Comments on: Claypot Fish & Bullfrogs @ Fook Seng, Slim River

By: tuboflard

tuboflard — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:20:06 +0000

No, not Choy Kee in Sungkai. (mistakenly typed Bidor in my earlier post). There’s another Chinese restaurant in Slim RIver at one corner of the block of shops on the right side (if heading towards KL) right under the MCA sign which also sells the Tapah fish, udang galah and frogs. It’s after the Petronas station (on the left) but before the hospital (if heading towards KL).

By: J2Kfm

J2Kfm — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:08:40 +0000

Choy Kee in Sungkai you meant?
In Sauk, usually people go to Lau Kai, but I have heard of different views on this.
I am not good with fishes, hence not sure which to choose or how much they’re priced. Thanks tuboflard for the information.

For everyone’s information, in Ipoh you can get rather good freshwater fishes cooked in any manner you wish at Kafe Pasir Putih and Good Happiness (or something), both on Jalan Pasir Puteh.

By: tuboflard1

tuboflard1 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:29:27 +0000

There’s actually another eatery in Slim River which provides reasonably good food. Can’t recall the name but it should be at the other corner of Fook Seng, right under the MCA sign. They have the same dishes. steamed freshwater fish, udang galah, frogs, etc.

BTW, the ikan tapah retails for RM60/kg. Should got for the fish which are at least 3kg and above in weight. Otherwise, meat won’t be tasty from what I’ve been told. Most other fresh water fishes (except for the kelah/empurau) are are in that price range. I’ve eaten the tenggalan/white jelawat fish (with edible scales) at Choy Kee in Bidor and that was also RM60 per kg. The sebarau/jungle perch goes for about RM120/kg. Kelah in Peninsular Malaysia is about RM500/kg while in Sarawak where it’s called empurau is about RM1,000/kg.

Anyone keen on going off to Sauk near Kuala Kangsar for a fresh water fish feast?

By: J2Kfm

J2Kfm — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:30:17 +0000

Thanks chia, for the information.

By: chia

chia — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:55:10 +0000

fook seng was closed for a family wedding when we drop in on friday 18th dec… however, we managed to make it on sunday 20th on our way back to klumpur… alas, there was no tapah fish nor the puku ferns… we ended up with another river fish and the frogs… the food was nothing to be excited about and we would not recommend it to friends… the river fish is not swimming but frozen… fook seng will move to new premises nearby next month, an intermediate shoplot in the next adjoining block ie 20 jalan mahsuri… the tm line will be cancelled and if you want to contact them, their new numbers are 012-521-3013, 012-511-9217, 017-570-0331 and 012-521-6103…

a check on the local area shows that the oldest restaurant for tapah fish is double happiness restaurant… on speaking to the owner, we were told that “swimming” tapah fish is available at the restaurant any day… however, they do not prepare it the claypot style, but generally steamed… frogs and other fishes are also available… the tapah fish is quoted at rm70 per kg as compared to rm55 per kg in fook seng… double happiness is just further down the road from fook seng… tel 05-452-8218…

another restaurant newly opened for almost similar dishes is restaurant lou yow kee… as it was closed during our short expedition to slim river, we didn’t have the opportunity to visit it…

our next testing of slim river river fish will be at double happiness restuarant when we next go up north…

~chia

By: J2Kfm

J2Kfm — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:42:19 +0000

Not cute? Hehehehe .. we could not care less. It was walloped and perfectly dissected seconds before swimming in our stomachs!

By: sandy

sandy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:52:38 +0000

whoa that grouper’s face.. not cute. hahah

By: Innovativebaker

Innovativebaker — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:21:52 +0000

ah well! the Tapah Fish is quite the mysterious fish that one. There’s one other restaurant I know that features the Tapah Fish – Restaurant Sin Leong Huat in Subang Hi-Tech Park.

By: J2Kfm

J2Kfm — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:25:16 +0000

Hi chia!
Hope you enjoy your outing at Fook Seng.
Awaiting your feedback then.

By: chia

chia — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:51:42 +0000

just in time coming across this write-up… we will be going to cameron highlands on friday 18th… will stop at slim river for tapah fish and bull frogs as per your recommendation… we will not be able to order many dishes as there is only 2 of us… the best bull frogs we have taken is still in gua musang, kelantan… i have heard of this restaurant but never been there although i have passed thru slim river a number of times… will you you a review when i am back on monday 21st… thanks for sharing… ~chia