Bak Kut Teh @ Selayang

What is the most popular food in Malaysia?

Well, we can see tonnes of mamak stalls everywhere.

But what about Chinese food?
Well, beside chicken rice, I would say Bak Kut Teh is getting more and more crowded.

Bak Kut Teh @ Batu 11 Balakong

There is one very good Bak Kut Teh stall in Batu 11 Balakong. It is situated near a community basketball court. Not difficult to locate.

Teluk Pulai branch in Puchong... Bak Kut Teh

The entire of Malaysia is full of Bak Kut Teh shops and stalls. People just love this unique and tasty local creation.

In Grandpa Bak Kut Teh, the origin of the delicacy been discussed. In Vege Bak Kut Teh, we see another creative piece of work derived from our grandpa grandma recipe. I also mentioned I love the side dish chicken feet in Ah Seng Bak Kut Teh. Now, I would like to share my love of rice in this Teluk Pulai Bak Kut Teh branch in Puchong.



We Asian love rice. When I asked my colleague, who is a "Mat Salleh" from OZ what is his favourite food in Malaysia. He said he see everybody here eat rice everyday, rice should be the most popular food here. That is also why KFC put rice in their menu lately.

But can you finish your dishes because of rice and not the other way round? Or can you keep adding rice while keep telling yourself this is the last bowl that day because of your diet concern? I did that in Teluk Pulai and that bowl of starch keep pulling me there. I just could not figure out how they cook it so nice.

Oh! Their meat bone soup also up to the standard.

They serve asam fish also. But I thought the taste was too strong and too hot and it mess up with the herb soup of Bak Kut Teh. Asam fish and Bak Kut Teh do not match well, for me.

Ah Seng Bak Kut Teh... in Kampung Subang

I previously posted few Bak Kut Teh shops such as Grandpa Bak Kut Teh or Vege Bak Kut Teh.
As a typical Malaysian chinaman, you can guess that I love Bak Kut Teh just like those "kuli" in the old days at Port Klang. Every time when I heard there is good one, sure I will find my way there.

Good food or bad food is very subjective to the patrons. It even more particular for Bak Kut Teh as we are all various from our belove taste of soup. Some of us like it clear and light (just like me). But some of us like it thick and full of flavours. Thus, we always have contradict opinion regarding to the best Bak Kut Teh in town. This variant of taste also causing Bak Kut Teh stalls mushrooming with each has its unique characteristic.

Ah Seng Bak Kut Teh, which is located at Subang Permai, at the junction of Monterez Golf Club, near Kampung Subang serves some of the best food in town.

I love the soup which is not too thick that I can drink by itself. Those meat was just nicely cooked that not too tough, neither too soft. Just tender enough for me to bite.

Besides Bak Kut Teh, I guess their chicken feet is also one of the best I ever had. Never get fool by the appearance. Before I put those delicacy in my mouth, I thought I am going to have a very hard, tough meat, which might cause goose bump on me. I did had goose bump, but it was because the food was too delicious.

Normal vegetable? Maybe. But I think I need to inform you that those leaves never fry in the wok. There were merely soak in hot water and shower with oyster sauce. I do not know how will you feel. But for me, after those heavy meaty food, I felt less guilty by eating those green leaves.

Vege Bah Kut Teh & Claypot Stew Lamb

Sunway Mas is a new housing area. If you are using NKVE, you will see Sunway Mas opposite the Petronas and Shell station. There is one small entry from LDP to go there, just before Taman Megah entrance.

So, what do we have in this new housing area? There is one commercial areas with plenty of restaurants. Few are branches from Ipoh (such as Lou Wong Chicken Horfan).

I was attracted by the banner of this Bah Kut Teh shop.



I ordered a pot of Vege Bah Kut Teh, (which is only vegetables, without meat) and a pot of stew lamb (Hainanese style).

Although both dishes are special, but I thought the taste was too strong. Too strong of herbs and too salty. Maybe it is the style of Hainan, but gentle taste work better for me. Anyhow, taste is on the tongue of the beholder. Maybe you will like the food there, just like Amber Chia (I saw her pic hanging on the wall).

Bah Kut Teh soup with vegetables, taste meat but no meat.

Vege Bah Kut Teh was special as I could taste my belove soup and ate lots of mushrooms, tofu and vegetables, without feeling the guilt of high cholesterol. I do not want to know if the soup was prepared from any bone or meat. At least I did not eat any meat from that.

Claypot Stew Lamb, yummy when it was really hot.

Well, I did eat meat, not from the Bah Kut Teh, but Claypot Stew Lamb. The dish was full of herbs and ginger. When it was boiling, the taste was great. The meat was tender and hot and sweet. But towards the end of the meal, as it cool down, it became more salty and I felt uneasy. Not sure it was because of me eating too much or it really exposed all the strong taste when it was not so hot. This dish better eat when it is very very hot.

Granpa BaKuTeh... Really grandpa style.

According to Wikipedia, Bak Kut Teh (Chinese: 肉骨茶) is a soup generally cooked in a clay pot with various parts of the pig, varieties of mushroom, lettuce, and dried tofu sheets or pieces (taufu pok). The soup itself is a broth, which consists of several herbs and spices (including star anise, cinamon, cloves and garlic) which have been boiled together with soup bones for many hours. Light and dark soy sauce are also added to the soup during cooking, with varying amounts depending on the variant.

It is commonly eaten with rice, and particularly in Malaysia, often served with strips of fried dough called you char kueh (or Youtiao in Mandarin). Dark soy sauce is used as a condiment, sometimes accompanied with chopped chilli padi. Tea is also usually served in the belief that it dilutes or dissolves the copious amounts of fat which are consumed in the eating of this dish.

There are variants of bak kut teh which usually depend on the closest major Chinese enclave. Klang is regarded by many as being the place with the tastiest bak kut teh. Indeed, the dish is reported to have been invented in Port Klang for port coolies there in the early 20th century, to supplement their meagre diet and as a tonic to boost their health.


I have no idea how many Bak Kut Teh stall operate in Malaysia, or Klang Valley alone. We can almost sight at least one in each neighbourhood. Ofcourse, you may see many in Klang town alone, or in Shah Alam Batu Tiga (Bukit Raja) area, which people say they serve the best.

I had once in Sunway, and it was great also. I found few shops in Kampung Subang, which is not bad either. Even in area Subang Jaya (opposite Inti College), I found few Bak Kut Teh shops in a row. Etc, etc...

This shop carry a nice designed board and call Grandpa restaurant (Bak Kut Teh). Situated at PJ, Paramouth area (yes, there again. Why I always hang at the place?). It is beside the Giant Supermarket, very easy to notice.

Based on the set up and renovation, I have no confident with its food at first. I thought I had some mind set of good Bak Kut Teh should serve in old wooden house, cooked by an old sifu. This modern looking shop looks like some young turk trying to mess with our traditional legacy.

However, as no food to eat that day, I took a try. Sometimes, unexpected result could be more surprised and satisfied.

The soup was not very thick, but strong in herbs flavor. I do not think they add too much MSG as I did not feel thirsty after the meal. The soup was sweet and tasty. Furthermore, the meat was just nicely cook. Tender and with texture.

We served with the yam rice. Once again, flavor was strong and the rice was springy. We had also stew salted vegetable. Although it was very oily, but that was what make it tasty.