KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20 -- Life is often about trade-offs, even with a bowl of pork noodles.

Maybe because it's just a simple noodle dish, the flavour hangs on what you put in the bowl.

Around the Klang Valley, one can cherry pick from various stalls depending on your preference.

Love a stronger, richer pork broth? Well, you're sure to find stalls that have your back where it's a trade-off with your wallet or your "health".

Stronger flavours can easily be built by loading up the pork with a higher cost that may hurt your wallet or using artificial seasonings leaving you thirsty for more that may (or not, depending on your body) give you an adverse reaction.

Or how about a cleaner broth supporting the assortment of pork and offal that g...