.

(Golden Bread)
(This photo took from Eddyrushfatboy's BlogSpot)

Not forgetting, they also offer take away services so that all of customers can continue to enjoy the wonderful bun and share it with their friends and family. Colourful and attractive design of the packaging makes everything looks great from the outside and they will not forget to state all of its important ingredients of this marvellous bun so that everyone can see what exactly they are eating.

(The packaging of the Curry Chicken Bun)
(This photo took from Angelinecpho's BlogSpot)

(Information of the Curry Chicken Bun stated on the box)
(This photo took from Sakthi-life's BlogSpot)

This is the information for you to eat your bread hahaha!!!

Address: 55 & 57, Jalan Idris,

31900 Kampar, Perak

Contact: 05-465 1738

Business Hour: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM 

Monday – Sunday

Wait, wait, wait!!! Story haven't finish yet...

We also provide some recipe for you to make your own Golden Pillow Bread. It doesn’t look simple at first to follow all this steps but the end result of enjoying the delicious Golden Pillow Bread is the most satisfying part of all. So what are you waiting for, drop all your things and try it out!

Basic Sweet Bread Dough

(adapted from "Magic Bread" by Alex Goh) 

Ingredients A:

100gm bread flour

70gm boiling water

Ingredients B:

300gm bread flour

100gm plain flour

80gm sugar

6gm salt

20gm milk powder

9gm instant yeast

Ingredients C:

175gm cold water

60gm cold eggs

Ingredient D:

60gm butter

Method:

1. Add the boiling water from A into flour, mix until well blended to form dough. Cover and set aside to cool. Keep it into refrigerator for at least 12 hours. 

2. Mix B until blended. Add in C and knead to form rough dough. Add in A and knead until well blended. 

3. Add in D and knead to form elastic dough. 

4. Let it proof for 40 minutes. 

5. Divide the dough into required weight and mould it round. Let it rest for 10 minutes and ready to use. 

(my notes : to make two loaves of golden pillow bread, I did a 1-1/4 recipe. I put everything in the bread maker!) 

Ingredients for Curry Chicken:

50gm oil

50gm curry spices

8 shallots

500gm chicken

1 stick lemongrass

2 sprigs curry leaves

3 potatoes

6cm cinnamon stick

1 pc clove

250gm coconut milk

1-1/2 tsp salt

250gm water

Method:

1. Heat up oil in pot, add in curry spices and shallots, stir-fry until fragrant.4 

2. Add in chicken, lemongrass and curry leaves, cook until fragrant. 

3. Add in water, potatoes, cinnamon stick, salt and clove, stir well and continue to cook for 20 minutes. Add in coconut milk and bring to boil. 

4. Remove and set aside to cool it. Take 500 gm of the curry chicken and wrap it with aluminium foil or grease proof paper. 

5. Roll out the sweet bread dough. Place the wrapped chicken filling in the centre of the dough and wrap it up. 

6. Let it proof for 45 minutes. 

7. Bake at 175 C for 25-30 minutes.

Ding!!!! You can eat it hahahaha!!!

Enjoy!!! :))

Hong Kee Mah Chee and Fa Sang Woo (Sweet Peanut Broth) by Chooi Ka Khui

(Customers are willing to wait for the dessert)
(This photo took from Motormouth Ipoh's blog)

Whenever I think of dessert, my mind comes out with this, Hong Kee Mah Chee and Fa Sang Woo which located at Ipoh. Somehow my opinion towards desserts is very strict, but their desserts keep in my mind, even the taste is still fresh in my taste buds. So now I have given the chance to tell you why their desserts attracted me for so long until now I am still unable to forget. Their stall is almost hidden under some shady tress on Jalan Queen in Pasir Pinji. Although their stall is small in area but it does not stop them to run this business because their customers are really willing to stand and enjoy their desserts.

( Fa Sang Woo or can called as Sweet Peanut Broth)
(This photo took from Wallace Leong's BlogSpot)

According to their stall owner, they have to wake up at 4 a.m. in the morning to prepare the sweet peanut broth including milling the peanut, sesame and other ingredients into broth and slowly cook them for five hours by fuelling the fire with charcoal, the most traditional way of cooking. I think this is why this business can be run for more than 80 years and carried on to fourth generation.

(Hong Kee Mah Chee)
(This photo took from Malaysia Most Wanted' s blog)

Filling with love and patient, I felt grateful to get to enjoy this delightful dessert. Besides of sweet peanut broth, their mah chee is their secret weapon. It seems small in portion but it has to put a lot of effort to make this. The chewiness, softness and firmness of their mah chee make it the best seller in Hong Kee Mah Chee. The stall owner said that they always take ‘using the best material’ as their top priority. This is why I am fallen into the charm of their sweet peanut broth and mah chee. I really recommend readers to come to enjoy their dessert and it really worth a try. So dear readers, JUST GO FOR IT!!!!

Price of Fa Sang Woo: RM 2.00 per serving

Price of Mah Chee: RM 2.00 per serving

Address: Stall in front of 550A, Jalan Queen, 31650 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

Here is the location of Hong Kee stall: https://goo.gl/maps/gcqvVkxUegs

Business Hours: 1.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. Closed on Thursdays. 

Seafood by Lee Zhe Ching

Dear readers, we do know seafood expertise all over the world. This is my pleasure to taste one of the famous seafood in Perak and i would like to share this information through social media. 

Tanjung Tualang actually is a little village which now accommodate by old generation people. They live here since few generations ago. Provincial do not have much activity in day time, they probably would do some house-work, gardening, farming or peddler until the mining area which was being use as "Kapal Korek" that owned by an European last time, right now had become a freshwater pond to breed freshwater prawn or fish and so on. People who breed prawns will start to run their seafood business . Thus, I am glad to visit one of the Seafood Restaurant in Tanjung Tualang since there are many choices in this small village.

(Restorant Lung Seng Seafood)
(This photo took from Motormouth Ipoh's blog)

No doubt, freshwater prawns attracted everyone’s eyes, even people of other cities purposely visit to Perak just want to try this special freshwater prawns. Lets have a look on Restoaurant Lung Seng, one of the famous seafood restaurants in Tanjung Tualang, I am glad to taste their Nestum Prawns, the special flavour which is served with freshwater prawns. It used to be cooked in variety ways, from steaming to frying in many styles. This is definitely finger licking good, good and goood!!! 

The moment we bite the meat, we can feel the crunchy, sweet and hot even fresh in the prawn's meat, this is satisfied us a lot as a food hunter. This dish have to be eaten with few bowl of white rice because our stomach haven't full at all hahahaha.. The customer who came along with their big family should try this dish due to the freshness of prawns and combination of the nestum oat.

(The fresh prawns from the pond)

(Nestum Prawns)
(This photo took from Motormouth Ipoh's blog)

Roughly I tasted and searched for seafood all around Perak, undeniable that their prawns are so fresh and reasonable in their pricing. I was fall in love with these delicious food, 

I will be back very soon to eat this dish again and again! I believes that no one would felt stuffy to eat this food two times within a month. Ultimately, my brothers not willing to let down chopsticks as they fight for the nestum oat. Dad promised that we will visit here again in this coming week to try another choices of freshwater prawns. I strongly suggest it to all of our readers so that you can taste it by yourself, remember to come along with your family ya. Below is some information of this restaurant. ^^
I also uploaded a video to show the process of breeding the prawns...Enjoy the video!!!!

Location: Lung Seng Seafood Restaurant, 10 Jalan Besar, Tanjung Tualang, Perak. 

Contact Number: 05-360 0735 

Business Hours: Monday – Sunday, 11.30am-9.00pm

Tiger Head Brand Heong Peah by Tan Chyi Lu

I invited my foodie friend to go my hometown for one-day trip. She told me, she wants to buy something for her family. Then, I recommended my favourite biscuit to her which is Tiger Head Brand Heong Peah. Tiger Head Brand Heong Peah is the one of famous delicacies in Teluk Intan.

(Me and the shop)

The moment we entered the shop, we could smell the fragrance of the freshly baked biscuits. I bought a packet just for trial taste. The freshly baked biscuits are very crispy and flaky.

(Process of making the biscuits)
(This photo took from The Star Online by Kelly Tey)

Even though machines have taken over in the process of making biscuit, the dough still need to be done by using hand.

(Freshly Baked Heong Peah)
(This photo took from The Star Online by Kelly Tey)

The factory behind the shop runs six days a week, producing about 20,000 Heong Peah for a day. As you can see these freshly baked biscuits are brown. Both are my friends and my favourite biscuits, we like it so much because these biscuits are very crispy as all of you can see my uploaded photos in my blog. 

(Nice looks of the Heong Peah)
(This photo took from The Star Online by Kelly Tey)

All of you must be curious about what ingredients make this Heong Peah looks nice and delicious right? Let me tell you all, Heong Peah is crispy and flaky with a sweet filling and Heong Peah has a crispy pastry layer outside and a sticky filling inside. It contains a mixture of flour, oil, maltose, sugar, sesame, and shallots. So that all of you must have a try and enjoy with this Heong Peah. Ohh ya i forget to tell you about the price, the price of Heong Peah is reasonable as one package just cost RM7.50 and one package have 10 pieces. It totally worth it!!!

I also provided the location and contact number for u all to track it easily. Below is the information.

Remember to bring your whole family to shopping at here hahaha...Thank you!!!

Location: 830D, Jln Mak Intan 36000 Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia.

Contact Number: 05-622 2472

Operation Hours: 8am – 7pm

Net Weight: 350g/10 pieces

Fook Kee Clay Pot Chicken Rice by Wilson Fung Kwong Wee

Last week, when I was strolling around Old Town Kampar, I smelled a delicious scent from a restaurant called Fook Kee Claypot Chicken Rice. It located just next to Watson Kampar. It normally open from 6pm to 10pm one every day of the year (Monday to Sunday) except for public holidays. But, I heard normally it would be crowded with many customers around 6 p.m.. 

(The location of the Restoran Fook Kee)

The address is 155, Jalan Idris, Kampung Masjid, 31900 Kampar, Perak.

(The boss is cooking the rice)
(This photo took from Food Hunting's blog)

(Preparation of the Chicken)
(This photo took from Food Hunting's blog)

The shop is easy to be located as they are cooking clay pot chicken rice outside the shop. So, whenever you passed by the shop, you can smell the clay pot chicken rice delicious scent.

Fook Kee serve a simple and easy menu for their customer: 

1. Clay Pot Chicken Rice 

2. Vegetables

If you wish to add more chicken meats or salted fish into it, you can simply advise them and they'll extremely make it for you but the cost will be a little bit different lar hahahaha...

(Simple Menu)
(This photo took from Food Hunting's blog)

(Clay Pot Chicken Rice)

Picture above is medium size of the clay pot and before mixed. The color looks pretty nice and look delicious right?

(Vegetables)

The services provided by Restaurant Fook Kee are quite good if compare with other clay pot chicken rice shops. The waiter will tell customers that food will arrive a bit late due to a bunch of customers. Furthermore, the food was served very fast. This totally attract many customers always support them especially UTAR students. And lastly, the tauke niew is quite nice!!

(Me and tauke niew)

(Outside shop)

For sure all of you are starving right now. Remember to visit this shop in the Kampar old town.

Their service is very nice until you won't believe it. Lastly, i hope that our readers enjoy reading with our blog. Thank you ^^

Ipoh White Cofee by Muhamad Anaqi bin Mohd Rafi

(Old Town Street)

(Sin Yong Loong and Sin Yuan Foong)

Ipoh has been famous for white coffee for many generation thanks to its founder at Sin Yoon Loong and now it is a success. Sin Yoon Loong now known around the country for one of the best Ipoh street food location. Nevertheless, Sin Yoon Loong is reviewed on various food and beverages websites and listed as one of the tourist point of interests on the website. We also took the opportunity of our 2 days' holiday to go to Sin Yoon Loong. We never been there before so it is kind of exciting for us. Upon arriving on our destination, we were shocked that on the single street alone that there are more than 4 cafés that selling the famous “white coffee”.

(Ipoh White Coffee)

We heard and seen many review that said it would be crowded most of the time so we decided to go reach there by 4:30pm (almost at closing). So, when we reached there we did not waste our time to do any of the sightseeing along the street. We will kick start our meal with the famous white coffee. The food is not costly and for the toast with soft-boiled eggs only cost RM4 (big).

(Dan Chi with White Coffee)
(Toast topped with Soft-boiled egg)

As expected the white coffee was delicious. The coffee was aromatic in some unusual way. It is kind of bitter for me but I enjoyed it when I continue to drink it. On top of the ‘Dan chi’ was scrumptious. The toast was spread with butter. The toast was crispy and it was eaten with soft boiled eggs by added some soy sauce and pepper. The taste blend harmoniously in our mouth and it melted in our taste bud.

(The old picture of sin yoon long and sin yoon foong)

(Picture of food and menu on wall)

(Snacks)

(Me and the boss)

The menu also available for those who are unfamiliar with the variability of the food. As expected that the coffee shop has been reviewed in newspaper and the owner of the shop proudly framed the reviewed article and hang on the wall of their shop. There are also other snacks available in the front of the shop.

Review : 8/10
Food : 8/10
Price : 9/10

Address : 15A, Jalan Bandar Timah,30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Business hour : 6am – 5pm (Close on Sunday)
Halal : YES
Contact : +60 12-506 9266

For all the food lovers and food hunters out there, it is definitely worth to give it a little tour and visit on this place.

Kaya Puff by Leow Li Min

(Sin Eng Heong in Ipoh)
(This photo took from Sin Eng Heong official Facebook page)

I heard this Ipoh famous traditional biscuit from my Ipoh friend. She told me how delicious the kaya puff is, I still don’t believe it. Until I went to Sin Eng Heong with my friend, I can feels the fame of this shop!!! As the photo below, you can see the traditional biscuits of Sin Eng Heong is so famous in Ipoh! The reputation of Sin Eng Heong also spread throughout entire Ipoh. If you are the residents Ipoh, you must know this kaya puffs produce by Sin Eng Heong very well…Really Famous!

(Long queue in front of Sin Eng Heong)
(This photo took from Sin Eng Heong official Facebook page)

Many people are lined up in front of the shop. During peak hours and holidays, we have to queue in front of the shop for 2 hours to buy the kaya puffs…but it is worth to wait up to 2 hours. In order to buy kaya puffs, many people were started to line up before the shop start its business. If tourists from another state or country ask the local residents what is the famous traditional biscuit in Ipoh? Let me guess…Kaya Puffs??? That’s right! They must recommend this famous fluffy kaya puffs.

(Fresh Kaya Puffs with nice color)
(This photo took from Motormouth Ipoh's blog)

(Freshly baked Fluffy Kaya Puffs)
(This photo took from Sin Eng Heong Official Facebook page)

Wow! The freshly baked fluffy kaya puffs look delicious!!! Let me have a try first…YUMMY!!! The golden brown color crispy pastry and the rich stuffing of kaya fillings…great taste! The sweetness of kaya fillings also fulfilled everyone' taste. This kaya puffs also can be paired with Ipoh white coffee as breakfast. If you visit Ipoh, you may buy this kaya puff as a gift for your relatives and friends since their packaging is very nice.

(Packaging of Kaya Puffs)
(These photos took from Sin Eng Heong official Facebook page)

The price of kaya puff is reasonable and worthy… just RM1 per piece! The kaya puffs have 2 different packaging--5 pieces(RM5) for one small plastic container and 10 pieces(RM10) for one box.

Location:
No. 64-66, Jalan Mustapha Al-Bakri,
Jalan Clare, 30300 Ipoh, Perak.

Contact Number:
05-243 9659

Operation Hours:
Monday--Saturday: 09:00-19:00
Sunday: 09:00-18:00

Well, that’s all for my blog. If you travel to Ipoh, remember to try this kaya puffs yaa…Thanks for reading this blog yaa…^^

Mee Udang Banjir by Chong Ming Hui

Attention to the all readers, we are again explored another food in Perak. This time we found unique food in Taiping, Perak. Here is my story about Mee Udang Banjir in Kuala Sepetang. Enjoy it!!!! Hahahaha...

Last Al-Quran public holiday, I decided want to visit Taiping, Perak since one of my friends is local people over there so that i has a good chance to explore the awesome food there. Of course, it is also because of our blog too. The night before we went back, we visited a restaurant namely Mak Jah which located at Kuala Sepetang.

(Route from Kampar to Kuala Sepetang takes about 2-hours long drive)

(Route heading from Taiping to Kuala Sepetang only takes approximately 25-30 minutes according to GPS)

The main attraction we found that is the size of Prawn Mee that we usually eat is TOO SMALL if compared with Mak Jah Prawn Mee.

(Typical Chinese-Hokkien Style Prawn Mee)
(This photo took from Malaysian Food Diary's blog)

SLURRPPPPPP!!! WHY NOT WE DO NOT HAVE A BIGGER ONE ?

In the menu, you can have their signature Prawn Mee that available in two sizes either Normal nor Special.

(Mak Jah Malay-style Normal Prawn Mee : RM 7)
(This photo took from TripAdvisor's blog)

(Mak Jah Malay-style Normal Special Mee : RM 11)

I believe that this prawn mee is the best food ever! Sure u all must be hungry right now hahaha, quickly visit there and remember to order the Mee Udang ya... So that's all with my story, i hope that you all enjoy reading with it. Thank you ya..... ^^

Another attraction here is the prawns are catch from the sea by the local fishermen every morning to maintain the freshness. Besides, they have opened their first branch in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur. Below are the details and exact address of the restaurants:

Locations:

Mee Udang Mak Jah, Kampung Menteri, Kuala Sepetang, 34650 Taiping, Perak.

Business hours: Monday to Sunday @11.00 am until 10.00 pm./Closed on Wednesday

OR

Mee Udang Mak Jah Kuala Sepetang,Wangsa Business Center (Jalan 5/27),
53300 Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur

Contact No: 012-2931101/03-41314430

Business hours: Monday to Sunday @ 11.00 am until 11.00 pm./Closed on Wednesday