Chapter 107 - Bat Kut Teh at Restaurant Kee Hiong, SS2

Satisfied! 

It's been months since I last had Bat Kut Teh therefore, the craving was real. Rather than having Bat Kut Teh at Klang (like always), this time, we gave a different twist where we had it at Restaurant Kee Hiong located at SS2.

It was past 8pm and many still thronged to the outlet itself. We got our seats comfortably and immediately, the waitress came to our table with menu. The menu was pretty understandable (thank God with English translation). And all we need was to pick on the types of meat as well as the servings.

Story cut short, the smell of dry Bat Kut Teh lingered from the kitchen. Tummy was hungry hence, it yelled. Quickly got ourselves prepared with the cutleries so that we could had the dish immediately when it was served on to our table.

Ta-dah...

Bat Kut Teh (wet) - RM 14.30 (per pax)

First reach to our table was a claypot of wet Bat Kut Teh. Yummy! The broth was piping hot and instantly, we took a sip of the broth to tease our tongue. Came with an abundance of vegetables, the guilt eventually gone. I tried looking for button mushroom and enoki mushrooms but unfortunately, no avail. Aiks! 

This Bat Kut Teh was relatively good but it did not has a strong herb taste. Unlike the one I had in Klang, this version of Bat Kut Teh had a relatively mild taste and flavor. For those who like mild taste, they can opt for Kee Hiong Bat Kut Teh at SS2. In fact, the portion for 1 pax was quite big actually.

Bat Kut Teh (dry) - RM 14.30 (per pax)

On the other hand, the dry Bat Kut Teh was enough to tease my appetite when it was put on our table, a couple minutes later. The dried chillies and okra slices were enough to guide my hand to scoop it. Though it came with an abundance of dried chillies, the dry Bat Kut Teh was not spicy at all. It had the exquisite Bat Kut Teh taste and smell but I found it lacking in a way that it did not have enough dried cuttlefish nor salty fish. That's the lacking part. Nevertheless, the strong, nice smell of this was good to satisfy your tummy.

And our tummies certainly agreed with it! A must-try Bat Kut Teh in SS2!

In total, the bill came up to RM 33.20 (including 2 big rice and 2 chinese tea). It was a bit pricey however, bearing the location, somewhat, it was quite reasonable.

Ambient : 7/10

Price : Reasonable (due to its location)

Food : Chinese food, non-halal

Service : 3/5

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Restaurant Kee Hiong,

72, Jalan SS2/67, 

47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel: 03 - 7865 2859

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 103 - Food hunting at Malacca for 2 days and 1 night (W Restaurant, Jonker Street, Tiong Sheng Restaurant, Nadeje, Teo Chew Bat Kut Teh and etc)

**This is a long post and it is full of food photos**

I was quite overwhelmed when I see a number of "likes" in my earlier post, posted in Facebook when I wrote a weekend retreat to Port Dickson. Though the "likes" are not many, I still want to thank those who really take your time to read my post and be part of my life. Thankful for that! =)

On another note, I had quite a fair busy consecutive weekends. At the time of writing this post, I was actually fasting in conjunction with 30 hour famine event. 

Last weekend was another tiring weekend, I would say nevertheless, it was a fun gathering with a group of friends who traveled all the way to Malacca for food hunting. Initially, the plan was to get our friend to cook since he is the chef at Hilton KL Hotel but unfortunately, due to the lack of kitchen utensils provided in the hotel, we had to put that idea aside.

After treating our tummy with breakfast at Restaurant Taman Rashna, Klang, two cars headed to Malacca. Our first stop was nonetheless for chicken rice! Since one of the preferred chicken rice had closed by the time we reached, we went ahead with the ones next door.

1. Chicken Rice at Restaurant W Chicken

Fit tummy for 5 people, we ordered a whole roast chicken. Not sure if we were hungry but the chicken taste good actually. In comparison with the ones in Ipoh, I still prefer Ipoh's chicken rice because the meat is juicier and smoother as compared to the chicken rice sold in Malacca. Bill came up to RM 55.00 for 5 pax (including drinks).

After that, we checked in hotel. Took a rest. Watched tv. Took photos. And got ready for dinner.

2. Cheese Mihun and Stir-Fried Ginger Chicken Cube at Restaurant Tong Sheng

Known for the famous cheese mihun, we wanted to try it badly and decided to queue up. Waited for half an hour but the queue did not seem to move and our tummy were starting to kick us. We gave another 15 minutes and yet, the line did not move. Therefore, we went to the restaurant that is just opposite our hotel in which they sell good BBQ food. Since I couldn't afford to walk away without trying the cheese mihun, I decided to give a call and make the order. Woah-la! Lady luck was at my side and the lady boss allowed me to take-away, provided it is at 1030pm.

Story cut short, we took away a packet of cheese mihun and a side dish of stir-fried ginger cube chicken. While the rest were strolling the Jonker Street, the four of us went ahead and ate them. Muah...delicious! The cheese mihun is absolutely worth trying but it is slightly a pain to the pocket. We ordered medium size and the portion is rather small. When comes to stir-fried ginger cube chicken, it goes well with the cheese mihun. In fact, it goes well with even a can of beer. Mild taste yet succulent piece of chicken.

Restaurant Tong Sheng
377 & 378, Jalan Melaka Raya 6,
Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka.
Tel : 017 - 631 7811, 016 - 776 7811

3. Chinese dishes at Restaurant (opposite The Straits Hotel, beside Restaurant KNK)

Speaking about dinner, we went to this place that sells good porridge apparently. We ordered 3 big bowls of porridge accompanied with some side dishes like Mongolian chicken, yam ring, fried squid and greenies. Yummy!

4. BBQ food (opposite The Straits Hotel, beside Restaurant KNK)

Our main highlight for the dinner is actually the BBQ food. Without knowing that it is quite pricey to order this, the ladies went ahead and picked about 2 plates full with food. When it was brought to our table, we were amazed and quickly ate them. Coming towards the end, we saw the price written on each plate where the total was at RM 96.00. Freaking expensive actually for BBQ food only nevertheless, it is not hurt right to have them once a while, right?

5. Durians!!!

After dinner, we went across the road and immediately, our tummies called for more despite that we were quite full. Durian..can anyone say no to this? We ordered 2 durians to be shared among 9 people since 1 of our friends dislike it. And it is never enough unfortunately... If you know how to select a good durian, please do choose your own rather than having the owner or seller to choose it for you because there is a high possibility that the durian they choose will not be good.

6. Satay Celup 

Yup, you see it right! Can you imagine the amount of food we put into our mouth? Right after our Chinese proper dining meal, we had durians followed by Cheese Mihun and Stir-Fried Ginger Cube Chicken and Satay Celup to call the day off.

I was literally giving up and I only chowed down 5 sticks. When comes to Satay Celup restaurant, I feel that most of the restaurant provides the same taste as they use the same ingredients, perhaps? I don't find it special among one another actually except for the price per stick where some sell it at RM 0.70 per stick while some sell it at RM 1.00 per stick.

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When the sun rose, our food hunting began again. This time, we started off with the typical Klang food.

7. Bat Kut Teh at Teo Chew Bat Kut Teh Restaurant (walking distance from The Straits Hotel)

Apparently, this place sells one of the best bat kut teh in Malacca. Some said that their Bat Kut Teh taste way better in Klang henceforth, as the Klangrians, we need to try to make the right justification. We ordered a bowl of the soupy Bat Kut Teh and another bowl is the dry version or I should say it is a "Hong Ba".

What is unique in this place is they serve yam rice as compared to Klang. When comes to Yoo Char Kueh, there is no doubt that their Yoo Char Kueh tastes way better than the ones we have in Klang. Also, they are compact in terms of size unlike the Klang Yoo Char Kueh. However, the bat kut teh serves in this restaurant seems to be a bit disappointing. The taste is very mild unlike Klang's bat kut teh which is rich in flavor and taste. Added by my friends, perhaps, that's the way on how Teo Chew people have their bat kut teh where they prefer mild in taste.

Teo Chew Bat Kut Teh,
Jalan Melaka Raya 4,
Malacca.

8. Durian cendol at Shan Shu Gong, Jonker Street

I don't fancy the durian cendol in Jonker Street but my friends were crediting on how good they are. Just like my prediction, they use durian dodol instead of real durian flesh to make the durian cendol hence, this causes the cendol to be very sweet. I still prefer the ones in Port Dickson :)

Shan Shu Gong,
33, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Tel : 06 - 282 8381

9. Chicken Rice at Jonker Street (beside Shan Shu Gong, Malacca)

Despite we had bat kut teh in the morning, like an hour earlier, we went ahead to have their chicken rice. Queued up. And I came to belief that this restaurant sells nice chicken rice. The business was exceptionally good on that day. Got our seats and proceed to make order. The chicken rice is good but still, Ipoh's chicken rice wins!

10. Layer cakes at Nadeje, Plaza Mahkota

Few of my friends were insisted to go to Nadeje and I was quite lost there since there are Nadejes' in PJ area. Nevertheless, I just followed with the majority. We ordered 6 cakes to be shared among 10 people and here you go, we were there to celebrate one of our friends' belated birthday. 

Nadeje Plaza Mahkota,
G-23, 25, 27, Jalan PM4, Plaza Mahkota,
75000 Melaka
Tel: 06 - 283 8750
Opening hour: 11.00am - 10.00pm (Mon - Sun)

11. Klebang Coconut Shake

By the time we had chicken rice and Nadeje layer cakes, I raised my white flag, surrender! We looked at our watch and the time dictated that it was about 3.30pm. So, we drove all the way to Klebang to buy coconut shake. The queue was crazy so, we ended up heading back empty-handed in which we were quite thankful for because our tummies were really push to the limit.

All the way, we drove back to Klang and had our dinner together at Restaurant Park Village, Taman Rashna before calling it off a day. A nice gathering to have everyone together despite the abundance of food we put in our tummies. 

This trip has certainly given us another means to better understand one another and it also actually bond our friendship, I believe. Like what I mentioned earlier, nice memories are meant to be cherished and cheers to our 10 years of friendship since high school.

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 60 – Bat Kut Teh and Steamed Fish at Shang Kee Restaurant, Balakong

All the way from Klang to Balakong, my dad suggested to have lunch at one of the Chinese shops which my dad always applauded for their great steamed fish. We were one of the first few customers there and off, my dad went ahead to order dishes for three pax.

Food was brought to our table within 10 minutes – the portion for a bowl of rice was quite huge actually where none of us need to order for another extra bowl. First dish that came to our table was Bat Kut Teh – while I know many people would be wondering why on earth do I need to travel all the way to Belakong and have this Bat Kut Teh since Klang is already famous with that; well, the answer is really simple – since my dad said that one of the favourite dishes in this shop is Bat Kut Teh, of course, we must give a try lo..

The broth is rather diluted but it is rich in flavour; to be precise, it is contented with herbs and spices where I personally don’t recommend to those who have high blood pressure actually. The serving is slightly lesser compared to the ones in Klang because in the claypot, it contains pork, mushroom and a very limited amount of “tau-ki”. Others such as greenies and tau-pok are not found in the serving.

Second dish that was served on that day was a plate of greenies. This is weird but I must say that this plate of greenies is really delicious though it looks simple. Taste wise is just perfect and the texture of the vegetable gives the crunchy-ness.

Last but not least and also the highlight of the day is the steamed fish – looks pretty easy to cook this dish but it is not! Topped with chopped ginger and cilantro leaves and drizzled with the soy sauce, this is one of the heavenly dishes that one can opt for – simple, authentic and awesome!!

The total bill came up to RM 57.60; nice! Good food does not necessary mean that you need to hurt your pocket so, I highly recommend this place.

Shang Kee Restaurant is located at No.45, Jalan Budiman 2/3, Taman Putra Budiman, 43200 Belakong, Selangor. Tel: 016 – 243 3248.

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 35 - Top 3 Must-Eat Food in Klang!

Klang is well-known for its Bat Kut Teh. Regardless which area you go, you will be sure to find at least a Bat Kut Teh restaurant/shop in that area. At times, you will be snowed with a selection of at least 3 Bat Kut Teh shops in a row. Whether you like the broth to be in rich herbal taste or prefer to have a lighter one, you can easily get it! However, be sure to always try the broth which is rich in herbal taste as that represents the true Klang Bat Kut Teh.

For those who have been following my blog, I believe you are aware that my top selection for Bat Kut Teh is always "Sei Ngan Chai" - this shop is located opposite Maybank, off Jalan Meru.

     

Bat Kut Teh

They offer the soup version as well as the dry version. Frankly speaking, I love the dry version so much because the smell and aroma itself simply triggers me to have them more. With a hint of spiciness and sprinkle of fried mini octopus, you will soon see yourself drenched in sweat. Under the hot weather and battling to eat them, you will enjoy having it. If you are daring enough, I dare you to eat them with "chilli padi". 

Besides Bat Kut Teh, Klang do offer lots of nice food. They are:

1. Fried Porridge @ Bubur Goreng Restaurant

The restaurant is located at Berkeley area, serving fresh seafood complementing it with either mihun, mee, mee suah or even, porridge. Whatever it is, I personally feel that their food are up to the standard. Service is good where the boss of the restaurant will recommend their good food and at the same time, advising us whether the amount of the ordered food is sufficient for the diners. Besides that, we do not need to wait for ages for the food to arrive as it comes within 10 minutes.

Plus note : The chef puts crispy pork lard in all the dishes which is why the food brings an amazing taste to our taste buds - this also means that it is a NON-HALAL restaurant! 

Fried Porridge @ RM 13.00

 Besides Fried Porridge, you can opt for other food such as:

Fried Mihun in Hokkien Style @ RM 13.00

Wan Tan Hor @ RM 13.00

Bubur Goreng Restaurant is located at: No. 32 and 34, Lorong Lang, Taman Berkeley, 41150 Klang.

2. Steamed Lala @ Bubur Goreng Restaurant

Yes, you saw it right! Those who breathe in Klang, you would be wondering why I didn't state Boston Restaurant instead - Personally, I feel that the steamed lala in Boston restaurant is not something to shout about. Perhaps, I prefer steamed lala to be served in a better and right manner - when the waitress brings a plate of steamed lala to your table, the lala(s) are supposed to look orangy-yellowish and not shrinking in size. Besides that, the broth is supposed to be rich in ginger-ish flavor plus a hint of chinese wine and a bit of spiciness which gives you a kick at the throat and tummy. 

So far, the Steamed Lala in Bubur Goreng Restaurant managed to satisfy me. I was so overwhelmed when I saw the plate of Steamed Lala till, I had forgotten to take the picture. 

Steamed Lala @ RM 22.00

*Picture was taken from Google Image*

3. Roti Canai @ I.V Restaurant

Deng, Deng, Deng!! Who says that one needs to travel to Raju restaurant in Bukit Gasing to try the best roti canai? Well, bestie and I went to I.V Restaurant instead to try their roti canai in one of our weekends. I tried roti canai at Raju restaurant before and I must say that their roti canai is really, really nice. However, Klang does offer good roti canai too. Just before I.V Restaurant closed their shops, we managed to sneak in and order 3 plates of Roti Canai plus a bowl of mutton. 

Just like other Roti Canai that we have in any other places, the appearance of it is nothing amazing. Only the first bite makes a difference! The roti canai is flaky and crispy while the curry gravy is thick and pungent.

I.V Restaurant is located at: 117, Jalan Pandamaran Jaya 62,  42000 Pelabuhan Klang. They open from 5.30am to 5.00pm so, no reason for you to miss it =).

Roti Canai

Stay tune for more posts about good food in Klang!

Regards,

Foodiestravel!