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I thought that simple things like char siew rice will be universal and same throughout the country… but here in Melaka, they eat it differently. Firstly, when they say ‘char sau fan’ (bbq pork rice in Malaysia) it means roast pork or siew yok in Cantonese. Anyway, its a combination of everything anyway, so what is everything?

First of all, you gotta make your way to Jalan Bunga Raya in Melaka town, look out for Medan Makan Bunga Raya. When I was there that day, there are 3 stalls selling the same thing. The crowd puller are the 2 main stalls in front.

The stall on the left (once you enter) opens earlier while the stalls on your right only open at 12pm. I was there at 11 plus, so I ordered from the left stall. We got a mix, which is roast pork, bbq pork and eggs. Its basically fried eggs, chopped to big slices with the meat. Some gravy is added and the boss will ask if you want curry on it. We opted to have the curry on a separate bowl plus some sambal to go with it. The curry is similar to those I had at the Hainan Curry Rice in Klang or the Malim Jaya Curry Rice style. But I prefer to take it with the sambal, very different and interesting! The are also other choices like vegetables, etc. you can add, all unique to the stall. For the one we had is RM3.50 per plate, catching up with KL soon but still cheaper :).

As we were eating, the stall on the right finally opens at about 12, the boss wheeled in the dishes on a three wheeled bicycle and started placing the roast pork, bbq pork, roast duck, sausages, vegetables, etc. on the stall. As this is happening, people started coming out of no where to order! The moment the boss start chopping, he doesn’t stop! Kiasu me order some siew yok (roast pork) for takeaway. Its really different, the meat is tender, the distribution of fat and meat is good plus the skin of the roast pork is very tasty, almost like a good rub of bbq pork sauce on top *thumbs up*, yummy.

The thing that amused me the most is that, at like sushi bar, we go and sit at the counter and watch the chef make the sushi and serve to you. Well here, its the same style, just that its roast pork and bbq pork rice, many locals just grab a stool and sit at the stall to dine :).

I would really recommend to give it a try, both stalls have their own customer base on different preference but I like the right stall better :).

GPS: N2 11.883 E102 15.067

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Famous Seremban Favourites is located in Sunway Mas Commercial Center on Jalan PJU 1/3B in Petaling Jaya. Its famous for their hakka noodles as well as the bbq pork. They also have special fishball, roast pork, etc.

A bowl of the hakka noodles start at RM3.50 for small, RM4.00 for medium and RM4.50 for big. For a guy, I think the medium one is just right. Its basically hakka noodles top with minced pork, just like the original style when you eat in Seremban.

Their bbq pork here is very good, if you order the half fat, half meat part, its almost like it melts in your mouth but not cheap, RM10.00 for a medium plate which is meant for 2 persons. But of course now that times are bad with increase in fuel and almost everything else, 4 persons sharing 1 medium is a very good idea :P.

I find the bbq pork very nice and the noodles are not bad but price wise, its ok ok only. Maybe a once in a while thing for me ;).

GPS: N3 07.112 E101 35.934

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It was a good hash with tonnes of fun and flip flop going downhill at Sg Pening-Pening on a fine Saturday afternoon, but what was better is the good lunch that was waiting for us at Restoran Feng Ling at Taman Semarak Nilai.

We got there for a late lunch at about 2pm (the kitchen break at 3pm) and there were 6 of us. We ordered a Chicken Ginseng soup (half a chicken), a Chat Sing Pan (literally means 7 stars seabass), a sea cucumber pot (hoi sum poh), fried pork lard with luncheon meat and prawn as filling, roast pork/duck and some vegetables. We later top it up with another 2 dishes (vege and a kuai fah kai which is chicken mix with fish paste but put back to the chicken skin) as Jack and the family joined in.

The chicken ginseng soup was quite good, just nice for 6 persons with nice big chinese mushrooms on top of the chicken. As for the highly priced fish (RM96 for the fish alone, about 500-600g), we have it steamed, we really couldn’t appreciate it, I think its better folks like us stick to normal cheaper fishes, hehehe… waste money only. The sea cucumber pot is really good, sea cucumber are really soft and full of flavour, great to go with rice.

Now, what really special is this pork lard thing, I couldn’t believe my ears at first when the waitress recommended that, I mean, taking pork lard, which can gimme heart attack almost instantly and wrap it with more meat and prawns (cholesterol shooting up like rocket)? Hehe… but turns out, its not that bad. The pork lard is a really thin piece, fried to crisped with luncheon meat and peeled prawns and some century eggs plus vegetables as filling. The texture mix is good with crunchy skins, yummy!

In total, the damage was about RM285.00 inclusive of tea and rice, not too bad for an aircond full service Chinese restaurant, most likely can’t eat for the same price in KL, give it a try, but forget about the sing pan fish! Oh ya, this place also serve buddha jump over the wall, but you have to order in advance ;).

GPS: N2 49.258 E101 49.039

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My buddies, the rooster and the cicak whom are from port klang and klang have been telling me about this place a lot, so I decided to pop by last weekend to check it out. What was promoted to me about this place are mainly their curry chicken rice but I was glad when I found out they also serve hainan char siew (roast pork) which I had a chance to try many years ago.

So we got greedy and we start to order a whole lot of stuff, curry chicken, assam fish, pork popiah (lobak), hainan char siew, pineapple intestines, pork blood and intestines soup, etc. The key here is to eat the rice with their special curry gravy, its looks like a thick curry sauce with some dark sauce in it and not spicy at all, just very strong curry taste. The idea is to flood the rice with the curry and go with the dishes.

The chicken in the curry are cooked soft but my favourite here seems to be the hainan char siew which are lean pork roast cripsy with a layer of sweet caramel. The others are quite good too.

Pricing are so so, RM3 for a piece of curry chicken, RM3 for a piece of hainan char siew, etc. But they will cut all these up for you to be shared. Definately yummy and something to go back to BBT for
GPS: N3 00.620 E101 26.085. These guys also have their own blog here, don’t play play!

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Was in KL for a meeting, got here early for lunch and decided to go to this char siew (chinese bbq pork) place at Tangkat Tong Shin. Meng Kee is one of the most popular place around this area, its was like 10 mins to 12pm and already half the place is filled.

The place is converted from an old house just like most shops along the road. We ordered some Pak Cham Kai (braised chicken) and the famous Char Siew. As usual and yes I know, very unhealthy, I specifically ask for the top and bottom part of the char siew which are usually overcooked, but these dark crunchy part are hard to resist :P.

The chicken is ok, very soft and tender topped with a lot of dark soya sauce like. The char siew is fantastic, although it looks like a mixture of fats and meat, you can hardly tell the differences. Each bite is soft, full of sweet and yummy char siew taste and very tender. You just can’t tell the fats and meats. Really wonder what is the secret!

This fantastic meals cost RM18.90 for 2 person excluding drinks! A little steep but the food is good plus its KL. The trend seems to be when the food is good and the place is old, its expensive in KL
GPS: N3 08.746 E101 42.422

Makan first, think later