Category: Hawker Food
Fried Radish Cake (Chau Kueh)
This popular local dish is called chau kok kueh or chau kueh in Cantonese, or char kway kak in Hokkien. The radish cake in this dish is made with finely diced radish mixed with rice flour, which is then steamed to form a cake. When cooked, it is chopped up into little bit-sized squares for frying [...]
Mee Rebus (Revisited)
MEE REBUS is a popular dish in Malaysia. Sweet potato and a dhal mixture is the basic gravy recipe for the boiled noodles which gives it a distinctive flavour and aroma.
Dai Loke Meen
Known also as Mee Hailam or Hokkien Mee, Dai Loke Meen ‘big fat noodles’ is just that – yellow noodles that are fatter than normal and cooked in a thick dark sauce, and served with fantastic sambal belacan. Whether the noodles are round or angular does not make a difference to its taste. Dai Loke [...]
Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun
Quite like the ever-popular Chee Cheong Fun, the Hong Kong version is made from rice noodles. A thin flat piece is rolled up with a filling of prawns, barbecued pork (char siew) or chicken, and vegetables, or other ingredients. It is served with sweet soy sauce and is sometimes more sweet than savoury. What makes [...]
Nasi Kerabu
Nasi Kerabu is blue rice served with fried salted fish or fried chicken, fried fish, barbecued meat, keropok (fish crackers), budu (fish sauce) and various ulam (raw local vegetable salad). The blue colour for the rice is derived from the Butterfly pea flower. Nasi Kerabu is very popular in the east coast that is, Kelantan [...]
Sup Ekor
Sup Ekor is popular among the Malays but has gained popularity with the rest of Malaysians probably owing to its nutritional value. Sup Ekor is delicious when eaten with hot rice as it has its own benefits, especially for men.
Chee Yoke Fun (Chinese pork noodles)
Chee Yoke Fun, or Chinese pork noodles, can be found easily in many Chinese coffee shops in Malaysia. It is a popular option for those who enjoy a wholesome bowl of soup noodles to kick start their morning, or for lunch. The dish is usually served with minced pork patties, pork slices and liver. Some [...]
Cendol
Gula Melaka (palm sugar) and coconut milk is a match made in heaven. Add to it strands of green-pea pandan vermicelli and shaved ice, and you have a delectably refreshing dessert. The more coconut milk added, the thicker the concoction and the creamier the flavour – much preferred. Roadside cendol stalls can still be found [...]
Ipoh Curry Mee – Soup Variation
Ipoh’s Curry Mee is unique and different from that which is found in Penang (known as curry laksa due to added santan), or in KL (less spices and served with toufu and cockles). Ipoh’s Curry Mee is known to have more spices, thereby giving the dish a more pungent and flavourful aroma. It is usually [...]
Dai Kao Meen (Peanut Turnover)
Dai Kao Meen a.k.a. ‘big face’ apom balik, or for those who insists on using English (no one does), it’s peanut turnover. It has a thick batter made from flour, eggs, sugar, yeast and water. Roasted ground peanuts and sugar are sprinkled while the batter is cooking in a big black shallow iron pan. Margarine [...]
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