For the longest time, Ipoh is well known for their nga choi kai (steamed chicken with beansprouts…pssstttt…check out my very own recipes for these below….). We’d usually stop by in Ipoh for some nga choi kai before continuing our journey whenever we go travelling by car. We’ve been so many times over the years that we’ve tried the four nga choi kai / steamed chicken with beansprouts restaurants at a crossroad in the city.
It’s been years since we last went to Foh San Restaurant for their fantastic dim sum so when we were in Ipoh for a couple of days, we made darn sure we went there for breakfast.
Foh San Restaurant in Ipoh
We tried to be early since it was a Sunday morning but…
Foh San Restaurant was really packed especially on Sunday mornings
We stood around and tried to search for a place and finally managed to ‘tap toi’ (share a table) with a couple at a corner. And then we had a feast! Let the pictures . . . → Read More: Dim sum at Foh San in Ipoh
Most hawker stalls open everyday. Some of them don’t even have a single day off until Chinese New Year. Of course, there are the few who takes two days off each week. This particular roadside hawker stall really takes the cake because it is close 4 days a week.
We discovered this stall years ago, through a friend. We went back a few times over the years but did not notice their strange ‘working’ hours until in recent months, I wanted to go there to see whether they are still selling there. Each time we went, the stall is . . . → Read More: The only roadside stall we had to stalk before we get to eat there
Here is another simple meal suggestion for two persons to be served with steamed fluffy healthy brown rice. It is another one of the simple combinations my husband cook (yes, you read right, my husband cooks!) whenever he feels like taking over the kitchen duty. By the way, he is a great cook, okay? He doubled up as my confinement ‘lady’ when I delivered our son so, that should give you an idea of how well he cooks! If that is not a good enough indication, let me tell you I had (and still have) difficulty going on diet . . . → Read More: Stir-fried shellfish and vegetables
We seldom go to this coffee shop along Jalan Air Itam for dinner because it is not exactly near our home and we don’t usually go to Air Itam in the evenings. So, the few times we ended up looking for food around Air Itam, this is one of the coffee shops that we’d go to.
Min Jiang Coffee Shop
They have quite a selection of hawker foods from bee hoon soup to lor bak to fried oyster and prawn omelette. They are particularly well known for their great bee hoon soup and tom yam. The tom yam . . . → Read More: Prawn omelette, tomyam and bee hoon soup at Min Jiang
When I cook, I usually cook small portions that are just enough for three of us and sometimes, I’d have a bit more just in case either of the two men at home wants to eat more. It is not easy trying to figure out what to cook even when I only cook twice a week, during the weekends. Usually, I’d go for something simple and easy so as to be able to get lunch ready within an hour or so.
We have been frequenting this cosy cafe for years now and still, I don’t tire of their food. Though not visible outside with no large signs, this cafe thrive on word of mouth and regular customers. Often, it’d be packed during lunch time and mainly because it only has several tiny tables for seating and yes, it isn’t exactly a high class restaurant. More like a typical Chinese coffeeshop, if you asked me.
SL Cafe
This small cafe offers a variety for fried and soup dishes from fried rice to bee hoon soup. They also have specialty dishes . . . → Read More: Small little corner cafe
