KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 -- Roaming around markets in the early morning often unearths unexpected finds, only known to those who live in the neighbourhood.

Every morning, except for Monday, a flood of blue roofed stalls take over Kepong Baru's streets to peddle fresh produce.

Here is also where you will also find a slew of stalls offering local eats.

One such stall is operated by Toh who has been doling out bowls of prawn mee for almost 20 years or more.

His Penang legacy, from a recipe inherited from his father, is evident in that ceramic bowl of brown broth liberally covered with orange crustacean oil.

There is a tangle of noodles inside the bowl, usually the beehoon and yellow mee combination, giving you that mouthfeel of soft thin ri...