Overall, if you intend to visit the hawker, you can try all items of the yong tau foo as they are so delicious and they are also very affordable. The dry noodles is the best in my opinion but the rest of the variety is equally good
Even though the taste to me was quite ordinary, it was a good experience to have sank into the local culture, experiencing the environment and food there.
Last but not least, you can’t just tell people that you went to Big Tree Foot (大树脚) without having their signature beverage – Red Bean Ice Smoothies (红豆冰) which costs only RM2.50 per cup. Tastes mild sweet, flaky and irresistible strong red bean flavor, this long-forgotten cold beverage is definitely the best duo with Yong Tau Fu (quench thirst and wash any greasy feel), not to mention it just feels awesome drinking cold stuff under any hot sunny days! 😉
The white coffee was smooth and tasted like mocha. The hor fun was really silky and the broth prawny and savoury – as good as I remembered it to be.
The Caramel Custard served in Restaurant Thean Chun tastes so good with the perfect combination of the egg, milk and caramel.
The Custard here is probably one of the best or maybe the best in Ipoh city.
This shop remains one of the most popular tourist restaurants in Ipoh. The place is probably too small and too crowded. We didn't dine here, just tapau their egg tart (RM 2.60) and chicken bun..
Nothing beats the Iced Ipoh White Coffee RM2.80 with an aromatic taste of coffee bean, feels even more smooth after ice melts a little bit, goes superb well with Nam Heong egg tart.
Kedai Makanan Nam Heong has several more stalls that sell various hawker dishes, but we have yet to taste any of them.
After a few minutes of waiting, our main course toasted kaya bread set RM2.20 has finally arrived with a nicely browned charcoal toast and a pair of half-boiled eggs. The bread has a super crispy texture while munching on it, kaya and butter are spread evenly on both sides of it, overall very delicious and satisfying.
I am trying the soup 河嘻 noodle "Hor Hee" which is basically soup with hor fun plus 鱼皮云吞 fish skin wonton, 鱼丸 fish abll 和鱼饼 fish cake. I think its topped with some 冬菜 preserved vegetables as well.
Being a fan of Popiah, we decided to go for one each and it was priced at RM 5.00 for the platter. Both the Fried as well as the Wet Popiah was awesome. It has been a long time since I had a Popiah that was this good. 10/10 would be my rating for this. If you're at this coffee shop, their Popiah is a must try.
Love this plate to bits
We tried two out of their six options: ‘Jin Hiong Mai’ (煎香米) and ‘Chao Kap Dai’ (炒及底) @ RM5 and RM5.50 respectively. The crowd’s favorite – ‘Jin Hiong Mai’ is a fried vermicelli noodle dish with gravy, while ‘Chao Kap Dai’ is a fried noodle with all the ingredients available at their stall such as pork slices, prawns and fish cakes. Both are equally delicious in their own right.
We had the Cantonese Fried Noodles in Egg Gravy and the Fried Yellow Noodles and Kuey Teow with Soy Sauce. Both noodles are equally good and there is a secret ingredient to it – Fresh Prawn Broth. This secret ingredient is what makes the locals willing to wait for at least 45 minutes to an hour for their fried noodles.
西刀魚丸老鼠粉 with additional fish balls RM6.20 It's normally sold out by 7:00am or so. It's recommended to make booking a day before.
These were quality prawns. The fritter was soft, fluffy and moist inside while it's external was crispy.
Good place to sample all kind of lical noodles and snacks.