Chris Robinson … (detailed discussion follows)
Just go here. It’s in the Jongker Street area It has everything incl rarer dishes like Pie Tee (top hats) and sambal petai udang.
Most of the bean sprouts that I’ve tried, doesn’t matter if it is soy bean sprouts, mung bean sprouts or etc, they tend to look
Village Park restaUrant in Uptown PJ which is very famous for its nasi lemak with fried chicken.
Peranakan dish. The large brown nuts (seeds of Kepayang tree) contain hydrogen cyanide — lethal if eaten in large amounts. Not a worry though, I have complete faith in the nyonya’s preparation process. I order this mild chicken curry whenever I do “nyonya” (I’m a descendant) — because it is uniquely flavoursome. More than just spicy chicken - the creamy, earthy tar-like flesh of the nuts has a fermented black bean taste about it, adding another dimension to the dish. I reckon
In Malaysia we usually eat roti canai or nasi lemak for breakfast. In Malacca, there is a food stall that sell unique roti canai.
The roti canai is cooked here using charcoal. Very old school.
People who have eaten roti canai in this store must know that the bread is soft & baked perfectly.
Malaysian dishes: these comes to mind, laksa, satay, Tahu goreng, nasi lemak, otah, nasi kandar, mee rubus, mee siam, apoh apoh (curry puffs), mee goreng, Rojak, kueh tutu, kueh lapis
a. The region is where 85% of the world’s spices have met for over 800 years. Spices from India, from the spice islands and from Africa (eg vanilla from Madagascar brought by the Islamic traders);
b. Parts of Malaysia grew very wealthy on this trade, allowing its elite to demand better food and more variety; and
A Peranakan are descendants of Chinese migrants to Malaysia and Indonesia in the 15th century CE who did not return to China, married the local girls and adopted local culture but still retained their Chinese identities (ie they did not become Muslim). Overtime they developed their own tongues (which is a mix of Hokkien dialect and Malay, food and dressing styles but retained much of the Chinese culture they brought from China.