Jalan Bunga Raya, Melaka

How was your weekend break?
Had good rest or went out food hunting....like me? :p

Did an overnight trip to Melaka with my uni mates- they missed the food in Melaka and guess the time was right..all of us could make it for the food crawl.

We didnt want repeats of last year's eats, so we decided to check around town for other delicious food that we have heard, but have yet to try.

We found 2 tasty treats at Jalan Bunga Raya, so I decided to have it in one post.

Reached Melaka brunch time, we stopped by Yung Lai Siang for nyonya laksa..

The weather was cool, slight drizzle- makes an excellent match for piping hot nyonya laksa.

Yung Lai Siang's version looks thick, yet when I stir it, the soup seems diluted. But dont be fooled by the watery looking soup, it was flavourful and rich- the santan aroma was well balance and not too heavy. For RM3, we got noodles topped with prawn, see ham, bean curd, bean sprouts and lots of deep fried beancurd skin (which was tasty once soaked into the nice broth). Very satisfying indeed. I prefer YLS's version better than Donald and Lily's.

Yung Lai Siang also serves prawn noodles (RM3)

Average tasting noodles, better option would be the nyonya laksa.

Wash down the meal with a hot cup of kopi..

Smooth, not too thick and didnt leave any tartness in my mouth.

Granpa's curry puff sold at the shop was purportedly good, so we tried..

Nope, it was those sweet, sambal curry that I didnt like. Potatoes were soft though.

A couple of roads away, we looked for the first char siew- roasted pork stall in Melaka.

Our clue was it's the first stall in the lane- but when we reached, there were 2 stalls at the front of the lane.

Hmmm, should I try the left or the right stall?? Both serves char siew and roasted pork..

What other clues??

Cracked my head a lil and I recalled they serve lung yoke too- so I only found 1 stall (the one on the right) preparing that specialty :D

We tried the char siew, roaste pork, lung yoke and home made sausages..

The char siew was unlike those melt in mouth ones you get in Klang Valley. Theirs were compact, mostly lean meat. The interesting part was the exterior, marinated and barbequed to that texture and flavour of bak kwa while the centre was definitely fresh pork. The guys loved it.

While Andrew and Francis thought the roasted pork was normal, WF and I enjoyed it..

Again, dont expect melt in mouth, this roast pork was served cold, but compact with distinct layers of fat, meat, fat and slightly burnt but ultra crackling skin. Very old school of preparation but brought back wonderful memories :)

The lung yoke and homemade sausages..

My mum cooks lung yoke, but her version was different from what was being served here. The auntie explained that their lung yoke is prepared by mincing pork, liver and fat together- compressing it into flat patties and slowly roasted like char siew. Looks very much like bak kwa, the lung yoke was thicker in slice, darker in colour and had a distinct aftertaste of liver when I took a bite. I liked it as I always enjoy pork liver. :p

The sausage on the other hand, reminds me of a chewy, waxed sausage. It was pretty nice, but some of my friends thought it was just ok.

The barbeques meat rice was served with curry sauce and slightly spicy bean sauce. An interesting side sauce but I'd prefer my rice plain to savour the flavours of the roasts.

The char siew-roasted pork stall is located at Medan Makan Boon Leong (lane), of Jalan Bunga Raya, Melaka.

Yung Lai Siang is located at Jalan Bunga Raya Pantai, Melaka.

Jonker Street, Melaka

Was in Melaka recently for a day trip, to celebrate my 2 friend's birthday with, what else, but whole day of all expense paid eating! lucky lucky guys :p

Thanks Andrew for the fantastic transport, we really felt we were in a private coach tour to Melaka, very nice indeed! hehe

We reached Melaka in time for lunch, and our first stop was the famous chicken rice ball at Kedai Kopi Chung Wah. My first try of this shop was when I was 17 years old, my friend's father, a Malaccan, said that this was the only place he'll have the chicken rice balls. The first experience was unforgettable. And I've been back on my every visit to Melaka.

So yes, I was not surprise when I saw the queue when I was approaching the shop. But wait was short, we managed to get seats quite fast.

The rice balls and the chilli sauce.. Compact rice balls coated with chicken oil, i used to just take this with the chilli sauce and I would be satisfied. Alas, I was sorely disappointed as the rice balls lacked the fragrance and flavours that used to impressed me. So was the chilli; it's merely spicy and not fragrant anymore.

I was never impressed with the chicken they served there.. And yes, it's still mediocre.

Next was dessert at Jonker Dessert 88

Their famed cendol with sticky, caramelised gula melaka was a hot item in this shop. How can one miss it?

Still as yummy as the last I had it. A little bit on the sweeter side though..

We walked over to Donald & Lily..

Read that it has a killer nyonya laksa. WF said they're famous for the cendol too (the normal, non caramelised version). It was already nearing tea time and we were lucky to get the final 2 bowls of laksa. The waiter suggested us to try their other nyonya food (pongteh, assam fish etc), but we already had lunch and just wanted to snack here...

Looks absolutely gorgeous, this bowl was definitely sinful. The creamy, thick santanish soup was enticing and not overly rich. I usually don't take nyonya laksa as it's just too rich in flavours. But Donald & Lily's version was surprising smooth and goes down really well with all the fresh ingredients (juicy see ham included :p).

We had some Tau Kua Rojak

Francis said it was weird. So I tried. It was ok actually, warm bean curd, chopped cucumber and pineapple tossed with prawn sauce ala chee cheong fun style. I guess it's an acquired taste? I didn't find it terribly impressive though nearly every table has a plate of it.

Cendol to cool us down.. Too sweet, but the gula melaka was very fragrant.

Kedai Kopi Chung Wah

18, Jalan Hang Jebat ( beginning of Jonker walk) , 75200 Melaka.

Jonker Dessert 88 (Museum Cafe)

88, Jonker Walk, 75200 Melaka.

Donald & Lily

Back of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (or back lane off Jalan Hang Jebat), 75200 Melaka.

Kedai Kopi USJ 2, Nyonya Laksa, Subang Jaya

Just a short post today, a place that I was suppose to try it's nyonya laksa for ages, but always out of luck when we were there.

Luck was on our side recently and I managed to get a bowl of nyonya laksa from Wu Shou Lou's stall..

I had mine with curry stingray (RM5, i think), which looks very tempting.. This bowl of noodles was served piping hot and having this for my first meal of the day, well, it warms my tummy immediately. The soup was not too thick but still had sufficient kick once I mixed the sambal into the soup base. Those who are fans of thicker soup base may find this less attractive though ;p

I got a super huge chunk of stingray... Very fresh and the meat's really sweet (though a tad coarse, as how stingrays should be), goes wonderfully with the crunchy beansprouts and long beans. You can opt for nyonya laksa with chicken or the full blown seafood deluxe as what Boolicious had.

Satisfying bowl of noodles indeed. :)

Wu-Shou Luo nyonya laksa stall is located at Kedai Kopi USJ 2, Jalan USJ2/2C, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya.