A Hard Day’s Work @ Batu Gajah & Pusing
April 7, 2008 | 3,236 views
…….. Right until one full circle later, we were the one behind this extra patient guy. Hmm. He looked to be enjoying the view, basking in the freaking hot sun, whipping at his ‘slaves’ who were carrying erm… grasses at that point. Wow, cool? But TallGal, who was driving, overtook the speed demons, and sped off to oblivion. Or rather, this next tourist spot ;
Aahhh… Many years haven’t visited Kellie’s Castle. Perak’s proudly acclaimed heritage site. We felt a sense of pride in helping conservation of this place. No, we did not enter, which btw is RM4/entry for adults. Instead we contributed 20 cents each in order to visit their loo. 
Hunger pangs strike! Where to eat in Batu Gajah? There’s KFC and Pizza Hut, but Ipoh also got la. No clues at all. Ended up diverting to Pusing, a small town around 15-20 km off Ipoh. TallGal used to eat at this restaurant called Ming Feong,on the main road. Either Jalan Pusing, or Jalan Besar. Yeah, ancestors were pretty creative in naming roads I guess ….
Duck Noodle Soup (RM5.50)
Prawn Noodle Soup (RM7.50)
Fried Sang Har Meen (Prawns with Sang Mee) RM10
All of us ordered the same herbal tea, Loh Han Kuo with Har Gu Chou. (go figure). Tasteless! Probably the ice. Consoled self. We were browsing through the menu so long the waitresses got impatient instead. Hahaha. In fact only TallGal know Mandarin, therefore she was too busy translating the whole menu, consisting of at least 50 items to us. In the end, Mr KYT and Ms FCOE chose the same Duck Soup Noodle. KYT asked for drumstick, but the girl had absolutely no idea what he requested. She mentioned something bout see your luck, or something like that. Turned out the noodle was not so tasty, compared to Bidor Pun Chun’s Famous Duck Drumstick Noodle. The soup was not very aromatic from the herbs, and the duck’s skin was chewy and tasteless. (I had the ‘privilege’ of ingesting Mr KYT’s duck skin remains.)
TallGal had her usual Prawn Mee. At RM7.50 a bowl, we were prepared to be amazed by the hopefully LARGE prawns, but ended up they gave only 2 mediocre prawns. Hmm … Let’s pray for my Sang Har Meen. Whoops, bad omen led to reality. 2 mediocre prawns fried with sang mee (sorry dunno translation). Only consolation is the gravy was pretty tasty, with generous amount of black beans. The noodle was slightly charred at some ends. At RM10.00, no less.
They do serve various rice dishes, and a whole lot of noodle choices. Just try not to take your own sweet time in ordering. Hehe ….
Location : Ming Feong Restaurant @ Jalan Besar, Pusing. Coming from Ipoh, it is on the left side of the road. Passed the police station, and you’ll reach the shop soon. BUT, that was not the end of our mini food trip, as opposite the road, on the way back to Ipoh, on a small lane, were a few stalls selling Nyonya kuih.
TallGal frequented this stall before, and she straight without hesitation walked to the furthest stall from the road. Open from 1-6pm daily, this friendly uncle sells an astonishing variety of nyonya kuih.
All these for RM3.30 !! Pusing no inflation?
I was attracted to the deep fried sweet potato balls, 6 pieces for RM1. Very yummy, with sprinkling of sesame seeds, albeit slightly oily. Not too small portion too. The kuih is priced at 30 cents. YES, 30 cents per piece. The black and pink larger pieces cost 40 cents each. Wow, compared to Nyonya Colors in KL, these are a STEAL!! The black splat on the top left is named “chicken sh*t etc etc”. Sounds gross but taste yummy! Not too sticky and not too sweet. The pink glob (sorry, no idea what they’re called) is my grandma’s favourite. Mum commented that the kuih were so-so, as she claimed the taste of flour was excessive. Huh?? Whatever.
There were 2 stalls beside this uncle that more or less were selling the same items, but the 1st stall was also selling curry puffs and cucur udang. Looks delicious. Probably next visit?
wah very expensive..pricing almost can compare to kl pricing liao..too bad its crap ar..
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yeahlo … the shop looked pretty old and classic though. The owner seemed to have various Anugerah and Pingat though. Celebrity adorned outlet. Probably explains the price.But the kuih is nice.
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I was bored and tried to search if anyone blogs about Batu Gajah and Pusing because my parents live there… and came cross your post
That restaurant used to be very famouse, but then that was like ages ago, so don’t walk in unless there’s really nothing around. IF you happen to be in town, try the food in the wet market area just a bit further down from Ming Fung, food there’s much better
p/s : If you’re there early, you MUST try the roasted pork sold in a mini lorry parked just beside the main street, people line up for that!
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Hollow Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Yeah, the roast pork is good….the guy’s from Menglembu actually…but who cares, it’s good, crispy skin..the meat is ok…prefer the other one (in a shop) along the main road called Tai San a stone throw away….the meat is soaked in “lam yue” before they roast it…
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thanks Dao Chuan for the recommendation. in fact we go to Pusing rather often.
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i’m from batu gajah. good coverage on the food, ming feong is alright, the price can be extravagant, did you guys tried the duck stew, that’s one their best, yo.
pusing nyonya kuih, heavenly- although i wouldn’t comment on the level of hygiene. but that’s the beauty of small town.
if you guys could’ve covered more on bg town, the old railway station- next to the shell petrol station, we have some pretty good rojak, and ice limau (yellow colour, so it’s quite original)
menglembu, wai sek kai? haha.
alright, enough, i miss the serenity of home already.
take a drive to clearwater, it’s beautiful. and do you know we have a “secret” bird sanctuary in kampung pisang? here’s some pictures i took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuptownlife/sets/72157611869590260/
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wow, there IS a secret sanctuary? i never heard bout that. thanks for informing. the Wai Sek Kai in menglembu I’ve been, but the area very dimly lit, back then my camphone couldnt cope.
someday i’ll go again.
rojak next to Shell station, and ais limau? got that! in the noon only?
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Yes, it’s called Clearwater Sanctuary…nothing fancy lah…rich man play place…for golf…ooi!!
Try the Pasembur stall at the old Batu Gajah Pasar. It’s called Kassim’s rojak. It’s Sultan Azlan’s favorite. Yes, THAT Sultan Azlan….you know it’s him when the siren sounds and the whole street is closed…hahaha….Open around 1-2 pm.
On the same road a few hundred meters away, you should also see a van selling curry chee cheong fun with pork skin…try that too…the curry is good.
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The black splat on the top left is named “chicken sh*t … actually is call cow shit la..wakaka
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J2Kfm Reply:
September 24th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Erm, true or sarcastically?
Chicken shit, or ‘kai see thang’ is what we call them.
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hei.. the ming fong rest. i think u order the duck call “9 zai duck” this is very nice food… the other ok ok la.. but this “9 zai duck” really good..my uncle from other state will always order this when their go this place..
actually u can try the “CCF” at the other side.. which is the way from batu gajah, police station in ur right handside..then u turn to right .. u will see the “magnum 4d” there.. beside this magnum got a big hall..tat got a “CCF” very nice.. try their curry..yummy!!!
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J2Kfm Reply:
September 24th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Yeah, you can read about the Puppy Duck story here : http://www.j2kfm.com/ming-feong-restaurant-pusing-puppy-duck-sweet-and-sour-pork/
How they refused to let the two of us share one pot to ourselves. Hmm …. ended up with rather good sweet and sour pork, and other rice dishes.
Oh I think I noticed this hall, or food centre you mentioned. So the CCF is nice? I will take note of this the next time we are in Pusing.
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Great post on food from BG and Pusing. However, you might want to check out a rojak + mee rebus shop next to the Kuil in BG, then we have Top One – it is cafe-like – prices are a bit expensive but food is good in town centre, near a Pana shop. My personal favourite is an old restaurant by the name “Mee Fong”, in town centre as well, near Ambank.
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J2Kfm Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 7:55 am
Thanks Sarah. Never noticed about Top One, the cafe in town though.
What does Mee Fong serve anyway?
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good stuff! wow at the pricing @@
btw saw a post here talking about Top one restaurant in Batu gajah http://bit.ly/ud3ACS check it out
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