Sunday, February 1, 2009

My appetite for Char Koey Teow

What is your appetite like for hawker food?
I enjoy a plate of hot (as in temperature), hot (as in chilly) Koey Teow.
My first taste of Koey Teow was the one prepared by an old man just outside Coronation cinema.
He used to do a roaring wayside business. Watchiing him stir frying the stuff is just mouth watering. A springkling of garlic on to a spoonful of hot oil, you can almost hear the the garlic sizzling , followed by a spoonful of chilly smashed in a lesong. Then it was followed by two handsfull of the noodle, This was stirred rapidly before an egg was cracked over the mixture, I always paid extra for a second egg. I forgot, I would always insist on some prawns and slices of chinese sausage. Within minutes my mouth watering koey teow, with bean sprout added, was bundled in a piece of banana leaf layered over by a piece of newspaper. There were times when I would squat by the wayside to savour the stuff. Most times I would take the makan home to share it with my mum and the other siblings.
Recently I have been experimenting with the frying myself. I have reached a stage when I can say that it is like the real thing.
Who likes rojak? Me me me me me .
Tell us what you like best.

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