Ever having the urges to eat at night? But can't help it and grumbles your way through the night losing much needed sleep! If you happen to be in Kuala Lumpur you need not worry because there's the 'pasar malam' the local night market that sells almost everything cheap! At the 'pasar malam' you can find all kinds of food, cooked or raw, fruits, vegetables, clothes, and even toys for your kids. You can also head towards the 'warong Mamak' an Indian Muslim eatery that serves special kind of soups, the 'Torpedo Soup' and the 'Gearbox Soup' after hours, the hot tasty 'Torpedo Soup'. It's a local favourite aphrodisiac! The 'Gearbox Soup' is made of cow's bone marrow and will certainly warm up your blood in the chill Kuala Lumpur night. There's also the 'kopitiam' a Chinese colonial era type of eatery to cater the nostalgic taste buds that crave old-fashioned cooking serving Chinese teas even to a shark fins soup. Entering a 'kopitiam' means go inside the 1950 and 1960 era with the jukebox and the golden oldies memorabilia dominating the interior bringing back the comfort as you walk the memory lane. You can't help it but to think of the Beatles as you sip the hot Chinese teas in the middle of the cold Kuala Lumpur night when the song 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' went on playing at the jukebox making your heart filled with wonderful emotions and stomach full of delicious foods. If are you still hungry you can still go to the many street hawkers of Kuala Lumpur particularly located in the famous tourist hot spots the Chinatown or popularly known as the Petaling Street which cater to all sort of diverse cooking from the Chinese 'dim-sum' to the Malay 'satay', the street hawkers of Petaling Street opened till late night warming the chill night with their hot fragrant cooking sending mouth watering aromas into the air, which will make you just drool over the good Malaysian foods. If you're lucky you might spot a Lion Dance in Petaling Street, a group dance of two or four people adorn in a dragon suits. When you finished with Petaling Street you can also go straight to Little India located at Jalan Masjid India there you'll find an abundance of spicy Indian cooking like the chapatti and 'Tandorri chicken' that will spice up your cold boring night as you most probably enjoyed Indian cultures at work like 'Thaipusam' , 'Ponggal' festival and 'Deepavali' when you eat there at the right time and night. So if you happen to be in KL and in the night don't be afraid, be adventurous and try all the Malaysian delicacie. |
