ø CYeat: Good Food ø: Malaysian Hawker Food Paradise @ Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur

Famous Jalan Alor Grill Chicken Wings

Jalan Alor or Alor street is 'the' place to go for great hawker fare in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The normally quiet road will be transformed to more than 50 hawker stalls selling a myriad of famous Malaysian hawker food after 6pm daily. You'll definitely be spoiled for choice. Since most of the shops offer similar food, you can be rest assured of the quality as competition is super fierce.

The dish that you must order is the famous Jalan Alor grill chicken wings. The pre-marinated chicken wings are flame grilled on red-hot charcoal. The end-result is a succulent piece of grill chicken wing that is irresistible.

Stir-fried Clams

Next up is another must order dish: stir-fried clams. Super fresh clams are stir-fried over hot wok with spicy dark sauce. The oyster omelet dish is also highly recommended. I especially like Jalan Alor's version as it is fried to crispy thin and generously infused with fresh oysters.

Oyster Omelet

For the more adventurous folks, you may try the frog porridge. Yes, I'm not joking. Farm breed frogs as de-skinned, marinated and cooked together with porridge. This dish is highly sought after due to it's medicinal benefits. It is widely acknowledged by the Chinese for to be able to cure persistent acne and it's detox capabilities.

Frog Porridge

We also ordered the grilled tau foo and stingray. Grilled tau foo/bean curd is a popular Malay dish where it is first grilled on charcoal till crispy and stuffs with cucumber slices, and cover with generous black peanut sauce. While grill stingray is also highly recommended with it's addictive spicy chili toppings.

Grill Bean Curb with Stuffing

Grill Stingray

All this sinful hawker food is best washed down with a bowl of traditional sweet Chinese herbal soup. You'll definitely not be disappointed with a visit to the famous Jalan Alor.