6 Hours At Ipoh - Part II
Continued from “6 Hours At Ipoh - Part I“…
Ah Yong drove the car to Ipoh’s Jusco, found a parking lot, mumbled some stuffs to me, locked the car and went inside Jusco, with me sleeping inside the car throughout the 90 minutes. No shit! They actually left me there, locked in a car, sleeping, alone in the car park! Both of them went to the Jusco’s toilet to answer nature’s call. How cruel. They even came back with a “Crayon Shin Chan” comic book.
The 90 minutes of sleep (with me crunching at the back seat) and break for them, I was refreshed again and our stomachs were all set and ready for our lunch, chicken rice with crunchy bean sprout at Onn Kee Restaurant.
When we arrived, there were not too many customers and we immediately found a table. Ah Yong placed our orders while the rest continue to sober from sleep (me) and acting blur (Ah Kit). Food was served very quickly and it wasn’t long after that we were tucking into our chicken white rice and sar hor fun.
The fish and beef balls were great. Juicy, spongy and firm. The soup? Jason rolls his eyes.
The chicken tasted so so, not as tender as what steamed chicken should be. I find it a little tasteless too, but after dipping it with the sauce, it’s all good.
Bean sprout has never tasted so good before. Watered with water from the mountains, these bean sprout are very crunchy and fat. Although the ones in the picture aren’t really fat. Nice, you don’t get such bean sprout except in Ipoh. Hence, its a must try if you visit Ipoh. By the way, I still hate bean sprouts that their roots aren’t plucked away.
After having our lunch, we walked to the nearby Funny Mountain Soya Bean stall. This stall has been operating for many years and has been featured a few times. If you are too lazy to walk to their shop, you can just drive and stop right in front of their shop, they will still serve you your tau foo fah or soya bean milk in your car. Pretty much like a drive through.
I wasn’t thirsty and I couldn’t resist the temptation of trying their tau foo fah after looking at it. That’s really one big wooden bucket of tau foo fah.
Man, their tau foo fah were absolutely delicious. It was extremely and superbly soft, delicate, smooth and delicious. They can easily be rated as one of the top ten tau foo fahs in the nation, and maybe even the best. However, ain’t the portion a little wee bit too small? Now that the base of tau foo fah is soya bean, I am pretty sure their soya bean milk tasted superb as well.
That basically concluded our six hours at Ipoh trip.
However, there’s one more thing we needed to do before we leave the town. Aun Kheng Lim salted chicken.
Salted chicken is another specialty of Ipoh town and Aun Kheng Lim is the pioneer for salted chicken. Basically, its kampung chicken, stuffed with herbs and spices, and then wrapped with paper. Before being baked, the chicken is then wrapped with rock hard salt.
The chicken has herbal taste and is slightly salty. It is a little oily as well but the oil comes from the chicken meat, all natural. I didn’t take any picture of the chicken. Hence, credits go to KampungBoyCityGal.
Well, that concludes our 6 hours at Ipoh and certainly, it was a fun, satisfying and mouth watering road trip.
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- 6 Hours At Ipoh - Part I
- Ya Lie Restaurant, Serdang
- Curry Fish Head @ Cheong Hin, South City Plaza
- Boiling Soya Bean
- 9 Hours 30 Minutes
November 7th, 2007 00:56
You make me so wanting to go back Ipoh right now… I missed Ngar Choy Kai.
November 7th, 2007 02:09
the last time I ate Ngar Choy Kai in Ipoh was like about 6-7 years ago….. damn…. can I have the leftovers?
November 7th, 2007 03:38
I enjoy Ipoh’s chee cheong fan. Really one of a kind.
November 7th, 2007 07:13
i always wanted to go there just to EAT nia…
but too bad i do not know those places and address… :-(
November 7th, 2007 09:29
wah u ate so many “kok kok kai”
November 7th, 2007 11:35
DENG! never tah bao!
November 7th, 2007 12:50
Funny Mountain Soya Bean stall.. My favorite! I really like the drive-through idea! haha.. They’re usually sold out as early as 5pm, and they will be standing out there giving out business cards.. Bummer..
Next time, if you’re in Ipoh at night, go for “15 Towers” - direct translation of Sap Em Lau. haha.. It’s near the bus station, the best! Lou Wong and Onn Kee are overrated, mainly because they’re in the center of the town..
Aun Kheng Lim’s salted chicken is a bit too salty this days… For once in a while thing, I guess it’s still okay…
*drools*
November 7th, 2007 17:27
hey, make me want to eat already…
November 7th, 2007 18:37
it was a bad choice reading your blog before i eat anything. i’m so damn hungry now. by the way i think i ate the salted chicken before. but not quite sure whether it was from that shop you went to. did you gain weight? by eating so much. hehe. i’ll take note. never read your blog before i eat. hahaha.
November 7th, 2007 18:40
Now whenever I travel to Northern and come back, I must stop by Ipoh to ta pao the salted chicken + duck, damn nice!! And it’s not expensive too!
RM 15/chick and RM 20/duck, KL cant find so cheap and delicious salted birds!
Btw the restaurant I’m referring is “Wan Li Xiang”, which I believe is situated few blocks away from Onn Kee.
November 7th, 2007 20:21
Must you do this to me??? T-T Find a time and “WE” go again… Pls~~~
November 7th, 2007 21:28
I’m back in Ipoh and tomorrow I shall go eat Tau Foo FahhhhH! XD
November 7th, 2007 21:29
gosh.. non-stop eating.. too bad i’m allergic to the chickens in msia.. but still enjoy seeing people enjoy eating it.. :)
November 7th, 2007 23:18
Jee : Perhaps its time to go back then.
KLJS : There were definitely no leftovers. Haha! I guess you need to make a trip to Ipoh to have it yourself.
Anthraxxxx : We were running out of time and our stomach were already pretty full, hence, no chee cheong fun for us. Perhaps, during our next visit to Ipoh.
Lee CS : Ipoh town isn’t that big after all, just drive around and you will find the shop.
Wendy : Quite a bit. :P
Tze Shan : You also never da pao for me.
Felicia : Next time, Felicia. Next time.
Melysa : Time to eat? Haha! You are pregnant lady after all.
Zthon : Haha! That’s what a lot of people say about my blog. Not to visit before meal times and / or when they are hungry. Haha! Some even said not to visit even after they have their meals.
CLF : The thing is that we don’t travel to north very often. Else, we would have tried a lot more things. As for the restaurant you mentioned, I will take note of it for the next trip.
Jamie : We are not going anytime soon. You can continue to drool at my pictures.
Chingy : Haha. Home sweet home eh.
Laby : Allergic to chicken in Malaysia? Now, that’s really special yet weird. Then, are you able to take chicken actually?
November 8th, 2007 02:07
Those fish & beef balls looks so tasty…
November 8th, 2007 03:00
sure got bones one mah… can I have the bones?? lol….
Yeah, probably going down to Ipoh at the end of the year….. don’t know got chance to go eat ngar choi kai or not…. since my friend hasn’t confirm the date yet….. hmmm….
November 8th, 2007 11:58
The photos make more of my salivary amylase being produced in the buccal cavity, i can eat a whole cow right now. lol. Love your blog and your posts. They are just tantalizing, toothsome and succulent. x]
Linkworthy!! =)
November 8th, 2007 13:02
So much nice food… no wonder you stand tall at 1.83m :)
November 8th, 2007 16:02
the salted chicken looks so goooood! I know it is famous in ipoh and yet no chance of trying it.
November 8th, 2007 20:45
Edward : The beef balls are better than the fish balls. Partially also because I don’t like fish. Heh!
KLJS : Haha! Bones also you want? Come on… Well, there’s one more month before December comes. Take your time to plan or maybe stay overnight or something, then you have more time to explore the town and eat.
Philip : What a way to describe your hungriness. Haha! Thanks, glad that you love this post.
Kitkat : Haha. Correction. No wonder I have a 10 month pregnant tummy. :P
Xin : How come? Awww… You should go Ipoh and buy them right away and sink your teeth into the succulent meat.
November 9th, 2007 13:18
since u asked questions, i should answer.. it was okay when i took chicken in aus.. but not in msia.. i also dunno why.. used to write about the troublesome skin of mine: http://jollyrogers534.blogspot.com/2007/06/pitiful-skin.html
of course, click on it ONLY IF you are interested to know :)
November 10th, 2007 10:15
nah, waiting for confinement food…haha…
November 10th, 2007 13:07
Laby : I will click and read it now. :)
Melysa : Haha! But you are going to eat them everyday for quite some time, isn’t it?
November 12th, 2007 08:31
for 1 whole month…want some?feel glad to share them…
November 12th, 2007 08:33
Melysa : LOL. No thank you, I don’t really like the smell and taste of ginger and wine. :P