Food Hunt @ Kampung Koh, Sitiawan, Perak
Modern human being have always been fascinated with lure of brief escape outside of their own nest. Unfortunately for us, Malaysian, the year 2015 saw a huge decline in Ringgit that made us thick twice of traveling overseas.
Let’s not be gloomy as it also provides us a great opportunities to explore the local delights and surprises around us. Let’s go Kampung Koh!
After checking out from the resort, we were on a food hunt with Tee and his family. Being local boy from Sitiawan, the 1st stop he brought us was the famous Gong Pian which is a must try when visit to Sitiawan.
Kedai Biskut Cheng Li
A125, 32000 Sitiawan, Perak.
Tel: +6016-5028557
We were lucky that day as the biscuits were freshly from the stone oven and despite most of the biscuits were reserved for customers, we managed to get a few char siew filled Gong Pian.
The Gong Bian tasted best freshly from the oven, it was hot, crispy on the outer and slightly chewy on the inside with savory char siew filling. Further enhanced with pleasant aroma from the sesame seeds, it was pretty addictive however the texture become too chewy and harden after being reheated on the next day. Good jaw exercise indeed 😛
The biscuit making place.
Other products such as mee suah and Kampung Koh chili sauce in different brands also available here.
Ging Pian: Big (RM1.80/pcs) & Small (RM 1.10/pcs)
The next stop was Pasar Awam Kampung Koh which is a few minutes drive from the biscuit shop. Look for the shabby shack under the big tree opposite the morning market, and try the famous noodles of Loh Mee and “Loh Lak” Noodle.
The price list
The aforementioned “Loh Lak” noddle, combination of Loh Mee and Asam Laksa. The Kampua noodle was drenched in a thick and slightly starchy broth, layered with robust sourness and pungent taste. Studded with dried cuttlefish and bamboo shoots provided different texture to the noodles. Not really a fan of noodle in starchy gravy but gained my like for its novelty flavors.
Dry Kampua Noodle
I like the springy texture of the Kampua noodle, served with a few slices of lean char siew meat. Nothing out of extraordinary but it still made a decent noodle dish.
“Dan Yan”
A special recommendation from Tee. I love the extremely springy texture which I assumed is made from tapioca flour. The soup was praise-worthy too, it looked pale but actually very well-flavoured.
Asam Laksa
This was quite mediocre though.
Dry wonton
Eat like local when you dine in here, mix your noodle with their special pickled garlic + sambal chili for that extra kick!
ABC
Lin Chee Kang and Lime Sour Plum Drink
Best thirst quencher for scorching afternoon!
Opposite Pasar Awam Kampung Koh
Business Hour: 5am to 5pm, open daily except Monday
I miss Sitiawan food, drooling … I like 蛋燕 and 光饼 very much.
I went to another 光饼 shop, from ur picture, found that the ingredients are different?
I think there are more or less the same. onion and char siu filling, what did you have last time?
Interesting! I should make a day trip there sometime soon! 😀
Day trip not enough lah, plan a 2D1N trip!
I think 2D1N will be more ideal as you can arrange to try out the Sitiawan seafood for dinner too!
Hey, that’s my hometown. Use to go to that market stall but I didn’t know the existence of ‘Lor Lak’!! Normally we called that “loo mien” and not lor mee.
Oh really? Then you should try that, very unique indeed!
Lor Lak, we call Laksa Loo. My hometown too.
I grew up in Sitiawan but left during college and never got the chance to go back. Sobs 🙁
Can plan a trip there dear since, stay at Swiss-Garden and food hunt at Sitiawan 🙂
Marked this!
The gong bian looks so nice! Wish I could get some hot and crispy of them! 😛
It’s better call the shop ask them reserve some before you go, or else you might be slapped by disappointment oh…
the food looks interesting! i have a few university friends from sitiawan, but i’ve never managed to visit before 🙂
Time to contact your old uni-mates and plan a trip there!
Ah, Kg Koh chilli sauce…this is chilli sauce of choice in some dim sum places in KL. Never had lor mee and assam laksa combined together >.<
Yes, dim sum shop favourite, hehe ^__^
Hi Choi Yen, you have any good restaurant to recommend in Kampung Koh?
I heard we hv a new attraction in sitiawan, lantern by Mbi kulim , may I know where? Tq