Sep 27 2008
The only roadside stall we had to stalk before we get to eat there
Published by Foong under Asian Food, Hawker Food, Where to eat |
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 closed. The makeshift ‘roof’ and tables are still there so we know they are still selling there but we don’t know when. And so, we started ’stalking’ the stall. Yep, we went back to the stall several times a week at different times in the evening, since they are only open in the evenings.
The roadside hawker stall
It was after TWO MONTHS of unsuccessful stalking that we finally caught this stall open!
The stall sells claypot chicken rice, claypot noodles, sizzling pan noodles and soup. Yep, only four types of food and it is darn popular.If you look closely, the background that’s shrouded in the dark is their house! They are operating the hawker stall right on the roadside outside their house compound. How convenient.
A family business
Just like most hawker places, this stall is a family business run by the parents and helped by their children. Now, let’s look at their food…
The specialties offered at this stall
Their claypot noodles is tasty and yes, not bland like some I’ve tasted before.
If you give me a plate of sizzling pan noodles anytime, anywhere, I’d still like it as long as it does not taste horrible. Theirs pass with flying colours, though I have to admit their food nowadays can be quite salty.So, if you can’t stand salty food, this may not be to your liking at all.
Luckily the portion remains just nice, no shrinking as is normal nowadays.
Sizzling pan noodles
The crispy noodles combines wonderfully with their savoury, starchy gravy with prawns, vegetables and an egg.
Sizzling pan noodles and soup
And then we come to their ‘trademark’ dish amongst the noodles:
Specialty Soup
It’s called ‘chern chu mee fern’ (translated to possibly mean: Pearl Rice Noodles) or something like that. One of the ‘waitresses’ mumbled this to me when I asked her what it’s called. When we want to order this, we just said ‘Er, the special soup…’ and they’d know what we want.
It’s basically a starchy soup, very much like the sharks’ fin soup but not so sticky. And no sharks’ fins lar. It is bee tai bak (short rice noodles) with beansprouts, egg, anchovies (ikan bilis), spring onion, pepper and perhaps chicken stock in the soup, not very sure. The resulting soup is a great burst of flavours from the fragrant ’seafood’ smell (due to the anchovies) to the rich eggy flavour to the fresh crisp of the beansprouts. Just absolutely wonderful! A definite must try, if you ever to go this stall. Fortunately, the soup is also the least salty compared to the noodles/
We didn’t order their claypot chicken rice this time around but we’ve tried it before and it is also quite good. But if you want to cook your own, you can try out this claypot chicken rice recipe.
This elusive roadside hawker stall is located in between Paya Terubong and Farlim. Here are the details of the stall:
Where: By the roadside along Lintang Paya Terubong 3 (Click here for the map)
When: Open ONLY on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday & sometimes public holidays
Time: 8.30pm – 2am
Contact: 04-8273025
They only have several tables and they cater mostly to the ’supper-eating’ crowd so go early, as in around 8.30pm to avoid having to wait hours for your food! Better still, call in and place your order first.
Rating: 7/10
Price: $$ (RM4 per plate/bowl)
Courtesy of Jessie, The Hungry Mouse
Courtesy of April, The Hungry Engineer
