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About Travel Treat Together
Travel Treat Together is a travel blog for working professionals who want to see the world without quitting their jobs. Explore destination guides, itineraries and stories from across Asia and beyond.
Some of my favourite travel memories are not always about famous landmarks or beautiful viewpoints. Sometimes they come from a small food stall, a plastic cup of something cold, or a simple meal bought from the street. As a traveller who genuinely loves food, I enjoy discovering the everyday tastes of a placeāthe food people eat on their way to work, the drinks they grab after walking for hours, and the small treats that somehow stay in your memory long after the trip.
When I think about desserts in Southeast Asia, one that I would love to discover in Vietnam is ChĆØ ba mĆ u, the colourful Vietnamese three-colour dessert. It is traditionally made with sweet beans, jelly, coconut milk and crushed ice, making it especially refreshing in Vietnam’s warm weather. ChĆØ itself is a huge part of Vietnamese street-dessert culture and comes in many different varieties.
I love the idea of finding a small chĆØ stall while walking through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, ordering a colourful glass and simply enjoying it while watching the city go by. It feels like exactly the kind of dessert that belongs to the street rather than a fancy restaurant.
For me, desserts are about discovering something new. I want to sit somewhere simple, try the local flavours and remember not only what it tasted like, but where I was when I discovered it.
The street food I always remember from Thailand is mango sticky rice and mango/papaya salad. I especially enjoy finding it around the stalls behind Silom Road and near Siam Square, where the surrounding streets are full of small food vendors and markets. The combination of sweet mango, sticky rice and coconut sauce is simple, but somehow incredibly satisfying.
Closer to home, I also love ayam rendang with rice from the small morning food sellers around Masjid Jamek, and petaling Street also near the train and metro stations in Kuala Lumpur. These simple home-style meals are often prepared early in the morning for people heading to work.
What makes these meals special to me is their simplicity. You buy a small pack of rice and chicken rendang in the morning, eat it on the way or at lunch, and somehow the taste stays with you throughout the day. That is the kind of food memory I love and cherish.
My favourite drink is cham, the Malaysian combination of tea and coffee. I can easily find a good cup around places such as Central Market and the surrounding streets of Kuala Lumpur. Bumbu Babah – Pasar Seni, KL also have many street vendors who sell refreshing drinks and mostly you have 30 plus options to choose between fresh, hot and cold drinks.
After walking through Central Market, Masjid Jamek or the nearby streets, stopping for a cold or iced lime with black tea (Teh O Limau) is one of those little travel pleasures that keeps me going. It is simple, familiar and refreshing.
For me, these local drinks are more than just a drink. It is part of the journeyāsomething I can enjoy while resting my feet, watching people pass by and deciding where to explore next.
Food is one of the biggest reasons I enjoy travelling. From mango sticky rice in Bangkok and chĆØ in Vietnam to a simple morning packet of ayam rendang in Kuala Lumpur, these are the tastes that connect me to a place. They may not be fancy meals, but they become part of the story of the journeyāand those are the food memories I keep coming back for.
We’re three friends who met in Malaysia and turned our love for travel and food into Travel Treat Together. Full-time professionals who never quit our jobs ā just found a way to make every trip count.
Travel Treat Together is a travel blog for working professionals who want to see the world without quitting their jobs. Explore destination guides, itineraries and stories from across Asia and beyond.
