Many people may not even notice it as they past… but along Jalan Bunga Raya, there is an old cendol shop that serve very old fashion rojak and icy cold drinks for ages. This place is known as Min Chong Hygienic Ice Cafe, hehe.. what a name!
Anyhow, for most locals, this used to be their childhood cendol place as the street used to be the main shopping area when it comes to festive or school opening times (just like how Jalan TAR used to be for KL folks). I read from a blog that ice shaver they used, have been around since 1928!
From the outside, you don’t see any signboard and as we were passing it at 11am plus, the uncle and aunty just started to open their doors. The shop maintains most of its fittings and furniture as it is, really giving you an old Melaka feel. They still have the bottled coke here, but we got fooled, the uncle told us its brand new and Melaka still has it, he even showed me the receipts from F&N to prove it, hehe… really friend I must say!
This rustic place serve up some old fashion rojak, basically a mix of fruits and some vegetables with tau pok in shrimp and chili paste. The taste is different from the Penang style, its salty and spicy. There are a list of cold icy drinks to choose from, the cendol is pretty good, I like it.
I guess time have forgotten such places and people nowadays have too much choices to places like coffee bean, shopping malls, fast food, etc. Much of this old cultural food places have been forgotten. However, over here, they still serve it the same old style, maintaining the shop this way as well. I would really encourage visitors to try things like cendol and pat poh ice here, the authentic way!
The aunty and uncle are really friendly, especially the uncle who is very sporting, kept asking me to get my camera ready as he is about to shave the ice, hehe.
GPS: N2 11.843 E102 15.063
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