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"Ask any local and they’ll tell you there’s no better remedy for a hot and humid day in Kuala Lumpur than a refreshing bowl of chendol (you’ll get the same answer, though by different names and spellings, in cities across Southeast Asia, where the street-side dessert is ubiquitous). Curls of green rice-flour jelly are submerged in coconut milk with brown sugar syrup, red beans, and either jackfruit or durian. Penang Road started out with humble beginnings in 1936 but has since grown into a chain with seven outlets across Malaysia. [$]" - Ian Poh Jin Tze
