Ipoh Food Diva

Chinese, Hawker food, Western

Cutesy at Canning Meiko Home

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March 13, 2020

SeeFoon discovers a Canning ‘Cutesy’. Meiko Home which looks like a gift shop from the road. The facade is “cutesy Japanese”, the inside, whimsical kitsch. But wait….surprise, surprise, there is a menu and they serve food.

Chinese, Hawker food, Nyonya

Little Tiger Char Koey Teow

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February 27, 2020
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SeeFoon wallows in all her childhood hawker foods. Newly-opened restaurant Little Tiger is a call to the Foodies of Ipoh and beyond, that there is a restaurant that can hold its own in our highly diverse food paradise and where local palates are mercurial and extremely critical.

Indian

Hyderabad Cuisine

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February 14, 2020
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SeeFoon deepens her explorations into Indian Cuisine. Legend goes that the Nizam of Hyderabad had 49 types of Biryanis cooked in his kitchen which churned out delicacies that were an amalgamation of Turkish, Mughlai and Arabic influences blended with native Telugu and Maratha culinary traditions.

Hawker food

Rat Noodles for the Year of the Rat

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February 8, 2020
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Lou Shu Fun, commonly known as ‘silver needle noodle’, is also called rat (Shu) noodle by most Malaysians. The noodle is called Shu due to its shape like a needle or a rat’s tail and is one of the many…

Chinese

The Palace Steamboat in Soho

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January 30, 2020
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At the Palace Steamboat, which opened on December 31, 2019, this was the scene as a group of us sat down for a pre-pre Chinese New Year feast

Chinese, Mixed

Lodge 163 Cafe

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January 15, 2020
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SeeFoon drops in on Lodge 163. The facade jumps out at you as you drive down Jalan Sultan Iskandar Shah or Hugh Low St. as locals still call it.

Chinese, Hawker food

Best Kai Si Hor Fun in Ipoh @ Yinzo Kopi

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December 13, 2019
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Yinzo Kopi also have some new dishes on the menu like the traditional Hakka “Lei Cha” and traditional Hakka Tofu made by their own chef and one of the best Kai Si Hor Fun (Chicken Soup Noodle) in town!

Arabic, Halal, Indian, Western

Zaitun Multi Cuisine Family Restaurant in Ipoh Old Town

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December 13, 2019
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SeeFoon gets her spice fix in Old Town. The interesting phenomenon in Ipoh old town nowadays is observing the plethora of new restaurants that open. One of these is Zaitun, a newly-opened family restaurant on Market Street

Chinese

Mandarin Kitchen in Falim

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November 28, 2019

SeeFoon Revisits Mandarin Kitchen in Falim It’s been four years since I last visited Mandarin Kitchen in Falim. Not only have they since moved premises (still in Falim) but now its a bigger and roomier two shoplot space and as…

Japanese

Mad Ramen in Old Town

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November 15, 2019
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SeeFoon Gets Mad about Ramen in Old Town I love noodles. It’s my Achilles heel. No amount of willpower or determination can keep me from guzzling noodles if it’s staring me in the face and taunting me. Even if it…

Chinese, Italian

Morel Italian Fusion Restaurant

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October 31, 2019

SeeFoon Forages in Morel Soho It’s hard to forage in Malaysia unless you follow a knowledgeable Orang Asli who still lives off the land. But in other parts of the world where foraging is practised, not just by those who…

Chinese

SeeFoon Debates the Merits of Chicken Rice in Ipoh

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October 13, 2019

This week I am deconstructing Chicken Rice (CR) and debating the merits of what constitutes a good one. I know that ultimately it's the combination of all the constituents that make this iconic dish so-so, mediocre, good or brilliant.