Friday, June 8, 2012

Malacca Street Food: Fried Yam Coin, Jonker Street

Fried Yam Abacus aka Fried Yam Coin is a must have when you visit Jonker Street, Malacca. It's really a perfect street food. The joy of picking up the sizzling hot, bite size yam coins into you mouth is just spot on !

Yam Coin is tyical Hakka dish. It is made of mashed yams moulded into mini balls that resembles the shape of coin. Well, the name says it all, the Hakka believes that having this meal brings them wealth and prosperity. So, the more you should try it !

  
Fried Yam Coin
Rating: Taste ♥♥♥ Value for money ♥♥ Overall ♥♥♥
rm 3.00

The starchy texture of the yam coins fried together with the black fungus brings a chewy bite to it. The combination of sweetness from the minced meat and the dried shrimps together with the garlic fragrant makes a perfect sauce ! It's finger licking GOOD !

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