Ordered a plate of fried Char Kuey Teow at Lok Lok street the other day and it tasted so good! Char kuey teow is a rice noodle dish stir fried over high heat with garlic, light and dark soy sauce, chilli paste, prawns, cockles, chopped Chinese chives, slices of Chinese sausage, fishcakes and bean sprouts. Though it is quite a small portion for the price, the dish is super packed with flavours - savoury, spicy and full of WOK HEI! Wok hei is a Cantonese phrase used to describe a particular essence and aroma that is created in a dish when authentic stir-frying is performed. “Hei” =“energy” or “breath”; Therefore, “wok hei” = “the energy or breath of a wok”. Quite an abstract term isn't it? Haha! It's not an easy term to understand until you've tried it yourself. There are plenty of Char Kuey Teow (CKT) stalls everywhere, but not many places cook a good Char Kuey Teow. Haha if I ever crave a good CKT, I'll definitely visit this stall again! And by the way, Char Kuey Teow is easily one of the Top 5 famous Malaysian food. Make sure you order one if you ever come to Malaysia! :D
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