Ah Ma Ho Liao (阿嬷好料) used to be located in an alley along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock before moving to its current location along Jonker Walk, opposite Heng Huat Coffee Shop. From a small eatery that opened only in the morning till 1pm, Ah Ma Ho Liao has became a full-fledge restaurant.
Ah Ma Ho Liao serves classic fares, such as traditional breakfast set with half-boiled kampong eggs and toasts, gula Melaka soya beancurd (豆腐花) and kampong-taste chee cheong fun (猪肠粉), with a range of traditional beverages. There are main dishes as well, which include their signature nasi lemak, curry mee, mee siam with curry chicken or rendang chicken, and many more.
For beverages, they have hor ka sai (虎咬狮) on the menu which is a Taiping-specialty where traditional coffee is added with Milo (a brand of cocoa powder). Another beverage is called sai ka hor (狮咬虎) which is tea added with Milo — really interesting. Traditional coffee added with tea is called cham, which is Hokkien for "mixed" (参), in Malacca but commonly known as yuan yang (鸳鸯) in other places.
The traditional breakfast set with traditional coffee, charcoal-grilled butter-kaya toasts and half-boiled kampong eggs is the most common breakfast preference — I swapped the coffee with a cup of hot hor ka sai. The grilled toasted with a slab of thick butter and kaya is really good. It is crispy outside, soft inside and tastes yummy with the thick butter and not-too-sweet kaya. The two kampong soft-boiled eggs are very nicely done and look really beautiful.
The kampong-style chee cheong fun is added with pieces of fishcake and something like sotong cakes and topped with sesame seeds, fried onions, mild-sweet sauce and chilli. This old-taste chee cheong fun has more textures than the usual plain or stuffed chee cheong fun with red-dark sweet sauce.
The signature curry mee (招牌咖喱面) is served with a mix of bee hoon (rice vermicelli) and yellow noodle in coconut-milk-based curry gravy and topped with hard-boiled egg, tofu puff, stuffed bean sticks, fishcake slices, shred of chicken and beansprouts. The curry gravy is mild spicy and sambal chilli can be added separately to spice it up. It is a flavourful dish without being too spicy. The iced aiyu dessert (爱玉冰) with some lemon juice is refreshing and is best for accompanying spicy dishes or on hot days.
Ah Ma Ho Liao is a great place to go for traditional local dishes and new dishes are added to their menu from time to time.
Address:
82, Jalan Tokong, Kampung Tiga, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
8:30am to 6pm | Daily
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