SEMENYIH, July 8 -- There are pork noodles and then there are truly slurp-worthy pork noodles.

You know the sort I mean: sauce and oil slicked strands of hor fun that you toss unceremoniously with minced pork and pork lard, the garnish of chopped green onions almost an afterthought.

An ordinary bowl which somehow manages to be greater than the sum of its parts.

Why such a bowl remains challenging to come across nowadays is probably a discussion for another time. (Suffice to say, I have had more mediocre bowls of pork noodles than I care to remember.)

Which is why, for certain readers who are born food sleuths and undeterred when it comes to longer drives, it might be well worth it to travel to Semenyih for a simple yet satisfying bowl...