You'll find this place called "Penjaja Gallery Jalan Sultan" or "Hawker's Gallery of Sultan Street" as you walk towards the end of the street.
This place is usually packed during lunch time from Monday to Sunday as many local Chinese people will flock here to chow down. One of many favorites will be Yong Tau Foo which stands for "Bean curd stuffed will meat paste". The meat paste for the matter is more often than not made from fish paste and are fried before serving dry or soaked in soup.
Traditionally it has only been stuffed bean curd, but over the years, the establishments serving this food have worked hard and improvised and started stuffing a variety of vegetables such as lady finger, bitter grourd, brinjal or egg plant, big chilli as well as mushrooms!
... Madras Lane was where they originated and they do not serve stuffed mushrooms...
Judging by the amount of customers everyday, there is no doubt that this establishment has been around for more than 30 years. RM 1 for 1 piece of stuffed vegetable is quite reasonable. I was told that the price per piece was RM 0.15 during their early days in business!
...workers stuffing fish paste into brinjals and bean curd rolls before frying them....
This dish is typically eaten with rice, however, it is also acceptable to eat them with Chee Cheong Fun, a local delicacy made from rice flour, steamed in rolls and served with sweet sauce and chili sauce... and topped with sesame seeds
...this is a medium sized Chee Cheong Fun... for RM 2
I like mine with lots of sesame seed coz it complements to the soft texture of the rice flour noodles making it palatable.
...finally the Yong Tau Foo arrives
The way to judge a good dish of Yong Tau Foo is the texture of the fish paste that has to be bouncy and tasty. If the fish paste is not well cooked, you'll taste flour when you bite on it. But this hasnt been the case for any of my eating experience here. The dishes goes well with the Chee Cheong Fun.
This is Cendol, a local dessert made from shaved ice, adding coconut milk and green wormy jelly made from flour and topped with the mandatory Gula Melaka, which is coconut sugar. Being a fan of Cendol, i have had better cendol servings elsewhere.
After that, we headed down to walk along Petaling Street for another local favourite drink called the Loh Hon Gou or Air Mata Kucing, which is a sweet drink made from boiling winter melon and Buddha Fruit (Loh Hon Guo fruit).
... Besides being a tourist shopping haven, Petaling Street is also a good place to shoot a movie scene...
Looking at the actress and actor, I would like to think that it is a local movie production.
...here's KL's most famous establishment for Air Mata Kucing...
There are also other smaller stalls selling this drink but they just dont taste as good as this one. Period.
There are also a few other famous established eateries such as the wantan mee, roast duck, dim sum around the area which I hope will be reviewed in the near future... till then.. adios!
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