Until now, I haven’t find a better pohpiah yet. So, I shall declare the Padang Brown’s Pohpiah as the best. The stalls in Padang operate from around noon till night. This pohpiah stall has been around for decades and I am glad that quality remains the same, with fresh crab meats and mantis prawns for the pohpiah.
This uncle has been selling pohpiah since he was a young man. I know ‘cos I used to take my secretarial course when I was in my late teens. 😛
The pohpiah has chunks of fresh, sweet, flavourful crab meat or mantis prawns. You can select them and pay a big more for the ‘keh liau’. I have forgotten the price of a pohpiah but it is worth it because you cannot find better ones around.
The poh piah is served with this gravy, very much like Hokkien prawn mee. It has distinct smell of prawns or is it crabs. So you better like them or you may find them a bit off putting.
Business is always brisk and you may have to wait for a while during weekends when the place is crowded.
Padang Brown is the green field with these roads bordering it – Jalan Perak, Jalan Anson, Jalan Datuk Keramat and Jalan Johor. The place has a 42 years old history and there is even a little monument over there.
2 thoughts on “Padang : Poh Piah”
Mr Bojangles
(May 10, 2008 - 11:27 pm)42 year old history? Thats all? I believe it is older. I remember playing soccer and enjoying the after-game meals at the place in the early 60s. Even then the place looke like it had been around for at least another 40 years.
Pity Malaysians sense of food appreciation is better than their appreciation of history.
Obee
(May 21, 2008 - 4:13 pm)Padang Brown or Padang “Brom” to the Malays go down on records as the place for good hawkers food and the place this place gave birth to some great state and national footballers. Hope this piece of history stays!
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