Kuala Lumpur Day 8: Food Sampling in Petaling Street

Ben and I decided to visit Petaling Street for some sightseeing on this day. Petaling Street is Kuala Lumpur’s chinatown.

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Petaling Street is infamous for pirated goods like watches, handbags, DVDs, etc. It is a very popular tourist attraction.

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However, the scene of this used to be chinatown is changing. It is now populated with foreign workers.

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This is a popular stall in Petaling Street selling a sweet dessert drink.

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This is the famous “Loh Han Guo” (dried Buddha fruit) drink. It was RM1.50 (CAD0.50).

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We had some food sampling in Petaling Street. We snacked on some popiah; a wrap of paper-thin crepe filled with stir-fried grated vegetables like turnip, jicama, lettuce, carrot, tofu, etc. The above serving was RM4.00 (CAD1.35).

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We then had lunch in a Mamak restaurant. I had biryani rice with grilled spicy ikan kembong (mackerel).

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Ben had a lamb curry. Our lunch was RM10 (CAD3.35).

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We also bought some goodies for snacking and bring home. The above is for snacking as we cant bring meat product home. It’s our favourite dried meat (bak kwa).

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