A taste of well-known Malaysian street food in Singapore

SITUATED just outside Universal Studios Singapore is a food court that serves up popular Malaysian street food.

Know as Malaysian Food Street, the 22,000sq ft area is lined with stalls with names that bear a familiar ring – Huen Kee Claypot Rice, Klang Bak Kut Teh, Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee, Malacca Chicken Rice Ball, Sempalit Chicken Curry, and Lim Brother’s Penang Char Koay Teow.

The Heun Kee claypot rice ( right) is cooked over charcoal, uses three different kinds of rice for that soft fluffy texture, and the combination of salted fish, sesame oil and Chinese wine gives it a distinct flavour.

The Penang Assam Laksa whipped up by Aunty Mooi (who has been cooking for over 20 years) is well known for its thick and spicy broth, generously topped with finely sliced vegetables, and served with a spoonful of prawn paste.

The dark sauce used to cook the noodles in KL Jalan Alor Hokkien Mee ( below) is based on a recipe that took 30 years to perfect.

Fung Wong Confectionery that was set in in Kuala Lumpur more than 100 years ago, is well known for baked goodies such as wife biscuit (winter melon paste in a thin pastry), mo mo so (lotus seed paste in a fragrant crust), and red bean roll (red bean paste in pastry roll).

There are also halal-certified stalls selling nasi lemak, roti canai, and nasi briyani.

The food court is open from 11am to 9pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 9am to 10pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, including public holidays.