Hawker fare, king’s ransom

Ready to serve: Chew offering a plate of his char koay teow with extra cockles that costs RM19.50 at his stall in Bagan Lalang, Butterworth. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

BUTTERWORTH: Are you prepared to pay RM16.50 to RM26 for a plate of char koay teow with a sumptuous heap of half-cooked, fat blood cockles piled high along with large shrimps and fried eggs?

Blood cockles are so rare and pricey now that if you want lots of them for the perfect char koay teow, be ready to fork out a king’s ransom for this dish.