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Mala hotpot, lamb skewers win hearts in Malaysia as food scene evolves with Chinese migrant influx
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In a packed eatery on Jalan Sultan, young diners tuck into mee tarik and cumin-scented lamb skewers.
ST PHOTO: LU WEI HOONG
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KUALA LUMPUR – Jalan Petaling, where Malaysia’s centuries-old Chinatown is located in the capital city of Malaysia, was a favourite hang-out during my high school days 20 years ago.
Under the corrugated iron roofs of the hawker stalls on an afternoon, teenage me would devour a bowl of Cantonese pork offal congee, sweating and slurping up every sticky spoonful. I loved soaking the crunchy youtiao pieces in the rice porridge mixed with fried intestine, dark-red liver and century egg. Add a little light soya sauce and white pepper, and I would get food to comfort my stomach, all for just RM5 (S$1.50).
