foodie time in melaka

waa..time to get hungry for lunch now....seeing all these photos make me hungry again.

i think i have attacked the main must-eat outlets in melaka in that one day.

first to come: chung wah chicken rice ball. this is my second time here so it is quite easy to find this place. we were there before 12noon so we got our tables as soon as we were there. yippee!!!
my table ordered 20 rice balls and 2 plates of chicken. sad to say, the chicken rice ball is not as fragrant and delicious as last time. the ooomph is missing. it is actually quite plain. however, the smooth chicken made up for the disappointment. in fact, all chopsticks were headed towards the chicken instead of the rice balls. last time, it was to the riceballs first. their chicken is different because there is the strong smell of ginger and something else i can't name. so lunch was settled.

and since we were just outside jonker walk, we decided to head in. this is where we discovered jonker dessert 88.....the famous cendol store.

the cendol store takes half of the shop lot while the other half is shared by a noodle store. it is rm1.70 for a bowl of baba cendol which is what i ordered. the gula melaka was to die for. it was so thick and condensed. but it was a bit too sweet when it gets to the last few scoops. the fish balls in the noodles store was too tempting, so we ordered a bowl. it was only rm3 and we did not regret ordering. the balls were springy and fresh. waaa....and cheap. we took our bowls into the shop lot and found a place inside the long shop lot. hah...finally i get to enjoy a meal inside a proper baba-nyonya heritage lot.

night time...you must not miss the satay celup!!! there are other satay celup shops but this is the original and the best! i have tried another before in my last trip to melaka.
the walk there was worth it. we had to pass through small lanes, turnings and stopped twice to asked for directions. one chinese apek was so good to wait for us at the small junction that we would have missed if not for his kind action. even malay know of this place.

my fear of the food not reaching the expectation was erased when we saw ppl queueing outside the shop when we reached at 7 plus. the shop opens at 5.30p.m.

there are only about 8 or 9 tables so you have to wait for sure. i was there on a tuesday. imagine if you go on saturday or friday. i cannot imagine how long the queue will be.

the special ingredients they add into pot of sauce for the dipping. we were seated right next to it, at the inner corner of the shop. who cares. the big fridge where all the ingredients for dipping are next to us. haha!

the workers in the shop were on the move at all times. they have to watch the fire of the stove, add sauce to the pot, add the special ingredients to the pot, etc. the boss too was busy encouraging ppl to eat more. if you could beat the record, you won't have to pay for your meal. for ladies. you have to eat more than 80 sticks! men, go for 180 sticks! how??? each stick is only rm0.70. cheap leh! i only had about 15 sticks and some fish and meat balls from the plates.

do not bother ordering the plates of cucumber and bread pieces. the bread pieces were so soggy and soft when u dip them into the sauce. yuck! disgusting. go for all the fresh ingredients where you have to cook them in the sauce. they are the best.

and the best was yet to come.....while you were eating....wait for the boss of the restaurant to suddenly bring you sticks of big fresh prawns with shell. he also brought some oysters and one other thing. and the price? still rm0.70 for each stick. this is the time you should attack your food. he only brought certain number of pieces to the table. the prawns could not be even bought in the market he said. they were fresh from the sea. yummy. and i got a very very big prawn from him. hahaha....see the picture. the one on top is the normal sized one, he gave me the big big one and gosh, eating that was like eating a piece of tender succulent chicken. someone even came over to me and asked where i got the prawn from. haha...i told him to eat and wait for the boss to bring it to him.

so after all fingers got sticky and sweet from the sauce, the whole body soaked to the skin again with sweat, we left at around 8.30p.m. everyone was very satisfied and the walk back to mahkota parade was very welcomed.

the highlight of my trip to melaka was definitely the food. i am glad i did my homework before i went.