Street Food

Ipoh Street Food (Ipoh Hawker Food)

Ipoh Street Food (Ipoh Hawker Food)

I am a huge advocate for Malaysian food and have written numerous posts and recipes about Malaysian cuisine—Penang street food, Malay cooking, Nyonya Food, etc., but Malaysian food is beyond what you have read on Rasa Malaysia. Hence, I have invited a talented Malaysian food blogger J2Kfm who is based in Ipoh (怡保) —another food mecca in Malaysia—to introduce Ipoh…

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Penang Hawker Food (Penang Street Food)

Penang Hawker Food (Penang Street Food)

Penang Private Tour and Culinary Tour My family runs a private culinary tour where we take you to sample the best of Penang food plus local culture: hawker food/street food, local wet markets, fruit orchards and spice plantations, belacan (prawn paste) and soy sauce manufacturing plants, Nyonya food, home-stay meals, and more! Click here to learn more or contact me…

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Street Food in Chengdu, China (成都小吃)

Street Food in Chengdu, China (成都小吃)

Here is the photo gallery of some of the street food I tried in Chengdu, China. Other than the mala Sichuan cuisine, Chengdu is famed for “small eats” or 小吃. As a die-hard fan of local street food, I have to say that I was rather disappointed–and underwhelmed–with the street food in Chengdu. Don’t get me wrong, I did like…

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Dan Dan Noodles (Dan Dan Mian/担担面)

Dan Dan Noodles (Dan Dan Mian/担担面)

Dan Dan Noodles (Dan Dan Mian/担担面) is another classic Sichuan dish that one shouldn’t miss out when you’re in Chengdu. While Dan Dan Noodles are easily available in many Chinese restaurants nowadays, nothing beats having a  bowl in its place of origin…the taste and authenticity triumph it all. When my Dan Dan noodles came, I wasn’t sure of it because…

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