There are a few hole-in-the-wall places in Chinatown that I?ve been going to for as long as I can remember. Dai Wong, or Big Wong Restaurant, is one of them. When I walk in and inhale the scent of freshly roasted duck, and hear the deadly chop of a flashing knife against a [...]
Wong Soon Khai Kampua531
My father-in-law brought this kampua noodle back from Sibu over the weekend. He was raving about how fragrant it was, as soon as you open it up. Now, upon seeing it for the very first time, it looked like any ordinary kampua. I even thought that[...]
Chinatown's Traditional Hopia Recipe (Red Mung Bean Mooncake)522 (2 votes)
Hopia is also known as bean paste-filled mini mooncakes, but somewhere along the past decade new versions of hopia has sprouted, such as the chocolate hopia and the hopia baboy (pork-filled). But the traditional way of making these Chines[...]
Big Flavor at Chinatown?s Big Wong531
About twelve years ago, my mother asked a client of hers where she could get the best roast pork in Chinatown. Instead of simply giving my mother the name of the restaurant (Big Wong), her client decided to bring us a “sample” of[...]