Motormouth From Ipoh – Asian Food & Travel Blog

 Duo-style Steamed Scallops – with Mashed Ginger and Spicy & Sour Sauce (RM35/USD12)

Like an annual escapade, the journey to the west coast of Perak (Pangkor Island, Lumut, Sitiawan, Seri Manjung) has always been an experience that I craved, more so for the delicious and cheap seafood and Foo Chow fares than anything else. However, the recent year or so has seen a surge in visitors to Sitiawan owing to the new Tua Pek Kong temple (read more HERE); an amazing sight that you should not miss en route to Pangkor Island for holidays.

I wrote about Villa Seafood Restaurant more than once, and this has been a firm favourite with tourists and even locals for the extraordinarily fresh seafood paired with toddy (coconut wine). They have since moved to this new location (should be a couple of years now); an even more spacious premise with seating capacity in the realms of hundreds.

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The mere mention of Sitiawan evokes memories of fresh seafood @ Kampung Cina, Foo Chow-style cooking at Bei King or Lido, the insanely popular James cendol in front of the Indian temple, the Chinese-style of bagels named ‘gong pia’ & even Teochew style Bak Kut Teh coupled with steamed fish head. (Read a portion of it on Sitiawan – Half A Day’s Worth of Food Hunt)

For me, revisiting Sitiawan brought to the surface sweet memories of the constant day trips (almost on a monthly schedule!) we made back then. Throughout my 3 years tenure of working around Perak, Sitiawan, Teluk Intan and Taiping opened my eyes to an entire different landscape of cuisines and local delicacies that I was kept unaware of while hibernating in Ipoh.

#1 – RESTORAN SUN HON SIONG @ AYER TAWAR

The Foo Chow clan takes pride in whipping up scrumptious sweet and sour cooking; in this case the Sweet & Sour Pork (Gu Lou Yuk) Rice at Restoran Sun Hon Siong @ Ayer Tawar surprised me with perfectly executed batter-coated pork, cucumber and even fried potatoes in a sweet and sour gravy balanced with the right flavours.

 Ayer Tawar – A small town you will pass by before you reach Sitiawan; along the Lumut highway

This is a story of our 2D/1N excursion to Sitiawan few weeks ago. In line with Visit Perak Year 2012, here’s another travel idea to help you plan that family getaway this holiday season.

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