One thing I like about Malaysia is the abundance of easily accessible and cheap food available. One of my favourites has to be the tai-chow (“big fry” literally) stall, simply for the amazing variety they offer…that is, if you speak Cantonese.
If you do, kudos to you! The sky’s the limit and you can order anything from Wat Tan Ngau Yoke Hor (Beef with Noodles in Egg Sauce) to Foo Kua Pai Kuat Fan (Bitter Gourd and ribs with Rice). However, if you don’t speak Cantonese like poor banana me, then it’s best you stick to the tried-and-true dishes! Easy dishes that won’t trip up your tongue! But that’s what we like best about the tai-chow we sometimes frequent on Jalan Ipoh. They speak Hokkien!! So although my Hokkien is still floundering, at least I can finally understand what they say! And so, my limited Hokkien and Cantonese got us this:
My favourite yin-yong, fried hor fun and vermicelli bathed in an eggy sauce with generous helpings of vege, fishcake, pork slices and prawns for a very reasonable RM4 for a one pax portion.
A hefty helping of kangkung stir-fried in belacan for RM8. This stall is always very generous with their vegetables…maybe their customers look constipated! Heh…
And this was Marmite ribs for RM10. It’s really nice but that night it was very salty, probably due to an overdose of Marmite. Previously when I ate it, it was really yums. Juicy pork ribs coated in sticky Marmite sauce and full of wok hei flavour. I wonder if this can be replicated at home, sans the wok hei flavour!
So yes, PE doesn’t cook that much so she can’t share recipes unlike PB…but at least she takes you on her eating jaunts!
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Oh yes, one of the best places to get good food is big fries. And just like you, being proud of being a Hokkien, my cantonese has a Hokkien slang to it and does confuse the cook sometimes