As the last state to be featured for MFF, Perak will close the curtains.
It's been a busy month for me as quite a lot of things happened and is still happening. I even skipped blogging for a week without notice, that is if you noticed, and it's because I really couldn't cope.
This month has been a real challenge for me as I had to do so many experiments... because non of the hawker recipes I made, came with recipes and had to be recreated from memory of taste and texture.
Perak has quite a handful of bloggers, or at least, were born and raised here, but now am residing elsewhere.
We are all passionate about the food we grew up with and a big thank you to all who are not Perakians but have tried out the food from our state. I recieved a total of 58(+9) entries this month, with the 9 not emailed in to me, but submitted to our FB event page. I think everybody has been pretty busy with the school holidays, Raya and Merdeka ... of which is why I must truly apologise for being sooo late.
I know that this month.. some of you may feel.. that some dishes are not special enough as they are also available elsewhere. But let's not forget that this event is not about ORIGIN, but popular food that is somehow iconic, popular and has a taste of its own from that area. 100 years ago, 3 towns in Perak holds the top 4 spots in terms of size of town for Malaya, not counting the strait states. So, it's not surprising that the food from Perak that has been around for ages, been cooked elsewhere, given a face lift and food evolves. Embrace the differences, acknowledge each state's food culture and let's see what is POPULAR in Perak.
I'm going to do the round up a little different this time.. I'm going to go with districts... so that you may see.. the distribution of good food around the state :)
Kinta
Places include Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tanjung Rambutan, Gopeng, Pusing, Chemor and etc.
Fellow bloggers like Lena, Elin and Esther are from Ipoh. The latter two made something.. and I'm still waiting for their emails :)
Lots in this list.... let's go with Ipoh first
For the curry chicken bun, I'd like to add something.
I've read comments saying it's not special only to Kampar and that it's found in Lukut as well. YES!
Both places argue that they invented it.
Hulu Perak
Where the historic town of Lenggong, the Guangxi stronghold of Perak is and home to the famous Pekasam dish.
And with this final round up, I will announce that Malaysian Food Fest has come to an end!
Thankyou everybody for participating
Don't forget to visit out Malaysian Food Fest page if you need the links to all the state food round ups :)
It's been a busy month for me as quite a lot of things happened and is still happening. I even skipped blogging for a week without notice, that is if you noticed, and it's because I really couldn't cope.
This month has been a real challenge for me as I had to do so many experiments... because non of the hawker recipes I made, came with recipes and had to be recreated from memory of taste and texture.
Perak has quite a handful of bloggers, or at least, were born and raised here, but now am residing elsewhere.
We are all passionate about the food we grew up with and a big thank you to all who are not Perakians but have tried out the food from our state. I recieved a total of 58(+9) entries this month, with the 9 not emailed in to me, but submitted to our FB event page. I think everybody has been pretty busy with the school holidays, Raya and Merdeka ... of which is why I must truly apologise for being sooo late.
I know that this month.. some of you may feel.. that some dishes are not special enough as they are also available elsewhere. But let's not forget that this event is not about ORIGIN, but popular food that is somehow iconic, popular and has a taste of its own from that area. 100 years ago, 3 towns in Perak holds the top 4 spots in terms of size of town for Malaya, not counting the strait states. So, it's not surprising that the food from Perak that has been around for ages, been cooked elsewhere, given a face lift and food evolves. Embrace the differences, acknowledge each state's food culture and let's see what is POPULAR in Perak.
I'm going to do the round up a little different this time.. I'm going to go with districts... so that you may see.. the distribution of good food around the state :)
Kinta
Places include Ipoh, Batu Gajah, Tanjung Rambutan, Gopeng, Pusing, Chemor and etc.
Fellow bloggers like Lena, Elin and Esther are from Ipoh. The latter two made something.. and I'm still waiting for their emails :)
Lots in this list.... let's go with Ipoh first
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| lena of frozen wings Ipoh Kai see Hor fun / Chicken Koay Teow Soup |
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| lena of frozen wings Ipoh Mushroom Sauce Chee Cheong Fun |
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| Ivy Sew of simply beautiful and healthy living Stir Fried Da Bai Chai with Dried Shrimps and Egg |
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| Nasi Lemak Lover Sar Kok Liew ( Yambean Fritters) 沙葛料 |
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me盐焗鸡 （Baked Salted Chicken） |
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me 鸡丝河粉 Chicken with Flat rice noodles |
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Then now, Batu Gajah
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| Faeez of BitterSweetSpicy Pecal - Perak-style |
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| Faeez of Bitter Sweet Spicy Mee Rebus Perak Style |
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| Alan of travelling-foodies Rendang Tok Perak |
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Nasi Lemak Lover
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And Pusing
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me金瓜茶粿 Pumpkin Kuih |
Kampar
The newest district.
Includes Kampar, Mambang Diawan and other smaller towns surrounding it.
Includes Kampar, Mambang Diawan and other smaller towns surrounding it.
FYI, 4 bloggers who submitted to this event come from Kampar :) Namely, Me, Annie, Mel, and Minty. There are a few more who didn't join us this month.
Claypot Chicken Rice
Yes yes.... every food court has it, common in whole of Malaysia. Yes yes.
If you are one of those that used to drive along the trunk road back before the PLUS highway was built before the 90's.. and if you were one of those who will stop by Kampar for dinner, this is what you will probably eat. There was at one time at least 7 stalls in just one street. If it's not iconic enough, cookbooks won't put the 'Kampar' word there and TV shows won't come to town to shoot this dish.
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| Annie Mok of Annielicious Food Kampar Claypot Chicken Rice (金宝瓦煲鸡饭) |
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| Kampar Claypot Chicken Rice |
For the curry chicken bun, I'd like to add something.
I've read comments saying it's not special only to Kampar and that it's found in Lukut as well. YES!
Both places argue that they invented it.
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| Veronica Chia of pengskitchen.blogspot.com Kampar Curry Chicken Bread |
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Adeline of Lite Home Bake
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or More Kampar style Ice Kacang |
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or More Onn Kee Beef Brisket Noodle Copycat |
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or More Kampar Chee Cheong Fun |
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or MoreKampar Jau Yun 炸丸@ Fried Fish Dough Balls |
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or More Fun Chai 粉仔@sliced noodles with long beans |
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or More Jicama Stuffed Rice Rolls |
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| WendyinKK of Table for 2... or More Kampar Style Sticky Rice |
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| Alice of ILove.ICook.IBake Kampar Jau Yun @ Fried Fish Dough Balls |
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| Alice of ILove.ICook.IBake Kampar Stir Fry Fun Jai with Long Beans |
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| Cindy of Yummy Little Cooks Kampar Chicken Biscuits |
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| Alan of travelling-foodies 金寶清燉牛腩干撈麺 Kampar Beef Brisket Noodles |
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| Doreen of my little favourite DIY Kampar chicken biscuit |
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| Mel Lee of Through The Kitchen Door Kampar Beef Brisket Noodles ( 金寶牛腩麺) |
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| Mel Lee of Through The Kitchen Door Kampar Lor Mai Fan |
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| Bee Bee of HoneyBeeSweets Kampar Lo Mai Fan |
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Kelly Siew of Kelly Siew Cooks
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| Minty's Kitchen Low Shu Fun / Silver Needle Noodle |
Now, for these following dishes, Annie is replicating a from a very popular shop in town.
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| Annie Mok of Annielicious Food Kampar Prawn Noodles wannabe (金宝"马来王"虾面) |
Manjung
The Foochow stronghold area of Perak :)
Sitiawan and Ayer Tawar is in this district and we have Ivy from here
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| Alice of ILove.ICook.IBake Sitiawan Fuzhou Egg Noodles |
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| Alan of travelling-foodies 實兆遠福州紅糟麵線 Sitiawan Foochow Ang Jiu Mee Sua |
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me 福清番薯丸 Foochow Sweet Potato Balls |
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| Ivy Sew of Simply beautiful and healthy living Stewed Pork Belly with Fried Tofu |
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me 福州鱼漂酸辣汤 Foochow Hot and Sour Fish Maw Soup |
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| Ivy Sew of simply beautiful and healthy living Sitiawan Fuzhou Egg Noodles (Long Yan 蛋燕) |
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| Ivy Sew of simply beautiful and healthy living Mixed Vegetables with Fried Duck Egg soup |
Larut Matang and Selama
The district with the beautiful Taiping Lake Gardens, home to fellow blogger Angeline.
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me 太平赖粉 Taiping "Lai" Noodles |
Hilir Perak
Our friend Amie's beloved mother is from Bagan Datuk.
The biggest town is this district is Teluk Intan.
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| Wendy of Table for 2.... or MoreTeluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun @ rice rolls |
Kuala Kangsar.
The royal town of Perak with its surrounding towns.
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| Salami Simon (Amie) of Amie's Little Kitchen Rendang Ayam Kota Lama |
Hulu Perak
Where the historic town of Lenggong, the Guangxi stronghold of Perak is and home to the famous Pekasam dish.
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| Joceline of Butter, Flour & Me 酱蒸鱼腩 Steamed Fish Belly with Bean Sauce Note: Original should be Chitala belly, but since it's a rare fish, a substitute is used |
Batang Padang
Major towns in this district are Bidor, Tapah, and Tanjung Malim.
Adeline from Lite Home Bakes is from Slim River :)
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| Adeline from Lite Home Bake Little Chicken Biscuit |
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| Adeline of Lite Home Bake Ayam Goreng Kg Tg Malim |
General Perak Food
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| Alice of ILove.ICook.IBake Lempeng Pisang |
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| Alan of travelling-foodies Rendang Ikan Pari Perak – Stingray Rendang |
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| Salami Simon (Amie) of Amie's Little Kitchen Ayam Percik Perak |
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| Salami Simon (Amie) of Amie's Little Kitchen Gulai Nanas Ikan Masin |
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| Salami Simon (Amie) of Amie's Little Kitchen Nasi Lemak Opah |
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| Kimmy of Cooking Pleasure Tamarind Curry Fish with Pineapples |
And with this final round up, I will announce that Malaysian Food Fest has come to an end!
Thankyou everybody for participating
Don't forget to visit out Malaysian Food Fest page if you need the links to all the state food round ups :)
Now whenever I crave for my hometown food or Perak food, I can just come to this post to search for recipes! Great job on this MFF project Wendy. Hugs to you.
ReplyDeleteA big thank you to you, Wendy. Thank you for organizing this event, it has been an eye opener and great source of inspiration even for fellow malaysians. And i especially love the ccf recipes that you have shared after your hard work of experimenting with them, i did give them a try but i think i need more practice still ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy for organising this event. You have put in a lot of hard work. Really appreciate all your efforts. Thumbs up to you, Wendy!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Wendy for organising this event. Really appreciate your time and effort in recreating the hawkers recipes based on taste and memory. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you for organizing this MFF, Wendy. Please give yourself a big clap too. It is not easy to host this kind of event. Hopefully, you've another new event for us to participate again. Looking forward to that.
ReplyDeleteIn my mind I plan to submit another 2 entries which is Leng Chee Kang and Taiping Chee Cheong Fun.. But due to holidays and work... no time ady. At least I'm satisfied with my popiah..
ReplyDeleteWell done. All the food look delicious.
ReplyDeleteGreat site to have for future reference:D Very well organized:) I enjoyed browsing through all the dishes.
ReplyDeleteWell done! Thumbs up to you Wendy!
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