Another example of a creative dish which is the Savaro Noodle – it is a marriage of North and South. Here the chef had combined two of the most famous Malay noodles i.e. the famous Mee Udang from the North and popular Mee Bandung from the south.
It is a very distinctive taste as you can taste the rich broth, which have the taste of both of these famous noodles. The spiciness is just right and the amount of ingredient laden on the noodle is plentiful too.
It has boiled prawns, slices of roast beefs, shredded roast chicken, fish cakes and cockles and a half boiled egg. I would have preferred that the chef garnish the dish with prawns that was cooked in the broth rather than giving the boiled prawns as this is not very flavourful and tasted bland.
Moreover the cockles were very rubbery and overcook. It would be nice to have cockles that are freshly cooked rather than already pre-cooked. Anyway if you yearn a shot of Mee Udang or Mee Bandung and cannot travel too far North or South, you can give this a try.
Rating 3 of 5
Date of Visit: 2013-09-21
Spending: Approximately MYR 14 ()
These days, there are many designers’ food in town, chef have become more creatively i.e speciality burger like Ramen Burger, Charcoal burgers and etc are some of it. It seems that Bak Kut Teh is also following on this trend, a decade ago, dry version of Bak Kut Teh came about. It becomes an instant hit for some.
Here at Yu Yi Restaurant which is located at 88, Jalan Kepayang, Off Jalan Kuching, Taman City, 52100 Segambut, they have develop a Nyonya version of the Bak Kut Teh. Bak Kut Teh Yu Yi had been established for more than 30 years with their founder shop in Old Klang Road which is opposite the market.
For this Nyonya version, the meat are cooked in the Bak Kut Teh broth and then it will be cooked again in a claypot with added chillies, spices and condiments to come out a new Nyonya version. They have also added ladies fingers to enhance the dish.
The chef uses mainly pork ribs and bony meats with minimum layer of fats. This ensures that it will not be too fatty. This version is aromatic and the meat still retains the smooth texture and the infused taste especially the pork ribs.
You have a choice of 3 types of rice to go with the Bak Kut Teh i.e. Plain white, Shallot oil rice or Long bean rice (first time trying this) - nice to eat as it is. I tried on the 3 types but my preference is on the white or shallot one. It goes better with the gravy.
Rating 3 of 5
Dry Bak Kut Teh
The other Bak Kut Teh we had for the night is the Dry Version. This version is similar to the one eaten in Klang but it is a wetter version as the one in Klang that I have eaten tend to be very dry and oily. The fragrance from the aromatic dry chillies just permeates through & the taste of the ingredients lingers in the meat.
Taste wise, it is a little bit sweeter and they also use the ladies finger and dry cuttlefish too. It comes with a bowl of Bak Kut Teh broth to give you the extra kick. Just like the Nyonya Bak Kut Teh, this dish is best eaten with plain white rice, as you can really savour the flavourful gravy and cuttlefish.
Rating 3 of 5
Date of Visit: 2013-09-18
Spending: Approximately MYR 12
Not many food are cooked with Yam as one of the main ingredients. My first impression of this Yam Chicken was not that favourable from the looks of it. It looks very gooey and the thick yam gravy does not lend any support to make this Yam Chicken very appetising at all.
When I taste the first bite of the chicken and yam, it actually woke my senses in that the taste was very flavourful and nothing short of heavenly.
Looks can really be deceiving in this case. The gravy was infused with strong taste of curry leafs and silky smooth aromatic cooked yam. The first taste impression of this dish, in that it was quite similar in taste to the butter sauce chicken with the taste of Yam.
The pork leg serves here is of a braised soya sauce version. The chef have painstaking taken the effort to braised until the pork leg to a smooth texture which you could easily slurp. I would have preferred the pork leg to be a little chewy type and will make me enjoy the pork leg better.
Here, the taste is not that flavourful and quite plain. It would have been better if the chef have used smoked garlic to bring out the best of the soya sauce.
