Sungkai is a small town about 1.5 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur and is a good stop if you intend to visit the famous Felda Sungai Klah Hot Springs or make a trip up to Ipoh. I've been to the hot springs twice so far, and I must say that it's quite clean and well maintained. They have many different pools, some in the public area where you can boil eggs and the private enclosures that fit up to 10 people
Anyway, after a nice dip at Sungai Klah, we'd usually head to Sungkai town, which is several rows of old buildings, some dating back to pre-World War 2. Our 'target' is to sample Choi Yuen's famous lo mai kai (glutinous rice dumpling), baos (dumplings) and some good old simple home styled Chinese dishes. It's easy to miss, as it's quite hidden, but look out for a small fish market / fish tackle shop - it's just opposite. Like most parts of Ipoh, they speak Cantonese here, so it's quite easy to order your food from the white boards on the wall.
The star here is the lo mai kai. It's steamed just right, and it's made up of chewy rice, pork slices and mushrooms. It's not too salty or mushy either, which is a sign of repeated steaming. They can even sell frozen lo mai kai for you to bring home and steam it. We'd usually get about 6-7 of these to satisfy our cravings when we're back in KL. I don't have any pictures (my last visit there was in 2011), but I'd recommend you to look out for this gem of a find. The people who run the business, especially the cook is really getting on with age, so I doubt that their children would want to continue this, so time is short, go for a food discovery trip !
For more pics : please check this blog : http://justfoody.blogspot.sg/2011/10/choi-yuen-kedai-makanan-sungkai-perak.html
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