Today, I revisited the Food Place food court, located at Pavilion Mall. The food court is located beside the Oriental Kopi Restaurant. It is time to try food from another stall.
This time, I ordered a Trio Platter from the Go Noodle stall, which cost RM14.70 per plate.
This Trio Platter is a classic Malaysian–Chinese snack combination, often served as a side platter to accompany soup noodles or herbal broths. Simple on the surface, but each item has deep roots in Chinese food culture.
Despite the name, gold coin isn’t made of coins. It’s a pan-fried minced pork patty, shaped flat and round like an old Chinese coin. This pork patty is lightly browned outside, juicy and tender inside. Often mixed with seasoning and sometimes carrot or water chestnut for texture. Savoury, slightly sweet, and very aromatic when hot.
The round shape symbolizes wealth and prosperity, which is why it’s common in festive meals. Originating from Cantonese home cooking, where minced meat dishes were popular for stretching ingredients while keeping meals satisfying. In modern kopitiams and noodle shops, it has become a staple side dish for noodles
Fuchuk is made from soy milk skin, dried into sheets, and later fried. This dish dates back over 1,000 years in Chinese cuisine. Originally valued as a high-protein plant food for monks and households, in Malaysia, deep-fried fuchuk became popular as a textural contrast to soups and noodles
Five-Spice Pork Roll is a close cousin of Hokkien-style ngoh hiang, but without the bean-curd wrapping. This is a minced pork seasoned with five-spice powder than fried until golden, then sliced into thick pieces.
Five-Spice Pork Roll originates from Southern Fujian (Hokkien) cuisine. The five-spice reflects Chinese culinary philosophy: balancing sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and spicy. It migrated to Southeast Asia with Chinese settlers and evolved into many local variations
This Trio Platter is designed to be shared, dipped, and eaten between mouthfuls of noodles—very typical of modern Malaysian noodle house dining.
