T-H-E Kwetiaw!

Location: mangga besar

CHOW:

Ok everytime I come here Im always a lil bit.. Err.. lost..

So if u go to Kota(chinatown) u have to turn right after the bridge,and which bridge I still have to make sure again :D

Anyways, the place is.. hawkery in style.. No aircon, hot, loud and always packed..cause next door they have a very packed neighbours too like the famous bakso akiaw, henis bread, freshly cut durian and traditional cakes and many many others! its like a feast for hawker crazed fans.

Ok let's get back to bussiness, this kwetiaw is famous since I was a teenager..but rarely come here, and as far as I remember this visit feels like my first time again... Its a rice noodle serve with many goodies like pieces of fish cakes, veg,eggs and crab! U can actually taste a full claw of it.. And the taste and texture is hermonious...ooompphh! U just gotta taste it yourself to believe it.

SLIM-CHOW: the only slimming part here is probably that refreshing drink liang teh(cold chinese herbal tea) and the aloe vera drink which is no fat but high in sugar but oh so refreshing makes me wanna slurp more and more.

This place is not for dieters..but,since they cook it ala minute maybe u can request for the kwetiaw to be msg free and all vegetarian, but where's the fun in that?? forget diet here or just slurp that liang teh with a long face while your buddies eat the yummy kwetiaw.. :p

VERDICT: indonesian street food is one of the best places to visit and bring ur tourist friends, and one of em that I recommend is here..the original one.. Where they still have that old school ripped day by day calender hung on the wall and no matter how u look everyone who works there will call u "cik"(sis in chinese) and "koh"(bro in chinese) and that is what makes it more original! I've tried another akiaw somewhere else, and it taste different..here in mangga besar its hot, its loud but its worth it! oh..don't forget to order the wo tie(dumplings) One bite pipping hot inside with the chilli dipping sauce… Perfect!