Trishaw chee cheong fun stall - where Indian customers outnumber the Chinese

Been searching high and low for this lady ,each time I was in KL and when I finally found her the other day , omg , I just wanted to give her a great big hug .

You see , the original operator was an old man , whom I presume was her Dad , and actually saw him training her to replace him many years ago. Obviously , he's done a good job as her chee cheong fun is still as authentic as days gone by .

Portuguese grilled fish stall - silver puff parcels in Chinatown

This little pathway has seen its heydays . Waiting time used to be a minimum of 45 minutes and tissues used to be part of your combat tool . But with so many foreigners in KL nowadays , especially in Chinatown which has turned into PRC and Bangla town , local Chinese are a dime a dozen.

Sun May Hiong

Sun May Hiong is located in a nondescript shoplot. 

They are reknowned for their pork satay which leans more towards a petite Pinchos Morunos, infused with lemongrass and turmeric . Small slivers of fat wedged between the lean give rise to a heavenly experience that get you hooked . Startlingly salty as opposed to the usual sweet satays , there is an aromatic smokey bbq flavour that will keep you coming back for more. 

Grilled skatefish with oomph ! - keeping this one a secret

The standard of ikan bakar or grilled fish, in Penang has deteriorated from a few years back already. Which is why I almost gave up on ordering the dish . Some hawkers have begun to compromise on  the ingredients that give the marinade that oomph factor , others scorch it till it becomes 

a bit too burnt to the extent that the skin turns rubbery.

 Though Ikan Bakar is a Malay dish, what I'm having here is the Chinese hawker version. Basted in a basic Thai sauce from a can and grilled on a banana leaf. 

Well what sets this place apart is that this particular hawker only has one rival , only one in the whole country comes close to this stall . And that rival is not in Penang but that middle stall alllll the way south in Tebrau Market, Johor Bahru which I haven't been to in ages, so I don't know if it's still around or not. Just bringing it up as a comparison.