Blue Boy Mansion’s legendary vegetarian char kuey teow

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Vijayan Narayan’s char kuey teow takes centre stage in this Chinese vegetarian food court.   📍Blue Boy Vegetarian Food Court  Lorong Pudu 4,  Jln Tong Shin,  Bukit Bintang,  50200 Kuala Lumpur   Operation Hours:  8am - 4pm   Written & presented by: Theevya Ragu  Shot by: Bani Jamian  Edited by: Selven Razz   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/12/03/the-legendary-veggie-char-kuey-teow-at-blue-boy-mansion/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #CharKueyTeow #Vegetarian #BlueBoyMansion

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00:00I don't know how to cook. I just come here to wash dishes and do housework.

00:06If you know, you know.

00:08This is Kuala Lumpur's legendary vegetarian cha kway teow.

00:13Located in the Blue Boy Mansion vegetarian food court,

00:16which sits above a seven-story apartment block built in 1962,

00:21this spot in Bukit Bintang fills up fast during lunch hours.

00:25While the eatery is owned and operated by Chinese folks,

00:29this cha kway teow stall is run by Vijayan Narayan, fondly known as Awa.

00:35Born and bred in KL, Vijayan started working here when he was just 15.

00:41Fun fact, the 62-year-old is fluent in Cantonese.

00:45I've been working here for over 70 years.

00:50I don't know how to cook.

00:52I just come here to wash dishes and do housework.

00:57My aunts don't speak Malay. I don't know how to speak Cantonese.

01:03One chicken, one duck.

01:06That's how I learned. I learned in two years.

01:11I still don't know how to cook.

01:15Crafted using his own recipe, his cha kway teow steals the spotlight.

01:20OK, so this is the famous vegetarian cha kway teow.

01:24I'm excited, but I'm also skeptical because cha kway teow vegetarian.

01:28Let's see.

01:33Oh, wow.

01:35Oh, that is good.

01:38I would not be able to tell that this is vegetarian.

01:41That is very good.

01:43The wok hei, that smoky, charred aroma that defines great cha kway teow,

01:54is spot on with a perfect balance of spice and sweetness.

01:58Eggs, bean sprouts, mushrooms and vegetarian fish cake

02:02complete each delightful serving.

02:05While this is the star attraction,

02:07the food court has plenty of other vegetarian options,

02:10including nasi lemak, popiah, loba and chee cheong fun.

02:16All absolutely delicious.

02:19The sambal alone makes the nasi lemak a must try.

02:23For the full story on Blue Boy Mansion's cha kway teow and more,

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