Did you know that a little village named Mantin is famous for its durians?
I did not, until last weekend.
As I was driving along the main road leading into Mantin, there were long rows of durian stalls on the left and right side of the road. People were stopping and parking by the roadside just to have a taste of the variety of durians offered there.
Apparently, the Mantin durians are cheaper in price and great in quality. It's because they have hectares of durian orchards around Mantin. This is THE place for a durian buffet!
Another stall in town
The Church of St. Aloysius, located along Main Road, is a Roman Catholic parish church with a Neo Gothic structure. Erected in 1901, it once housed a nunnery.
Kampung Hakka @ Hakka Village sit directly opposite St. Aloysius Church along Main Road.
The Hakka people here originated from Huizhou in Guandong, China about 120 years ago. They came here to work in the tin mines in Mantin. Today, this land has been bought over for modern development. However, some villagers are still fighting for their land and ancestral homes.
A well known Hakka restaurant named Seong Kee offers authentic home cooked Hakka food
Paku vegetables stir fried with baby anchovies.
Spicy pork
Peppered soup with pork slices and pork tummy.
Downtown Mantin
There are interesting cartoon murals from "The Adventures of Tintin" all over downtown. These murals are cute and bring smiles to my face in the hot scorching sun.
The young artist responsible for beautifying Mantin with the Tintin characters is Kweh Zi Jian. I like to dedicate a blog entry especially for him and his work.
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