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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Malacca Street Food: Ah Bao's 'Oh Chien' (Fried Oyster), Jonker Street

Jonker Street came to life during night time with its night market attracting a whole bunch of non-locals. 'Oh Chien' aka Fried Oyster has always been my all time favourite sinful snack :P The tantalizing smell of the Oyster Omelette being fried will always smack right up to your nose, you can never miss it! Ah Bao's 'Oh Chien' Stall is our first stop for the night.

Fried Oyster Omelette 'Oh Chien'

Rating: Taste ♥ Value for money ♥♥ Overall ♥

rm 7.00 (medium)

(Ranges from rm5, rm6, rm7, rm8, rm10)

Well, a pretty generous portion for rm7, you can never get that in KL ! However, the taste is just so-so. I personally prefer my Oh Chien to be crispy at its sides and with the right starchy texture. But this one in particular is too starchy and sticky. The Oyster served was also real mini, you can hardly see it from the picture above ! :(

I've yet to try the famous 'Oh Chien' @ Jalan Bunga Raya, Malacca that i've heard so much about. Apparently, that was one of the best ! Well, i surely will not miss it the next time i visit Malacca :)

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Malacca Street Food: Chicken Rice Balls @ Restaurant Famosa, Jonker Street

Jonker Street Malacca, my favourite place to be. . be it for street shopping, street food hunting, antique look-out or just simply street walking, there's surely something that sparkles to your eyes !

Everyone knows Malacca is famous for their chicken rice ball. Almost every corner of Jonker street (I might be exaggerating :P), you can find restaurants serving chicken rice ball. The famous chicken rice ball restaurant in Malaaca include the famous Kedai Kopi Chung Wah with its forever lengthy queue outside its shop, and then there's the humble looking Hoe Kee Hainan Chicken Rice Restaurant, and last but not least the famous red Restaurant Famosa.

Well, during this trip to Malacca, we decided to drop by at Restaurant Famosa, located at Jalan Hang Kasturi. It was a real short trip, hence we did not want to waste any time queuing up at the other restaurant, but don't get me wrong i really don't mind queuing up for good food :)

♥ the interior

It's pretty traditional looking, but the strong red background gives a good modern twist to its antique furniture.

A must have !

Fresh Thai Coconut

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rm 4.80

Superbly fresh and REFRESHING. . . ! 

Wheat Grass Juice

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rm 2.50

Cooling but..it is too sweet !

Steamed Chicken with Rice Ball

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rm 5.00

Simply classic! The rice ball is nicely fragrant and not too oily. The chicken is nicely shimmered with their special soya sauce and it was nicely chopped too! I'm quite particular in how a chef chopped and served the chicken. You can judge if the chef had a bad skill, simply when you accidentally bite off some crushed pieces of chicken bones. . what a big turn off !

Roasted Chicken with Rice Ball

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rm 5.00

I usually would prefer the roasted chicken but this time the steamed chicken wins!

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Malacca Street Food: Durian Ice Cream @ Poh Keong, Jonker Street

I'm not sure about you, but everytime I've made a visit to Jonker Street Malacca, the weather would be scorching HOT. In a crazy weather like this, you can choose to have the Malacca's famous Ice Cendol or like me in this case, you can choose to have the famous Durian Ice Cream ! ♥

Poh Keong Enterprise

The Ice Cream Kiosk



Durian Ice Cream

Rating: Taste ♥♥ Value for money ♥ Overall ♥

rm 5.00 (large) rm3.00 (small available in cone)

Overall, very small serving for rm5.00 (not that value for money). BUT, I love the smooth texture of the ice cream. Being a durian lover, the durian's taste to me is actually very mild, it would have been perfect if they could topped with some durian flesh :P yummy-O ! Just like the one I've tasted in Bandung, Indonesia, they really added the real fruit in it !

Keep reading for more updates on Malacca street food. . .

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Malacca Street Food: Traditional Bites @ Gu Pong, Jonker Street

Jonker Street, Malacca has always been my favourite spot to hunt for good food and bites ♥ This time it is my first encounter with Gu Pong Enterprise.

 Humble looking entrance.

I had a pleasant surprise when I walked in and realised the shop is actually quite huge !

 

 They sell almost all types of local snacks that you think of ! The best part is they are all clean and nicely packaged. The service from the sales lady was superb too ! Well done !

Here are 2 of my favourites. . .

Tongkat Egg Biscotti

 Really ♥ the modern design of the packaging.

 Neatly wrapped up inside the box.

Tongkat Egg Biscotti

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rm 6

The crunchiness on every bite with the perfect combination of egginess and sweetness, makes it to be my favourite egg biscotti so far!

 I will definately stick to this brand. . . :) yummz !

Next is the Classic Sakeima. .

I must say that I'm really impressed with the packaging. Real cute ! ♥

 peek-A-boo !



Sakeima

Rating: Taste ♥♥♥ Value for money ♥♥♥ Overall ♥♥♥

rm 5.90

Having a sweet tooth, I'm a huge fan of Sakeima, this partcular one stands out in a way that it tastes like freshly baked ! It does not have the oily after taste unlike some other brands. The sesame crunch plus the sweetness of the caramel altogether spurs up the aroma of the sakeima. Hence, thumbs up to this !

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