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Tuesday 4 October 2016

Meng Fatt (Bak Kut Teh) @ Taman Shamelin Perkasa

My family is not that into bak kut teh, although (personally) I'm into anything that is soup based.  Luckily, there's this coffee shop in an adjacent housing area, Restoran Meng Fatt @ Taman Shamelin Perkasa, that serves not only bak kut teh but some "tai chow" (stir-fry) dishes as well.

So, coming here allows me to have my bak kut teh fix while my other family members can have something other than bak kut teh.

Of course I had to order Bak Kut Teh @ RM13 (1 pax portion) that's filled with pork belly slices, pork stomach and intestines with some pieces of "fu chuk" (bean curd sheets) and bean curd puffs.  I like that the bak kut teh soup here is lighter without the overpowering herbal taste.

We'd normally order Sweet & Sour Pork (S) @ RM12 since my son likes this dish.  The little nuggets of pork were only slightly crispy in the usual sweet and sour sauce complete with chunks of onion, green bell pepper, cucumber and tomato.  It was a passable sweet and sour pork though not quite in the same league of some of the better ones I've had.

Another favourite order of ours is their yong tau foo.  There's a minimum order of six pieces but you can dictate the type and amount you want of each type of yong tau foo.  Our usual order of Yong Tau Foo (10 pcs) @ RM14 is always made up of 5 pcs of fried fu chuk and 5 pcs of eggplant.

The fried fu chuk here is quite different from the norm as theirs are made into like flat sheets, so you get some nice crispy sides.  Also, their yong tau foo comes served in a fairly saltish black bean and oyster sauce.

During one of our visits, we were attracted by a pot of curry whizzing past us.  So, we made sure we ordered the Claypot Fish Head Curry @ RM26 on our next visit.  It was filled with chunks of fish head (you'll have to deal with more bones than meat) and vegetables like long beans, ladies finger, eggplant and cabbage.  It was a respectable curry although I would have preferred it to be a bit more "lemak" (coconut milk flavoured).

Another favourite is the simple, homey dish "Foo Yoong Tan" (S) @ RM7 which is basically a fried omelette with bits of "lap cheong" (Chinese dried sausage), sliced onions, chillies and spring onions.

For vegetables, we like the Fried Cabbage with Dried Prawns & Bird's Eye Chillies (M) @ RM12.  The fried cabbage is crunchy to the bite with loads of fragrant and crispy dried prawns...and the bird's eye chillies add just the right amount of heat to the dish (but we'd ask them to cut down the amount of these fiery chillies though).

The other would be the Blanched Lettuce with Oyster Sauce (S) @ RM10 featuring crunchy lettuce topped with fried garlic that's a favourite of my son's.

My Personal Opinion

We like that this conveniently located place (near us) serves simple and acceptable tasting stir-fry dishes with bak kut teh for our family dinner option (when I don't cook)...and we like that it's affordable too.

The only thing we didn't like was how the lady boss would always ask us, right after we ordered a particular dish, if we wanted small, medium or large! >_<  I would have thought that she would be the one to gauge whether the dishes should be S, M or L based on the number of dishes ordered and the number of people dining. But no....she would rather rattle off S, M or L after every single dish we ordered that it became very annoying. Nowadays, we beat her at her own game, we'd say S or M right after we order a dish before she gets her chance to rattle off S, M or L....haha! ;D

Restoran Meng Fatt
No 83 Jalan 1/91
Taman Shamelin Perkasa
56100 Kuala Lumpur

12 comments:

  1. I would love to go on a Bak Kut Teh journey with you one day. I have so little experience I don't know how to judge the good from the great.

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    1. I'm with you when it comes to BKT experience coz I've not had many since my family isn't into it, so I'm not the best authority to consult when it comes to BKT (but I do know the type I like). That said, I think the best person to go on a BKT journey with you is KY (+ he's now in Klang, the land of BKT...hehe!).

      Liking a certain BKT is quite a personal thing as some like the soup to be thick and robust while others prefer a lighter one. Some like the strong herbal taste while others not so much. Some love the bitterness the dong quai brings and would prefer more of it in the soup. I personally prefer the lighter versions.

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  2. BKT for me anytime! Yah, it's quite difficult when family members have different preferences. It's good that this BKT joint also serves tai chow and everybody is happy.

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    1. It's not easy to find a BKT shop that does tai chow also coz BKT sellers are usually specialists in BKT more often than not.

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  3. i'm more into yong tau foo than bak kut teh, so you can guess what attracts me most in this post too! there are a few bkt outlets in my neighbourhood of sri petaling but i'm not sure i've tried any of them :) the food here looks quite diverse and all attractive too, from the bkt to the ytf to curry and egg and veggies ...

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    1. There are quite a lot of bkt outlets in my neighbourhood too. I guess it's a relatively easier food business to be in (and lesser work too) compared to (say) tai chow places. All you have to do is cook a great pot of bkt and throw lots of stuff in it ;)

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  4. Fried fu chuk also served with the sauce? I think they will lost the crispiness >_<

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    1. I think they cook the sauce separately and just pour it over the fried fu chuk, so you'll still find crispiness on some of the pieces ^_*

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  5. If me, I don't think I can do this, order BKT for self while the others eat other food. I probably will not bother, and look for opportunities to sneak out by myself for some hearty pork soup affair. :/

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    1. My spouse do help out by eating some of the porky stuff, he just won't touch the soup (which is fine by me coz I like soup). So, I still have room for some of the other dishes (just lesser amounts of it).

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  6. The one dish that attracted my eyes real big is that Claypot Curry Fish Head!! I love it hot with lots of ladies fingers with mint leaves. The price is so reasonable at RM26!

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    1. Ya, in a claypot of fish curry, I actually enjoy the veggies more than the fish! ;D

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