Fish porridge & "Hee Kiao"

This is one of my family favorite. When we were little, dad use to bring us for the fish porridge. The owner use to operate his stall by the road side opposite Rainessance Hotel (a.k.a Ramada Hotel). The space was small and cramp, however people from far and near will come to him for nice fish porridge. Back then, to secure a table, you will have to go really early, if not you must have the patience to wait in the queue.

Probably about 8 years ago, they decided to moved their business to the hawker center next to Grand Continental Hotel. Now there are ample seats for everyone. They also have a branch at Jalan Gajah Berang, opposite Select Star Hotel.

So what is so nice about this fish porridge?
I am sure all of us are quite familiar with the thick and ‘meshy’ porridge. This one is just the total opposite. The grains are not all mesh up, it is just slightly softer than rice, and the soup of the porridge is also of the clear type. It is served with slices of fresh fish meat and some chinese parsley. Add a little bit of pepper to the porridge and it is a perfect finishing for fragrance and taste! A bowl of standard fish porridge cost RM3.50. However it will cost you RM8 if you go for the high end fish like white ikan bawal.

Apart form the fish porridge they also sell the fish paste noodle. The fishball and fish paste are fresh so it is REALLY nice! For the noodle, it also comes with pork lard! (all you pork lard lovers do take note on this! Hahaha!). They have noodle, bee-hoon, glass noodle (tong fan) and kuey teow. I must tell you that the kuey teow is not like the normal hor-fan that you get in K.L. These are the thicker ones and they are a bit more oily. So, if you want less oil, then go for other noodles. A bowl of standard fish paste noodle cost only RM3.50. Very affordable :)

Our family still frequents the stall every now and then. During our growing up days, there were times that we were quite embarrass with the numbers of bowl that stacked on our table. You see, by default there will be 8 bowls for sure since there are 8 of us in the family, and dad will always order another 2 bowls of extra. Sometimes there will be more if the boys decided to have more. Now, we don’t really care if people were to stare at us for having so many bowls stacked on our table! No one can resist good food, right? Ha!