KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 13 -- It's not often you get a double strike at one place when you're searching for great eats.

What started out as just a place for xian bing or pan fried meat pies and handmade noodles, to my surprise also had braised rice using mustard greens, taro and long beans.

Not a lot of places around the city actually do this braised rice, as it's more of a champion of the home kitchen when one needs a quick one-meal dish.

Xian bing is from a one-month plus stall fronted by a Mainland China couple who make most things from scratch.

Known as Pork Crackers (RM5 per piece) on the menu, it's a skinny version compared to its plump cousins in China.

The dough is hand kneaded and filled with a layer of minced pork combined with ...