A Detour to Kuala Kurau Perak for Cucur Udang (Hair Chee)

It is not easy to find this place and you need to ask the locals for the direction. The community of Kuala Kurau is generally divided into two areas which are on both sides of the river and this stall that sells "cucur udang" prawn fritters is located at the newer part of Kuala Kurau next to a Chinese temple.

Business is obviously good and you are expected to meet a queue before you can get a share of this "Hair Chee". 王月清西雅煎 Ah Qing Prawn Fritters.

Many come and "tapau" or take away in boxes like this. This part of Kuala Kurau has becomes popular among visitors around in Perak and Penang partly for this unique prawn fritters.

The prawn fritters are served with yellow noodle for you to wrap around, dip it into the chill sauce before putting them into your mouth.

I find that these prawn fritters are unique and special. The coffee shop and the "hair chee" stall are about 50metres apart the stall is tucked at a corner which you need a bit of effort to find it if there is nobody seen to be around at the coffee shop serving the fritters.

Of course one must not forget to try the iced Milo coffee, it is another must try thing in this place.

After we have finished our coffee break, me & Jo took out our bicycles for a short ride to the other side of the river while Jimmy took the car there.

One for the album at the pedestrian & bike bridge of Kuala Kurau.

From a humble fishing village Kuala Kurau has transformed into a town that is recognised for a popular weekend visit. Towns that are nearby are Bagan Serai, Tanjung Piandang and Parit Buntar. I will venture into the coffee shop next to the old cinema next time.

This bridge has finally connected the two sides of the river where the people and bikes can conveniently cross the river. Before this was built there was a ferry service and that was the only way to cross the river, by boat. This marvellous bridge was built for the people of Kuala Kurau in 2007. As for vehicles to get over to the other side they can use another bridge which is about 1 kilometre away.

We bought some salted eggs from a factory (裕 丰栈蛋行 Joo Hong Chan Salted Egg Factory) before leaving the town and headed back to Bagan Serai for our main agenda. Bye bye Kuala Kurau and I hope my relatives were happy with this detour.

My previous visit to Kuala Kurau was during a TV project with 8TV. 

Kedai Kopi Kean Seng Lee

Next to a Chinese Temple

Kuala Kurau

Perak

GPS : 5.007075, 100.428510

A Visit to Caffe Crema & Tea for Filter Coffee Appreciation

It was a Filter Coffee Appreciation Session at Caffe Crema & Tea. Thank you Caffe Crema & Tea for the invitation and not forgetting Xavier Mah. This was something new to me as far as coffee tasting is concerned. First and fore most I noticed there is a lot of gadgets for coffee making in the shop. They even have a hair saloon and a place for manicure, go visit this interesting place and check it out especially if you are a coffee lover.

Smelling good beans is part of the game and here is some Ethopia beans, I guess I have to train my nose but I like the crude roasted smell of it. 

The menu on the wall of Caffe Crema Coffee & Tea and the pricing is reasonable.

A group of bloggers gathered at Caffe Crema & Tea attending a Filter Coffee Appreciation session.

Alvin sharing his knowledge of brewing a coffee by way of pour over.

One of the coffee beans we sampled. 

Mahlkoenig grinder at work on the beans for a consistent coarseness

Rinse the filter paper first, place the ground coffee into the filtered vessel , slow circular pouring of hot water of the right temperature onto the coffee, carefully checking the right amount of water poured and at a right timing. All being monitored by a small weighing device (Acaia Lunar).

The right ratio of water to coffee is essential and the water has to be clean. Personally I find that the standard ratio is rather mild, something "kaw kaw" would be better or maybe my tasting sensation has been spoilt by our local kopitiams.

Some of us get to try our hands on these apparatus and it looked like fun brewing a real coffee. The best part of it would be the tasting of the coffee of the various origins.

This is another method of brewing coffee using Aero Press, fast and effective and it is suitable for traveller.

Caffe Crema & Tea

E-01-02, Block E

Plaza Mont Kiara

2 Jalan Kiara

50480 Kuala Lumpur

tel : 03-6206 2237

GPS : 3.165593, 101.651198