Have Perut Will Travel...: MELAKA Stroll │ Melaka River • Kocik!

Peranakan Cuisine!

We spent the entire day indoors; in that time I managed to complete a video while Cat completed a load of laundry.

We shared a packet of Roasted Pork Rice before retiring for an afternoon siesta. Fully invigorated we emerged from the homestay at six in the evening headed as always along Lorong Haji Bachee.

We walked across Jalan Bendahara onto Jalan Bunga Raya Pantai and continued onto the banks of the Melaka River. We walked past several notable landmarks including The Shore and various old bridges before emerging at the Dutch or Red Square.

We then walked across the Tan Kim Seng bridge and found ourselves at the Jonker Street Night Market. The large crowds however dissuaded us, so we skirted around the busy night market and walked along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock instead.

In a little while we arrived at our dinner destination, Kocik Heritage. We were here a while back to celebrate Sa Chap Meh or eve of Chinese New Year, and the proprietress remembered us.

After a quick perusal of their menu we settled on:

Ikan Cili Garam (Deep Fried Fish with Chili Paste)
Terung Tempra (Brinjals in Thick Soy Sauce)
Telur Cincaluk (Omelette in Shrimp Paste)
Blue Pea Rice
2 Iced Barley Lime

for a grand total of RM132.75 (approximately USD28/EUR30). We were then presented with complimentary desserts of Cendol and Sago Gula Melaka. Thank you Kocik!

All we can say is this is truly Peranakan cuisine!

We settled the bill then continued our stroll northwest along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock before turning left onto Jalan Kubu.

We made another left turn onto Jalan Tokong and were smack in the middle of the bustling night market. We wanted to avoid the large crowd and so we ducked into an alley before eventually emerging onto Jalan Portugis.

We then turned right onto Jalan Masjid then walked across Jalan Kampung Hulu. We continued on and found ourselves back along the banks of the Melaka river. After a while we walked across the Old Bus Station Bridge, and continued our walkabout on the opposite right back where we started from.

We took a leisurely along the river walk headed generally north before making our way to Seri Sahabat for a round of drinks.

We then walked along Jalan Bunga Raya Pantai before walking across Jalan Bendahara and back onto Lorong Haji Bachee, and back to The Apple.

Stay tuned for our final video in Melaka where we have breakfast at an iconic coffee shop before driving back to Kuala Lumpur!