Kuching Char Kueh at Ku Ling Fung: A Family Recipe Rebuilt at RH Plaza

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A morning at RH Plaza can go in two directions: another quick meal, or a small plate that explains why a cook changed her whole working life. At Jia Jia Court, I would look for Ku Ling Fung Char Kueh when I wanted something more specific than a generic fried snack.

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Ku Ling Fung left a corporate finance job and brought a family recipe to the fry station instead. She grew up watching her grandmother and mother make Hakka cakes, pastries, dumplings and Char Kueh, then opened her own stall about a decade ago. That is the useful story here: this is not a modern cafe borrowing a heritage label, but a working recipe that followed its maker from a white-collar office back into the kitchen.

The original savoury Char Kueh is the place to begin if you want the family style. I would add the sweet version, which is fried with local gula apong, or order a mix when sharing so the same rice-cake base can move from savoury to caramel-like sweetness. Ku also makes oyster pancakes and salted egg buns, but the Char Kueh remains the clearest reason to stop.

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The stall has also grown beyond one morning counter: Ku keeps a second outlet for the evening crowd, while helpers take over when she has errands and follow the same preparation routine. I would come early rather than build this into a late lunch, because the Jia Jia Court stall is listed for 7am–1pm daily except public holidays.

Ku Ling Fung Char Kueh
Jia Jia Court, RH Plaza Commercial Centre, Kuching
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What makes this stall worth remembering is the change behind the plate: a finance graduate chose the family wok, then kept the old Hakka recipe flexible enough for savoury, sweet and mixed orders.