Wantan Noodle @ Jalan Gelugor, Klang

While KL city has got spectacular Twin Towers, Klang is also blessed with glorious food. Starting from bahkutteh which was already blogged to death to overrated telok gong seafood, every little hidden gem in klang has gradually attracted food bloggers.

I'm always given a crucial task during lunch hour, to think where to eat. Since our taiping girl traveled to Klang for us, I brought her to savour a plate of heavenly wantan noodles that is famous amongst locals.



Situated at the cross junction between Jalan Gelugor and Jalan Kepayang, this wantan noodles stall has been operating for almost 30 years and it's still going strong. When I was a kid, dad used to bring me here for lunch but that was my first and last visit. Why?! Because I do not have a tough stomach which can literally endure a minimum 3o minutes of torturous waiting. While observing the process of blanching and tossing not knowing when will yours be served, you could have already been starved to death. On my previous visit (2 years back), I waited approximately 45 minutes. Yes, nailed it!

On our recent visit, they took surprisingly 15 minutes to serve us. The noodles mixed with soy sauce gravy were consistently firm and springy. A large plate of wantan noodles was insufficient and I deliberately finished them in four mouthfuls. The sliced char siew was decent - nothing to shout about.



The main draw at this wantan noodles stall is essentially wantan. Served in piping hot soup, the see-through wantan skin is so thin and generous minced meat stuffing is flavourful. The juicy wantan was juicy that it explodes in your mouth as soon as you take a bite. This is simply divine!

This is not the best wantan noodles I've ever tasted but it still warrants multiple visits though. The lunch-time crowd is insane, number of tables and chairs are visibly limited and parking is problematic. I'd strongly recommend you to drop by for a light meal.

Prawn Mee @ Gohtong Jaya

It's such a disgrace to boast to everyone on the food I must have whenever going to genting as I still couldn't remember the name of the restaurant, till now. Please forgive me. The shop is situated few shops away from Hotel Seri Malaysia, next to a sundry shop (hope I didn't lead you back to genting!) and it's always empty on my every visit although tucking in the row of commercialized restaurants. On my recent trip to genting, I made a pit stop at Gohtong Jaya to savour a divine bowl of prawn mee before heading back home.

Chunks of halved prawns bathed in thick and flavorful prawn soup were so huge and succulent. Priced at RM7 each bowl, the lady then told us she replaced prawns with sang har and charged us additional RM1. Need I say more?

It's inarguably a steal.

Pho Hoa Noodle House @ The Curve

Loitering around the Curve on a manic Monday, Lern and I felt indolent that we can't decide what to have for dinner but a simple yet decent dinner. Pho Hoa Noodle Soup was the answer key to what we were seeking for. By the way, hola from Malaysia! It definitely feels great to be home but I do not hope this trip gives me shocking weight. Let's keep fingers crossed.



Pho Hoa Noodle House, a name that basically explains everything. Pho Hoa is the place that offers simple fare and hearty bowl of Vietnamese national soup or commonly known as Pho. Hoa, on the other hand refers to harmony in Vietnamese. It is also the largest Vietnamese restaurant chain in North America but not Vietnam, strange enough?



Pho Hoa promotes Vietnamese cuisine with the slogan ''Health Conscious Choice'' and since Lern is a health-conscious person who loves anything with green, we have absolutely made the right choice for dinner. When the noodle is served with fresh coriander leaves, bean sprouts, hot chili padi, lemon wedges and basil leaves, I bet he must be chuckling. Heh, did you?

I am person who strongly against anything with green as they taste real bad (especially coriander leaf!) Radically, mixing fresh coriander leaves, bean sprouts, bits of hot chili padi, lemon wedges and basil leaves can essentially make the broth robustly flavoured. I truly love the pho of his! Chunks of juicy tendon bathed in the hot steaming soup were soft and tender, just like how it should be.



I opted chicken meat instead since I wasn't in the mood for beef. Well you know, when you had too much beef overseas (not exactly!) you just don't wish to have it in malaysia. The broth was clear, rich and flavourful (I still prefer Lern's)

Overall, we both love this place, especially the broth! Simple fare yet delectable, simple setting with no frills and free from extravagance, pho hoa definitely deserves second visit.