Thursday, May 29, 2014

Kway Tiu Kia @ Stall 57 Meng Fang, Cedar Point Food Court

Kway Chap, a Teochew dish made famous by laborers who piled the trade is found mainly in Singapore and if you happen to jump across the causeway to Johor Bahru, it does not exist. Instead you have a variant of it known popularly as Kway Tiu Kia, a rice noodle dish that is a little divorced from the Singapore version. As...

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Kapitan Curry Chicken @ MyKuali KSL City

There has been a new trend these days to capitalize on your branding whenever the opportunity arises and MyKuali is one such entity. They came out with a highly successful instant noodle pack called the MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodle which is exported to several countries. The brand also has premade cooking paste for...

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Curry Fish Head @ Stall 54 Cedar Point Food Court.

When it comes to curry fish head, everyone seems to have their own take on it and I don't blame them. Some like it a tad sour, others like it with more curry taste, etc. Fish head today isn't cheap anymore. Back in the old days, fish heads were often discarded by restauranteurs and for some, they decided to take those...

Friday, May 9, 2014

One Dollar Meal @ Uncle Jacks Fried Chicken

When you are hungry, you need a quick cheap meal and where do you go? This is probably one of the toughest questions as there is very little on offer in terms of a cheap meal in Malaysia these days. The average price for a meal is between US1.50 to US$2.00 in a town like Johor Bahru and we are not talking about cafe or diner...

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Dry Bakuteh @ Kim Hock Food Court

It looks disgusting, dark, and almost burnt in respect but Kim Hock Food Court has been selling these for years. For the life of me, I have no idea that such a dish existed nor did I even care to find out about its existence but when it comes to something this strange, someone has to write about it. First, Bakuteh, or...