I Loved IPOH more than PENANG 🥰 🇲🇾 MALAYSIAN FOOD

[@fuelandersonchow]

You got it wrong. The toast has got no soursop which you kept mentioning. Kaya is coconut jam paired with butter. Not soursop. It originated from Chinese Hainanese clan who migrated to Malaya and created their own toast variety. Ipoh has no "Chinatown". It is Oldtown vs New Town.

[@ayngelina]

I know 🥲 I talked to people there about it and in the end it sounded like they were talking about soursop even though it didn’t taste like it

[@ayngelina]

​@@Raven-nj4ie I didn't think it tasted like soursop so when Alan, who is Indonesian asked if it was srikaya to double confirm they nodded yes. But I think they may have misheard him.

[@syahidderadjat3957]

It’s understandable mistake. Srikaya or sugar apple or sweetsop is fruit that looks very similarly to soursop. But the one she had as a spread on the bread is Sarikaya or Kaya in short, it’s made of coconut milk, sugar, and eggs. People often confuse between Srikaya (fruit) and Sarikaya (jam). And to make it more confusing, a popular kaya jam brand is Srikaya 😂

[@VinceKitter]

Why don’t you correct it then? It’s completely off putting when it’s the first thing on this video.

[@fuelandersonchow]

​One cannot just update anything within the video once it is uploaded onto the platform. Changing of video is not permissible on KZbin. She already admitted her mistake... A human thing to do. Bygone.

[@lizcarlyle2477]

Hello Ayngelina & loving your Malaysian series: walkable cities, food & friendly people! Looking forward to Indonesia and hearing Allan speak about food in Indonesian! Wonderful Ipoh video, you look so happy!Would you consider Indonesia to retire and where?

[@ayngelina]

Good question! Next Saturday begins a Java Indonesia series and there are definitely places I would consider there.

[@MichaelReidOttawa]

Another great video! Thanks.

[@ayngelina]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ambrosejoseph4843]

Looks like you're having a wonderful time and you look great.

[@ayngelina]

Thank you! How is Cuenca?

[@ambrosejoseph4843]

@@ayngelina Cuenca is in full festival mode. Water restrictions and blackouts. No rain.

[@ayngelina]

I heard there have been blackouts all over the country.

[@hplagt6880]

Soursop is a prickly sourish fruit. But kaya is made from eggs, coconut milk and sugar cooked over heat. Some are flovoured with pandan (screw pine leaves).

[@ayngelina]

Yes we had a miscommunication with the server. This was an old school cafe and our server did her best explaining but I thought she was telling me the toast was sweetsop. I was confused because it didn't taste like sweetsop. As the Indonesian and Malaysian language are similar I asked Alan to confirm and he asked her if it was "srikaya" which is sweetsop in Indonesian. But I think perhaps she did not hear "sri" and said yes, thinking she said yes it was kaya or COCONUT.

[@edamame5540]

YES!!! Finally someone has said it!

[@ayngelina]

You agree?

[@waiminglau8960]

Kaya has no sour sop. Kaya mainly is made from eggs, sugar and coconut milk. Definitely not sour

[@ayngelina]

I realized afterwards it was a misunderstanding and that’s why it didn’t taste like soursop

[@rhyslud]

Hi Ayngelina, How did you find the heat in Ipoh? Is Penang any more comfortable? I would think there might be some mitigating sea breeze. Glad to see you having a good time.

[@ayngelina]

Rhys it’s so good to see you again! Overall we have been traveling in low season which is the hottest season. Ipoh had less humidity than Penang so it was a bit more comfortable but since Vietnam it’s just been one heat wave after another. Next week starts a six episode series on Vietnam and it’s very hot so we escaped to Thailand and I’m now in the south on an island, it’s still hot and humid but at least there’s a beach!

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

I am from Ipoh and I always tell people that Ipoh is best for just living, compare to Penang, KL, Singapore & Johor.

[@ayngelina]

I would love to go back, it was such a quiet, pleasant city to walk around

[@RotiJohnPrata-h9o]

yea... Ipoh is a very nice place.. everything about it...

[@ayngelina]

I would love to go back

[@leewaiyee3266]

There is Pangkor Island outside ipoh within Perak state. You could explore & enjoy the seaside..

[@ayngelina]

That sounds beautiful!

[@myfoong]

Ipoh food is way better than any foods of other cities, the reason is Ipoh has better source of water hence made food taste better than other cities.

[@ayngelina]

Oh that is very interesting. What other cities would you recommend? I’d love to come back this year

[@theresatan7749]

Where did you get sour sop from? Its made with eggs, sugar and coconut.

[@ayngelina]

A really bad translation! I realized afterwards it was coconut and laughed because it didn’t taste like soursop

[@azharidris7092]

Your description of Kaya is completely wrong.. where did you get your info from.. Kaya is a simple coconut curd jam.. two types of Kaya pandan Kaya or brown sugar Kaya.. you can make it yourselves.. plenty of recipes on KZbin

[@ayngelina]

Yes I now know. I was confused because it didn't taste like sweetsop. As the Indonesian and Malaysian language are similar I asked Alan to confirm and he asked her if it was "srikaya" which is sweetsop in Indonesian. But I think perhaps she did not hear "sri" and said yes, thinking she said yes it was kaya or COCONUT.

[@songwaikit8718]

Theres slight differences in the local specialties between penang and ipoh. U get more soupy noodles in ipoh too. Glad u enjoyed ipoh! And yes were mostly surrounded by hills and mountains. You would need to drive down to pangkor for ur beach experience.

[@ayngelina]

I would like to see more of the region including the mountains. Do you have any suggestions?

[@mesratecrao7511]

Wow kaya is coconut jam my lady , another thing at the end when you ask for explanation for the octopus dish ... in Malaysia kicap means soy sauce ( not ketchup as you think )

[@ayngelina]

Yes we had a miscommunication with the server. This was an old school cafe and our server did her best explaining but I thought she was telling me the toast was sweetsop. I was confused because it didn't taste like sweetsop. As the Indonesian and Malaysian language are similar I asked Alan to confirm and he asked her if it was "srikaya" which is sweetsop in Indonesian. But I think perhaps she did not hear "sri" and said yes, thinking she said yes it was kaya or COCONUT.

[@mesratecrao7511]

No harm done , thank you and just sharing a bit more knowledge

[@ayngelina]

It was an interesting lesson in Bahasa Indonesia vs Malay!

[@shionyi]

This is your personal opinion and can say that you have not enough explored penang. Georgetown is just part of penang and not whole penang.

[@ayngelina]

Good point, where should I visit in Penang next?

[@En_SabahNur]

@shionyi hahaha why? Can't accept Ipoh actually has more good food than Pingneng food?😂😂

[@iskhrm1688]

The real flea market is at Memory Lane (Pasar Loken), open every Sundays. - Kaya/Sri Kaya = coconut milk + duck eggs + caramel. - Tomato Ketchup is called sauce (sos) here, while Soy Sauce is called ketchup (kicap). Rather confusing for the foreigners. 😀

[@ayngelina]

I will never forget that Kaya is coconut because so many Malaysians have commented about it but it was a confusion of languages. I looked up Kaya and it said sweetsop but it didn't taste like that so I asked Alan, who is Indonesian if he could ask as our server didn't speak English. He asked her if it was "srikaya" which is sweetsop in Indonesian. But I think perhaps she did not hear "sri" and said yes, thinking she said yes it was kaya or COCONUT. But no one told me it's also duck eggs, which is interesting! And thank you for the flea market tip. I'd love to return to Ipoh so I'll plan for a weekend!

[@iskhrm1688]

@@ayngelina oh ok. Never knew sweetsop is called kaya in indonesia. Here we call it Buah Nona, derived from its Spanish name Anona. In some countries it called Custard Apple. Duck eggs gives more vibrant color in Kaya jam.

[@ayngelina]

It's srikaya - but we think maybe she didn't hear the sri part. She was busy and elderly so who knows :) Buah Nona does make sense as anona is the Latin name, although in Latin America it's more often called chrimoya. But I will never forget kaya - Malaysians were REALLY upset!

[@asyrafnukman1991]

Terima kasih video

[@ayngelina]

Sama sama 😊

[@YoonLeeKok]

Kicap(sometimes spelt kichap) is Malay for dark soy sauce, not tomato ketchup. The oil used is probably sesame seed oil. The laksa you had in Laksa-mana (which by the way is a play on words: Laksa mana means where is the laksa, laksamana is an admiral) is most likely assam (tamarind) laksa, which is what Penang is famous for. The one that is creamier is curry laksa (it has coconut milk). Penang has a version called White Curry laksa.Perhaps that what you had in Penang.

[@ayngelina]

Oh I knew kicap from spending so much time in Indonesia but I didn’t know all of that about the laksa, thanks for taking the time to teach me. I will remember for my next visit 😊

[@juliebabin]

Humm the midnight thing looks delicious.

[@ayngelina]

It was!

[@ayngelina]

soooo good

[@syahidderadjat3957]

It’s understandable mistake. Srikaya or sugar apple or sweetsop is fruit that looks very similarly to soursop. But the one you eat as a spread on the bread is Sarikaya or Kaya in short, it’s made of coconut milk, sugar, and eggs. People often confuse between Srikaya (fruit) and Sarikaya (jam). To make it more confusing, a popular kaya jam brand is Srikaya 😂

[@ayngelina]

That is hilarious! I thought I was covering my bases by getting Alan to confirm by asking in Indonesian but it was still a misunderstanding. I have learned how important it is to Malaysians as so many people were upset with this mistake.

[@joejoe9979]

Welcome to Ipoh 🎉❤

[@ayngelina]

What else should I eat?

[@joejoe9979]

@@ayngelina Ipoh had many delicious foods that you can eat, such as din sam, fresh mine prawns, crispy peanut biscuit, curry noodles, smoothies tau foo fa, deep fried Yong stuff, hong Kong Becca noodles, salted coffees, bbq pork, roasted ducks three style, and many more, depending on your favourite and taste. Try to visit most of the FB recommendations will much more easy for you to find more delicious foods in Ipoh. Mentioned above is just some of the favourites by all foodies. You may discover more if you try spend sometime asking the opinion of the local people. They will recommend you more and beautiful place to visit and had wonderful foods trip. Thank you for coming to Ipoh and enjoying your stay in Ipoh.

[@ayngelina]

Thank you!

[@annebosco4376]

Hi Just correct yo. Kaya is made of coconut milk, sugar and eggs There is no soursop fruit in it.

[@ayngelina]

I know that now. Unfortunately when we went I talked to staff and thought she was explaining sweetsop, then was confused when I tried it and it didn't taste ike that so Alan who is Indonesian asked if it was "sirikaya" or sweetsop. She was a very nice older woman and I think she only heard the "kaya" part and told him it was.

[@ayngelina]

I know it was a mistranslation as Alan, who is Indonesian asked if it was srikaya to double confirm they nodded yes. But I think they may have misheard him.

[@areocat]

Ipoh has the best food in the world. 😻 I'm biased I know. I'm from Ipoh.

[@ayngelina]

Well I think you are right 😊

[@briantravelman]

Okay. There's a Scottish castle nearby, as well as a lake with some reallt interesting geology.

[@ayngelina]

So I heard the lake wasn’t very interesting after all so we didn’t go. We hoped to check out some temples but the weather didn’t hold.

[@winniekhongkp]

Kellie's Castle.. Abt 35mins away..

[@patrickwhite3786]

Where in Canada are you from?

[@ayngelina]

Nova Scotia. I have a ton of videos from the Maritimes as I started focusing on KZbin in 2020/2021 when we had a Maritime bubble and traveled freely.

[@hailyrizzo5428]

ok, the literal translation is Moonlight noodle, not really Midnight noodle

[@ayngelina]

That makes more sense with the yolk, thank you

[@k_and_m8745]

Mmmmm.... especially the midnight noodle.

[@ayngelina]

They were the best’

[@ANKH-c4m]

❤️🇲🇾❣️

[@FullTimeKiller43]

Lol! I just came back from Ipoh few days ago… and sorry I will always vote for Penang when come to street foods. Ipoh’s food is more towards the Cantonese style which either too sweet or too salty… You either has explored the wrong side of Penang (especially if you have went to those popular places you saw from internet)… or it’s your personal taste preference…

[@ayngelina]

That could be the case, I’d love to hear your recommendations for Penang

[@alisakka93]

its not midnight noodle ya. its moon light noodle.....and KICAP is soy sauce..not KETCHUP. lol

[@ayngelina]

I know what kecap is 😊 I eat it all the time in Indonesia but you’re right I slipped up on moonlight hor fun.

[@DawnBreaker118]

top.choice best food in and around and family oriented

[@ayngelina]

Agreed!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Sour sop jam ? It is coconut jam

[@ayngelina]

It was a really bad translation and I realized afterwards because it didn’t taste like like soursop

[@keangwooichoo6138]

@@ayngelina do not rely on reading google, ask people.

[@ayngelina]

In this case I started with asking people but it was early morning and the server and guests did not speak English. I looked it up and asked if it was soursop and they nodded their head yes.

[@ayngelina]

I didn't think it tasted like soursop so when Alan, who is Indonesian asked if it was srikaya to double confirm they nodded yes. But I think they may have misheard him.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

There is no cheese in kaya toast. Only kaya and butter.

[@ayngelina]

Now I know!

[@lowpohboon8676]

Kaya is made from coconut....not soursop.

[@ayngelina]

Yes I know now. I explained in the comments but it was an issue of mistranslation. Usually I know what I want to eat and research it but in this case we popped in. I google kaya and the google translate was soursop, actually sweetsop. That was very confusing so I asked Alan if he could ask the server as she was older and did not speak English. He's Indonesian and so Bahasa Indonesian was closest and many Malaysians understand. So he asked if it was srikaya (sweetsop) and I think because she was older she only heard "kaya" and said yes. Since then I have learned how important kaya toast is culturally as many Malaysians have commented here and also on my Facebook where I explain the mistake I made.

[@dannyfong1478]

Kaya isn’t soursop lah. Made from coconut lah.

[@ayngelina]

Yes I now know, it was a mistranslation issue. Our server did her best explaining but I thought she was telling me the toast was sweetsop. I was confused because it didn't taste like sweetsop. As the Indonesian and Malaysian language are similar I asked Alan, who is Indonesian to confirm and he asked her if it was "srikaya" which is sweetsop in Indonesian. But I think perhaps she did not hear "siri" and said yes, thinking she said yes it was kaya or COCONUT.

[@MichaelReidOttawa]

Your not supposed to feed Allen, until he says a few words! 😅

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Is he the husband?

[@MichaelReidOttawa]

@@keangwooichoo6138 her partner.

[@ayngelina]

Lol Michael for this video Alan actually had to hold the camera almost the whole time as there wasn’t a lot of room. But next week begins the Indonesia series and he does talk more

[@alexputra-w1u]

nice we call chnese and india here as pedatang

[@ayngelina]

Oh interesting!

[@ThisnametaKenny]

@@ayngelina Dude is baiting you. Pendatang is a derogatory term against Malaysia's minorities used by ultra racists like this racist moron.

[@ThisnametaKenny]

Happy to brand your country as a racist state mamat? Same sh1t you do do other travel vloggers on you tube.

[@meililee9032]

Kaya is not soursop😂. It is an egg jam

[@ayngelina]

I think it’s more accurately known as coconut, although egg is in it. It was an issue with mistranslation. I was confused when I used an online translator and it said Kaya was sweetsop because it didn’t taste like that. As the Indonesian and Malaysian language are similar I asked Alan to confirm and he asked her if it was "srikaya" which is sweetsop in Indonesian. But I think perhaps she did not hear "sri" and said yes, thinking she said yes it was kaya or coconut but we took it as yes it was srikaya. A few people have commented interesting facts here about how it can be even more misleading with the name of a popular Kaya jam.

[@kelvintan674]

Half boil eggs.

[@ayngelina]

where?

[@sujinooi19]

Lou Wong Chicken rice is obviously overrated! There are better places in Ipoh!

[@ayngelina]

Where do you suggest for the next time I visit?

[@spectra5590]

You are totally wrong!!!! Penang still the food heaven!!!

[@ayngelina]

I will go back, where should I go?

[@ayngelina]

I also loved Penang and made a video about it. I just liked how ipoh had fewer tourists. But It may be because I spent so much time in Penang's tourist core

[@En_SabahNur]

@spectra5590 hahaha butthurt? Can't accept Ipoh actually has more good food than the Penang rubbish street food?😂

[@fuelandersonchow]

lol I beg to differ.

[@marcusgoh73]

​@@En_SabahNur So ignorant! You just don't know where to go in Penang away from the tourist traps around Georgetown & venture into the heart of the AUTHENTIC street food places where only local people goes without any tourists to be seen!

[@mikesak5281]

Looks like you don't know what you are talking about.

[@ayngelina]

Oh I’m sorry I think you confused me with someone who has time for mean, unproductive comments.

[@zazleezakiabdulmalek4722]

I think the reason you haven't been getting sweat dripping spicy food is because you mainly venture into the Malaysian Chinese food scene.. wait till u stray into the Malaysia Malay or Indonesian Decendants Malay 😂

[@ayngelina]

Yes I think you are right!

[@ayngelina]

You're right, where should I go?

[@marcusgoh73]

Also you haven't been to any Indian Mamak places & their Nasi Kandar places to try out their fiery spicy curries!

[@marcusgoh73]

Spicy level of food genre in Malaysia from high to low: Indian Malay Chinese

[@davidahyew6582]

overprice not worth dont go

[@ayngelina]

Which part?