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Based on what we heard from a few people, locals and non-locals, this place is a must visit whenever we're in Ipoh. Though be warned that at peak hours there will be full of people there trying to get a table and food as well. The main thing that is popular at Big Tree Foot is their Yong Tao Fu. Apparently it's pretty generous in size and cheaper than any that you can find in KL - whether that is true is quite uncertain to me. But it is pretty good. They have many many choices of Yong Tao Fu for you to choose from, all laid out in separate trays. All you have to do is go there and pick what you want, choose whether you would like it to be in soup or have it cooked with some sauce. We tried both and I quite liked the spread that we got. Though I guess because some of it have been cooked beforehand and left there to sit for a while, it's no longer as crispy or fresh-tasting anymore. But the sauce & soup that comes with it does kind of make up for that fact a little bit. There was also a store that sells all sorts of fried stuff. From fried bananas to nian gao and then there were these sweet potato balls. Seemingly simple and blah, but one bite of these puffs had us going back there to buy several batches more. It is even better if you get it just fried. MUST TRY. continue reading