Hawker Centres in Petaling Jaya

In Petaling Jaya (PJ), there are many hawker centres as there are many people eating out all the time. Some of these hawker centres open only at night but these days, there are some that opens 24 hours. One will be spoilt of choices in the hawker centre but you will also find many stalls selling the same stuff. So how do you know which stall is the best? Well, you can try out each and every stall or see which stall has the most people ordering (not an easy task, trust me).

SS2 Wai Sek Kai (Hawker Centre) is located beside the morning market. The stalls used to open only at night. Lately, some stalls (nearer to McD side) are also opened for lunch. Parking is definitely a problem. Be prepared to walk or park at the open car park opposite which is quite expensive.

Chee Chap Chok

Chee Chap Chok (Porridge with Mixed Pork Parts) sounds like Andrew Zimmern's bizarre food? Yes to some but to some, it is a speciality. There are not many good Chee Chap Chok outlets in town these days because of the tedious preparation work. If the intestines are not cleaned properly, the taste is horrible. If the oil is reused over and over again, the fried mixed pork parts will have the oil smell.

I'm not a big fan of Chee Chap Chok.

Grilled Stingray

Grilled Squid

Char Kuay Teow

Char Kuay Kak

Char Kuay Teow (literally "stir-fried ricecake strips") is made from flat rice noodles and stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli (optional), whole prawns, deshelled cockles, bean sprouts, chopped chinese chives, eggs (optional) and chinese sausage. Char koay teow is traditionally stir-fried in pork fat, with crisp croutons of pork lard and commonly served on a piece of banana leaf on a plate. It has a reputation of being unhealthy due to its high saturated fat content but it is a very popular dish with Malaysian and tourist alike.

Char Kuay Kak is very similar to Char Kuay Teow. Instead of flat rice noodles, rice cubes (kuay kak) is stir-fried with similar ingredients as Char Kuay Teow plus minced preserved radish.