Trip to Port Weld, Kuala Sepetang

Long time ago when I was still studying... that is when I get to know about a very popular historic place in Malaysia --> PORT WELD which is also the first KTM (Keretapi Tanah Melayu) in Malaysia..

Then this place remains in the history book untouched.. and I have never been to Port Weld..

So that 1 Day Taiping trip, we went to the historical place from 1885, Port Weld.

Port Weld is already more than 120 years of history...

This is the street of Port Weld, few rows of old chinese shops mostly groceries and kopitiam, not many people around and looking quite quiet....looks like all the young people have moved out to big cities, leaving the old folks behind.. pretty typical in Malaysia...

Port Weld is also well known for its seafood products i.e. fish balls. There are many small medium factories producing fish products in this area.

There are still shops selling all the traditional 'jala' and fishing equipments..

They are drying the fish under the afternoon sun to make the delicious 'ikan masin'.

We arrived at a small hawker center in the central of Port Weld... quite crowded with local families and old folks..
Looks like we can find some delicacies here...

We saw this auntie frying the prawn crackers and many people are waiting to be served on the freshly fried crackers..so we added into the queue..

The prawn cracker is big! And it looks scrumptous...

The auntie is really generous in putting the fresh prawns..no wonder is smells so nice and attracts so many people.. we tried the crackers and seriously, it is very crunchy and simply finger licking good! The prawns are very fresh and the meat tender... good one!

We are also here becoz our research finding says that Port Weld has a moving tricycle selling chinese 'Pao', super delicious! Start in the afternoon and usually sold out within 1 hour!!

So we waited for the time.....

And Tah Da!!! Here he comes... this is the said most popular Chinese "Pao"!!!

He stopped on the roadside on the way to the hawker center becoz there are a few buyers waiting there for the newly made hot Chinese 'Pao'..

So many varieties..... which to choose?!

hmmmmm.......still so hot when he opened to show us the legendary 'Pao'... can't wait to get a bite of it!




We bought the 'Cha Sao Pao' and 'Da Pao' =)

Woww!!! Look at the big 'Pao'!!

There are alot of ingredients inside, almost overflowed when I open the 'Pao'.. The outerskin is very soft and tasty, inside is very juicy and meaty and mixed well with the egg slice inside.

Simply delightful!!!

Satisfied........ =)

So... I have toured around Port Weld...

Just one thing that really dissappointed me on Port Weld is that... the place is very dirty, we can see rubbish everywhere.... really astonishingly unhygienic!

We couldn't believe how dirty is this place where rubish flying away everywhere together with the flies......and we can smell all different kinds of odours...some so strong that you feel like vomiting...

The people in Port Weld should really pay more attention to their hygiene and to clean out all the rubbish...before any outbreak happens!!!

Won't it be a better neighbourhood where you have a clean street and fresh air instead of all the eye-sored rubbish view no matter what angle you are looking at?