Malacca Food Trip - July'10

Long story , Short said ! ( 长话短说 ）Just food pics and addresses !!! ( and a bit of @#$@# in the end )

1) Chung Wah Coffee Shop - Chicken Rice Ball
Jalan Hang Jebat,
75200, Melaka.
Operating hours: 7am to 3pm. ( Info online )

My Take : We tried Chung Wah and Hoe Kee , IF you believe me , go for Chung Wah , Hoe Kee totally cannot make it , in terms of chicken , it is not as smooth and tender like Chung Wah , also it just take like Singapore chicken rice taste , with the dark colored sauce , the rice also cannot make it cos it is gluey outside but inside is very grainy and the chilli also cannot make it !!! Trust me , go for Chung Wah

2) Jonker 88 - Chendol , Baba Laska
88, Jalan Hang Jebat,
75200, Melaka.
Operating hours: 10am to 6pm (8pm on weekends) ( Info Online )
* Off on Tuesday !!! ( Am sure abt this )

My Take : Best Chendol , Best Laska for me , if you like you can try the nonya assam laska but i prefer the curry one ( Baba Laska) think they top it with sardine flakes , thus the soup is sweet and spicy. somtimes i will have it just w/o the noodles/bee hoon.

3) Dim Sum - Esp the Meat juicy pau
Yong Moh Coffee Shop
32, Jalan Tukang Emas,75200, Melaka.
5am till late noon.
Off days: Tuesdays ( I can't confirm this, info online )
Along the narrow Jalan Tukang Emas, or Blacksmith Street, adj to Jonker Walk and opp the 17th Century Kampung Kling
Mosque

My Take : Dim sum .. nothing fantastic, in fact ,,, edible only but the Pau is really juicy , be careful when you take your first bite !

4) Pak Putra - tandoori chicken and Naan
56, Jalan Laksamana 4,Taman Kota Laksamansa , 75300, Melaka
5pm to 12am. 012-601 5876
Off days: alt Monday ( some ppl say they closed on Monday , some said alternate Monday, But I went on Monday IT was
closed , despite the waiter told me they were open the nite b4 i was there.)
* Please do come early for the Tandoori Chicken , I did not get to try b4 i was there like 10pm+ and just saw them served the
last place of Tandoori !!!

My Take : The naan was supered !!! together with the chip pea dips , a must try to me ! ( even though we did naan in school but it was not as soft as theirs !!! You won't regret trying )
**TIPS : For shortcut ( by foot ) , Cut thru Baba House if not you had to turn one big round.

5) Oyster egg Bunga Raya food court

My Take : ( so-so only , Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 , Blk 409 one is better to me if u like those wet wet type)Along jln bunga raya, the first stall in a lane (60-77 medan makanan bunga raya) beside a coffeeshop. The wanton noodle next stall, noodle not bad but soup CMI.

6) Tau Sia Pia Kim Huat Confectionery at 14, Jln Kg Kuli (off Lor Hang Jebat) ( can give a miss )

7) Crepe - Nadeje Patisserie

Lot No. UB051, 052 & 053
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall
Jalan Merdeka 5000 Bandar Hilir Melaka

8) Nonya Kueh - Baba Charlie Tel: 06-2847209
72, Lorong Pantai Tengkera 2C
First notable landmark that you will notice at Tengkera, is the Balai Polis Tengkera (on your left. Then, keep going straight for
about 1km, and you will come to Masjid Tengkeraon your right. Once you've spotted this mosque, you need to decelerate.

My Take : So-so to me cos i am used to bangawan solo , but dun have chance to try the kueh dar dar , think we are there tooo early. try maybe go after 12 pm

9) Kedai Satay Xiang Ji
Xiang Ji is located off Jonker Street. It is just a short walk from Jonker Street, and it is opposite SRJK Pay Teck.
50, Jln Portugis Melaka
Tel: 019- 667 88688)
Never get to try so no comments.

10 ) Nonya Bak Chang - East & West Rendezvous (durian cendol and nyonya chang)
60, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka.

My Take : My fav bak chang !!!!! for ppl who like spices , esp i think tumeric !!! Must try !!!

11) La la & 4 treasure - Lane after Madam King’s department store on Jalan Bunga Raya
* Cockles and Shellfish Stall – walk into the dark lane where you’ll be greeted by wooden stalls with long low tables that are dimly lit with even lower benches to sit on. It’s like the outdoor hawker stalls of the 60’s.Ordered lala & this round snail The lady would just blanch them in boiling water & you eat it with this hae koh/belacan/lime/peanut dip. ! The jiu he eng chye was very good too. ( neber try )

These are mobile pushcarts that serves tasty snacks:
* Yu Char Kuih – ( Neber see )
* Popiah – in front of Mdm King's , very nice but lardy , 1 small is just nice , 2 might be too much cos of the lard used
* Pak Thong Koh –( didn’t try )
* Carrot Cake – black type. ( neber see )

12) Tan Kim Hock Product Center (85, 87, 89 Jalan Bendahara [12]) sells famous food specialties from Melaka, like Dodol, Cincalok, Belacan, dried fruits, durian cake, etc

13) Capitol Satay Celup, 41, Lorong Bukit Cina.
Must try my fav meat ball !!!
Sticks @ RM $0.80 now
Please try go b4 5 pm although they put open @ 5pm , we reach at 5 and it's full already , online ppl say it's closed on monday BUT it was open when we were there. But Q is on even time we pass by it , so go ard 4.45pm to wait ! ( who say only Singaporean is KS ! , there are ppl running in front of me that day )


Hotels that i had stayed b4 :-

Hotel Hallmark,
☎ 06-281 3409, [46]. Hotel Hallmark is a two star budget hotel. There are 78 furnished rooms that include standard, deluxe and family suites. Private bathrooms, air conditioning, 20" colour TVs and IDD are some of the hotel's facilities including spa service. Modern card-access locking system is provided to room doors.
* Lobby air con not on , staffs calls and knock on our door a few times for nothing important , card have to refresh ever day after 12pm. Bed is BAD !!!! too hard for me , Pillow is BAD also , like those cube sponges. Only good review I had is FREE wifi and rain shower :P ( yes i am a sucker for that ) Oh .. it's a bit ulu to walk from jonker street also. ( near Xiang ji Satay )

Baba House [35]. 125-127, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lok. Fax: +60-6-2811217 ( not too bad , nice bed and quilt to me and got a more " secure " carpark to me , and now that i like the naan so much , Baba house is the gateway for shortcut.

Heeren Inn. Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka. so-so , no lift , no breakfast (who needs it anyway ) rooms bit run down.

My recommendation out of these 3 is Baba House. Book from Agoda , quite good n cheap to me.


Some Baking supplier i found online ( been to all except Everest ) :-

Everest Hotel @ Restaurant Supplies Sdn Bhd
No 6,8,10 Jalan Melaka Raya 26,
Taman Melaka Raya,
75000 Melaka.
Tel : 06 282 8233
Faks : 06 282 8366

King Hin Plastic Enterprise
89,Jalan Temenggong,75200 Melaka
Tel : 06 292 6981 H/P : 019 655 1778 [Mr. Lim]
*good for pirated PME/Wilton cutter/tools

Wang Yen Trading
51,Jalan Kota Laksamana 1/2,
Taman Kota Laksamana,Section 1,75200 Melaka.
*nothing much actually , but i bought some transfer sheet and chocolate mould

Back from another Malacca Trip , July-09

Just came back from another 2D1N Malacca trip , this time round , Mum went with us and i get to test my GPS application on my iPhone ( which was really good !!!! ). Anyway this trip was not so tiring , if fact gets a bit bored @ times LOL , We left early , ard 7am from SG , had a light breakfast @ Jb then reached Malacca ard 11am. First thing we ate @ Chung Hwa again , was a bit of Q oreadi when we were there. We had 1 whole chicken this time round ( 3 of us had 1 whole chicken , the table next to us , 4 person only had like 3/4 chicken , LOL ) then we went over to Jonker 88 for Chendol , cos our rooms will only be ready by 1 pm+ , this time round we tried Hereen Inn ( cos Hereen house 's family room was booked) Well .... they place is cheap , but of cos , so you can't expect much , not as comfy as the Baba House of cos. Very basic and poor mum cos there is no lift here. We did not choose Baba house this time becos it's too far in , so we dun wan mum to walk too much , but in the end , worst she had to climb stairs. After checking in , we took a rest and then ard 4pm , we left for Tan Kim Hock , which mum was very happily shopping , total we spent abt close to RM $200 on local product !!! then we left for Capitol Satay Celup , which was lucky we arrived b4 5 pm , by the time we started eating , the Q starts again. Then went to Palawan for a bit of look look C C , then we headed back to hotel b4 hiting the nite market , which we bought some more local products LOL. Mum bought a pair of beaded shoe and we got some snacks+ fruit sherbet which is like slupee ? + dim sum of cos.
Next morning , we went to Jonker 88 again for laska + chendol , tried the nonya asam n the Baba one this time , personally I prefer the Baba laska better. After which we went to buy some pineapple tarts and then head to my Wanton Mee. Back to hotel , took a rest and then Bryan's got craving for another laksa , so both of us went to Jonker 88 again , where he had another round of laksa and i had a Baba Laksa w/o the noodle. After which , i bought another sherbet for the road ( cos the weather is getting a bit hot and then we left for Singapore. That's all for my trip in Malacca , for pics pls refer to my FB

Personally I dun mind the pineapple tarts from LW but find the filling abit little , the Ma Ti Shu from Uncle 5 was not bad , she even give us a candy each ( cos most Ma Ti Shu is hard inside , this one inside still bit chewy/runny , which i liked) of cos , the rest of likes is like the last time , Chicken rice , Chendol , Dim Sum , Celup and this time Sherbet for the hot day!

Satay Celup

Chicken Rice Ball

Baba Laska

Chendol

Mum's local product shopping

Malacca 24 hrs makan trip

Decided to go Malacca for a 2D1N trip on Friday, cos maybe going to start work again soon so maybe might not have chance to go again anything soon. It was a very last min decision, we only decided on Thursday. Actually wanted to bring mum along but decided not to first, cos being my first time there, better go and Reece first. Before later Mum complained too much walking again. Went to Popular to buy a Malacca map, which cost me $9.31 (which I think was damn expensive) it doesn't even have much info on the places of interests.
We left Singapore on Friday morning at 9am, went to withdraw some $ and top up petrol before setting off. Traffic was quite smooth cos it was a weekday morning, alone the way we only made 1 stop for toilet break and by ard 12.30 pm we are already in the Malacca heritage area. First we went to have “Chicken Rice Balls” @ Chung Wah (there is a few outlets selling the same thing but friend recommended this. The chicken was nice but I feel the rice not flavorful enough, but I found a way to over come this, first I break the chicken ball into 2, then deep into the gravy of the chicken, then put a piece of meat then put some chili, then all into your mouth: P it taste … Sedap!

Next we went to look for accommodations, Read online for some review, there is 3-4 that we consider, Hereen House, Hereen Inn, BaBa House or Puri Hotel, but we minus Puri cos read online price listed is b4 taxes also the outlook is sooo different from the online picture. Parking was one of our concern, so when online we read BaBa House got own parking behind so we stayed there instead, price was quite ok, 138 RM for a superior king sized bedroom with windows (the most exp room there) with breakfast provided. Room was ok and everything was fine (except we kinda of regret later, cos it is very far in the street, so every time if we go out n wans to go back to the hotel, we had to walk more compare if we had taking the nearer Hereen house/Inn.

Once check in, we had a quick shower and had a walk ard the daytime Jonker Walk, nothing much excited us cos not really in a shopping mood, ESP all those things for tourists. Saw a lot of shops selling pineapple tarts which all put “ 現做現賣” kinda of wonder how many are true BUT they all put a over in front, ha ha so u had to believe bah: P We had Chendol @ Kedai Antik 88 (Chendol 88) @ Jonker Street, someone online recommended this as the best, so we ate there, which was really good, no complaint ☺. After that we went to the cornet of Jonker street and went into the “三叔公” and have a look cos someone online put it's the same as the “Tan Kim Hock” which. IT”S DIFFERENT !!! So I did not buy anything there cos 三叔公’s products, can be found in JB or even GIANT. So we decided to go back hotel for a shower n had a bit of rest b4 going for dinner @ the famous Satay Celup. Took a short nap cos my fren was quite tired after the drive, woke up @ 4 pm and went out cos fren was here recently and said last time by the time they reach the dinner place @ 5.30, it was oreadi FULL and had to wait for about 1 hr b4 getting a table. I read online someone said they only open @ 5.30 pm though. Anyway we decided to walk there as it was less then 30min walk from our hotel, we reach there abt 4.30 and it was still closed, so we decided to detour to the Tan Kim Hock Product Centre which was abt 10 min walks away. It was really like how I saw online the products there is A LOT !!!!!!!! until I dun even know what to buy …. Coming here to take a look/picture is oreadi enuff LOL; anyway we bought quite a bit of stuffs. Oh btw, the boss really wears his signature white suit like someone posted online, so cute !!!

Left for dinner after that, we reach the place ard 5.15 and it was almost full, this is actually not my first time having this cos a fren bought home-style version back to SG for us to try b4 but eating there is really different, it was so much better ☺, Ok let me explain what Satay Celup is, it is like steamboat but using satay as base. Food is sold in skewers or small plates, Skewer cost 70cent RM and plate not sure but the blur plates are more expensive. Must get use to the staffs will come n stir the base to prevent sticking to the base of the pot I guess. Anyway some of the things I like there, is the chicken skewer (cos I like breast meat) then the beancurd skin thing, tau pok, and there is this meatball with a lot of mince meat once u bite inside, a bit like meatball version of “Fu Chow Fishball” BUT be careful the “juice” inside is hot when bite. This is confirm a must try place for first comer. Next we went back to the hotel cos bought too much things from TKH.

Took another shower, then laze abit, was debating should we go to the shopping malls, in the end, we decided to go to the night market @ jonker walk (read online and it state only on fri/sat nite) and then walk to the new shopping mall – Dataran Pahlawan Mega Mall, it is also within walking distance from the hotel, abt 20 min bah, we decided to take the smaller route cos shorter, and we pass by an old train n an airplane display. Went to the factory outlet n my fren bought some shirt , went FOS but nothing much , walk a bit in the mall b4 heading back to the night market @ Jonker Walk ( cos we are not really shopping ppl) by the time we reach Jonker Walk , it got crowded and we had to squeeze thru , by this time we also got bit hungry , read online must eat the “dim sum” which cost 3 piece for 1.50 rm and 7 piece for 3rm ( must buy more , cos we only start to eat in the hotel by the time we finished , we wished we buy more but yet lazy to go out again) In the end , decided to just stay in the hotel room and watch TV , lucky there was a hongkong movie ( in Cantonese though ), Dun except alot of prawns like dim sum in SG for that price though BUT we like the taste of it :)

Wake up at 8.30 am for breakfast at the hotel , there was a choice of western ( 2 toasts with some scramble egg and a sausage ) or eastern ( fried rice with sausage ) , Did not really manage to fill me , but then why waste when FREE rite ? , anyway after that I decided to try one of the Wanton mee stall cos read online say it a bit different here cos got no black sauce one. Then we decided to do some last min shopping of local products ( really a lot here to buy ) and hee hee back for another round of chendol @ 88 n this time round we decided to try the Baba laska (most ppl recommanded the Nonya Assam Laska though) , which was hmmmm NICE too , they actually added sardin flakes in oil in a spoon for you to mix into the gravy , taste good , esp the fried stuff , we order a 2nd round of the tau pok n beancurd skin , next time will try more here. Bought some coconut sugar n syrup from this shop also. A chef told us b4 , good coconut sugar must be slight brown in color and must be a bit soft n not too hard.

After that we went back hotel for a shower and left there for home , we left abt 12 pm and by 4 pm we are back home in sg oreadi.

P/s: did not manage to try any Peranakan/ Portuguese food this time round, maybe next time if I am there longer.

Some personal tips: -
Best to go on weekdays, not so crowded
If interested in going to all those places of interests, advise to go @ least 3D2N cos this trip is just for FOODs !!!
Best to @ least 2D1N cos can have hotel to rest/shower cos ppl tends to sweat there as the streets are not covered.
If possible, can just stay ard the Jonker Walk area, to me most of the things are within walking distances, cos if drive, you might have to go one big round as some of the roads are one-way only.

Some address of the food I mentioned: -

Capitol Satay Celup, 41 Lorong Bukit Cina, close on Monday (info I got online) best to go ard 5-5.15 pm n wait a bit rather then to go there full then u have to wait longer. (It’s the corner shop, the one few doors away no business one)

Tan Kim Hock Product Center , 85,87,89 Jalan Bendahara. ( Noticed the guy in white suit ? )

Chung Wah Chicken rice shop, @ corner of Jonker Street, weekends always long Q.

Jonker Dessert 88
88, Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Street),
75200 Melaka for their Chendol, laska

Night market @ Jonker Street, at night after 6pm, I think best to go ard 8-9pm, must eat the “Dim sum”, a lot of finger foods

Wantan Noodle @ Kedai Makanan & Miniman Wantan Mee ( 大姑云吞面), 40 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Hereen Street, behind Jonker Street, open 7.30am – 2.30pm, info from online)