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Nasi Kerabu, Ayam Percik & Gulai Kawah @ Yati Ayam Percik, Kota Bharu, Kelantan You know when you’re knee deep in scheduled plus some random out-of-the-blue travelling stints, your mind tends to sway towards a grim shade of blue with sadistic undertone. In short, you’d wish that you’re right back in the comfort of your ...
The Johor Famous Three-Storey (San Low) Fragrant Fried Beehoon @ San Low Seafood Seriously, tell me that Johor Bahru (JB, for short … and no, this post’s nothing to do with Bieber) is famous for a dish this simple; a plate of fried beehoon (thin strands of rice vermicelli noodles), and I would have definitely ...
*Travel Blitz will be a new series of posts on Motormouth From Ipoh; highlighting interesting food and travel bits from all over Malaysia. This coincides with the surge of travelling lately, and serves as a platform to channel Motormouth’s scattered thoughts and ramblings. #1 – This shot was taken from the Signal Hill Observatory Tower ...
Mix Appetizer M.S (Malika Saba) (RM25/USD8) – A platter of various appetizers to start off with, in case you’re intimidated by the awkward names like I was. I could only identified hummus and tabbouleh from my limited vocab/experience with Middle East fares. Now, Malika Saba arrived on the scene at the right time, I’d reckon. ...
Salted Egg Bitter Gourd (RM10/USD3.30) – Deep-fried to perfection, coated with a delectable batter of salted egg and lightly spiced up with finely-chopped red chillies. I don’t know which part of the title attracted you most. The fact that there IS one Sungai Wang in Ipoh (albeit this is not a shopping mall, but a ...
Fat. Crunchy. Juicy. Sweet. Pride of Ipoh; and what a humble sprout! I tell you, there really is a HUGE difference between life in Ipoh, and life in KL. A jarring one, smacking one in the face almost immediately upon arrival in this metropolitan crawling with landlubbers perpetually stuck in the rat race, hours spent ...
“What can you do when the blistering hot weather’s out against you?” 1. Try a bowl of refreshing Malaysian dessert; Ais Kacang (ABC, or Ais Batu Campur), laced with red syrup and evaporated milk, then topped with kidney beans, crunchy peanuts, sweet corn, cendol, grass jelly and ‘sek lau zhi‘ 2. Or this bowl of ...
Blissful – To be breathing in the crisp morning air of beautiful Ipoh once again. Although yeah, Ipoh’s far from the days of being a painting of one exceptionally serene old to …
The Aussie Burger (275 baht for Regular, 340 baht for Large) – Beetroot, Grilled Pineapple, Crispy Bacon, Cheddar Cheese & Fried Egg with Vegemite Mayo. And so, in the last post, there was a glimpse of a Pork Samurai Burger from McDonald’s in Bangkok that we could not help but savour again and again. And ...
1. Ruby-red fresh pomegranates to be juiced. Frying the savoury peanut crackers and loving every second of it. Lap chup; the jelly-like colourful desserts made from mung bean and coconut milk; with a liberal palette of artificial colours. Rice crackers dotted with black sesame. I knew you wanted more. And here are the rest of ...
Here’s a breather. In case you felt like as though you’re suffocating from the onslaught of Bangkok posts. Back in 2009, we stopped by this comparatively spacious ‘shack’ on Old Klang Road; right beside the overhead NPE due to the extremely (no kidding) admirable turnout of a dinner crowd. I daresay; hundreds of them and ...
Churning out bowls after bowls of the famed Boat Noodles of Bangkok; watching them in action was akin to poetry in motion; seamless transition between every single process. If it’s your first time here, and wondering why the flurry of Bangkok food posts in a Malaysian food and travel blog, don’t worry. This site ain’t ...
Bang Rak; a community of foodies and overflowing with hospitality Following up on the stories of Nang Loeng market and Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok, we decided to venture slightly off-radar to this old neighbourhood of Bang Rak; alighting from Saphan Taksin BTS (skytrain) station; right before crossing Taksin Bridge to the western continent ...
Or Tor Kor Market @ Bangkok, Thailand You know sometimes, the mere thought of walking into a wet market will irk the most conventional of tourists. Imagine the moss-covered walls, damp and humid air trapped within a close vicinity; the stench from live stocks gathered in extremely packed proximity, butchers having the time of their ...
If you start to question whether has the Motormouth suffered from the wrath and succumbed as a consequence of manic bingeing throughout these 4 years (the blog’s anniversary is just right on the horizon!), the answer may be YES. But not from the sheer overload of food. Almost an overkill, actually. The truth is, since ...
For the complete series of mind-blowing stories related to this post, jump to Bangkok 2012 ….. Isaan Food; a Northeastern Thai affair that usually involves dishes predominant with chillies, salads, catfish, pork and fried chicken eaten with sticky rice. Tell me what to eat in Bangkok few years ago, and I’ll go …uh, Tom Yum ...
Idling ladies with mortar and pestle; grinding freshly-julienned young papaya for the perennial favourite salad of the Thais; Som Tum, sweet and juicy pineapples, and salted fish flattened …
It was almost blissful. That I left the cold/emotionless cubicle, the piles of work heaped on these strained shoulders, the manic chase for numbers, and the country plagued by impossibly ridiculous stories (the Ms Tow Truck saga being the icing on the cake throughout the hiatus). And stepped foot on Thailand’s soils, once again. Pardon ...
What used to be Tai Ka Lock, became known affectionately as Tai Kar Rock, to something more contemporary … Let’s Rock. Tell that to a foreigner and none would have expected Yong Tau Foo and curry fish head to be the stars. And right after the revisit to the revamped Italia Mia (changed owners, same ...
Italia Mia @ Sunway City, Tambun – A refreshed coat of paint; complete with an artistic touch on the mural of the Grand Canal to create that mood ….. Italia Mia has graced the dining scene in Ipoh since more than half a decade ago. In this last review of the restaurant located in Sunway ...
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