Restaurant Aun Loke 安乐居茶餐食
This place is famous for its curry fish head, steam salted chicken, assam prawn and otak-otak. Every table will order their famous dishes, including us. Just except that we didn't order assam prawn.
Location:
Lot 160, Jalan Pokok Assam,
34000 Taiping, Perak
Tel: +605 807 9660 or +6016 536 2657
Hours: 12:00 - 20:30
Curry Fish Head (RM26)
It's not too spicy for my taste but thick enough to pour over rice or dip with fried bun. It's only the fish head with some brinjals and lady's fingers.
Steam Salted Chicken (RM25)
It's fragrance with herbal and salt. The salty herbal taste is marinated into the tender meat. Most importantly, it's not too salty. It will make you crave for more meat. Nice!
Otak Otak (RM2.50 per piece)
This is the first time I ate a Otak Otak with diced prawn. The green stuffs are edible leaves which does not cover the fragrant Otak fish paste taste. Something different.
Salted fish bean sprout (RM5)
Bean sprout is a special vegetable in Perak. Its shape is short and fat which you don't normally find in other bean sprouts. Taste? To me it's quite the same but fresh.
Restaurant Yut Sun 日新茶餐食
A well-known classic pork-free Hainanese restaurant. We only have enough stomach space for just a little "testing" right after our lunch!
Location:
78 & 80, Jalan Pasar,
34000 Taiping, Perak
Tel: +605 808 3250
Hours:
08:00 - 17:00 (Morning)
18:30 - 24:00 (Night)
This is their menu...
Roti Sayur (RM4.50)
Something I had to order that's different from other Hainanese restaurant. The usual on the menu is Roti Babi but because this is a pork-free restaurant, it's replaced with Roti Sayur. A toasted bread covered with fried vegetables with tender chicken and topped with a sunny side up. It's delicious and it won't taste weird with the toast at all.
Chicken chop (RM8.50)
Although the chicken fillet is soaked in the sauce, it still has a little crispiness on some sides and it is fragrant on its own and with the sauce. It is a special sauce that is thick and fragrantly good. Potato goes very well with the sauce. I love this. If you have this first before the Roti Sayur, the later will feel a little tasteless.
Is it me or it's the tea? Although milk is added, the milk does not cover the tea taste. You can still taste the tea's fragrant. If you don't have a sweet tooth, order it less sweet.
Try the coffee if you're a coffee lover.
Antong Cafe 安东
A famous local coffee company in Taiping.
Location:
8A, Jalan Assam Kumbang,
34000 Taiping, Perak.
Tel: +605 807 5189
Hours: 08:30 - 17:30
Website: www.antong.my
You can taste all type of drinks from white coffee, kopi O kao, honey lemon, etc. whatever they sell. White coffee is not so sweet and quite fragrant but after the kopi O kao, I think white coffee is second grade. ^_^ The kopi O kao can be a nice perfume! *hhhmmmm~~~~*
They even sell "heong peah" 香饼. I love it because it's crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. *yum~!*
There are a few more places that we didn't have time to go. Another trip... maybe?
1) Restaurant Air Kacang Taiping - famous for popiah and soya bean
2) Kuala Sepetang - famous for seafood with a nice view (ok, I don't know about the view 'coz I haven't been there before)
