Looking for a meal in round shape? Never overlooked at the chicken rice balls... Yes, one of the Malacca's legacy -- The Hainamese Chicken Rice Balls, the rice on the move.

Steam rice served as a ball is highly *portable*, allowing consumers to enjoy their meal on the move, without cutlery, many tourist take-away from his shop and bring back home to Hong Kong or Taiwan  Well, it is perfectly  presentable on the table, too.

You may have tons of chicken rice in your life, how about chicken rice in ball shape? Here, they can be found in Ee Ji Ban Chicken Restaurant at 275, Jalan Melaka Raya 3, Taman Melaka Raya, Malacca. The proprietor Lawrence Sio Chih Chien made a right decision in sticking to this traditional technique by hand, insteead of moving to mechanize. As result, customers queuing long for his rice balls served with roasted chicken and steamed chicken.

Rice balls: RM0.20 (my mistake) RM0.30 only each... Oppss, RM0.40 RM0.60 for twin (as shown above).

The Nyonya Cuisine

Besides, Mr. Lawrence also a superior of Nyonya cuisine, asam pedas fish, petai prawn, cili garam squid, to name just a few. He acquired this skill from Baba Hailam family, during his childhood days.

To make a meal more enjoyable and healthies, Eee Ji Ban Restaurant also provides varieties of veggie dishes, fried eggs, a la carte. (Price from RM6.00)

Due to his delicious cuisine, more and more customers enter his restaurant. Even newspaper s did nice coverage feature on his reataurant. There are few blown-up copies display on the wall of the restaurant.

Mr. Lawrence, a nice guy who prepare nice food, would ride his lovely bike around town during his leisure time. He always have new idea of better meal in his mind, looking for more...