Just days after my touchdown in Kuala Lumpur, my parents spontaneously decided to bring the fam out on a day trip to Kuala Kubu Bharu. This small town in Northern Selangor is known for a few eateries, its quaint main square (go google it), the flooding tragedy (interesting rumour behind its cause), rumoured (?) communist guerilla hideouts, and the Chiling waterfall. About 100 minutes after leaving Subang, we reached this sleepy little place after a steady wind up the hill.
First off the list was lunch at Restoran Nine Thy Eight 98 海鲜饭店 . We went in with zero knowledge on what to order, so we had to solely rely on the waitress' recommendations. Going off what she said, we ended up having stir-fried long beans with salted egg, porridge with crab, smoked chicken, and tapioca leaves. Maybe I was too eager to savour all the Malaysian food I can get my hands on, but the meal was actually pretty good. Original flavours were very much present in each dish, playing off savoury palettes. I do not clearly recall the porridge dish, but the both the salted egg stir-fry and smoked chicken still stand out.
We then went in search of Sungai Chiling. Somehow, we missed the signs (I attribute it to poor visibility due to the rain) and ended up at the entry point to Fraser's Hill. On the way back, we took a quick stop at the Sungai Selangor Dam.
Whill waiting for the baked goods to be ready, we went to Kedai Makanan Hailam Sun Sun Nam Cheong. This restaurant is a staple in all documented guides to KKB. I would not refute it nor vocally back the crowd consensus, as my Hailam food exposure is minimal.
Post-tea, we went (rather, my mom) to collect the kaya puffs and butter cakes my mother ordered earlier. Much to her dismay, she ordered butter cakes instead of the butter sponge ones. I have to say that neither were amazingly delish. The kaya puffs just had good flaky pastry and the cakes had a nice butter aroma.
'Till the next post!
