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Kedai Makanan Nam Heong @ Ipoh Old Town

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Old Town is always a pride of Ipoh people with the origination of White Coffee, curry noodles who made their name to foreign land, hor hee that attracts patrons from other states and other scrumptious variety of food. For me, it is a place that stir up nostalgia because it is a place where my parents brought me for afternoon tea since young before Starbucks, Coffee Bean or the air conditioned Old Town Kopitiam came along.

Enough said about the aromatic white coffee at Nam Heong. I’m going to introduce this particular dim sum stall that gained their popularity through the hot selling egg tarts and cha siu pastry. It is rare to see patrons that can resist the buttery-smelling pastry. Over 1000 tarts are sold on normal days but the sales shot up to double during public holidays.

With the flaky pastry shells, the egg tart looks like it would fall apart any time. Handle with care, it exclaimed. I was expecting a somehow gooey smooth and silky egg custard but it falls short of my expectation.

Anyway, the cha siu pastry is to die for! Succulent barbequed pork in sweet sauce is embedded in a parcel of crispy, flaky puff pastry. Need me to say more?

Kedai Makanan Nam Heong
Jalan Bandar Timah
Egg tarts and Cha Siu pastry from Nam Heong Dim Sum are sold at RM1.30 each (buy 10 free 2).
Opens from 7.30am to 4pm ( sold off as early as 2 pm)

Comments

crunchasaurus rex says:

January 28, 2008 at 7:42 pm

i see you are writing alot on ipoh of late.. i’ve only been there a few times.. and really missed it.. and can’t wait to go again.. when i am home.. i love all your pictures.. i really think you are getting so much better.. with the picture taking.. so artistic..

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daphne says:

January 29, 2008 at 2:14 am

the pastries r sooo teasingly delicious.

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Big Boys Oven says:

January 29, 2008 at 4:27 am

I like this place and also the other two just across the road. Why? Of course, the ipoh white coffee!

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Calvin Low says:

January 29, 2008 at 9:25 am

Hey! You like Nam Heong? Hehe…lots people prefer there but my family likes the one opposite. But what the heck… anything (food) that comes from Ipoh is good right?

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lotsofcravings says:

January 30, 2008 at 12:28 am

already gone back ipoh for the holidays? i just realised i dont have your hp number..haha i will be back in ipoh for a couple of days during CNY..

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yammylicious* says:

January 31, 2008 at 4:51 am

lovely tender egg tart! and my favourite siu bao~ slurp!! hungry!

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YilingL says:

January 31, 2008 at 10:42 am

my fav MUST have when i go back to ipoh is hong kee egg tarts @jalan cockman. i heard theres 40 over layers of pastry and the egg custard is just so soft and still alil watery. missing ipoh food so much…

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jason says:

February 5, 2008 at 2:10 am

I just hope that the coffee shops are open during CNY!

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vkeong says:

February 5, 2008 at 4:32 pm

Yeah the egg tarts are really nice.. buy 6 free 2 if I remember correctly?

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andrew says:

March 30, 2008 at 3:10 pm

Before CNY still ok after ………………

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