Showing posts with label Breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breakfast. Show all posts

Monday, 22 August 2011

Another Kuala Lipis Popular Breakfast/立啤早餐-章哥麵。

This is my version or replica of Kuala Lipis famous breakfast noodles, known as Cheong koh mien aka Cheong koh noodles. Cheong koh in Hakka means brother Cheong, It is also another Kuala Lipis specialty, it's a very popular breakfast noodles know as Cheong Koh Mien is noodles with minced chicken, fish balls and shredded dried shitake mushroom. The store is now operated by Cheong koh's son. There is also one in Kuala Lumpur which is operated by Cheong koh's eldest son. My version of Cheong koh mien is the original version and the one in Kuala Lipis has not shitake mushroom and fish balls in it. Originally the store only sells this noodles, with the choice of thick noodles, egg noodles, tear drop rice noodles aka silver noodles or mouse noodles and rice vermicelli. You can have it with soup or no soup, the egg noodles maybe ordered toss with dark soy sauce. Cheong koh's chilli sauce is also very good too. This is my childhood breakfast and if you ever go to Kuala Lipis, do have a bowl of Cheong koh noodle. You'll have to go early 'cos they sold out pretty quick.

Saturday, 16 April 2011

Famous Breakfast of Kuala Lipis/著名的瓜拉立卑的早餐 - 糯米飯仁当.

                                          Rendang and Pulut aka Dry Beef Curry and Sticky Rice
I was born in Kuala Lumpur and raised in Kuala Lipis by my grandparents. Kuala Lipis was the old capital of the state of Pahang, it is situated in the middle of Pahang. The railroad from Kelantan to Singapore has to pass through Kuala Lipis. Kuala Lipis used to be the capital of the state of Pahang but later it was  change to Kuantan. After the changed Kuala Lipis became a death town, business stated moving with the capital and people being transferred away from Lipis. I've always like Kuala Lipis, it's quiet and peaceful. There are three streets and a back lane in the town of Kuala Lipis. The street are Main street, Jelai street and Cross street. Jelai street is beside the Jelai river. The famous breakfast can be bought at Cross street. The store was run by an Indonesian migrant and now it is operated by his brother's son. It is basically dry beef curry served with steamed sticky or glutinous rice. The curry has beef or chicken, roasted grated coconut, spices, kaffir lime leaves and ketchup manis aka sweet dark soy sauce in it. When I was young, they used to sell them in banana leaf packet. One packet consist of  a small amount of sticky rice and a small lump of sauce without the meat cost 10 cents. If one wants a piece of meat with it, one have to pay 50 cents more for the meat. It is eaten as breakfast or lunch, most of the school children will buy a packet to bring to school as lunch. You can still buy them at Cross street today, but it will definitely cost more than 10 cents. I am not sure how much it will cost now because I haven't been back to Kuala Lipis for 20 year. So here is the famous Kuala Lipis breakfast that I have cooked for my family breakfast yesterday. Enjoy.