Motormouth From Ipoh – Asian Food & Travel Blog

Just saying here, but don’t you just miss the days when set lunches were priced at no more than RM10/set, and come with a bowl of (canned) soup, a cup of coffee/tea and a scoop of Magnolia ice-cream? (Remember the classic Rendezvous & First Coffee House?)

Mix Grill Pork (RM8.50/USD2.80) – Two slabs of pork chop smothered in a pepper-ish brown gravy, a slice of ham, a sausage and a fried egg with crinkle-cut fries.

I see you rolling your eyes back there. I know lah … time has changed, inflation is inevitable, cost of goods rising, branding and marketing needs $$$ and hiring loyal workers can be a pain in the butt. Still, I can’t help but pour cold water on the newer cafes that charge slightly more than they should; in tandem with premium price tags of more established and refined outlets. Or worse, benchmarking against Klang Valley’s restaurants.

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Zakka Loft; Where the fine line between Life & Art is blurred?

You know, all throughout this Chinese New Year holidays (the first few days, and these last few days of the season), I was struggling through and through.

Not entirely because of the blistering hot weather, the absence of Lady Luck during those … erm, trying times, or even the fact that the sheer abundance (overloaded, onslaught, avalanche?!) of FOOD got me huffing and panting while bulldozing through them all.

With ease. Like a boss … Okay, maybe like a Motormouth.

Pumpkin Sweet Corn Soup (RM3.80/USD1.20) with Barley and Sago; either warm or chilled.

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You know, when you’re out with people sharing the same UNhealthy passion of eating (read : food bloggers), one solitary stop just won’t cut it.

I mean, here we have people from all backgrounds, who are usually more occupied than the Prime Minister himself, schedules reserved for eating, eating and more eating (not with me though … I’m this poor, unwanted/ignored anomaly of a child. *sob). And the instant we connect and manage to gather, the ‘kiasu-ism-ness’ in us will start rearing its ugly head; indulging in series of gluttony+guilt+mindless indulgence.

Who’s complaining of the consecutive food stops anyway? 🙂

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Bubur Cha Cha (also known as Mo Mo Cha Cha) is a traditional Nyonya dessert that consists of boiled sweet potatoes, yam, tapioca (occasionally), sago (tapioca pearls) and black eyed peas (NO, this is the BEANS, not the “Boom Boom Pow” hitmakers) in a coconut milk(santan)-based sweet soup.

Notice that the only time I wrote anything faintly resembling a “tong sui” (Cantonese for sweet soup, a typical Chinese dessert taken after meals, or between the main meals) stall was the post on Ipoh Street Snacks, when I covered the famous desserts at the famous stretch of stalls on Tong Sui Kai (literally translated to Desserts Street).

Not to indicate that I do not have a sweet tooth for desserts. That’s so far from the truth, actually. But in Ipoh, it’s not that easy to find a comfortable place for desserts, like say; KTZ outlets in Klang Valley and its many imitators. Heck, one can even find a Cendol/ABC stall easily in Penang and Taiping. Which kind of explains why I never wrote about Cendol stalls in Ipoh, until recently.

Okay, cut the crap. And here comes not one, not two, but THREE of the more prominent “Tong Sui” outlets in Ipoh. Do provide your feedback at the end of the post, and tell me what you think should be and should not be on the list. Read the rest of this entry »