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Menglembu
Suburb of Ipoh
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	مڠلمبو
• Chinese	万里望 (Simplified)
Menglembu market
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
District	Kinta
Establishment	ca. 1900
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not applicable
Postcode	31450

Menglembu is a small township and a suburb of Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, lying at the foot of the Kledang Hill, the highest point of Ipoh town and of the Kinta Valley, as well as the second-highest point of Perak state and of the Kinta District overall, since Mount Korbu in the Ulu Kinta suburb is much higher than the latter, which is famous for its eponymously-named groundnuts. The nuts have been commercially farmed in the area since 1945 under multiple brands including Thong Thye Groundnut Factory's Pagoda brand, Ngan Yin Groundnut Factory's Thumbs brand (originally translated into English as Hand Brand) and Mee Hiong Yuen Groundnut Factory's Fisherman brand, among others.

Historically, Menglembu and the surrounding areas of the Kinta Valley were settled by Chinese of the Hakka dialect group from Guangdong province in south China who worked in the tin mines although a large majority of the migrants to the Kinta Valley region of Perak are also Cantonese from Guangdong province.

These townships were so densely populated by Hakka people that even many of its non-Chinese residents, especially among ethnic Malays, Indians and Orang Aslis spoke Hakka as a tertiary language in addition to the commonly spoken languages of Malay, English, Cantonese, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi, etc. Eventually, most of the Chinese people in the Ipoh area adopted Cantonese, the main dialect of the majority settlers, as their lingua franca.

Many shoplots in Menglembu were built in 1906 before the pre-World War era, but very few of these remain. Most of these shops have since been torn down and rebuilt, although some have been renovated.

As well as its old buildings and peanuts, nowadays Menglembu is well-known locally as a foodie destination. Popular local offerings include Chee Cheong Fun, traditional Curry Mee and Ipoh White Coffee.

References

1. "Thong Thye Groundnut Factory Sdn Bhd". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
2. "PAGODA Trademark - Registration Number 3084500 - Serial Number 78418529 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
3. "Ngan Yin l Thumbs". www.nganyin.com.my. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
4. USPTO. "CAP TANGAN NGAN YIN - Ngan Yin Groundnut Factory Sdn. Bhd. Trademark Registration". USPTO.report. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
5. "MeeHiongYuen". meehiongyuen.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
6. "Menglembu food trail – the wet market". Yum Yum Park. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
7. "Menglembu Afternoon Market Hawkers' Square - Menglembu". Menglembu Afternoon Market Hawkers' Square - Menglembu. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
8. "Ipoh Food Search - "Menglembu Wai Shek Kai" - KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL". Retrieved 2022-10-21.
9. "Menglembu "Wai Sek Kai", Menglembu — FoodAdvisor". www.foodadvisor.my. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
10. Ipoh Menglembu food hunting * 怡保美食, retrieved 2022-10-21
11. 万里望最正美食 Best Foodie Haunts in Menglembu, retrieved 2022-10-21

External links

• Menglembu travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Ipoh's Primary Community Website

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