Kedai Kopi Chung Wah - Chicken Rice Balls, Malacca

A trip to Malacca will not be complete without a meal of chicken rice balls! So, there we were, at Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball. Initially, i wanted to go to Hoe Kee cos they have additional sides to offer… but they were close that day! Dang!

Managed to get a table at Chung Wah and the food was served pretty immediately… it’s very straight forward there because the only thing they sell is chicken rice ball and hainanese steamed chicken… so ordering was like ok, how many person and that’s it…

Feeling a bit dehydrated on that hot sunny afternoon, herbal tea seems to be the best choice or beverage..

Chicken rice balls are served in a plate of 5.. basically it is gold ball size, I would say it’s quite small.. in fact it’s like eating 5 table spoon of rice and that’s it… The last time I has chicken rice ball(at Famosa), I don’t recall it was at this size… Chicken rice balls are rice steamed with chicken stock, cooked with extra water for more sticky texture for the rice balls shaping purposes… so the rice sticks together…

Chicken was served chopped on bed of chopped cucumbers… presentation wise memang out already…

Luckily taste wise was okay.. manage to redeem itself a little bit.. the chicken was tender and smooth… a little oily though…

The chili sauce was exceptionally good.. very spicy but very nice.. I cannot remember how much it cost though… was it like MYR 18 or something… for 2 person with drinks… that’s the bad thing when I delay on posting all these entries… I tend to forget these information too… off.. I think I should just take notes next time…

We were there around 1:30pm.. got the last few 1/2 chicken I guess… haha… when the chicken is sold out, they will close the door.. and on weekends and public holidays, there will be a long queue to this entrance…

The shop infact it located at the beginning of Jonker Street at the corner, couple of shops away from Hoe Kee… and it’s very visible from the Stadthuys (Dutch/Red Square)..

Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball
18, Jalan Hang Jebat,
75200 Melaka, Malaysia