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Cafés, Food Analysis, Food Courts, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Markets, Shops, Stalls

Malaysia Food Exploration: The Quest for Kuih

May 14, 2011 j Leave a comment

Picture the scene. It is 2008 and H, H Snr and I are gathered together in the Newton Food Court, Melaka, Malaysia. It is a hot and sweaty lunchtime, and I have just eaten a large plate of crispy pork. H and I amble over to a kuih stand (kuih being a term for small snacks, often sweet but not always) and purchase a selection which we take back to the table.

H Snr glances over the plate and his face lights up at the sight of some small, green, coconut-covered balls. “Onde-onde!” he declares with delight, as he eats one with evident enjoyment. Apparently these were a favourite snack from his time working in Malaysia, so we hustled back and bought a load more.

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Bakeries, Cafés, Food Analysis, Malaysia

Malaysia Food Exploration: Ming Xiang Tai

May 12, 2011 j 4 Comments

When writing posts within the “food analysis” category, I often talk generally about a specific item rather than focusing upon a single outlet and multiple foodstuffs.

However in the case of Ming Xiang Tai (133 Jalan Burma, Penang), I decided to make an exception as (a) the 4 things I tried were all delicious and (b) individual posts would have quickly become repetitive as I went off into rhapsodies each time about the amazing flaky pastry.

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Food Analysis, Malaysia, Stalls

Malaysia Food Exploration: Patongko

May 10, 2011 j 1 Comment

The hotel we stayed at in Penang (the recently-opened and very friendly Penaga) resides on the corner of Jalan Hutton and Lebuh Clarke in George Town.

A stone’s throw away along Jalan Hutton was a street stall that opened in the afternoons to serve patongko.