Jalan Tan Sri Chan Siang Sun
28700 Bentong
Coordinates: 3.522343, 101.907867
Brendan and Cat were exhausted after undergoing Shīfu’s treatment so we headed back to our budget
hotel to rest and recuperate. I believe that we’ve not mentioned this before,
but whenever we are in Bentong to visit with my parents we usually put up the
night at Hotel Kristal.
Situated
in the heart of Bentong town, this budget hotel is strategically placed and
within walking distance to most eateries, a supermarket, a wet market and even
the famous Bentong Walk which is described as a lively, Saturday-only night
market featuring street food, local handicrafts & live performances.
After
napping for an hour they were famished, since they were still exhausted and did
not wish to expend any more energy than necessary we decided on a coffee shop
just across from our budget hotel.
A
simple ‘food court’ where different vendors peddle their dishes, Kopitiam
Bentong Jaya seemed to be very popular among the locals.
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| in the heart of Bentong town |
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| we are welcomed? |
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| the quintessential 'food court' |
To
our delight, they provided the two staple food that our family enjoys: Chicken
Rice and 1Char Kueh Teow. Cat and I had the Chicken Rice with an
added plate of 2Char Siu while Brendan ordered his perennial
favourite, the Char Kueh Teow.
1flat rice noodles
stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, a small
quantity of belachan, whole prawns, de-shelled cockles, bean sprouts, chopped
Chinese chives and egg
2a popular way to flavour
and prepare barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine; classified as a type of siu
mei (燒味), Cantonese roasted
meat
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| the chicken rice stall |
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| the char kueh teow stall |
We
had no complaints about the Chicken Rice with Char Siu; Brendan enjoyed his Char
Kueh Teow so much that he ordered a second helping.
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| Brendan's char kueh teow |
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| roasted chicken |
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| char siu |
Barely
sixty kilometres away from Kuala Lumpur we observed a noticeable drop in the
prices of food. So it was a pleasant surprise that lunch for the three of us
cost around RM25 only. That too after the fact that Brendan had to servings of Char
Kueh Teow.
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