SeeFoon meanders down memory lane
Being a foodie, I have a burning mission to encourage the flourishing of good food in Ipoh. As a food writer, I operate by a personal credo where I write only about dishes that I have tasted and are judged…
Category Chinese
SeeFoon Reels from an Epic meal with flavours of North East China
How often do you taste 21 dishes at one sitting? Well, a group of my friends succeeded recently when Eddie Foo, who is a serious Foodie and THE leading antique dealer in Ipoh, invited us for a meal at the…
SeeFoon Goes on a Road Trip to Lawan Kuda
Being the couch potato that I am, I am usually reluctant to travel far for my meals but when my Foodie friend Ginla Chew insisted that I go to Lawan Kuda for dinner, what choice did I have but to…
SeeFoon Gets the Freeze on Sweet Sour Pork
Sweet Sour Pork on ice? Surely not I said, incredulous at the thought. But sure enough, there it was on the table in a basket, each mouth sized morsel glistening, on a bed of ice cubes, topped with lemon slices.…
Pusat Makanan Sun Hor Lok and Sweet and Tasty Food Court
SeeFoon is taking a culinary break from Ipoh and is exploring new taste temptations in Phuket and Bangkok. Our review on Ipoh Food this Musings is focused on two hawker centres both old and new. Pusat Makanan Sun Hor Lok…
SeeFoon wonders if Hou Mei would taste as sweet
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. The above quote from Shakespeare had me wondering firstly, if the food at Hou Mei (good taste in Cantonese) would taste as good if…
Musings SeeFoon’s Capon Caper in Falim
It’s that time of year again as Chinese New Year approaches, when Ipohites find themselves craving for Capon. Larger than a chicken, a bit smaller than a turkey, but more flavourful than either, a Capon is a castrated rooster, fed…
SeeFoon Goes Halal for Ramadan
Over the years of living in Ipoh, I have often heard of Caterbest Restaurant in Bercham as a shining example of Halal Chinese food but somehow it never made it to my list of ‘to try’ places. Recently however, a Muslim visitor…
SeeFoon Finds New Bragging Rights for Ipoh as Culinary Haven
Ipoh just found something else to brag about. Already touted as a culinary haven, the newly-opened Yuk Sou Hin is raising the bar for Chinese fine dining and will soon have other restaurants pulling up their socks. Ever since I moved to…
SeeFoon Dines in Palatial Style
With the Ipoh Echo office in Greentown, I have had, on many occasions, driven past the Excelsior which in recent months has been undergoing a massive renovation. Curious to see the transformation, my steadfast Foodie friend Ginla Chew, organised a…