Finally back to Malaysia, and my hometown Melaka. Embarrass to say as I was mostly away I kind of lose touch with what's IN these day in Melaka. I used to be this kid who likes his hometown a lot, and always out looking for what's new, but these days I confine myself to what's familiar to me e.g. my Wonton Noodle Aunty.
My sister suggested this shop to me, so we went down to check it out on a Sunday morning, well more like brunch hour. As we arrived the queue were long, seems like the shop has been gaining some traction on the web.
The shop is located at the main street of Jalan Munshi Abdullah just before the Cathay bridge heading towards Jalan Hang Tuah, is an old corner building by the river and I guess is hard to miss if you see a bunch of people queueing diligently waiting to head in.
The place serves authentic local breakfast options, that suited the palate of the locals, the traditional coffee has not watered down after so many years of inflation and the price are fairly reasonable, the Kaya butter toast or to be accurate margarine is done perfectly, smells great and taste good too.
Due to the long waiting and afraid of losing out 'Kiasu', I over ordered that day. In total I had one Sarawak Kolok Mee large portion, one Laksa Noodle, and one Prawn Noodle. Without a any feeling of guilt.
'Mee kolo or kolok mee is Malaysian dish of dry noodles tossed in a savoury pork and shallot mixture, topped off with fragrant fried onions originated from the state of Sarawak, characteristically light and tossed in a transparent sauce.' Quote from Wikipedia
'Prawn mee (Penang Hokkien mee or Hokkien prawn mee) is a specialty noodle soup popular among the Malaysian Chinese. The soup base is unique, prepared with a humongous amount of prawn heads and shells coupled with pork bones concentrated into a thick, creamy, and highly aromatic broth.' Quote from tasteasianfood.com
'Laksa is a spicy noodle dish popular in Southeast Asia. Laksa consists of various types of noodles, most commonly thick rice noodles, with toppings such as chicken, prawn or fish. Most variations of laksa are prepared with a rich and spicy coconut soup or a broth seasoned with sour asam.' Quote from Wikipedia
And you know is your calling when you see a Dragon at the bottom of your bowl when you done slurping the broth. I definitely ate like an emperor that morning itself. Best of all, I forgot my wallet so my sister paid for the meal instead. :P
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