THE FOOD COURT AT B5 JOHOR STREET MARKET

23rd SEPTEMBER 2020 ~ A few photos of the food court at B5 Street Market, one of the latest attractions in Johor Bahru. There were a few stalls which were operating when I went there in the afternoon on a weekday. The flow of visitors coming in and out was encouraging and business was good.

The only food I tried here was from the Laksa Sarang Burung stall. [READ HERE]

There are also food trucks selling food outside. They just arrived when I was about to leave the place. Guess I need to come here later in the evening to see what else is available.

It is good to know there is a spot to visit when I am on some sort of gastronomic adventure and there is an option to take my friends when they come visiting. I just hope this place will still be operational for many more months to come and more people will drop by to make sure the tenants could run their business for a longer period.

B5 JOHOR STREET MARKET - THE LATEST ATTRACTION IN TOWN

23rd SEPTEMBER 2020 ~ The latest attraction in town is B5 Johor Street Market. B5 derived its name from the original commercial area of the spot: Batu 5 [TRANSLATE: 5th Mile]. The place is now known as B Five which sounds more hipster.

Basically, people come here for three reasons. First, to shop. Second, to eat. Third, to take photos. As for me, the second reason will take me back here.

I came here after school to try a few of its foods with an ex-student and to check out this new spot. There were not many people around on a working day. I was told that this place was more lively in the evening and during weekends/public holidays.

Another post is going to be specifically about the food court of this place coming your way real soon. Do come back for more.

MY HOMETOWN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - SARANG BURUNG LAKSA

Another attraction you could find at the B5 Food Court was this Laksa Sarang Burung [TRANSLATE: Bird's Nest Noodles]. There was no bird's nest at all actually. It was Penang Laksa which was complemented with a piece of fried egg that came in the texture and shape of folded bird's nest.

MY VERDICT:I don't really fancy Penang Laksa as I stay loyal to Johor Laksa. However, this Sarang Burung Laksa was delicious. The gravy was thick and I could still find bits and pieces of fish meat in the bowl. The fried egg was the one to die for. I might consider coming back to this place one of these days. I am glad I took the effort to try this food.

 

MY HOMETOWN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - CENDOL KAMPUNG HULU

It was time again for everyone's cooling, sweet dessert - cendol. This time I had the opportunity to try the cendol that had always appeared on my Facebook newsfeed: Cendol Kampung Hulu. To do just that, I had to go to one of the latest attractions in town, B5 in Tampoi area. There will be more things to write about this new spot in my upcoming post.

My bowl of cendol which was Cocktail Cendol cost RM8, and the regular one eaten by my companion was only RM6. The most expensive would be the Durian Cendol which would make you pay RM16.

The cendol stall was located at the area where the container houses were clustered together. I at first thought it should be inside the food court but couldn't find it when I wen searching there. You could only make a take away purchase from the counter though which means you need to go to somewhere else to eat your cendol. We just chose the food court which was the easiest one to do.

Upon googling, I found that Cendol Kampung Hulu originated from Kampung Hulu in Melaka and is actually quite popular. It is a good thing that this local delicacy is now in town so we don't have to travel far just to experience the gastronomic adventure.

MY VERDICT: If you are craving for the traditional cendol with the creamy coconut milk, then you will be disappointed as this version of cendol tastes more like the Korean Bingsu with a scoop ice-cream on top and shaved iced at the bottom. This cendol has been given a new vibe and looks and tastes more hipster. It should worth the try, but I think I will still go for the usual one, which is way much cheaper. 😀 I guess my young friend (who is actually an ex-student), Mr. Aqil Mohd. Nasir, must have enjoyed this more than me.

 

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