We reached Melaka at about 12pm for lunch, fortunately Sofia had a good 2-hr nap in the car and the drive was very peaceful. One of the old coffeeshops that was supposed to be famous for their chicken rice ball was packed to the brim and the crowd at the front door was still growing! We would have joined the crowd if not for Sofia and out groaning stomach. So we headed for a commerical one, with aircon and a clean environment so that Sofia will feel more comfortable and not fuss too much.
Here's how the chicken rice balls look like.
Unfortunately, the rice balls did not taste as good as they look. We were all soooo disappointed. Afterall, we drove 2 hours here just to eat these.
The restaurant was very well renovated and even had a majestic throne in the backyard. We happily put Sofia on the throne and snap some photos.
And guess what? She sat there happily and when we tried to ask her to come down, she refused to and went "Dak! Dak! Dak!" again! That was pretty amusing for everyone!
Melaka is also famous for their cendol and that was the other dish we wanted to try while in town. After asking around for recommendations and directions, we found a little shoplot that serve this dessert and had a long queue streaming down from the backdoor. We joined the queue and fortunately it moved pretty fast and we gave the laksa and cendol a try.
Yes, these were yummy!
Both dishes were good, made with very fresh and fragant ingredients. In the end, I think it was this bowl of laksa and cendol which made us felt that the trip was pretty worth it!
