This is the food court which is located in Taiping Town, they called it "Chai-Chi(菜市) in Hokkien. Many also call it “Downstair of Larut Matang” , it’s just opposite the Taiping Jaya Supermarket. There are many Chinese local food served in the popular food court in Taiping.
If you are in Taiping, there is one drink you must not missed, as it is only available in Taiping. They called it " Hor Ka Sai" (虎咬獅) , literally in Hokkien means Tiger bite Lion. It is a mixed drink or fusion of local coffee and Milo drink. It can served hot or with ice. The taste is good....
It is not Nescafe and Milo, which is called Neslo.
虎咬獅？是本地咖啡加上美祿的混和飲品。每一家咖啡攤店沖泡的虎咬獅味道不一樣，各有風味，成為太平的特色飲品。它可不是咖啡精和美祿的混和飲料哦，那叫做“neslo”，兩者為不一樣的東西，不可混為一談。
It is surprising Char Koay Teow stall is the most popular in this food court. I can see many Char Koay Teow stalls here. It is reported that the fried fish ball koay teow is the best here.
It is a popular food court in Taiping. The place is packed, especially on weekend and public holidays.
hor ka sai? aiks, i'm not good with hokkien. how to pronounce that?
ReplyDeletehor as in river?
ka as in add?
sai as in west?
sorry, bad with chinese slangs.
Taiping is using Penang Hokkien,which is a fusion of Hokkien and Malay, English or even Siamese. It is different from the actual Hokkien.
ReplyDeleteHor is tiger, ka is bite, and Sai is lion. River is called ho in Hokkien, but your pronunciation for hor should be in 4th sound, which is horrrr..not sa-hor-fan's hor(which is 2nd sound). Horrr in 3rd sound is give.
Do not worry about the translation, try the drink as it is only available in Taiping, may be with another specialty, fried fish ball koay teow.