Believe it or not, I have never actually been to the town of Seremban. Famous for its siew pau and hakka mee, my cell group mates decided to satisfy our never-ending food cravings by making a day trip to this town. Chay Thiam, our cell leader, had printed out maps for the drivers and had marked 8 places for us to stop and eat. 8 places?!?! We would be averaging a meal an hour!
Our first pit stop was the Seremban Market. On the highest floor, there is a food court that holds treasure for the tummy – hakka mee, ‘yau yu mai fun’, Chinese-style rojak and more. Immediately after we scarfed down our food, we were off to our next destination – Restaurant Yi Poh, for pig stomach’s soup and more porky delights. I am no big fan of pig stomach but the soup here was seriously delicious! And directly opposite the restaurant, we have Kedai Siew Pau Asia or Siew Pou Master which serves an array of pastries like egg tarts, kaya puffs, char siew buns and of course, the infamous Seremban siew pau. Again, I have tasted many siew paus and egg tarts but these were definitely one of the best that I’ve eaten.
With full tummies, we ventured out of Seremban town to visit the Jelita Ostrich Show Farm. Trust me, this turned out to be the highlight of our trip! We fed the ostriches with corn kernels, tested the strength of ostrich eggs by standing on them, rode on an ostrich and even watched an ostrich race ala Prince of Persia. I think the only thing we wished we could have done was eat an ostrich omelette. The children (and adults too!) also had fun feeding the other animals there such as horses, geese, ducks and rabbits.
After such an exhausting excursion, it only made sense to travel back to town and feast on Haji Shariff’s pasembur, ice kacang and cendol. The place was packed when we arrived but the service was excellent – we received our food within a few minutes. Having quenched our thirst, we prepared to make our way to Mantin to sample their pau. Unfortunately, the pau shop was closed and we decided to call it a day.
Thank you Sia Chay Thiam for organising such a wonderful trip and thank you cell group members for making it an unforgettable one!
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