PETALING JAYA, Feb. 21 -- How do you know a Melaka food item is authentic?

Well, the proof is in how it looks.

I had sent a photo of this Melaka fish paste noodles or what the Melakans call yee kiao, to a Melakan friend of mine and she replied, "Oh are you in Melaka now?"

No, I wasn't in Melaka.

Instead, those noodles came from Damansara Perdana's Restoran Four Eight 8888's new food stall that opened last Saturday.

It's operated by Pua Yen Ling who hails from Alor Gajah.

Previously a property agent for four years, she decided to hang her licence up for an F&B career.

In a way, she's returning back to her roots, as she originally trained at Subang Jaya's Cilantro Culinary Art School.

About two months ago, she opened her stall at Ko...