non halal

Facey Noodle House is operated by Mr Tai Kok Wei’s Family since 2012 starting out with their signature Chilli Pan Mee. The accompanying ingredients for the original chilli version are fried silver fish (ikan bilis), minced pork, crispy fried shallots and a poached egg to perfection (close to an onsen tomago). To me, the best way to indulge in their version of Chilli Pan Mee is to break the runny yolk and mix the noodles and ingredients together while it is still hot, so that it gives the noodles and added creamy taste while the tongue is tantalised by the chilli flakes!. The dish is also served with a small bowl of soup and sayur manis to curb the spiciness. While there is traditional soup and dry pan mee, Mr Tai decided to be audacious and break the norms (like us at M Boutique) by creating some more trendy and updated pan mee, such as the Korean Kim Chee Pan Mee and CEO Pan Mee.

Bak-Kut-Teh which can also be pronounced as Bah-Kut-Teh is a Hokkien dish that was brought over from Fujian, China many years back. It is a pork stew of sorts where meaty pork ribs are simmered in a complex broth with chinese herbs and spices including star anise, cloves, dang gui, fennel seeds and garlic. It is very commonly consumed in both Malaysia and Singapore and synonymous to the Chinese community in South East Asia. It is usually served with strips of fried dough (char kway), light & dark soy sauce as a condiment with chopped chili padi and minced garlic is taken together. A pot of hot tea is the best companion while eating Bak-Kut-Teh as it is more of a heaty dish whereby tea will able to cool down the heat of eating this delicious dish.

Randomness is just us, so we hopped into our Vellfire and headed over to Pengkalan, Station 18. Upon reaching our sister property, we realised how time flew as realised that M Boutique Station 18 is marching onwards to it’s 3rd Birthday this year. Inspired by jazz and is 5 minutes walking distance to the Aeon Mall Station 18, this is a place whereby plenty of shopaholics love to stay because of the short distance to the mall.

We’re sure you’ve been bogged down by thousands of sharing on social media about varieties of “hidden food gems” in Ipoh. There’s always a new cafe around the corner or what we like to call a “newly discovered” traditional foods or even newer fusion type cuisine. We wouldn’t say it’s recent but let’s talk about some ‘new foodie cafes’ that has been available since April 2016 in Ipoh Town. We’re quite sure that any Ipoh-lang would have heard of  “Fai Kee” (at the time of writing there are 3 Fai Kee in Ipoh), but let’s not talk about them this time round. Instead let’s go try their sub branch, it’s called the “Restaurant Sun Fei Kee” which is rumoured to be owned by the son of the original Fai Kee.