Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Street Food Guide!! FLAMING HOT CLAYPOT + Chinese Street Food in Malaysia

Thank you to our sponsor ExpressVPN get 3 months free: www.expressvpn.com/chopstickt...
💖 SUPPORT US : / chopsticktravel
🥢 BECOME A MEMBER : kzbin.infojoin
Our Patrons + Members get access to exclusive content, monthly blooper reels and private livestreams!
Chinatown (Petaling Street) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is a hotspot for all your Chinese food needs in Malaysia! We take you around to the best Chinese street food spots in KL!
First we started by visiting a 70 year old stall famous for selling raw fish congee. I had never tried this dish before and was unsure exactly how to eat it. However once biting into the soft fish I fell in love! This was the best dish of the day for sure! The fragrant sesame oil and ginger flavour combined with the smooth congee and subtle seafood flavour makes my mouth water writing this right now!
Address:
Hon Kee Porridge Petaling Street
93, Jalan Hang Lekir, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Our second stop was for some famous clam (La La) noodles! This restaurant was packed full of locals and featured many different stalls selling typical Malay Chinese food! We went straight for the famous noodle stall. The broth was incredibly rich and spicy, again with lots of ginger. Unfortunately the clams did not taste fresh at all and were full of gritty sand.
Address:
Lai Foong Lala Noodle
1953, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Chinatown has all kinds of history and once of the best things to do is to visit a temple! We stopped for a quick peek inside this ancient Chinese temple in the heart of Chinatown!
Address:
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
113A, Jalan Tun H S Lee, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
After cooling off in the temple we visited a famous shop selling soy products. We tried the tofu pudding which was served piping hot! It was sweet and delicious.
Address:
Kim Soya Bean
49, Jalan Petaling, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Right across the street from the soy bean shop is an old stall selling dried longan fruit juice. It tasted like plum juice.
Address:
Air Mata Kucing 羅漢果龍眼冰糖燉冬瓜
Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
To finish the day we went outside chinatown to visit an no named claypot chicken shop! The preparation here was awesome! All on charcoal with 14+ claypots going all at once. The owner was very friendly but the service was slow. We waited about 45 minutes while enjoying a popular lime juice. Once the claypot arrived we were again slightly disappointed do to a bitter flavour. The chicken was big and juicy but the ratio of rice to chicken was off and the rice tasted somewhat burnt.
Address:
Claypot Chicken At Kedai Kopi Pudu Satu Enam Lapan - 168 茶餐室
21, Jalan Kancil, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
-------------
Hi we’re Luke Martin and Sabrina Davidson, food lovers and world travellers! We make videos about local, authentic and unique foods from across the globe. We particularly like to sample street food across Asia. We are based in Taiwan where we frequent the best Taiwanese street food stops and create travel content to make finding food in Taiwan easier for YOU! Although we are based in Taiwan we travel the majority of the year around the world in search of the best food. We’ve filmed in Japan, China, The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Greece, Sri Lanka, Canada and the list is still growing! Our mission is to create content that is entertaining, informative, honest and fun! We love what we do and we are always grateful for your support! Thank you and see you on the next episode!
-------------
📱FOLLOW US :
/ chopsticktravel
/ chopsticktravel
www.chopsticktravel.com
🎵 MUSIC (try it for free) : share.epidemicsound.com/Dj3dj

[@LukeMartin]

Would you try raw fish congee? So much to eat in Chinatown Kuala Lumpur!! Follow us here : instagram.com/chopsticktravel & facebook.com/chopsticktravel

[@audreyabdo7719]

Luke Martin , no to raw fish congee.

[@alanvonau278]

Most (Cantonese-)Chinese restaurants that are any good would cook congee fairly plainly, and would then add *thinly sliced* meat and/or other ingredients shortly before service -- the residual heat would cook the meat to a safe temperature. Fish congee is done the same way. I would not eat "sashimi" congee. Not only is it not the intent of the dish, but it also begs the question as to whether the restaurant is using true sashimi-grade seafood -- most likely not if you look at the price of each dish.

[@lagenda3777]

You arr doing the right way by cooking the raw fish in the hot porridge. Read this acticle GBS bacteria in raw fish www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/bacteria-in-raw-fish-that-infected-over-160-in-2015-a-public-health-threat

[@fionann4569]

I love their fried pork intestine porridge and chee cheong fun.. Always my go to breakfast spot if I stop by kl..

[@nasirahmed6691]

Please come. Pakstan and amzing food

[@stefaniehasandras7473]

Sabrina is my favorite female youtuber. She's intelligent, down to earth, friendly, easy to understand, and comes across as a kind person. Luke and Sabrina make a dynamic duo. Thanks, you two. Your videos get better all the time.✌

[@LukeMartin]

Appreciate your comment Stefanie!

[@indianahoosier7113]

6:11 when he tried the Brooth And afterwards his reaction for a sec I thought I was watching Mark Wiens Video 🤣

[@leepowers5659]

I enjoy your videos very much. I especially appreciate that you are not "over the top" in your reactions like at least one other food blogger. I also like to learn about the culture of the places shown in the blogs I watch, so I encourage you to show and tell a little more about places like the temple that you visit.

[@LukeMartin]

🙏

[@muhd7144]

1:30 I would put all the raw fish slices into the hot porridge - so while being cooked they imbue the porridge with their flavour. But I have also seen others eating your way. No right or wrong way apparently.

[@LukeMartin]

Good to know! Thanks!

[@lvl5969]

You are definitely right...and also for food safety.

[@dennisbruschi2104]

Excellent video guys , you guys just keep getting better and better, kudos to you both 👍

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks so much Dennis! Appreciate your support!

[@ArnoldPranks]

Awesome.. can't NEVER get nuff of KUALA LUMPUR videos!!!

[@sorinsrn5442]

Hands down, one of the best, down to earth and onest food vlogers. Good quality content!!! Keep it up!!!

[@LukeMartin]

🙏🙏🙏

[@rddchb]

I like the visuals of claypot cooking. It brings back my childhood memories of claypots.

[@LukeMartin]

Such a cool process!

[@ModelLK]

Wow I enjoyed a lot from your video. Keep going.. all the best ❤️

[@JoniFrancisco]

Yes siiiir! Thank you for this guide!

[@NgocTran-yd4nd]

The fish congee looks so delicious, thank you for sharing :-)

[@clybee8328]

When I was in high school, I would head over to that restaurant for the fish porridge twice or thrice per week at 6am. I miss the porridge so much but I can no longer go there as I stay further away. I am glad you tried the porridge!

[@lavender1407]

Wow! Good video, you just had few of the best food in KL Chinatown 👍

[@cancerfour69er]

Well done Both , again nice presentation and content Xx..Happy Trailsxx

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks!

[@zachsbanana3072]

More please! And welcome to Malaysia! And can we have more restaurant visit in one videos! Thank you!

[@aricjohnson3639]

This is a great video. Thank you for your honest remarks. I have become a fan. Redeye

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks for your support!

[@letkusanagi]

That claypot makes me feel hungry. Awesome. I can even smell the smokiness from my phone. LOL

[@annecorey607]

Both of you is very lucky to be there the best food in the world. Malaysia got lots of foods you both like enjoy your holiday there thank you for sharing your beautiful holiday there thanks

[@therecklessescapades]

Keep up the great work guys!!

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks buddy!

[@enrymorales2296]

ONE of THE BEST FOOD BLOOGER in you tube 👍 👍 👍

[@ajithgunasekara6358]

Your vidz are super hip. Awesome video capturing and editing. Very authentic. Thank you.

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks for watching!

[@omardehesa7079]

Nice video, nice vibe , nice couple I love it!!! 😎

[@DannysFoodTravel]

Oh my !! look at that claypot rice !!! 😍 why am i looking at this before i go to bed ?....... 😭

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks Danny!

[@mdlim24]

I like how you keep it real. Like saying the clams weren't the best. Too many youtube videos overhype food. I appreciate you being honest about the food.

[@Saikrishnas_world]

Excellent Video Luke... I tried claypot chicken in Little India when I was in KL last year, it was really good.

[@LukeMartin]

Nice!

[@triciaadamson2285]

That morning breakfast with the raw fish looks great! Hey you guys have a great day, thanks for showing us around that area. Take care & God Bless

[@LukeMartin]

It does make a great breakfast!!

[@dublinsfaircity]

Raw fish with porridge looked fuking disgusting.

[@edmo43]

Excellent video guys, I love your street food videos. Every time I go as a tourist I take precautions about possible diseases due to lack of hygiene in some countries. Blessings.

[@LukeMartin]

Yes as you always should!

[@PinayMarriedtoTaiwanese]

I like that clam shell seafood also,,,really taste good..chilli really good especially winter

[@mayinmeals7051]

looking so delicious very yummy love Street Food❤️

[@minniec.9127]

Fish congee is a popular Cantonese style rice porridge, commonly served in HK and Chinatowns all over that have Cantonese congee and noodles. It is called "yu pin jook" in Cantonese or sliced fish congee. Luke, you ate it the right way, but add all the fish slices into the congee and stir, not one piece at a time. This way there is still enough heat in the congee to cook the fish slices. Also, it is hard to overcook the fish, it will still remain tender and flaky.

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks for the confirmation glad I did it right 😂

[@FatimaZahra-oe6br]

Yes jst like steambot .. you put all at once and let the heat do the job, in Arab countries we cook everything for long time. I love the différences between countries/cultures

[@nasirmuhammad7122]

Hello, I love watching your videos. In my opinion, you are the sweetest couple I know.

[@uniquestreetfoodinasia1271]

Ginger warms up the body, so it's great in the cold season! 😋

[@carpenter767]

Awesome video ever you guys getting better day by day I'm a big fan of you

[@LukeMartin]

❤️

[@jerryadams5401]

Another great video. Super job, Luke &:Sabrina. As for clams that don't open when cooking, I've been told they are dead and should NOT be eaten. KUTGW. Love your productions. Thanks so much.

[@LukeMartin]

yup dont eat them!!

[@fooddweller]

Looks yummy 😋

[@bbuny]

It looks so yummy.

[@cleanenergyinside1921]

The Office is simply the best show ever 😆. Oh yeah, the food is good too 😉

[@madboxnevo9757]

The cook might have added too much soy sauce until it got burnt a little at the bottom so you end up tasted slight bitterness. It's durian season and dabai season in East Malaysia now. You can have a short trip to Sarawak (Kuching or Sibu). If you want to try out dabai you have to go to Sibu.

[@RockstarEater]

2:58 "Beware of competition." What a way to bury your neighbor's business 😂

[@ej5936]

Thanks Luke and Sabrina. Like I like you honest take on all foods you say it the way it teats. That rice pot was dark brown from some type of sauce it didn't look too good

[@salaiboithawng1538]

Omg The clay pot chicken place, they called it apokenfan that’s right under my apartment I miss it so much!!!

[@caseystevens8302]

Malaysia has probably the best Chinese food in the world. Explains why many mainland Chinese are migrating there for the Chinese food.

[@lizzy9975]

Great to see you writing the addreses in the thumbnails.

[@FatimaZahra-oe6br]

I like the episodes you did in Morocco ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@juliamm5689]

Delicious 👍👍👍

[@josnow1655]

Unopened clams are scary. No amount of ambience makes up for a stomachache. The fish congee looks great , that really got me salivating (plus its very cold here so it being scalding hot would help). Thanks for sharing.

[@MinaNanaOfficiel]

*super 👍 yum yum Big like good vlog thank you for sharing*

[@curtisferrier1905]

You guys are quickly becoming my favourites. Cheers from cold canada

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks Curtis!!

[@curtisferrier1905]

@@LukeMartin no problem you are doing a great job love watching you too Are you ever coming to kelowna or even Vancouver area?

[@arionmh]

The Last Dish Looked So Good

[@aL3891_]

its funny, here in Scandinavia porridge is only thought of as a sweet dish, savory porridge is pretty much unknown here, much less porridge with meat or fish :)

[@LukeMartin]

Same as in Canada!

[@anneworlds7626]

Wow Very nice

[@bearded-man-slots]

Food looks amazing my friend good job 👍🏻🇬🇧👍🏻🤗

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks man!

[@bearded-man-slots]

Your very welcome my friend one new sub from me let’s stay connected 🤗 and I look forward to seeing more of your videos 👌

[@123daodao3]

Very great

[@patl5533]

Hi to both of you! You guys were at all of my favourite eating places...raw fish porridge, Lai Foong Restaurant, tau foo fah & dried longan drink 😊 The beef noodles at Lai Foong Restaurant is also good. And opposite the Hon Kee Porridge, there is a grilled Portugese fish stall at night which will make you sweat as it is spicy! 😂 Do try the next time you are in KL!

[@AStupidTourist]

Wait a minute ! It’s not Saturday ! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for the early video . I love KL . Great food . Yum yum ...., do we still get another video on Saturday ? 🙏😎 cheers you two !

[@LukeMartin]

Just Thursday this week! Next will be up on Tuesday!

[@EatwithMohsin]

This is what i would love to eat right now 🙂 This looks so delicious😋💕❣️💗 💖 From KSA 🇸🇦

[@FatimaZahra-oe6br]

Most of Chinatown restaurants use pork and non halal chicken n beef... And plastic plates all the way even with the heat, very unhealthy + the Chinese are the rude part of Malaysia.

[@SatishKumar41]

It was like a short trip to Malaysia for me 😊

[@BestPrint-nj1qo]

Miss KL so much. Hopefully this pandemi will finish soon

[@PakistanHillsandFood]

Wow good video

[@abelcampos4400]

Awesome 😎

[@rodfair5698]

Still loving your videos! Please keep it up. Sincerely Rod

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks for watching Rod! More videos coming soon!

[@jimmykhoo9693]

Lala noodle could be quite recent. Lai Foong is famous for beef noodle. Possibly its 3rd generation operating the stall now. The Chinese temple is probably the first in KL. Not the oldest. Looks like you had some good food. Try fried Hokkien noodle if you have the chance.

[@JohnTee]

The hidden temple is especially crowded during first day of Chinese new year. Malaysia is a diverse society with many festival celebration like Thaipusam, Hari Gawai, Hari Raya Haji, Pongal, Dumpling Festival, 9 emperor festival and Easter to name a few. Could plan your visit accordingly to experience them.

[@ravikumarpillai1473]

Beautiful place Malaysia, have a great day

[@jimmychoke1492]

Luke and Sabrina welcome to my country...the claypot chicken rice near petaling street is nicer but much more expensive...好喜欢你们的录影!!! 加油!!!

[@craigwillis3372]

You should try the Fatty Crab next time in Petaling Jaya...you have to wait to get a table BUT its worth the wait in crabs !! Love KL and the food...and the people !!!

[@streetfood-travel396]

very good

[@mariah5687]

Amazing...🥰

[@noorimeldaelle3403]

Hello Luke hello Sabrina glad to see u guys arrived in Kuala Lumpur safe and sound. Honestly as a Singaporean is been 14 years i have not been to malaysia! I think i need to go there after watching your video

[@LukeMartin]

Yes Singapore is great but Malaysia is always a nice change:)

[@noorimeldaelle3403]

@@LukeMartin Yes u are right. If talking about Malaysian food i love beef rendang and chicken rendang. u eat with lemang the taste is OH! MY GOD! Nasi kandar.

[@wafiseetheworld]

I am going to Kuala Lumpur next week for 22 days I hope your guide will help to teaste different types not food

[@Yoyo-gf2qt]

Wow 😮 hot claypot... I love it ❤️

[@LukeMartin]

:)

[@mannygreywolfsdb9936]

The hot clay pot is so good and one pot makes you full already. I actually don't mind waiting some minutes.

[@nickfoo5914]

The bitterness of the claypot rice is due the black(dark) soy sauce. Malaysian dark soy sauce has less sugar than Indonesian (Kicap Manis). The soy sauce needs to be cooked to remove the bitterness. The video shows the dark sauce been added at the end of cooking which didn't have time to cook. I add the dark sauce at the beginning when I cook my version of claypot rice. The brand of soy sauce also makes a difference.

[@maketimetoseetheworld]

Nice

[@riccilifego]

Malaysian food is so nice😍😍😍

[@LukeMartin]

Oh yeah the best!

[@ameEeeee3]

Yes, so tasty. We love it

[@iamgreat1234]

Tau Fu Fa is my favourite. Fermented soy with brown sugar.

[@dherajlaskar7199]

nice one dude.greetings from India,assam❤️

[@acgeneralentertainmentchan6044]

I from Viet Nam And I like travel to the work 👍

[@ameEeeee3]

Hi im from malaysian, thank u for visiting my country and enjoy our food

[@LukeMartin]

Thank you ❤️

[@PinayMarriedtoTaiwanese]

Like Chinese foods ,,,enjoy your foods

[@neenadeena3977]

There is a lot of nice foods here in malaysia 😊

[@wetdedstuocm]

The Noodles a little Spicy , Luke..LOL.. The chicken claypot, my pick.. Travel Safe..

[@LukeMartin]

haha a little spicy yes!

[@smallking9643]

It supposed to had some burn rice at the bottom of the claypot to make if more fragrance..

[@goednieuwsjournaal9142]

I think the red slices that kind of almost look like diagonally sliced slices of carrot is actually red ginseng root, (steamed and dried ginseng root) and the red ginseng itself is quite bitter and "soapy". But it's also an aquired taste and very very healthy; it an adaptogenic herb.

[@quan_oi5997]

I love it 😋😋😋😋😋😋😭😭😭😭😭

[@nickotrump]

Where do you from Luke ? Its amazing seeing your video and your english very nice and easy to understand for me non native 👍

[@brittnaynowell8791]

He is from Canada

[@topdaytraders]

There a NEW hidden back lane ,street art beside Malaysian famous Kopi Tiam. Try their authentic local simple food . Its super delicious

[@goodguyaus]

15:39 The claypot chicken rice people probably chose 168 nominally because in Cantonese, it phonetically sounds similar to 'prospering all the way'. (eg. how most Chinese lean towards the number 8, or how hotels geared towards Chinese clientele omit the 14th floor)

[@ariyatimeraxa5155]

I think the juice you drank with your claypot meal was not lime juice but ambarella juice. It is usually served with a dried plum fruit to balance out the acidic and tart flavor of the fruit.

[@ebsmites7544]

chinese sausage is one of my favourites as well. except i havent had it in a long time. its too expensive here in Australia

[@sybolchris2529]

Ebony Smith it’s very easy and simple.you can DIY in winter time

[@LukeMartin]

Great ingredient!!

[@sksk270]

Wow, welcome to Malaysia Luke!!! How long will you be in town for? If you need help, just give a buzz.

[@solemanmallick4230]

Awesome...

[@LukeMartin]

Thanks!

[@ypchan98]

Luke, did you tried the Beef Noodles at Lai Foong? The Beef Noodles there is 2nd to none in KL. You should have tried the Beef Noodles too.

[@ahmadfarhan6488]

Chinatown kat mana ni? Petaling street ke? Mkn portugis grill belakang stall airmata kucing tu sedap

[@antoniojimenez5636]

I haven't tried.the raw fish congee. It was uknown here in the Philippine. By the look of it, it seemed to be delicious. I must try it. If you've enjoyed it, I would enjoy it too.

[@LukeMartin]

It is so good!

[@coughargh]

Malaysia food make me so hungry ~

[@LukeMartin]

me too1

[@foodvsbelly5922]

Hungry & Very Yummy Food 😋

[@zaheerhussain2189]

Very Nice video. Luke plz try some food in Jalan Masjid india, Kuala Lampur.

[@LukeMartin]

Cool thanks Zaheer!!

[@flower_k8713]

you should try prawn mee near chinatown area, that's awesome

[@LukeMartin]

Ive had it before! Super good!