ayer tawar market

[non-halal food]

my second day @ mom's hometown, Ayer Tawar!

yah for your information I went back for few days for a relative visit trip

another place to share which we will visit there whenever we back ayer tawar is 

ayer tawar's pasar pagi

I'm quite familiar with this pasar as since small I will follow my mom to shop for some vege, meat, and stuff

and this pasar is a place for gathering too because I often see her meeting her FooChow friends and family here and she will start to use her dialect and my guessing will be on too...hahahah 

Sometimes really get confused with their topic...because Foochow is really hard to understand!

while she is chit chatting...

I could have a browse through what's in the market

sometimes you could discover some hawker from IPOH...

so it's good that you could taste some local taste on Ayer Tawar FooChow food and Ipoh food as well!!

here's a new stall I believe because it's not here years ago  

normally in KL we call this PAN MEE so Broad Noodle...hahahaha sounds a bit western translation~ ;D

 yummy or not? I haven't tryout as my mission is on other stuff this time...

Next,

this uncle is still here!!!!!!

hahahahah....he's the only "Kueh-Kak" (hokkien) seller here...

same hairstyle

same misai

same cooking style

I believe the taste is still the same!

looking a bit awkward when I flash towards him....

Uncle Kueh-kak: "nice or not....?"

Me: "nice nice...."

another spot....

"Foochow Kompia Auntie"

wow~I guess she is having a good business for the past...wearing pearl necklace some more...XP

she also here for long too 

flashback those days where I was jumping to get her Kompia..

I wouldn't say this is the best but still it's good for a taste of it...

[if you want the best, find for kampong koh or sitiawan's]

look...

mom is kinda picky person

ahahahha...she keep grumbling bout the imperfect of the Kompia

but street food mah...It's ok to be not so perfect~^^

here you are

some Kompia...Fuchiangpia...ohh paise not so good in Foochow...=P

sweet...salty...all jumble up

this is the one 

the Kompia with sesame is pork  with onion inside

those without sesame is with fei ju yuk(canton) only

i prefer sesame 1...not so fat...=P

just a little tips to share:

eat it when it's hot where it's still hot and crispy

when it's cold it become hard and it's difficult for old people like me to fight the hard dough. 

maybe some couldn't accept the hard chew of it but somehow it has it's magic to make me come back to it!! 

i love the fragrant from it's dough and the filling

you won't find this anywhere else unless you travel to east Malaysia where there is well known with Foochow delicacies too...so try it!!^^

this is my mom's favourite 

I call it mini triangle dumpling

it taste a bit salty chewy and has bean (眉豆) inside

dip with kaya!!!!

now....

here's the stall which I will drop by for my breakfast

a must for me every time when I come back Ayer Tawar! 

yah...my favourite Kampua (Foochow)

or we call it wantan mee

but this is without wantan and you need to order it separately

Why I love Kampua so much??

 is because I hate the fact that normal wantan noodle will have the "gan sui mei" alkaline taste...@@

ohhhh.....but this no!!!!it's heavenly great for me...
again I wouldn't say this is the best but the taste and portion is just nice

last time I had this for RM1.50 (when my small small time lar)

but now RM2.50 per plate...still cheap if compared to elsewhere

and I'll have this for breakfast every time I back Ayer Tawar

so...you could imagine...how attractive is Kampua and seriously I'm addicted to it!!!!

again....you won't get this taste unless you travel to East Malaysia or any franchise stalls by those Foochow hawkers~ 

just another share I used to eat it with Kampong Koh chili sauce and marinated garlic...

ohh yah...just another thought to share...you will find Kampua...Kompia...and other Foochow delicacies anywhere in Ayer Tawar here so not to worry....but for the best....you just need to cangkul into it.... 

I'll share another Kampua from different stall....stay tune~^^