AIR MATA KUCING

What!.... AIR MATA KUCING lit translation (cat eye water) however this is not the case for this stuff. AIR ( a ~ yir ) Malay, MATA KUCING (ku ~ching) is a refreshing beverage on given hot day at China Town in Kuala Lumpur.

Stall next to Hong Leong Bank **, Junction of Jalan Petaling and Jalan Lekir. Open 10am - 11pm. Closed a few days during the Chinese New Year.

Back when the nearby Pudu Raya bus station was the hub of Kuala Lumpur, thid air mata kuching stall was a requisite stop for travelers for a refreshing drink after a long journey. Now it is a requisite stop for tourists and locals alike to try a taste of this drink. The brown beverage is made by boiling together dried longans (mata kucing) and dried loh hon fruit.

Traditionally the beverage used to be served in a steel bowl with a metal spoon in the old days as said by one of the locale folks, but it is now served in disposable plastic cups. RM 1.20 a cup, and still the same great taste.

coming up (KIM SOYA BEAN)