Photos-Photos : The Ipoh Foodie Trip

These were the kind of food that we used to go for over weekends since we were very young. But to be honest ever since I went to Uni, I haven't actually eaten them like for years.. So this time round, I was determined to eat, eat and EAT!!! Though the beginning I was too focus on the eating part i forgot to take photos.. missed out on some of the truly local special like DIM SUM, Bean Sprout Chicken "nga choi gai", and Restaurant 1919 (This is not classic material, but many Ipoh ppl would know this one i am sure)...

So lets start with this one, wanna guess what this is?

Is fishball! yup we call it "sai yu dan" which means small fishball. This is a shop that i think the last time I went it was about 10 years back. Back then it was only 10cents per piece, now RM1 for 7. But the food there is nice no doubt..

Next thing, a must to eat in Ipoh, for the soup and for the noodle. No where else make it better than what u get in the real old town in Ipoh... Presenting... "Kai si hor fun"..


This is also another of our weekend breakfast favourite, hakka noodles. So the prime highlight is of course the noodle, with the classic mince meat and the egg noodle..

Then of course the "fu pei" something like - yong tou fu, that goes with it, and they also have beef slice in their home-made soup full of ginger.. Nice!!



One thing that is probably confusing (to tourist) about Ipoh famous food is when you ask randomly around where you can find like nice curry noodle you probably get like different answers. But it doesn't mean the locals are fooling you. Just that there are really different places that sell curry noodles. They have different taste, but the scary thing is, they are all very nice!! For instance, this time round, I manage to go to 3 different curry noodle shop, so presenting in my own preference.

In place number 3, this is near a market place, the highlight is the fried meat that they serve with the curry noodle, and also for those who go for dried (gon lou) me and my bro both think they did something to the dark soy sauce, must be some kind of secret recipe..


In place number 2, this is known as the "dong gu ting" (mushroom hut) curry noodles, also selling for more than 30-40 years i guess (cause my parents say they used to eat there when they were young). Even for people who cannot take hot stuffs, i love their soup..


Finally, Number 1 goes to.... Okay, i dunno the name, but this is the shop that we patronize the most for curry noodle, the boss is known to drive mercesdez but then again, almost all the famous hawker eatery owner drive posh cars in Ipoh, really not so much a secret..

My Brother and I prefer the dry one (for me cause i will be perspiring like mad if i take the hot curry soup, but still i love to take from mom)

And for mom, the soupy one..


Don't forget to order another of the favourite here at the coffee shop, their glutinous rice, serve with kaya or curry, is another all time favourite and will be sold out by 9.30 to 10am..


Lastly, this is the BEST beef noodle in Ipoh in my opinion. There are several nice beef noodle shop in Ipoh, and i really do mean it. Just like the hakka style beef noodle, there are 2 of which i known of, and also the cantonese "ngao lam fun" kind, there are also 3 shops that are famous for it. But i didn't have time to go to all, so only this one.

First of all, why did i claim it is the best? well u can look at the soup, normally the beef soup would have powdery stuff because of the pepper, seasoning and probably stuffs from the bones that are used to cook the soup. (just like the other 2 shops) But this one, if u look close enough, you would be surprise by how "Clear" the soup is. Yet, the taste of the soup if un-surpass by any i have tried. It is sweet, aromatic and doesn't make u feel thirsty even if u down the entire bowl.

According to mom and dad, when they were young and first came to Ipoh from their hometown, they used to have it by roadside stalls where the current owner's mother was the chef back then. Now it has been passed to the sisters (all not married) and selling at the food street opposite Sam Tet primary school. (again, this is a must go place to savour all Ipoh nice food...)

Extra beef if ur noodle is too little.. (the soup serve without the noodle is even better!)


and Be sure to try the beef ball, again.. Nice!


Located at the same row, is a stall that sells dessert, known for their really delicious and yummy Sago dessert.

Okay, i should have taken this before munching in but too late.. they make their own cream to top the shave ice, for instance the honeydew sago, the cream feels like honeydew ice-cream... super-duper yummy.. been myt favourite for years..


My brother venture into trying a new flavour, mango, i was like "huh" wont it be sour-rish, but then when it came... i was digging into his bowl non-stop. The mango sauce was so aromatic and taste heavily of mango puree... This hawker knows what is good food! they never just used ordinary flavouring to bluff money.. and this lengzai have got really good sense for once.. introducing me something nice..


So many good food, so little time.. despite my really "hard" effort to eat around, i still missed out quite a lot of it.. looking forward to my next home trip! but in the mean time.. lots of gym...