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Food bloggers’ gathering – Part 3 of 3
A tribute to all things dark and tasty ~
……dark chocolate
……….babi pongteh
…………..guinness
………………dinner by candlelight
………………….Will Smith
…………………….hokkien mee at Jalan Cheng Lock.
It had to end, eventually. The floggers’ final street call was at Lian Bee. This stall has succumbed to progress – it now has a retracting roof! In the old days, only a handful of tables stood in a dark alley lit by very scarce lighting; if you were lucky, you’d see little creatures flitting by, sharing the darkness with you, and you knew you were not alone.
Now, in the 21st century, the only thing that hasn’t changed is the hokkien mee. The dark, charred noodles with pieces of pork and crunchy lard is still very popular with KL folk. Our band of 8 ordered a plate of hokkien mee, hokkien mee hoon and a large bowl of pork meat soup. Despite looking quite plain with balls of meat and vegetables, the soup was rather tasty and I’d recommend it as a complement to your plate of hokkien mee.
Lian Bee Hokkien Mee
Lorong 1, Jalan Cheng Lock, KL.
Tel: 019-335 9203
Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.
boo_licious
February 27th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
I love that pork meat soup! So sweet and yummy. Now those fellas who scutter around at nite not so noticeable but I did see one that nite.
jason
February 27th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Hehe… boo_licious: hope you didn’t scream :p
tigerfish
February 27th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
I found out about you in Rasa Malaysia’s blog 😀
OMG, another yummilicious foodie site!
wmw
February 27th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Ha ha ha…love your post intro (dark and tasty). Furry fellas? FBB will find them cute! LOL…
Tummythoz
February 27th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Oh d torture. Can’t take it anymore but it had been raining in d evenings. Is it still a squishy squashy experience stepping in & out or had they tiled the floor as well?
Lyrical Lemongrass
February 28th, 2007 at 3:25 am
boo_licious: yeah, the soup was very good. It was my first time trying the soup. Normally, I play safe and go for the hokkien mee only.
jason: no, she didn’t! If she did, there would be mass hysteria!
tigerfish: Welcome! Hope you’re enjoying the writeups. Nice to meet a fellow foodie!
wmw: yeah, i normally get my inspirations in the toilet. Why would FBB find furry fellas cute??
tummythoz: no lah, they haven’t tiled the floor yet! The ground is still a little uneven, and I was doing a balancing act on my stool. haha.
Jackson
February 28th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
too bad never hv a chance to meet u in real!! sob sob
Lyrical Lemongrass
February 28th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
jackson: same here! well, if we work hard at getting that potluck session going, we’ll be meeting up soon enough. 🙂
wmw
February 28th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Cos that’s what he said when he told me about the incident when a rat gnawed at his friend’s toe! He said “So cute….” Ha ha ha….Oh, gave you a reply on the margaritas…
Melting Wok
March 1st, 2007 at 2:28 am
hey lyrical 🙂 thx for dropping by my blog..oo…I luv that bee hoon rendition so much more than the yellow noodles..yummys ! 🙂
Lyrical Lemongrass
March 1st, 2007 at 7:34 pm
wmw: I guess I shouldn’t be going to fbb for sympathy then! lol.
melting wok: welcome! 🙂 yep, the bee hoon was good…so u’re really coming down to KL soon, huh? (saw ur post in wmw’s blog)
fatboybakes
March 4th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
actually, on the contrary, those creatures, distantly related to mickey, really disgust me….when i said really cute, i meant, the scenario of one of em gnawing at my friend’s toe…i wonder what flavour her toe was…
i detest the little flers. actually, up to a few years ago, the only animals i liked are those on plates. now i dont mind fish (live ones), and marine life.
Melting Wok
March 5th, 2007 at 2:32 am
ll, my comment went MIA again argh..anyway, yeeepeeyayeepeeyo !! hehe..prolly Oct *keep my fingers crossed* give you guys a break after all the golden f-e-a-s-t-i-n-g, yeah ? hehe, thx for asking, cheers !:)
Lyrical Lemongrass
March 5th, 2007 at 5:43 am
fbb: then I guess I shouldn’t tell you about the one time when I killed 50 fish accidentally…(see my recent meme)
melting wok: we’ll all keep our fingers crossed and hope to see ya in Oct! Start working on your makan list!
fatboybakes
March 5th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
where’s your meme? actually, what IS a meme?
Anonymous
October 16th, 2007 at 8:51 am
as an unemployed youth, seated in the public bus, i would to pass by this tiny noodle stall in the evenings on the way home. the fiery ambers which the chef fanned out captivated me and i thought to myself this place must be famous for its food. years later when i had a salary, i found out the that the firefly ambers, loud clanking of metals, flippant tossing off the veggies-meats-noodles marinated with chefs sweat were a lie to my tastebuds…. sadly dissappointed not once but twice, i’d say go for the kitchen kungfu & nostalgia but elsewhere for good tasting food.
Allan Tang
February 20th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Haven’t really tried it.
3° 8’43.08″N 101°41’48.48″E
Will do it when i visit KL again.