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IPOH best chinese restaurants Part 3: Restoran Cathay for old school pork chop/chicken chop/fish

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Post published:April 2, 2016
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There used to be a time when ang-moh (western) food are all about chicken chop, steak, black pepper chicken, fish and chips and of course, mushroom soup.
Having garlic bread with a bowl of mushroom soup followed by a chicken chop was considered a celebratory meal, or a weekend treat back then in Penang for our family.

I recall the chicken chop vividly; chicken thigh coated in crisp batter and drowned in tasty, brown sauce plus sides of fries with slices of cucumber and tomatoes.

Now I refer to these as old school western food, since “western food” has taken on a whole new parameters now.

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IPOH best restaurants for dinner Part I: Kedai Makanan Rasa Lain Bercham – claypot crab, fishballs

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Post published:March 30, 2016
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When a friend bought me here 2 years back for the fishballs I got hooked.

Subsequent visits saw us ordering literally the same dish over and over again; the fishballs.

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IPOH best Chinese restaurants Part 2: Ipoman Seafood Ipoh

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Post published:March 13, 2016
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Opened in August 2013, this low-key restaurant serves ones of the best Chinese food in Ipoh, as recommended by my trusted Ipoh guide Brian Law.
The cook is the sweet Mdm. C.W. Lian herself, both sweet in demeanour as well as in looks.

The location can be challenging to find so it is better to call in advance for directions or bring along a local.
Advanced reservations are definitely encouraged.

First visit:
I had a patient bunch of friends along so I had more time for photos on this visit. On my 2nd visit it was with a bunch of hungry “ghosts” who grabbed at the food even before I could get some shots.

Ipoman’s signatures are their Curry Tongfun (bean thread vermicelli) with prawns (RM30) and Sweet and Sour Pork in Ice (RM20).
The prawns were fresh, mid- large sized ones cooked in mild, creamy curry sauce. A RM30 portion was sufficient for 5 of us, for there were 7 prawns in the pot.

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In search of IPOH best curry mee … here’s seven (7) curry mee in Ipoh that you can try

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:October 3, 2015
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UPDATED Jan 2018: 9 best curry mee stalls in IPOH! Ipoh curry mee may be a favourite for some but personally I prefer Penang curry mee. Our rich, creamy coconut milk based broth…

Where is Ipoh best taufufa/soybean curd: Woong Kee, Ding Feng, Funny Mountain, Tai Soo, Lou Yao Kei – Bercham

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:September 16, 2015
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The texture of Ipoh taufufa is unbelievable.

So silky smooth, it slides down your throat with ease, cooling its path and bringing much comfort to the parched throat.
Otherwise it works just as well as a deserved treat. There isn’t a need to justify a (or more) bowl of beancurd when you are in Ipoh!

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Nam Heong Food court in Ipoh – a amalgamation of the traditional & technology

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:May 21, 2015
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Time is money and money can’t buy time.
In the recent years convenience, practicality and comfort took favour over tradition & old habits.

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Tau Sar Pheah – Guan Heong, Ipoh

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Post published:February 18, 2015
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For all that I shun sugar, I love my pastries and cakes.
And my Chinese sweet soups (tong shui).

I have never really liked English pastries; the flaky layers of butter never agree with me somehow. But the flaky crust of tau sar pneah gets to me every time.
I just love it. As long as it is not overly greasy of course.

My ideal tau sar pneah would be one with “dry” (meaning non-greasy), crispy crust, and lightly sweeten soft, fine mung bean paste.
Addition of shallots does impart fragrant, but not imperative.

I’ve blogged about a few of my favourites and Tong Huat’s in Kluang is seriously one of the better ones I’ve tried.

For Penang, I prefer Ghee Hiang over Him Hiang.
For Ipoh, Guan Heong Biscuit Shop‘s tambun biscuits are definitely worth buying.
For Teluk Intan, I’ve tried the famous Tiger & Yee Thye ones, both not bad, but I still prefer Guan Heong’s.

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Halal food in Ipoh – Thumb’s Cafe @ Greentown, Ipoh

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Post published:June 2, 2014
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It was by a funny stroke of luck that we stumbled upon Thumb’s Cafe in Ipoh.
We were not in Ipoh for a food excursion. It was in fact a photography skewed trip, with a trunkload of clothes in the boot of the Volkswagen Passat, heading to north for landscape inspiration shoot.

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