Kuan Cheen: Merdeka Day Food Trail

Last year, I blogged in Malay, So this year have to continue the tradition a bit lah.

Pada Hari Kemerdekaan kita yang ke-49, kami empat rakan sekerja, memulakan perjalanan kami ke Ipoh negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan dengan satu misi yang jelas dalam hati kami. Menjamu selera.
On our 49th National Day, four of us, colleagues, started our journey to Ipoh in the state of Perak with one clear mission in mind. To satisfy our appetite.

First stop was the famous Ipoh Dim Sum at Foh San. This whole trip started when some one commented the Kuala Lumpur's Foh San not as good as the original back in Ipoh wor.

We spent about 2 hours indulging ourselves on the different varieties of Dim Sum which was offered.

Fried Tofu with fish paste and mushroom topped with onion and sweet sour chili sauce

Steamed fish paste with mushroom topped slice century egg

Lightly fried fish paste stuffed with fresh shrimps

Then we dropped by this famous To Fu Fa and Soya Milk just a block away for appetizer.

Karen ordered something new to all of us. To Fu Fa with Leong Fan (Cincau).

Then we rushed down to some great 'char liu' (fried Yong Tau Foo) by this stall under the big tree called "The Stall Under the Big Tree".

Stopped by for an unscheduled delivery.

Next stop was to the Old Town coffee shop, again some one remarked, this one should be better than the one in KL.

The famous Old Town White Coffee

And its toast with two chunks of margarine

We did made a short trip down the history trail by dropping by mysterious Kellie's Castle.

It has a mix of Moorish, Greco-Roman and Indian design.

Finally what is a patriotic trip with out a patriotic picture with our Jalur Gemilang.

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

For the rest of the pictures jump here.
* all photos in this entry and the above linked album are courtesy of Karen Voon

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