Those days whenever we pass by this quaint little place we will slow down and lookout for stray dogs and people crossing the haphazard street. The once rubber rich now palm oil dotted kampong town is just one main street only 2km long flanked by many 50ish's ramshackle wooden shoplots although we could see remnants of charred blackened debris where once stood some cottage industries.
We were in the Glutton Zone Unforgettable of Fuzhou Specialities in Ayer Tawar, Perak the unassuming town of disproportionate alien talking rich men, eateries at every corner & unusual food.
Ayer Tawar is just 12 km before its more illustrious Big Brother Sitiawan another 15 mins further up towards your final seaside destination. Most outsiders to Ayer Tawar are on transit save for the occassional fast talking salesmen. It does however has its own special charms and some unusual restaurants including a classy award winning cake house and cafe. And the famously amazing Chinese cemeteries some 6 km away. But for us we were tempted by the unusual dishes served in the numerous coffeeshops and Big Fries here. And oh , also amazing prices.
The red signboard and Chinese banner announcing the oft misundersood buns some 3/4 way into the town. These signature oniony and porky items made famous in Sitiawan are also easily available here.
Ok all your questions answered , for there are no less 10 BSG known versions of Kong Pian such as these. Then there are at least 3 more shops selling them here & 8 more in Sitiawan ! So take your time to admire them and see how they are made from the thouand year ( looks like it ) charcoal-fired old clay oven.



But for us this time we are only interested in the Hock Chew Noodles Classic loo mein ( lor mee ) which is similar to the Ulu Yam, Selangor version minus the vinegar. This double style & taste variation is also found in Yong Peng, Johore ( which has a substantial Fuzhou population like Ayer Tawar)



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The fried Loo Mein and the kor roow look really inviting. Yummm....how far is Ayer Tawar from KL again?
it will be Xcitingly heaps better for us to ta pau u here instead right ? followed by 25 hours wining(chinese viet specialties ) dining ( u name it )etc etc
durianberry
shud have told ya when u were nearby the other day !
tankiasu
KL-Ayer Tawar under 3 hrs for you V guess, if u dun stop in Kampar (curry buns), Ipoh ( those chickens) or Bidor(da duck)!
or overshoot to Pangkor if the red bikini ladies are there xcitingly complaining then you will probably take under 2 hours !
meiyen
God knows how much V wanna do that!
c o m i n g !
lulu
ok Belum next & elephants,
just u dun run away ah
tummythoz
definitely u must. black things ?
come c !
babe
thats sad, but cheer up V gonna change that hope soon!
food crawl ?
u will need at least 24 + 25 hours !
wmw
very funny... just u wait
jason
now only 55 mins drive from where u are !
Make me so hungry again....*going to look for biscuits*
No choice...no Kong Pian for supper snacks :( ..is it the Pong Piah I usually call it? Hmmm....same thing different name ?
it's mine too and i miss the food badly..
i still think that the best loo mien shud be from the stall near the Thursday market in Kg Koh.. while some other versions (not that thick) of loo mien from pekan gurney's also not that bad =)
think u r talking bout the same thing ! thought Spore also got many of these things?
purplerabbit
U r right & thank u for coming by BSG ! yes the shop near the market u mentioned (the bearded birdman is gone ) is popular and good. Some say the one beside the traffic lights are better ( so on )
V haven't tried many versions ourselves tho. maybe u could talk about them soon !
no not yet still waiting for you to uncover more !
Jackson
ok Y E S !
great !
try them all and let us know your story ! Dun forget Ayer Tawar ok