Food in Ipoh

Ipoh has very old streets and shop houses, many of which house coffee shops that serve delicious hawker fare. These shops are always full and people usually have to stand and wait for diners to finish eating before they lay claim to the newly vacated table.

A famous dish is the steamed white chicken accompanied by the bean sprouts.

                                                    Some people prefer the roast chicken

The other is a well known dish, the Kueh Teow Hor Fun, a flat white noodle in a soup base served with bean sprouts and steamed chicken slices. Sometimes the chicken is shredded. The noodles are very smooth, unlike those found elsewhere which are not as smooth and are quite thick.

We also tried the dry curry mee (noodles) which my8 cousin says is very delicious and which sells out every fast.

   This is actually dry noodles topped with thick creamy curry.
Ipoh is also famous for its white coffee.

In the afternoon we had a bowl of cendol to stave off the heat.  This is absolutely delicious. The coconut milk is topped with palm sugar and the soft green cendol (small green strips made from pea flour) just about melts in your mouth. It comes in a bowl of shaved ice.

                                                               cold and delicious cendol

Then there are the desserts.  There is a road known as Rainbow City which has a long line of stalls selling all kinds of sweet desserts and supper fare. It opens only at night.

I had leng chee kang.

My niece had fruit salad ice cream while my sister had a red bean dessert.

                                                                   Sotong Kangkong                                                                                                                                                                                                     
We rounded off the evening with a plate of cuttle fish and vegetable Kang Kong. The sauce is sweet and spicy topped with roasted pounded pea nuts. 

Many other types of food are also available in the restaurants but hawker fare is still the best.  Some people think nothing of driving to Ipoh for a meal and returning that same afternoon to have dinner at home or elsewhere.