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It was great to see a mini 'Jonker Walk' taking place in the new town of Ipoh. Located around Jalan Yau Tet Shin, near the famous Lou Wong Bean Sprout Chicken , this area was so happening with lots of tourists and stalls for the night market being setup in the evening. There were also shops selling Ipoh's delicacies around the area like the heong peh and other confectionaries, salted chicken and etc.
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| Lou Wong Restaurant was so crowded on CNY day 2 |
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| That's what I meant by Ipoh's Jonker Walk .. stalls were slowly setup |
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| Love this stall ...selling lots of football jerseys |
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| Found a peddler selling chestnuts, using the traditional method to fry it |
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| One of the confectioneries there. |
Back in the 70s, when I was a little boy, this place was also bustling at night with lots of food peddlers selling various types of noodles and dishes, which included Lou Wong. However, in the late 80s and 90s, this area has became a ghost town and it was very quiet then, with the exception of the restaurants like Lou Wong. I remember I always walked past this area every Sunday to attend tuition. It's great to see the place being revived.
I also have lots of fond memories of Ipoh when I was small. I had many cousins whose parents taught at St Michael's and our large clans of Dr Teh Lean Swee. Now almost everyone has migrated but the Taugeh Chicken stands!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, salted chicken please! No thank you to Lou Wong lol :P
ReplyDeleteWahhhhhh!!!! Put up canopy, lay out tables...the city council allows that kah? Try doing that in Singapore. Not here either - can't allow people to simply bend the rules like that - they will just have to find a bigger place and move or open a branch...if business is so good.
ReplyDeleteoh...this is mini jonkers st ah...i have been there but tarak know the nickname for it.
ReplyDeleteOh, so this is the Jonker Walk you said, I still prefer Malacca's ones, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love walk in Jonker's walk. Missed those roasted chestnuts. Used to buy fom Petaling Street almost every weekend when go down to KL during college times
ReplyDeleteTwilight - well, most ipoh folks migrate to other places for better future.
ReplyDeleteKen - salted chicken also there!
ReplyDeleteSTP -It's like that during cny, as far as I know. Anyway, they are tourist puller !
ReplyDeleteSmall kucing - it's my own interpretation of small Jonker la...
ReplyDeleteHayley - My own interpretation only. ...not the real name.
ReplyDeleteRose - yeah , me too. The Jonker street in melaka is well known.
ReplyDeletemy very first time to Ipoh a few years ago, i arrived there around midnight and friend brought me to this place to have my first authentic Ipoh beansprout chicken rice!! hmmm, maybe it was late so i didn't get to see other shops besides some eateries..
ReplyDeleteSK - well, maybe the stalls were not up yet during then.
ReplyDeleteyes i love salted chicken. but i can hardly find in Penang.
ReplyDeleteCquek -thought it can find anywhere now.
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