Malaysia Food, Arts, Thoughts and Sights (F.A.T.S.)

Ipoh Foh San Dim Sum

My favourite Golden Har Gao

Apparently I love to visit Foo San Dim Sum on a Sunday because they have this Sunday Only unorthodox looking dim sum. I think that I have this minor youth Alzheimer's syndrome that I could not remember the name of these lovely goodies that I have to made it up myself!! Please bear with me people...

Loh Mai Kai in Bao Blanket - Yes, actually loh mai kai is keeping itself warm by hiding beneath a layer of soft and fluffy pao skin.

Sun Rise - The salted egg yolk played well with the the other textures of the dim sum; the thinner outmost layer is crispy, followed by another layer of bouncy fish cake and lastly the seaweed.

Triangle Love - Unrequited love between century egg, prawns and pork has created a very romantic yet complicated relationship (ermm taste).

Peking Duck Wrap Minus the Peking Duck - Wrap Skin? Checked. Cucumbers? Checked. Hoi Sin Sauce? Checked. Crispy Duck Skin? MIA. Bits of pork floss and a slice of char siu is actually a better combination than the crispy duck skin itself.

Typical Stir Fried Radish Cake Pretending As Dim Sum - The radish cake cubes are evenly coated with the thick and sweet savoury dark sauce. I can't stop nibbling on the crunchy dried shrimps, salted radish bit and the XL sized bean sprouts of Ipoh.After numerous time of eating and fighting for a table in Foo San, I've come out with my own strategies - Be there as early as 7 am or as late as 11 am. Its hard to get a table during peak hour, and after you get seated bring your bill to the cart and take your own dim sum as the waitress are too busy to entertain you.

Foh San Dim Sum

No. 2, Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar

(used to be known as the Ozbourne Street)

Labels: Ipoh

Duck Feet Roll

Duck Feet Roll might be a new terms to the younger generations. I can still remember vividly where mum bought it back from the pasar malam during my younger days but I can hardly see it nowadays.

So Duck Feet Roll is a nostalgia to my childhood :)

I'm so delighted when I found out something: there's a Petaling Street hawker nicknamed Sze Ngan Zhai / Bespectatacled Boy / 四眼仔 who never stop selling Duck Feet Roll for 20 years.

The making of Duck Feet Roll is especially tedious. According to the Sze Ngan Zai uncle, first he marinates the cleaned duck intestine, duck liver and duck feet in their (secret recipe) sauce overnight. Place the duck liver and pork in the middle of duck's feet and wrap it around with duck intestines. Hang it to dry at a shady place.

Another specialty of Sze Ngan Zai - Roasted Duck. The ever famous stall right still has its queue of people lining up for the ducks (half a duck is RM18, a whole duck is RM36)

The Duck Feet Roll is delicious!It smells and tastes like Cantonese sausage with less oil ozzing out because they used lean meat nowadays, the feet gives you more cartilage to chew on and the liver is just nice. (RM 1.50 per piece)

Gime me a beer please!

Labels: Petaling Street