Kampung Baru Culinary Shaping – Gan Sze Hooi PREVIEW

Gan Sze Hooi
89 x 132cm (Open) & 89 x 66cm (Close)
Oil on Canvas & Pine Wood Frame
2025
RM11,000
I joined a local tour to Kampung Baru many years ago and was struck by both its food and architectural heritage. The teal painting depicts Rumah Limas, an iconic traditional Malay stilt house on Jalan Raja Muda Musa in central Kuala Lumpur, now surrounded by skyscrapers. In the painting are Siti (left) and Fuad Fahmy (right). Fuad, a fourth-generation resident whose great-grandfather was the first imam of Masjid Jamek, works as a village tour guide, welcoming visitors. Siti, his wife, plans to host a “from garden to table” cooking workshop, using ingredients such as lemongrass and coconuts from their garden.
Each night, thousands flock to Jalan Raja Muda Musa for local dishes, satay from Restoran Sahrul, Nasi Lemak Wanjo, Pak Saf Sate Padang, Yati Murtabak Kampung Baru, Putu Bambu Raja Klang and more.