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Famous Food in Perak
-Taugeh (Beansprouts) ChickenAlso known as nga choy kai in Cantonese, beansprout chicken is a renowned dish in Perak, specifically in Ipoh. The chicken is served with a generous amount of plump, crunchy, lightlyblanched beansprouts, hence its name. Best have it with rice or flat rice noodles.
A popular dish for breakfast, chee cheong fun consists of large pieces of flat rice noodles rolled up and served with sweet or spicy sauce. In Ipoh, you can choose from a variety of sauces like mushroom gravy, chili sauce, and sweet red sauce. Next, top it off with chopped pork or prawn meat, and sprinkle with deep-fried onions. -Chee Cheong Fun-
Curry mee is a bowl of noodles eaten with delicious curry gravy. However, it is quite different from those you can find in KL. Interestingly, you can choose whether to them in soup or dry curry mee. It is garnished with crunchy bean sprouts and tender slices of chicken. -Curry Mee-
A Cantonese dish, dim sum is widely enjoyed and known for in Perak, specifically Ipoh. It is a large range of small dishes which include dumplings, rolls, buns and cakes. Usually, dim sum places are open early in the morning, so make sure you come for brunch. You definitely will be spoilt for choice! -Dim Sum-