I’ve pretty much totally forgotten about this place until horng tweeted about it several days ago. Dug through the photo album uploaded from my old phone, and viola! There are materials which I had failed to share from the awesome roadside hawker centre at Jalan Sayur.

So this post is brought to you by the procrastinator in me, enjoy!

tofu bakar at Jalan Sayur night food court
tofu bakar at Jalan Sayur night food court

I’ve written about the pork intestine porridge and chee cheong fun at this place, but here few more things you should definitely check out if you ever find yourself at the vicinity.

First off is the tofu bakar & prawn fritters by this aunty in red t-shirt (aunty not always in red t-shirt, however). The sauce is home made and very different from anything I’ve ever had. A strong hint of belacan + prawn paste in it, and definitely come with a kick.

Can’t remember the price, but not more than a few ringgit per plate. She also offers grilled cuttle fish, but those things can be pricey.

one of the better char kueh kak in town
one of the better char kueh kak (fried radish cake) in town

The tweet from Horng though, was the char kueh kak, or Penang style fried radish that comes with egg, bean sprout, and a bit of finely chopped salted vegetable (choi pou).

You can often find char kueh kak stalls at various pasar malam, but most of the time the quality is a bit of a suspect. This was why I had only written about one other char kueh kak place in Penang on this blog. The version sold here is as good as any decent one  you can find on the island, plenty of “wok hei”, flavorful, and satisfying for the char kueh kak fan in me.

Horng, KY, Rachel, Kerol, Shiang
pork noodle, fish noodle, Horng, KY, Rachel, Kerol, Shiang

During the same session, others had pork ball noodles and fish noodle from another stall that turned out pretty good too. There is still one other stall selling fried chicken that I have yet to try at Jalan Sayur hawker centre (always a super long queue), so perhaps next trip!

location map of jalan sayur food court

Address:
Hawker center at Jalan Sayur
off Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur

GPS: 3.135208, 101.713051

KY eats – Char Kueh Kak & Tofu Bakar at Jalan Sayur
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30 thoughts on “KY eats – Char Kueh Kak & Tofu Bakar at Jalan Sayur

  • December 15, 2010 at 9:29 am
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    must try lah their winner chicken wings. this is one of the places i like to come and makan, cheap and nice !

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    • December 15, 2010 at 9:31 am
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      Jess: yessss, eventually I will, need to find time to fight the traffic. lol

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      • December 15, 2010 at 10:08 am
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        Ah remember also to try the pork intestine soup just behind this tofu bakar stall.. nice nice 😀 and also the Cuttlefish with Kangkung

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        • December 15, 2010 at 11:05 am
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          Jess: you gonna get me fat! lol

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          • December 15, 2010 at 11:29 am
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            still got long way to go !! 😈 😈 😈

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  • December 15, 2010 at 11:12 am
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    i thought your char kueh kak is a human…

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    • December 15, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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      baby: hahahaha terrible

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  • December 15, 2010 at 11:51 am
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    fried chicken! – some said better than KFC

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    • December 15, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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      Leo: that’s what i heard!

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  • December 15, 2010 at 2:34 pm
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    Must try the fried chicken! It’s like a must-have whenever I drop by for dinner. I swear, they must have discovered their recipe before KFC even came to town!

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    • December 15, 2010 at 2:37 pm
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      gracieq: ok ok i shall check it out very soon!

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  • December 15, 2010 at 3:06 pm
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    What were you guys drinking?

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    • December 15, 2010 at 4:35 pm
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      Michelle: those were air tebu 😀

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  • December 15, 2010 at 6:45 pm
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    I like the Curry Chee Cheong Fun too, very nice. Now it’s only walking distance from my office.

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    • December 15, 2010 at 11:24 pm
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      JD: yah i had that before too, pretty good 😀

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  • December 20, 2010 at 11:19 pm
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    The Char Kuey Kak looks a little too wet. I still prefer Penang’s version though.

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    • December 21, 2010 at 2:51 pm
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      J2Kfm: yeah Penang’s version still better but this is one of the better ones in KL

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  • December 24, 2010 at 3:24 pm
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    Michelle: those were air tebu 😀

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  • December 27, 2010 at 2:07 am
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    The good old days of going to Jalan Sayur for al fresco dining. You should go for the dessert stall for steamed egg custard. Absolutely the best. Char Kueh Kak, yes miss that a lot. Winner’s fried chicken and gizzard is an absolute must. The pork noodle stall right at the corner of an alley way opposite the char kueh kak stall is awesome. The curry cheong fun of course. Ah…………..the good old days of living in Malaysia. Merry Christmas!

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    • December 27, 2010 at 11:00 am
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      reese: yeah, too many things to eat, only 1 stomach. lol

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  • February 13, 2011 at 10:23 pm
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    OMG yes! Thanks for this entry! I’ve been trying to find a good char kway kak spot! Now I know! Awesome-ness!!!

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    • February 14, 2011 at 12:04 am
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      Alicia: the pleasure is mine 😀

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  • March 31, 2012 at 11:18 pm
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    The tofu bakar n prawn fritters nowadays come with set too(with added sotong bakar and sotong head), it cost about rm11 per set! A bit pricey though, but I still love it’s authentic flavor!

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  • April 12, 2012 at 11:41 pm
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    Have you tried the Char Kuey Teow in Taman Desa? Is a small steal hut right in front of a Chinese medicine shop.

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    • April 13, 2012 at 3:51 pm
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      Vivian: never tried it there, thanks for the tips 🙂

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      • October 6, 2014 at 10:41 am
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        Have u tried this CKT? It was an old style CKT not found even in Penang these days. I want to taste it again but I not sure it os still there.

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  • October 5, 2014 at 11:16 am
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    Hi Vivian, i ate once and like the CKT at Taman Desa in front of medicine shop but I can’t remember exactly where was the shop. What time the CKT is opened. It had an ancient peppery taste which is very difficult to come by even in Penang. I am from KL, formerly Penang.

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