Soybean Factory @ Pandan Indah

I've heard about Soybean Factory's tau fu fah (soy pudding) for the longest time and was thrilled when a branch opened up in my taman though it took me a while before I made my maiden visit.

Well, that's because I try to refrain from eating too much sweet stuff if I can but wanted to bring my friend (and her daughters) to this dessert place, Soybean Factory @ Pandan Indah (their 15th outlet), after our simple breakfast of sourdough and eggs in my regular go to cafe in the mornings.

It was noon already by the time we made it here.  The first thing my friend told me was she has been here before (with another friend) and their tau fu fah desserts didn't leave an impression.  I was taken aback since I'uve only heard good things about their soybean goodness with many branches (Connaught & C180 Cheras, Setapak, Kepong, SS2 PJ, SS15 Subang Jaya, Serdang, Rawang, Shah Alam & Klang) enjoying at least a 4.5 (and above) rating.

Anyway, I proceeded to make the orders starting with this Luscious Pandan @ RM17.90.  This was an easy decision as this tau fu fah dessert was entered into The Malaysia Book of Records for having sold more than 237,000 bowls of pandan-flavoured tau fu fah in a year! :O

This tau fu fah dessert came with pre-determined toppings of delicious, mini chewy four seasons balls (of orange sweet potato, purple potato, taro & matcha balls), peach resin, longan and cincau served with soymilk and a choice of sugar syrup of either ginger red date, brown or white sugar.

The pandan tau fu fah, served cold only, was silky smooth and slurps lusciously down your throat effortlessly.  This dessert was also perfect for sharing among the four of us as the longan and cincau were in the right numbers...hehe.  We could also tweak the sweetness to our own personal preferences with the brown sugar when we scooped our share of the dessert into our own individual bowls.

Having ordered a pandan tau fu fah, I (of course) wanted to try their original, plain tau fu fah, the Classic Tau Fu Fah @ RM6.90 and we customised it to our own liking.  For the classic tau fu fah series, you have an option of getting it in either the cold or hot version (as it's traditionally eaten)...and so we opted for hot.

We added Purple Potato Balls @ RM2 (for 4 pcs), Black Sesame Tang Yuan @ RM4 (for 2 pcs) and Peanut Tang Yuan also @RM4 (for 2 pcs) for a total of RM14.90 (I chose brown sugar again...I don't think young girls will like ginger red date though I've never tried it myself either).  I can't imagine myself the taste of a spiced ginger syrup with a sweet dessert.

I absolutely loved the chewy goodness of the black sesame tang yuan (I can easily eat all four glutinous rice balls myself).  Between the pandan tau fu fah and the original tau fu fah, I preferred the former.....and I can see why they sold thousands of bowls! ;D

Complementing our soy delights were a side of snacks starting with these Popcorn Taro Balls @ RM9.90 of deep-fried sweet orange potato, purple potato and taro balls served with pandan kaya.

The coating was crispy and light while the 3 different-coloured/flavoured balls were chewy and delicious.  Makes an addictive snack on its own or dipped into a bit of kaya. ^.^

The other snack was just the plain, deep-fried Yau Char Kwai (Chinese cruellers) @ RM4.90 with a serving of kaya.  This reminded me of something similar I ate at a Thai restaurant (Nong & Jimmy) where their mini dough fritters were also served with kaya.

Yau Char Kwai is a popular street snack and I love to eat them the traditional way...and that is dipped in black coffee for breakfast or at tea time.  Although their version is not quite up there with some of the better (and crispier) yau char kwai I've eaten in the past, it's still passable if you want to snack on something while here.

My Personal Opinion

After one cold and one hot tau fu fah later, along with some snacks, I was smitten! ^_~  If there's a (not too sweet) dessert I enjoy besides tong sui, it would be a soybean dessert as I absolutely love a simple tau fu fah with just brown sugar (of course a more fragrant gula melaka would have been even better).

Soybean's soy products and desserts are indeed lovely, delicious treats one can indulge in and get addicted to (it's no surprise all their outlets have high ratings)...plus they can also be not too sweet if you use the sugar syrup of choice sparingly.  However, if you really do not wish to partake in any sweet based desserts, perhaps you'll be brave enough to try their savoury tau fu fah, one of its kind for sure (which I've not come across elsewhere).

In the end, I was glad that my friend, who didn't have a good impression the first time she was here with another friend (maybe they didn't order the "right" ones), enjoyed the desserts.  As for me, I plan to return for more pandan tau fu fah (and I can see why they sold so many thousands of bowls a year)...it's that g...o..o....d! ^o^

Soybean Factory

No 90 Jalan Pandan Indah 4/6B

Pandan Indah

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 012-646 2643