Few years back, I used to go home very often for my lunch due to the close distance between my house to the company. Then, some times ago, I started to join RG & QCH for lunch with the common reason behind, they love food as much as I do.

Hence, our working lunches is never boring anymore but gastronomic! We never go for the same food in the same week. We also try our best to visit different culinary food each day.

Let’s see what we had yesterday:

Venue: Boon Leong Foodcourt @ Bunga Raya,Melaka.

Boon Leong foodcourt signboard as you will see upon reaching there

Main course: “Char Siu fan” – aka barbecued pork rice

This shao la stall has been in business since 20 years ago and the followings is never dwindling. Located at the narrow alley sandwiched between the century old shop houses, it does not require much introduction especially to the locals. The stall is manned by 5-7 people (most of them are family members),in fact 3 generations are working together today. See what they offer:

The elder & the son

mouth watering "char siew"

The meat, typically a shoulder cut, is seasoned with a mixture of honey, five-spice powder, fermented tofu, dark soy sauce, hoisin sauce, red food colouring (optional) and sherry or rice wine (optional). These seasonings turn the exterior layer of meat dark red, similar to the “smoke ring” of American barbecues. Maltose may be used to give char siu its characteristic shiny glaze.

chinese sausages

And the Roasted pork skewered with long forks!

And this was what we ordered:

The half fat thin portion of the barbecued pork (char siu)

And the chinese sausage and roasted pork

fresh cooked cabbage

our dishes for the day

We ate to our hearts’ content. simply delicious…..

After this superb main course, we went for some fresh juices nearby:

The fruit juice stall at the alley

This mini stall is run by a lovely couple who are already in their old age yet still look as fresh as the fruits they are selling. According to the uncle, he inherited his juices’ recipe from his great grandfather and boasts that each concoction is meant to bring goodness to our health. See the menu offered:

The drink is named according to the 1st character of the fruit name.

Tomatoes, carrots and starfruits are among the fruits offered

The stall is also offering bitter gourd, pepper,celery

Even cucumber, potato are also used in making juice

After “consulting” the uncle, we had the following for 3 of us:

RG: Potato + Apple- for constipation relief

QCH: Star fruit + Apple- for body cooling effect

& for myself: Guarva, Orange and Apple- for complexion & kidney

above combination is good for our general well being. And we really liked it, not too sweet and not diluted with water,unlike the usual ones that we are getting from restaurants or hotels.

101% pure extraction from the fruits. No addictive, sugar or water

After the drink, both RG and QCH look fresher and recharged

So am I

This was just one of the good & nutritious lunches that we are enjoying each day. I will share with you from time to time on other good foods in Melaka.