Roll ‘Em, Pohpiah Of Malacca!
I have featured the back alley stall and the fried oyster of Jalan Bunga Raya, but then, Jalan Bunga Raya has much more to offer other than the two local delicacy food. Today’s subject’s is Jalan Bunga Raya’s “Pohpiah” stall, which is situated right in front of Madam’s King Emporium. Madam’s King Emporium is one of the biggest landmark along Jalan Bunga Raya, you have to be blind to miss it.
This stall, or rather family, has been selling pohpiah for at least 2 generations. It started out with the father (or maybe grandfather) managing the stall and it was handed down and still operates even until today.
In a stainless steel movable stall, business will start around 7.30PM or 8PM and usually, by 10PM or 10.30PM, the stall is closed. I have seen the stall operating on weekdays, but not sure about weekends though. Despite that 2 to 3 hours of operating hours, the amount of pohpiah he could sell in that period could easily exceed 100 or even 200. The numbers of people waiting around his stall can be as little as 4 to 5 people or more than 10, depending on when you visit the stall and the waiting time will be roughly 10 to 15 minutes.
Ingredients used are the norms, sweet sauce, chili paste, bean sprouts, eggs, minced “taufu” and of course turnips and lards.
Do I still have to write how he prepares the pohpiah? No need gua.
He would roll 15 to 20 pohpiahs at 1 go, and then only start packing it away. So, be patient.
The turnips are sweet and the taste will linger around your taste buds for a short while after you finish eating it. The pohpiah is not too wet or dry, just nice for its size, with juice oozing out when you chew on the turnips. The skin, I suspect, is home made as well.
It was once said that the pohpiah used to have so many big chunks of pork lards in it until it would freak certain people out and was soaked in oil as if it was like eating a crunchy pohpiah. -sweat- I think they have stop doing that but pork lard’s oil is still an essential or the essence of the pohpiah.
Pohpiah, anyone?
By the way, Jeremy’s mom makes one of the best pohpiahs. She will prepare a huge variety of extra ingredients like prawns, mushrooms, super yummy chilies, long beans and if not mistaken, “char siew”! -drools-
Jeremy, ask your mum when, can ah?
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December 6th, 2006 08:57
woowww… slrrrpp… missed some pohpiah from Malacca. There was one at Jalan Kubu, but not sure still open or not. They used to sell it on the Jonker Walk too every weekend.
December 6th, 2006 09:21
Popiah always be my favourite side dishes. The skin look a bit bold compare to KL.
I usually can eat 4 rolls to 6 rolls in a single meal. I ate this food for diets sometimes coz most of it was mix with vegetables
December 6th, 2006 09:32
i like to eat popiah one… lately the quality has dropped.. hope to eat a better poppiah now.. hehe
December 6th, 2006 13:09
Uhhhh deliciousnya!!! Tapau for me lah.
December 6th, 2006 13:24
Haha! If my mom decides to make pohpiah i’ll surely call you guys over. The last time was totally pohpiah massacre =.=”.. fun times :)
December 6th, 2006 13:29
Seen him operates around early evening like 4pm during weekends. It finishes even earlier…
December 6th, 2006 18:32
aiyer!! i also wan!!!!!!!!! so nice..yummy yum yum!!
December 6th, 2006 18:56
hey, that’s my friend’s brother’s stall!! hehe.. her father used to sell it and now taken over by her brother.
December 6th, 2006 19:13
Surfnux : Hmm, but the only pohpiah stall at Jonker Walk not so nice one woh. The skin abit too thick for my liking. Not sure is it the one you mention or not.
Fattien : 4 to 6 rolls? Wah, you can eat so much one ah! Even if I can eat that much, I don’t want, by 2nd roll sudah jelak liao. Haha! Diet food = pohpiah, thats really scary. -sweat-
Cely : Try this one loh. :P
Che-Cheh : Haha, come Malacca and try lah. :P
Jeremy : Yeah, better persuade your mom to do it one more time before they graduate. Haha!
Allison : Oh, they start that early one har. I hardly go town during late afternoon, so I don’t know.
Blueapple : Come Malacca. Blek.
Michelleg : Serious? Haha, the world sure is damn small. Can you give me his contact? I feel like writing an article about it, yeah, the newspaper.
December 6th, 2006 23:26
wah.. havta ask my friend first.. issit urgent? i’ll try to let u know asap.. =)
December 6th, 2006 23:28
penang wan sure nicer rite?
December 7th, 2006 11:15
Hey! Our favourite popiah stall!! The best!!! I just had them a week ago.
Yes, they are open on weekends, 2pm onwards till 4pm I think. And prepare to wait for at least half and hour before u get ur popiah. Rm2 for small, RM2.50 for big. My advice, go for small.
I wonder whether the father is still around.
December 7th, 2006 12:25
hmm.. not that uncle one hor… its the auntie one. hohoho Normally she sells near the end near Jalan Kubu. But I think long time she didn’t sell liaw or maybe I didn’t go there long time liaw, dunno what has changed. hahahahah
But still the motorcycle auntie’s carrot cake is nice. hohohoho :p
December 7th, 2006 13:00
Michelleg : Sure. Haha!
Boss Stewie : No, Penang’s food are overrated.
Papi : Ah, you were in Malacca last week! Haha! They start from 2PM? Haha, I never know they start their business so early, I always think they start during late evening one you know. And I don’t think they have big / small pohpiah ler. :D
Surfnux : Hmm, I am not sure already if its like that. I am going to check it out to verify. Haha. By the way, where’s Jalan Kubu? Sounds very familiar though. Haha. I never remember road names, I only remember them by landmarks or food stalls around them. :P