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Malacca, or more commonly known to us as Melaka, is a relatively small state, about an hour and a half drive from KL (assuming smooth traffic). With its close distance, it is no surprise it has become the choice of many for a day trip, of makan-makan or jalan-jalan (food or travel). Expect crowd during weekends or long breaks. And long queues are common sights. Its city, like the state, is relatively small, and most attraction and interesting sites can be easily reached on foot. If you drive, i recommend to park your car and walk instead, to save you the hassle of beating the heavy traffic and finding a parking spot. One of the best places to walk is Jonker Walk (Jonker Street) and the best times are weekend nights (night market) where you can find souvenir and food, almost every corner. With the hot and humid air, be ready to feel 'sticky' as you join the sweaty crowd. A cool shower after is the best. No matter how many times i visit Melaka, or Jonker Walk, i always feel l...

No, the fish ball noodles in Malacca do not taste the same as the ones in KL. There is something different about the noodle itself. It feels somewhat starchier. But I am not complaining because the ones I had tasted really good. One I would recommend opens for dinner from 5pm onwards. It is located along Jalan TS Lanang, at a shop next to the Beauty Sisters Chicken Rice Ball, and opposite Jaya 99 building. The bowl of noodles come with fish balls, fish pastes and a soup. You can choose to order dry or wet (noodles in soup). Personally, I prefer the dry style especially when I add chili sauce to redden and spice up my dinner. Dry fish ball noodles that is lip-smacking! The shop that prepares it all. The makers were laughing as I took photographs of them. If you want to add liao or ingredients like yong tau foo, you can pick from the shelf. What? Fish ball noodles Where? Along Jln TS Lanang, opposite Jaya 99 building How much? RM 3.20 (small) and RM 3.70 (large) as of ...

When visiting a market, especially a wet market, a picture comes to mind: noisy atmosphere, fishy smell, water puddles, crowd. Sometimes, you find good food for breakfast too! In Malacca, the morning market at Bukit Cina becomes animated. The food stall that I usually eat is located right next to the market area and it sells delicious dry noodles- kuay teow-mee. It has been selling for many years. Under a zinc roof, this stall gets crowded with customers and you have to wait for your turn to be served. What is so tantalizing about this food? The noodle comes along with pork and fish cake slices, but the flavour is brought out by the sauce that tastes somewhat sweet. If you can take spicy food, you must add chili sauce to your noodles and mix them up- because that will completely leave an impression. A picture of the food stall. A bowl of dry noodles. Add the chili sauce to spice up the taste to the spiciness that suits you. If dry noodle is not your cup of tea, there are othe...

Whenever I head down south to Melaka, there is one food stall that I never fail to skip- and that food stall serves a must-eat in the historical city: chicken rice ball. Unlike the normal chicken rice where the rice comes scattered n a plate, this fragrant rice comes in a spherical shape- like a ball. Chicken rice ball is famous in Melaka and it is rare, may be impossible, to find this unique food in other states around Malaysia. The one I am recommending to you is the Beauty Sisters Chicken Rice Ball, located under a tree opposite the Shell petrol station in Jalan Tun Sri Lanang. Because it is located under a tree, I am used to call this place 'bawah pokok' (literally means under a tree). The chicken rice ball here is flavourful and packs a punch in spite of it's ping pong ball size. It is soft and slightly sticky, and if you cannot use a chopstick to pick it up, poke right through. If your mouth cannot fit a ball at one time, halve to form hemispheres instead. Ord...