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Malaysia road trip - Day 19 (Ipoh)

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It has been quite some time since I last blogged about Ipoh food, mainly because we have been returning to the same favourite spots and ordering the same dishes whenever we visit. Ipoh has always been one of our favourite food destinations, and every trip here feels incomplete without revisiting the familiar flavours that we have grown to love. One of the must-have dishes whenever we are in Ipoh is definitely the famous nasi ganja. Despite its unusual name, nasi ganja has nothing to do with its literal meaning. The name comes from how addictive and irresistible the dish is, as many people keep coming back for another plate after trying it. The dish is served with fragrant rice, flavourful curry, tender chicken, and a variety of accompaniments that come together beautifully. The ayam merah was one of the highlights, with tender chicken coated in a rich and flavourful sauce that paired perfectly with the rice and curry. For me, one drumstick is never enough, and I would usually go for tw...
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Malaysia road trip - Day 18 (Malacca - Ipoh)

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It was our final day in Malacca. While checking out at 11am, we bumped into the friendly staff, Syafiq, who recognised us and asked whether we would like to extend our stay for another night. He remembered us because he was the one who assisted with our previous two-night extension. It was a thoughtful gesture and a nice way to end our stay at the hotel. Before leaving Malacca, we made one final food stop at W Chicken Rice , one of our favourite local chicken rice spots. Located in Taman Melaka Baru, away from the usual tourist areas, this has always been one of our go-to places whenever we visit Malacca. Compared to our previous visit, when they only served chicken rice, we were happy to see that they now also offered chicken rice balls. This time, we ordered a quarter roasted chicken, a small plate of Hainanese chicken breast, a small plate of chicken rice, five chicken rice balls, and two glasses of less sweet iced barley. The iced barley was decent, but the highlight was definitely...
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Malaysia road trip - Day 17 (Malacca)

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It was our fourth day in Malacca, and we decided to extend our stay for another day to discover more local food. We returned to Nyonya Secrets because we did not get the chance to try their ondeh-ondeh cake during our previous visit. Since we were there, we decided to have our brunch as well and try some of their other dishes. We ordered the mee siam with rendang chicken, nasi lemak ayam masak merah, nyonya cendol, and ondeh-ondeh cake. The mee siam was one of the highlights of the meal. The vermicelli was cooked perfectly, with a nice texture that was neither too soft nor too firm. It was served with bean sprouts, cucumber, tofu, and slices of fish cake. I was glad that the bean sprouts were served separately, as I usually leave them out. Unfortunately, the rendang chicken was a little disappointing. It lacked the rich, aromatic flavours I had expected, and both the chicken and the rendang tasted rather bland. As a result, it did not complement the mee siam well, which m...
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