Travelogue: Malacca ( Food that you have to try!)
In case you have missed my previous posts
There are so many things to eat in Malacca. Im here to filter out what Stella and I had tried during this getaway trip. Having one tummy is not enough to stuff all the food into your tummy. So next time if you want to travel to Malacca, grab a group friends of four, the more the merrier so that you can order alot more of food without having to worry about bursting your stomach.
Both of us realised that we didn't get to eat alot because we were busy touring around all the tourist attractions. We definitely missed out alot more of food but how can two tummies stuff all the food in a day? Im not going to bring all the extra calories back to Singapore. However, there were some "must eat" food that we covered.
1. Chung Wah Chicken Rice Balls
Yeah yeah yeah, everyone was talking about this stall chicken rice so being the typical us, we have to try this! Along the Jonker street, you can find 4-5 stalls which sell chicken rice. And out of 5, 3 of them will be filled with customers. And I don't know what so hyped about all these chicken rice? Aren't they taste the same? Probably different in the chicken meat texture.
Nevertheless, out first meal for the day went out to this Chung Wah chicken rice. We must be crazy to queue 45 mins for the chicken rice to be served onto our table. Battling with the hot sun without umbrella, we queued because we want to compare how good this chicken rice can be.
Chung Wah served only white chicken and rice balls. Strictly no other items are found in the menu (oh, they don't even have a proper menu for us to refer). So they go by looking at how many person we have. A minimum of half chicken is served for a pax of two, Both Stella and I have no choice but to handle a half chicken serving.
The chicken would be the high-light of everything! I don't find the rice balls delicious ( not much fragrance smell). So in all, we paid RM15 for this meal.
Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball
18, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
2. Yummy ice cream egg
Dessert after our chicken rice meal would be this round egg ice cream which we found it cute! How do I explain this ice cream egg? Its just like ice cream that was blended with ice! They have different flavours to choose from so Stella had her strawberry while I had my mango. Especially under the hot sun, this small treat served us a good purpose.
RM3 for one ice cream egg
3. Jonker street food
During the turn over of shift in the evening where street foods were sold in the street, nobody could resist the temptation of the food they have. Those are the minority they have over there. Not to mention that they do serve Kway teow, Carrot cake, Oyster omelette, Seafood Zi char at the back of Jonker street. You do not have to stand as there will be tables and chairs for us to enjoy your meal.
We walked past this Dim sum stall whereby you can get any 3 of your choice for RM2. Those Dim Sum came piping hot from the wooden stove. Dim sum lover can bring back some to your hotel room for supper.
We got a stick of egg master egg (RM3) from this uncle because we were attracted to the songs that he played. While waiting for the food to be ready, we listened to the 'My love from another star' theme song. Our omettle stuffed with hotdog is ready to go!
4. Coconut drink
Many people crowded around and we were curious what had happened. We pushed through the crowd and witnessed some coconut stunts performed by the stall holder. Basically they performed on how to chop the coconuts fast and well! It was eye-catching to see how many coconuts they have to chop in order to sell to their customers. Beautiful coconut drink would be best to sooth your throat after all the heaty food.
5. Fruit flavour milk shake in the milk bottle
Does this attract you? Milk shake in the milk bottle with 5 different flavours, They have chocolate/ honeydew/ strawberry/ mango and champagne to choose from. For each bottle that cost RM6, it can be a little tad expensive. But buy for the first try, worth it la! HAHAHA. Bring back home for my future kids can?
6. Dim Sum at Rong Mao Restaurant
Our second day food trip stopped at Rong mao restaurant which was located right outside our guesthouse. I guess we were fortunate enough to have so many good food places around our accommodation. Just 3 mins walk to Jonker street, 2 mins to a Dim sum restaurant, 4 mins walk to cafes. We won't have to worry about starving in the middle of the night.
In the wee morning on the 2nd day, I woke Stella up to have breakfast with me. Having to hear that there will be a long queue after 8am so hurriedly washed up ourselves and head off to the shop. To be surprise, there wasn't any queue at all but it was 3/4 filled with people enjoying their dim sum session.
What I love about this shop, we do not have to place any order from their staff. More likely, they will bring out a whole tray of different dim sum and from there we picked our preference food on our own. Its like a self-service system! After we finished or food, the staff will come over and mentally count on our bill. Its fast and easy to settle our breakfast!
You guys can try their Da Bao, it is stuffed with minced chicken and spinach for only RM2.80. Their dimsum varieties range from RM1-RM2.40.
Restoran Rong MaoDirections
Chinese Restaurant
Address: 32, Jalan Tukang Emas, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia
Phone:+60 12-833 7632
7. Nadeje milli crepes
Yummy crepes are found everywhere in Singapore but one couldn't beat this milli crepes at Malacca. It was so over-whelmed by Singaporean and whenever they travel to Malacca, they have to stop by here.
Just before we board our return bus, we decided to stop by and have our lunch here, Nadeje is located Makota Parade and it is easily found ( right beside KFC). If you are planning to take a cab, simply let the driver know that you are looking for milli crepes, im sure they know where is it! Many singaporean have been doing the same!
It has queue at 12pm but we were seated shortly! Looking the cakes and crepes that were displayed on the shelves, saliva drooling all over my mouth. HAHA. There were 18 different crepes to choose from ( tell me how do i get started?). How I wish I have 18 of my friends here to share with me. In the end, we ordered double chocolate and mango yogurt flavours. For each slice of crepe, it costs RM 9.90 which is less than $5. I don't think you will get this price from Singapore.
Soft and creamy texture, the thought of buying back home but afraid that it will turn bad when we return back to Singapore. For this, i will drop by here again if im back!
Address: G-23 & 25, Jalan PM4, Plaza Mahkota, 75000, Melaka, Melaka, 75000, Malaysia
Phone:+60 6-283 8750
2 cafes to cover for the next post! Stay tune (:
