Melaka Raya’s Porridge House
It was 1 o’clock in the morning when Allison, Debbie and I had an impromptu supper after chatting on IM about the foods around in Malacca. Allison suggested Melaka Raya’s Porridge House and I agreed since the shop was closed during my previous two trips.
Porridge House, situated somewhere right in the middle of various night clubs / karaoke lounge in Melaka Raya. Their specialty is of course the huge variety of porridges available, the basics fried dishes (”Zhu Chao” / 煮炒) and side dishes 下酒小菜. I think you actually can have a decent meal / supper in the small restaurant. The shop opens until late night to cater the needs of those clubbers who come out from discos / pubs after 2AM. Hence, you get to ogle at some hot chicks / handsome guys every now and then.
There are more than 10 types of porridges, including fish, prawns, chicken, pork, double eggs and a few more that I can’t remember. You can even have mix and match porridge, for a different price of course. For 1 serving of porridge is about RM4, 2 servings for RM6 and 3 and above for RM8. However, price varies with different ingredients. All porridges are served in clay pots. I don’t know why, porridges that are cooked / served in clay pots tastes better. Maybe the clay pot has absorbed all the porridges’ tastes / essence after cooking in it again and again and again.
I ordered a bowl of chicken + pork + egg + salted egg porridge that caused me RM8. Should have added prawns as well. Heh, talk about greediness. The porridge wasn’t too thick or too watery (潮洲式), just nice, topped with a spoonful of fried onions/garlics and a little bit of parsley. It tasted quite good, with generous amounts of ingredients too. They gave me a small bowl to eat with, but half way through, I was helping myself directly from the pot. Allison and Debbie didn’t eat because they had supper a while ago before meeting me.
We ordered a plate of 菜胆 (Anyone knows what is it called in English?), cooked in 腐乳 (Anyone knows what is it called in English? Fermented Tau Fu?). When you are doing your grocery shopping, you see this bottle of small little fermented and salty “tau fu” and it goes well with porridge, even plain porridge. Its delicious, really! Think you can try cooking at home yourself too.
The 腐乳 gravy.
They also ordered a bowl of seaweed soup which tasted so-so only. There were a little bit of prawns, mushrooms, chicken meat and fish cake. My mum could cook 10 times better than theirs.
The bill came up to RM25.30 for a plate of century egg (RM1.50), vegetable (RM6.00), porridge (RM8.00), soup (RM4.00) and drinks (RM5.80). Not very expensive, and the fact that its not easy to find a decent shop that serves good porridge especially during midnight, I will definitely come back for more.
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November 13th, 2006 00:49
哗…死便宜man，那锅粥真的很吸引人昵，尤其现在下雨，天气凉凉…唉…
November 13th, 2006 01:30
em… should plan a trip go down to melaka liao…
then go there eat all the nice nice foods there…
i like porridge…. : )
November 13th, 2006 01:34
so cheap ler..malacca really got so many nice food to eat hor. If 1 2dad got time i’ll ask him bring us to go Malacca have a eating trip there :P
November 13th, 2006 01:52
Try the Porridge Steamboat at the corner shop, same row with the porridge house, not bad too :P
November 13th, 2006 01:56
Twinsmom : 就是咯… 马六甲也最近在下雨. 吃粥都吃到暖暖, 爽!
Ta Wen : Hehe, not afraid all my food posts are fake / not nice ones ah? :P Not nice also let me write until nice. Ahaks!
1 2mom : Hehe, come come. Have a weekend getaway, that would be just nice.
Hao : Malacca’s porridge steamboat cannot eat one. :P
November 13th, 2006 09:31
Malacca will definitely be on my place to visit list when I next go home to Malaysia. Once again thanks for the appetizing pics.
November 13th, 2006 09:39
wei, very cheap leh….. i love porridge!!!! i love 腐乳 alot toooo…….
I want it.. Jason, i come visit u ok? u bring me to this
November 13th, 2006 10:15
Ahh porridge…my dad cooks the best porridge in the world TRIPLE YUM!!!
Do you know that if you eat porridge for 1 wk…you can lose weight? hehehe
November 13th, 2006 14:26
u made me hungry!!!
November 13th, 2006 21:30
wauh…the salted egg yolk is tempting me
November 13th, 2006 21:44
haha…. if like that also can’t do anything ma… just go there eat the lousy foods..
and have a look at the bridge at melaka sentral…
then visit all the friends there lo… hahaha…
November 14th, 2006 02:16
Hahahaa…! *allison senyum lebar* (glad that you like it)
Their porridge is great.
Yeah, the soup that day, so-so ler… mmm…
Next time try their Peking yao-char-kwai, not bad.
November 14th, 2006 02:32
Fire Horse : Do come do come. Visit Malacca means visit Malaysia, that’s the slogan for Malacca. -.-lll
Cely : Yes yes, you come Malacca baru say lah. :P
Che-Cheh : Err… Did you blog about your dad’s porridge before? What’s so yummy-licious about? Eat porridge for 1 week = lose weight? Worth doing man. LOL.
Alicia : That’s my job. :P
MengZ : Taste even better when you get to eat. Ha!
Ta Wen : LOL. Go back then write bad things / boycott my blog lah then. :P
Allison : Next round on you. :P Bila Baby Joe?
November 14th, 2006 07:50
Nolah…never blog about my dad’s porridge.
Taste the best!
November 14th, 2006 13:19
Sure. Bila u mulut gatal, sms atau call gua. Heh.
November 14th, 2006 17:52
haha… i won’t do that la… what for to boycott? you got the right to write what ever you want ma….just that next time maybe not beleive liao lo…
November 14th, 2006 18:37
Che-Cheh : Blog about it so that I can “virtually” eat it mah.
Allison : Tonight?
Ta Wen : Haha, I got a better plan. Purposely bring you to not nice punya stall, leave all the good ones behind. LOL.
November 14th, 2006 22:41
Aihyaaaa saw your reply too late liao. Just had a big dinner with 3 other friends at IndOri melaka raya… Make it next time lor…
November 15th, 2006 23:13
wow! The porridge looks very nice and delicious…. :p
November 15th, 2006 23:21
Allison : Bleargh.
Fat Lady : Come Malacca and try ler. :P