It's been a while since my last post about Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan, one of my favourite pastimes. Been posting photos to my Facebook album but judging from the many visits to my posts on this topic, probably it's a good idea to start it back.
Made a road trip to Tanjung Sepat during the last Raya holiday. It has been much hyped place after Jason (or locally known as Ah Xian) made his foodie visit for his show few years back. Arrived at this Jalan Pasar at Tanjung Sepat town at approx. 10.30 am to sample this much-talked-about seafood bak kut teh at Ah Hock Bak Kut Teh restaurant at Lorong 3. Twice, tried to come here for this but all foods been sold. So, it's pretty surprising that the food is still aplenty at this time. Probably, they stocked up for the holidays.
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| Dry bak kut teh |
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| Seafood bak kut teh, with extra ingredients (prawns, fish fillets & squids) on top of the usual pork meat, local herbs, button mushrooms, beancurd & lettuce. |
Verdict? Bak kut teh should just remain bak kut teh, which means using only pork meat. That "taste", from the seafood got into the soup and ended up giving it a counter productive taste. This is a classic example of "too much ingredients spoilt the soup". However, having able to get a slight taste of the original soup, even with the seafood in it, means it will taste alright without the seafood. The dry bak kut teh is alright, with the chunky, tender meats fried & made served at the right time. This is one of those dishes that need to be eaten once served as it will lost its taste when u leave it for too long in the open.
Few streets away, lies the famous Hai Yew Heng restaurant selling hand-made steamed buns (pao). I am a self-confessed lover of anything bread & been around to search for the best of the best. And mind u, this place serves one of the best that I've ever tasted. My favourite is the red bean pao. When u eat it, u can know immediately that this is a freshly grinded rich red bean paste and not the usual processed paste which gives u the jam-like texture. The demand was so great that each customer is only allowed to buy 5 pieces of pao's from any types available at that time. Nothing more. Best time is to come during normal weekend to buy the pao's of your choices, at your time.
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| Freshly made pao, before the steaming process |
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| Red bean pao looked ordinary. When u got the skin layer peeled off at one go, u know ur in for a treat |
Besides the pao restaurant, there's Kwo Zhab coffee shop, selling the famous Tanjung Sepat coffee powder, made by a Hainanese family. Not a coffee person & unable to offer my views if this is worth buying or not. However, for coming this far, we ought to buy some stuffs back home right? And this is one good option..:)
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| The coffee mixer in front of the shop |
Unfortunately, didn't have much-touted seafood lunch at Baywatch restaurant or Batu Laut due to time constraints. Other attraction is the Lover's Bridge which is 10 minutes drive away. They said it's a great place for sunset view. A must-buy item when you are in Tanjung Sepat is the dragon fruit, otherwise called pitaya fruit. Sold cheaply at MYR 10.00 for a good 3 pieces. Better quality ones are sold at slightly steep MYR 8.00 per kilo.
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| Dragon fruit farm, You are allowed to visit it too |
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| Freshly plucked dragon fruits for sale along the roadside |
To go to Tanjung Sepat, best way is using Elite Highway. KLites can take MEX highway & connect to Elite highway after paying the last toll & get into KLIA toll. Look out for Sepang road signboard. In fact, this is the exact way to go to LCCT airport. Once u reach the traffic light near Formula One circuit, turn left and turn right after the next traffic light junction. From here, drive straight all the way for a good 45 minutes at least where u will drive pass Sungai Pelek town, some dragon fruits farms, palm oil plantations, housing estates & factories before reaching Tanjung Sepat town. Once u see a PETRONAS station on your left, keep to your left & turn left into Jalan Pasar where u will find all the stores mentioned above
