Not Just For Buying

Finally we are back with our 3^rd blog post. It is Sitiawan this time! What’s the deal with such a forsaken and off-the-track town in Perak?  Of course,  the local products in this small town. We will introduce you what to buy here.

*Koki Kampung Koh Chili Sauce*

We have found this Kampung Koh Chili Sauce factory in Sitiawan. When we entered the factory, the smell of the chili is really strong that some of us couldn’t stand it. We interviewed the boss and he told us that he had started the business since 1983. 

It has been 28years until today. There are several kinds of chili sauce such as the original chili sauce, chili sauce with garlic, extra spicy chili sauce; keep fit small chili sauce and also tomato sauce.

He explained that the chili sauce is a bit more spicier than other chili sauce as they are using the dried chili that are imported from China and India which is cheaper and of better quality. The ingredients used in making the chili sauce are the red hot chili, garlic, sugar, salt, modified starch and vinegar. The boss added that the right amount of ingredients is very important to produce a good quality of chili sauce. 

Each type of chili sauce has its own speciality.

The keep-fit chili sauce derives its name from the pint-sized and slender chili padi. He said that many people had wrongly assumed the sauce works for weight loss. The boss told us that he uses chili padi instead of regular chilies because chili padi is well known for its spiciness. For the extra spicy chili sauce, he said that we will feel the burning sensation when we taste it. The chili sauce is the perfect sauce to spice up all kind of dishes. Besides that, other chili sauce also goes well with the famous dishes in Sitiawan, for example deep fried squid, oyster omelet and etc. The boss said that the chili sauce with garlic is the best seller among all kinds of chili sauce they have. 

These are the price of the chili sauce:

(i)   Original chili sauce-RM1.80

(ii)  Chili sauce with garlic-RM1.80

(iii) Keep fit small chili sauce-RM2.70

(iv) Extra spicy chili sauce-RM2.70

So chili lovers, did we just pique your interest?

     Address: 370, New village,

                         Kampung Koh,

                            Sitiawan,Perak.

*Marine products and dried seafood tip bits*

The next thing we are going to introduced you guys are the trademark of Sitiawan, which is the marine products and dried seafood tip bits. The name of the shop is Anak Kampung Pangkor. 

P.s:  For your information, Sitiawan is the first place to get salted fish and dried     

anchovies, which is also known as ikan bilis. *****

The boss told us that both of these marine products are high in protein and has rich nutrition. For the dried anchovies, after the fisherman catch the fish, the fish are first boiled in sea water on the boat, after the fishing boat arrives on the shore, it will be sorted and dried under the sun.

The best quality of dried anchovies will have bright blue eyes, fairer colour and smaller in size. The dried anchovies can be cook in many ways. For example, we can make Sambal ikan bilis. The dried anchovies cooked in a spicy paste and it is synonymous with Malaysia famous food, which is Nasi Lemak. Besides that, we can also fry it and serve with some dishes. The crispy anchovies definitely add an extra savory kick to the dishes. 

Move on to the salted fish, it is about the same as the anchovies. Salted fish are sprinkled heavily with course sea salt and then left to dry under the hot sun for several days. The boss told us that salted fish are made from various kinds of fish. The cheaper one are those made from small fishes like kempung and gelama. The best salted fish, mui heong, is those made from ikan kurau. The flesh is soft and is gently salted.

Salted fish can also be cook in many ways. For example, it can be steamed and serve with porridge. Besides that, we can also fry it. Although it smells bad for some people, after being cooked, I am sure that the aroma would whet your appetite and sustain you! The marine products sold in this shop are more expensive because no additives are added.

Still craving for more after we introduced you the anchovies and salted fish? 

 

The shop also sells various kinds of dried seafood tip bits. There are satay fish, crispy cuttle fish, prawn crackers, fish crackers and etc. These tip bits are the perfect souvenir to bring back to our family and friends.

The boss said that the tip bits are made from the authentic seafood from Sitiawan. After preserved the seafood, it is hygienically packed. The dried seafood tip bits are delectable savory snacks not only for kids and youngsters, but also the adults and elderly. Facing these irresistible tip bits, we promptly pick the snacks we like and went to the cashier to pay up.

Address:11-14 , Lumut pantai Impian,

              Sitiawan, Perak.

Chapter End

Memories are always in our mind. The memories that we spent time together is not replaceable and yet the perfect moment is unrepeatable.  Have a nice one with my group mate!! Hopethat we still have the chance to work with each other again. ^.^

A Desirable Purchase

Hey guys, we are back with our second blog post after we wrote the first blog about Kampar. This time, it is in ipoh! Are you wondering what to buy when you guys visit to ipoh? Don’t worry as we will introduce you the things that you should buy there.

Pamelo

Firstly, we will introduce you guys about the tremendously famous Pamelo. We bet that all of you know that Pamelo has been the trademark of Ipoh. We went to check out the Pamelo Street in front of Sam Poh Tong along the Gopeng Road.

There are many stalls there and we randomly choose one. The owner of the stall is a middle age woman. We interviewed her and she told us that she has been selling pamelo since 1989. 

At first, all the sellers are selling the pamelos beside the street but sooner the government groups all the stalls together and prepare stalls for them to sell their product. That is why we have the pamelo street now. Due to the stiff competition, stall owners hired pretty girls to woo customers to their stalls. 
The peak season for selling Pamelo is always around Chinese New Year or and other festival season. This fruit is suitable for everyone as it is halal and planted organic. 

The owner told us that the pamelos are mostly reputed to be from Tambun as there is a big farm planting pamelos there. Do you people know how to choose a pamelo? Let us tell you the way. Firstly, we must choose a pamelo with a heavier weight because the more heavier the pamelo, the juicier it is. Secondly, avoid dropping it as it will become bitter. There are two types of pamelos: sour kind which has pinkish flesh and sweet kind which has white flesh. Pamelo with a shaper head is sour while it is sweet when its head is round.

We were amazed when the owner told us that pamelo has many other uses except for eating. Their skin can be used for cooking. Besides that, the rind can be used to disperse the mosquito after we burn it.

The price of the pamelo is around RM18++ depends on the size.

          Note: This is the map of the pamelo street 
                      Please click it to enlarge it.....^^


Address: No 27, Jalan Gopeng,31350, Ipoh, Perak.
           (It is just beside of the cave Sam Poh Tong)

Puff Biscuit(Hiong Piah)

Next, we move on to another famous product in Ipoh which is the fragrant biscuit, a.k.a “Hiong Piah”. The name of the shop is Chang Weng. When we entered the shop, we were attracted on the aroma of the traditional biscuit.

The owners of the shop told us that they start their business 10 years ago. At first they were working for other people but after they know the skill, they start their own business. The owner let us try some of the biscuit. The outer layer of the biscuit is thin and crispy and the sweet filling complements it very well. It is really tasty.

We took pictures of the process they make the biscuit, it is all handmade! Isn’t it amazing? Besides of the fragrant biscuit they selling they also got selling the vegetarian fragrant biscuit and, there are myriad of biscuits too such as chicken biscuit, sesame rice cake, ear biscuit, red bean biscuit and so on. After we interviewed the boss, we bought some of the fragrant biscuit as we are all enamored of it.

         Note: each pack of the puff biscuit is cost RM6.00

         Note: this is the place that selling the Puff biscuit
                           Please click it to enlarge....^^

Address: No 302, Jalan Gunung Rapat, 31350,Ipoh,Perak.

Salted Chicken

The last thing we recommend to you guys to buy is the salted chicken, which is also known as yim kok kai in Chinese. It is one of the specialty in Ipoh. That is why it is a must try when you are in Ipoh!

Aun Kheng Lim is the pioneer for the salted chicken. We interviewed the second boss of the shop. She was so courteous and answered every question we asked.

She said that they start their business since 1987 and the founder of the salted chicken is Mr Lim Ming Tek. The chicken is baked in salt in such a way that the skin and meat is so delicious that you will definitely finish it all! The second boss told us that they used the Kampung chicken which is smaller in size. It is because the chicken has less fat compared to other chickens.

The chicken is wrapped together with Chinese Herbs such as Dong guai and Gei Zhi in one piece of oil paper and baked in an oven covered and filled with flavourful salt crystals. The salt is absorbed by the meat to enhance the taste.

*Please don't doubt about the taste of this salted chicken by its look. You will find it very tasty once you try... Trust us!

One of the specialty of the shop is it doesn’t provide dine in service but only take away. Staff manning the phone to take orders while there are also people who walk in and buy the salted chicken. The boss told us that during the peak season, they sold out at least 28 boxes of salted chicken in just an hour! We can see how famous it is! So what are you guys waiting for?

            Note a box of Salted Chicken is just RM17
The shop is located by the roadside, no problem finding it.

                                   Please Click to enlarge
Address:

No 24, Jalan Theatre,
30300,Ipoh, Perak.
05-2542998

Taste of Traditional

A town with such a beautiful scenery around and traditional homemade products, Kampar. 

We have been searching for them for a long time and lastly we managed to discover. We have found the famous egg tart which is renowned in Kampar and it is one of its specialty in that place. The shop sells various kinds of tarts. For example, original, pandan, pineapple, curry, coconut flavor and so on.

After we interviewed the boss, we were told that the owner of the shop had been making egg tarts for 16 years. Her passion was likely to be seen and every piece of the tart is made with full of love and delight.

She was so friendly and we talked for a moment. We bought some egg tarts for ourselves and friends. After that, we had ate the egg tarts and they were indeed delicious as if they were made by professionals. The egg tart is suitable for everyone , as everyone love taste of the traditional that is full of historical story and memories.~!

Note: a piece of egg tart-standard size=RM1.50
and for the smaller size tart 6 for RM4.50       


 

Oh my God, can you see the long Q infront of the shop!!!

Next, we moved on to another shop that is quite well-known which produces traditional handmade kaya puff.

The name of the shop is Sin Keow Nam.

Before we entered the shop,

we were afraid to go inside as we saw the owner seemed unpleasant to see us. 

But, we assumed it wrongly and she had no such intention at all 

and she was amicable when she was serving us. 

We were fortunate that we were able to find out that 

the shop was located for business since 1948 and this indicates 

that the shop has been selling kaya puffs for more than 63 years!

We interact with the customer and asked about how they know the product. 

The images beside here are the photos taken by us. Everything of this original kaya puff is entirely handmade including the ingredients prepared as well ,and certainly not obtained from dealers. Once you have tried it, we are sure that you will definitely love it and will eventually get “addicted” to it. 


Note: a piece of kaya puff cost RM1.40..... let's come and enjoy a piece of it......!!

                               Before we left the shop, we took this photo :)

All the products that we have mentioned above, they are easily found in everywhere, but what made them worthy is that the trademark of the traditional food. We are honored to share them with all of you as we hope that everyone has the chance to enjoy and buy the products for their relatives or themselves. We target every of you will love it as we human being love the taste of the traditional that is full of historical story and memories.~!

                                              This is the map of the shop

                    *Note: Please click on the picture to enlarge it.