There is a worry whenever I go home that the familiar bowl of Ipoh hor fun (kuey teow) chicken with taugeh (beanspouts) would be ruined by hype and consumerism. That, thankfully, has not happened and the yum factor of the city’s signature dish is safe and continues to delight and feed the melancholy that comes with my eating it.
Tourists and visitors usually flock to Lou Wong, but the more established and often overlooked Onn Kee should not be ignored.
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