The food paradise, Ipoh: Ipoh Hor Fun

by NG CHIA WIN [1101110109]

Description on the individual ideation of the link

For my own idea of the link, i will make 4 link about Ipoh Hor Fun. The first link is talking brief summary and type of Ipoh Hor Fun available. The second link is talking about the restaurant famous Ipoh Hor Fun location. The third link is to provide the recipe of making Ipoh Hor Fun. The last link shows some related image or picture of Ipoh Hor Fun. The link is easily for the viewer to search the information and more understand about Ipoh Hor Fun.

Objective of the link
The objective is to make the people to more understand Malaysian food Ipoh Hor Fun. Besides that, promote Ipoh Hor Fun and encourage the tourist must try to eat Ipoh Hor Fun when they come to Ipoh. Share the recipe of Ipoh Hor Fun for who is interesting to cook by themselves. Show the additional picture images to make the viewer can recognize and have deep impression of Malaysian food Ipoh Hor Fun.

Design of GUI

This is my personal design of Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun website. The header of Ipoh Hor Fun shows the picture or some flash of Ipoh Hor Fun. Below the header have the 5 link which can link back to home and to other Ipoh food that we are strong recommend to the tourist who are interesting to have a wonderful food journey. The sidebar on the left side have the 4 link to click inside. The sidebar content the introduction, place and location,recipe and gallery. The viewer can easily to search the information they want and know what they are searching . The container in the right side has the information and news that are related to the left sidebar as the viewer click into. The footer may shows the simple picture of Ipoh Hor Fun.

Flowchart

This is the flowchart of Ipoh Hor Fun. Ipoh Hor Fun has the 4 link information to show that are introduction, place & location, recipe and gallery. Each link contents the information and content.

Reference material

Ipoh Hor Fun is flat rice noodles prepared in the water.There are 2 tpyes Hor Fun.

Introduction of Hor Fun
Ipoh Hor Fun are flat rice noodles prepared in the hard water. There are two varieties of Hor Fun.

Sar Hor Fun

Sar Hor Fun is served in a cleared chicken and prawn soup with chicken shreds, prawns and spring onions. Famous Sar Hor Fun seller are in Thean Chun and Kong Heng Restaurant.

Chau Hor Fun

Chau Hor Fun is fried with a little dark gravy, loads bean sprouts, goegeously-golden eggs, and plump prawns seated atop. Chau Hor Fun is famous in Lou Wong Restaurant.

Place and Location

1)Kong Heng Coffee Shop

Kong heng is started by Siew Chooi Kim in1952. This shop in Old Town Ipoh is considered the place for tasty and authentic Ipoh food. Every stall in the shop sells it own signature item that has been generally accepted and recognised to be the best in the town. Kong Heng coffee shop is the favourite eating spot for Ipoh's own Hollywood star, Michelle Yeoh. Even her parents Dato' and Datin Yeoh are regular customer of Kong Heng coffee shop. Kong Heng is famous for their fried popiah, pork satay and lorbak. The most recommendation is the Ipoh Kai See Hor Fun.

Address: 73, Jalan Bandar Timah, Old Town, Ipoh, Perak.

2)Thean Chun Cafe

One of the oldest, and most famous shop is Thean Chun,or fondly known as Hall Of Mirrors. Located side by side with Kong Heng Coffee shop. Customers can order food from the neighbouring shop. The Ipoh hor fun is good too and one of the better places to savour this if having lunch in Thean Chun.

Address: Jalan Bandar Timah, Ipoh Old Town

3)Menglembu Town

Menglembu is one of the township in Ipoh of Perak. Menglembu is widely-acknowledged as the birthplace of crunchy, tasty groundnuts with shells intact, but yet with a roasted, smoky flavor. The term"Menglembu groundnuts" it seems, originated from the fact that a local resident named Mr Lee discovered this technique of processing the groundnuts way back in the 1940's. There are various food stalls selling hawker fares all around the food court. Ipoh Chau Hor Fun is one of the famous in the Menglembu.

Address: Jalan Lee Meng Hin, 31452 Menglembu, Perak, Malaysia

Recipe

Ingredients

1 free range chicken

1/2 kg of prawns

1 head of garlic

1 large onion, peeled

5cm knob of ginger, bashed

2tbs of rock sugar

4L of water

white pepper and salt to taste

fresh thin rice noodles

bean sprouts

2 spring onion chopped

1/3 cup of cooking oil

1 head of garlic, chopped

3tbs of hot chili flakes

1tbs of sugar

salt to taste

Steps

1) Add onion,ginger, garlic to 4L of water and when it comes to a boil add the chicken. When the water returns to a boil, put the lid on and turn off the heat, let the chicken steep in the hot broth for 3 hours.

2) After 3 hours, remove chicken from the pot and tear chicken into nice neat slivers. Discard the chicken skin but reserve the bones.

3) Bring the stock back to a boil and cook prawns for 3 to 5 minutes. Shell prawns and halve lengthwise, reserve the headers and shells.

4) To make the chili oil. fry chopped garlic with 1/2 cuo of cooking oil till golden, remove garlic and drain well. Add reserved prawns heads and shell and fry for 5 minutes, prss the shells lightly with a masher, remove shells and set aside.

5) Add chili flakes to the same pan and fry for a minute, add salt and sugar and remove from heat.

6) To finish the broth. Add reserved chicken bones to the stock and simmer for 30 minutes then add the fried prawn shells and simmer for a further 20 minutes. It is ready when red oil starts to appear on the surface. Strain broth and check for seasonings.

7) Blanch noodles and bean sprouts for 20 seconds, drain well and place in the large bowl.

8) Pour stock over and garnish with chicken, prawns, crispy garlic, spring onions and some of the chili oil. Mix well and enjoy!