PETALING JAYA, June 2 -- Throughout my years of writing about food, I have come to realise it really goes beyond just the taste of the food.

Behind each bowl or dish that we're served, there's always a story, whether it's happy or sad, as it represents someone's life story.

Like this bowl of noodles - blanketed with nuggets of minced pork - served with a bowl of clear broth, fish balls and pork balls.

It looks ordinary.

In fact, it's probably too simple, making me wonder if anyone would make a beeline to this stall to eat this, but somehow it's become a bowl of noodles I really don't mind driving back to my old neighbourhood to relish again.

In this crazy world where outlandish meals like overflowing bowls of curry mee jam packed wit...