Street Food

Scenes from the Pasar Ramadhan

Yesterday, 1 September 2008 marked the first day of Ramadhan for the Muslims and in true Malaysian spirit, the evening saw me loitering around the first Pasar Ramadhan of the year for me.

Clockwise: Dried Fresh Dates, Cool Drinks, Malay Kuih, Murtabak
A Pasar Ramadhan is a food market that happens only during the Ramadhan month. Ramadhan [...]

Steamed Healthy Soups at Pudu, Kuala Lumpur

Being Chinese, I enjoy my bowl of herbal soup now and again. But I don’t always have the time to boil it when I get back from work because a good soup would need at least an hour of boiling for the herbs to truly release their flavour. So, when I discovered this stall selling [...]

Tau Fu Fa - Soy Bean Pudding Dessert at Tengkat Tong Shin Kuala Lumpur

I am averse to soy bean based products but I will always make an exception for good tau fu fa or tau foo fa, a dessert made out of soy beans. The soy bean milk is congealed into a pudding or custard consistency and is usually served hot with sweetened syrup.
One of the better tau [...]

The best Satay in Kuala Lumpur at Jalan Peel

My favourite satay (or sate) to be found in Kuala Lumpur is at Jalan Peel or Peel Road. This is in the area bordering Cheras and Pudu and is located near the Carrefour Cheras and Queen’s Park. For me, this stall sells the best satay in Kuala Lumpur and the crowds attest to that!

Just look [...]