So much Muar to eat
GO TO TOWN: Leave no food stall untested, no dish untasted with the ‘Impressions of Muar Travel Guide’
JOHOR BAHRU: IF you are on a diet, please refrain from reading Impressions of Muar Travel Guide! I gained two kilogrammes during a three-week stint in Muar in April, and I blame it all on the book.
Yes, Muar is a food paradise, so much so that a travel guide on its food, sightseeing, accommodation, among others, was published.
The 160 pages point out the best places to eat, for halal and non-halal food.
This book and the abundant culinary offerings of Muar will show us just how inadequate our stomachs are, in terms of capacity.
With the addresses provided for each of the eateries and even pushcarts listed and a map of the royal town for direction, it is all too easy to follow the food trail.
After flipping through the guide, you will know that Muar is renowned for its mee bandung, satay, otak-otak, asam pedas, fried oyster omelette, mutton soup, wanton mee, fried kuey teow and chicken rice balls.
Even the list of simple tea break staples such as kaya toast, ais kacang and rojak is extensive.
A little aside for the first-time visitor to note is, most satay outlets are open from morning to lunchtime only. Perhaps one of you would care to ask these satay sellers why the grilled delicacy is not available at night, and let me know.
If cockles, prawns and fish cakes are the ingredients you expect to find in a plate of char kuey teow, let some of Muar's noodle masters delight with the extra ingredient in the dish -- otak-otak.
The food guide does not restrict itself to good food recommendations in town, it also points the way towards some of the more popular eateries in places such as Bukit Pasir, Parit Jawa, and even Tangkak. Tangkak was formerly a district of Muar, but is now considered a part of Ledang.
If you have developed "heatiness" or a sore throat after consuming too much grilled or fried goodies, don't worry.
The food guide also lists the places for herbal tea to cool your overheated body.
In fact, if you go to the pushcart herbal tea vendors in Jalan Haji Abu, known to the locals as Glutton Street, they would gladly recommend the correct herbal preparation for your particular ailment, although it could be the most bitter thing you could consume in Muar.
Impressions of Muar Travel Guide is published by Kuan Tan, who is the Muar Photographic Chamber of Commerce president.
To get a copy, call him at 012-338 5476.
Read more: So much Muar to eat - Johor - New Straits Times
http://www.nst.com.my/streets/johor/so-much-muar-to-eat-1.380865#ixzz2iKHgML8J
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