Comments on: Bentong @ Pahang – Small Town, Big Heart, Even Bigger Appetite!

By: Lok

Lok — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:03:49 +0000

Ha Ha. U are right. I never miss the wan tan mee sold at night whenever I go back to Bentong.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:39:33 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful write-up, and the pictures speak a thousand words – makes me reminisce Bentong so much, where I was born. The Chamang Waterfalls was where the movie The Mountain of Cannibal God starring Ursula Andress (the James Bond girl in Dr No) was shot in 1978!!

I find the ice-creams in Kow Po not that great now, preferred the one opened by the brother(?), T.A.K. – next shop to the wan-tan-mee stall you mentioned.

By: S M CHAN

S M CHAN — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:03:09 +0000

Hi J2Kfm [and all Bentongites reading your very interesting & informative email]

I was born and bred in Bentong but now reside in Australia. Reading your article
about all the yummy food makes my mouth salivate! Pity you were not there in
the 60′s. The yeong tau foo in Ah Ping St. [eaten with the most unique sauce]
was out of this world! The beef-ball noodles soup, the chicken[ intestines] satay,
the black hokkien noodles with heaps of lard, the [old woman's]beef curry mee
are long-lost treasures. Pity! Pity because the younger generation [descendants]
did not want to continue the family businesses.
But there IS one hitherto not mentioned family business that is still thriving i.e.
the BLACK beef rendang [eaten with pulut rice]. It’s run by a Malay family [one of
the sons was my classmate]. Ask Kow Po about this shop. One bite of this unique
rendang and you will agree the trip to Bentong is worth it.
Enjoy!
SM

By: Mok Say Kuang

Mok Say Kuang — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:50:52 +0000

Mr. Wong Mun Kong,

Does it happen that you are the son of Mr. Wong Mook Sang, the son of Mr. Wong See Sen, who firstly held the franchise of Bata Shoes in Bentong Town?

By: Wong Mun Kong

Wong Mun Kong — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:43:11 +0000

If you are I think who you are, you must have been briefly my teacher at Catholic High School. I of course didnt know you were Peter because kids in Chinese schools were not allowed to address their teachers by name. There were all Sirs!
Are you that sir?

By: peter Wong

peter Wong — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:15:39 +0000

Your name sounds familiar. i grew up in Bentong and my late father used to be CC Wong. We used to live in the government police quarters below MES and then moved to Sungei Marong……..ring any bells???

By: Wong Mun Kong

Wong Mun Kong — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:54:02 +0000

I grew up in Bentong. Left town in 1964, yes 1964, and I live in Canada now. Good to see the old little town still thriving. I thought I may even know some of the older folks in your beautifull coverage on the town. Thanks.

By: Mok Say Kuang

Mok Say Kuang — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:05:43 +0000

Hooi Kee Wan Tan Mee is not the best Wan Tan Mee in Bentong….
Hooi Kee sells in the morning and early afternoon…
Do go back to this coffee shop at the late evening and throughout the night till 11 pm, when another wan tan mee hawker comes to serve this dish…
If your body could tolerate some more baked lart, do ask for some spoonfuls of Char Siew Lart to be added to your wan tan mee!
This combination would taste like having been in heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: J2Kfm

J2Kfm — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:16:38 +0000

Thanks for the Raub tip. Will definitely drive much further next round. I still remember this Bentong trip with a very fond heart. Indeed, the wantan mee took some time to arrive, but it was barely half an hour, I remember.

By: Food Trailer

Food Trailer — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:37:26 +0000

Made a short food trip to Bentong recently. Because of time constrain we managed to sample only a few food outlets you mentioned.

While it was thumps up for Kow Po Ice cream and char kuey teow at Jalan Chui Yin the same cannot be said for Hooi Kee wan tan mee. The chaotic ordering system did not improve my eppetite either and first come first serve was not in their vocabulary. A 1 hour wait is not uncommon.

Drove a liittle further to Raub and sample Fish head curry at Ratha restoran. It was worth the journey.