Char Kuey Teow (Stir fried flat rice noodles)
This simple dish of flat rice noodles is stir-fried with prawns, cockles, egg and bean sprouts. A good plate of char kuey teow is dependent on heat, speed and timing , making the preparation a real treat to watch.

Sar Hor Fun (Flat rice noodles in soup)
Perak is famous for making the best sar hor fun or kuey teow (rice noodle). It is believed that the fresh spring waters from the limestone mountains give the rice noodles a smoother texture . Here , sar hor fun is served in a clear chicken stock soup with chicken shreds, prawns, spring onions, fried shallots and bean sprouts. Prawn shells are fried in oil and the special concoction is drizzled into the dish to give a slight orange tint and a unique taste.

Seremban Siew Pau
This oven-baked bun is a golden brown , crispy, flaky pastry with tasty savory meat fil l ing. The meat filling is usually made from pork , but it now comes in chicken to cater to Muslim taste buds.

Hainan Chicken Rice
Found in just about every Chinese café, it is an all time favorite dish here. Fragrant rice cooked in chicken stock and ginger is served alongside slices of roasted or steamed chicken. The tender, tasty meat comes coated in a dash of soy sauce, slices of cucumber and a piquant garlic and chili paste on the side. A light chicken soup with the occasional groundnut also comes with the dish.

Claypot Chicken Rice
This aromatic rice dish is served sizzling in a brown clay pot with a handle. The rice grains are cooked in this pot with soy sauce, ginger, spring onions and bits of tender chicken meat and sometimes even salted fish. The clay pot traps the taste of the meat while adding its own distinctive clay pot aroma , and flavors the rice to make it a wholesome meal.

Wantan Mee
Another Chinese noodle dish, this time is served in a light soy sauce with bright green vegetables and slices of chicken or pork meat. A small bowl of soup, often with prawn or pork dumplings accompanies this dish. A second version of this dish has the noodles served in a hot, light soup. Considered a light meal, you can see people ordering this dish around the clock.

Beef Noodles
Slightly spicy, flat or long yellow noodles are served in a bowl of piping hot beef soup. The soup is made tastier by the chunks of meat and vegetables in it. Some stalls replace the meat in the soup with internal organ delicacies.

Dim Sum
Dim Sum is a social custom from ancient China that has now become a favorite Malaysian weekend breakfast or brunch activity with family and friends. The staggering variety of Dim Sum dishes ranges to the hundreds! Each dish is prepared differently but the common favorites are usually steamed in bamboo baskets or deep-fried. There is something for everybody , from steamed prawn dumplings ,to fried sesame balls, to porridge to Chinese pancakes.