March 2008

Bak Kwa – Dried Pork Slices

by Paris B on March 24, 2008

in Chinese, Glossary, Non-Halal, Pork, Snacks

Bak Kwa or dried pork slices is very popular among the Chinese for some reason. This is especially so at Chinese New Year when people queue up outside the famous bak kwa shops to buy packets of the meat to bring home. Bak Kwa is also known as yoke kon in Cantonese. The meat is [...]

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Fried Sweet Potato Balls in Petaling Street

by Paris B on March 19, 2008

in Chinese, Deep Fried, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Halal, Kuala Lumpur, Snacks, Street Food, Vegetables

Petaling Street and hawker streets in general are a haven for snacks. One I chanced upon was fried sweet potato balls. I’d never tried them but I was about to! The stall I saw was very popular and located in a little side lane of Petaling Street. There is a newspaper cutting featuring their snack [...]

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The Best Curry Laksa in Kuala Lumpur

by Paris B on March 18, 2008

in Food and Restaurant Reviews, Kuala Lumpur, Light Meal, Malaysian, Non-Halal, Noodles, Soup, Street Food

The best curry laksa in Kuala Lumpur (for me) is in Pudu. It is a stall at the corner of the road which houses the famous Tong Kee Brothers Bakery and I only know it as No. 168. Patrons sit in a small shop unit but during lunch seating can be scarce as this stall [...]

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