Addiction to Keropok Ikan Segera

Practically I live with biscuits and chocolate everyday. Most of my friends and family members who know me well enough rarely see me eating the Malaysian staple food (Rice). Nevertheless, I still truly enjoy the Malaysian favourites of Nasi Lemak and Nasi Kandar occasionally, just without the rice! I always stunned my new friends and colleagues when I told them rice is a food I only feed on perhaps once in a month or less than 12 times per year! The next thought they had was, what did i eat then?

I am a fan of all the tidbits and biscuits. Not forgetting Chocolates. From local tidbits or junk food (as how the professionals refer them too) to International level tidbits, I just love them! I have been trying out many types of supermarket rack selling tidbits to our own Malaysian made keropok. I am proud to declare that I am a fanatic consumer of the Keropok Ikan Segera (also known as Keropok Lekor Keping by some).

There are a few varieties of Keropok Ikan Segera currently being sold at the Petronas, Caltex, Shell and Mobil (recently) Petrol Stations. Most of their packaging are almost alike (Transparent plastic pack with orange and black) as shown below:


Apparently this brand - Mak Wan Enterprise is the most popular. Personally, I find this brand less tasty. I have tasted earlier, not sure if it is the same brand or others, the taste is much fragrant and the diameter of the keropok is not too thick. From what I gather, it might be the fish which they used or the flour. Lately, most of the Keropok Ikan Segera I bought from the petrol stations are all under Mak Wan Enterprise and the ikan which she uses are Ikan Selayang. There was once my colleague went to Trengganu and she bought a pack of this keropok for me, the taste was different as the fishes which were used to processed it differs.

Keropok Ikan Segera taste totally different from the Chinese local fish keropok. I am not so sure of the ingredients for both parties but I suppose the whole process is different which makes the outcome a total new product. For those who love fish keropok, I would recomend you to take a bite to it. Anyone favouring the fresh version of fish keropok, try the Keropok Lekor from the Malay stalls along the pasar malam. Its another version of fish keropok which taste great with chili sauce.

A pack of Keropok Ikan Segera usually range from around RM1.70 - RM1.80 in Penang petrol stations. The price in KL is slightly expensive by around RM2.00. Last 2 weeks, I was down at Gerik town and to my delight, I found my favourite keropok at only RM1.30 per pack. So thrilled with my discovery, I ended buying 10 packs home and also other tidbits and instant noodles. Psst...psst...some things are really cheap at the Gerik town. Check out Gerik and also Pulau Banding Resort, a nature getaway!

Back to my Keropok, anyone who knows the place to obtain the best keropok ikan segera/keropok keping or keropok lekor, do share yea.....