Another Notable Mention: Kampar Char Koay Teow...Good But Not Great

Okay, this posting is the continuation of my breakfast trail yesterday morning. After I had my 'chee cheong fun'/ rice noodles at Bidor, I drove all the way until I reached Kampar.

Kampar char koay teow @ Medan Selera Kampar. The boss and his wife in action. The boss sitting down comfortably on a stool while frying koay teow.

What's Kampar famous for? Well, one of UTAR campus is located here. Also, you might heard of the Kam Ling/ Yau Kee curry chicken bread (will blog about it some other days) or my recommendation for noodles and yong liews (Read: Noodles And Yong Liew @ Lam Kee, Kampar: After Long Wait, Long Queue...) at Kampar.

The boss was very friendly and chatty although he was very busy frying koay teow non-stop on a flat pan

Not to be missed is Kampar char koay teow/ fried koay teow at Kampar Medan Selera. Once you reach this food court, it won't be hard to look for Kampar char koay teow. The boss can be seen sitting down comfortably on a stool while frying the koay teow.

Ingredients, just beside the boss, neatly arranged and within arm's length.

I ordered one plate of large char koay teow. The waiting time is about 30 minutes, no kidding.

My Kampar char koay teow (RM3, if I'm not mistaken). What you get for RM3? Koay teow, egg, 'si ham'/ cockles and taugeh/ bean sprouts.

General appearance? It wasn't looking oily, surprisingly (although, if you see how the boss prepare the fried koay teow, you'll be appalled by the amount of oil he used). Also, the fried koay teow was imparted with adequate wok hei and you can literally feel the 'heat' when you're about to put the koay teow in your mouth (eat slowly!).

How about the taste? Taste-wise, in the absence of prawns, the taste of this char koay teow lies solely on the 'oil preparations' used to fry the koay teow, as well as the taste of egg, chili and si ham/ cockles. The taste was rather minimal/ light if compared with Penang char koay teow (not a fair comparison, hehe). I was surprised that there was no lard (the most important ingredient for any char koay teow) visible, why??

Medan Selera Kampar

Jalan Pasar, Kampar, Perak

Tasty Or Not?
Rating 6.5/10. All said and done, the char koay teow was just the right amount and 'light' enough for breakfast (not lunch) and with enough taste to linger on. No wonder there were so many people willing to endure long queues and waiting time every morning.