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HK Eats – The Best Egg Tart in Hong Kong Series (Pt 2 – Kam Fung Cafe @ Wan Chai)

June 19, 2011 | 13,662 views

This post is but one part of the whole Hong Kong/Macau 2011 series …

Petite Egg Tarts

Petite, almost-gone-in-two-bites egg tarts @ Kam Fung Cafe in Wan Chai. This cafe is famous for their egg tarts, chicken pies and milk tea. Slightly out of the way, in the Wan Chai district on the Hong Kong island.

And thus, this sudden idea was hatched from a haphazardly planned Repulse Bay-Stanley excursion. (More on that in a future post). We were on board a bus going towards Central from Repulse Bay, then while travelling on Queen’s Road East; we passed by Wan Chai District.

Now if you ask any of the local folks about Kam Fung Cafe, and chances are they will tell you that either the milk tea here is so much better than Lan Fong Yuen (the other milk tea champ) and the other one in Yuen Long, or the detractors will shake their heads in disagreement.

So how did we find the highly sought-after ‘nai cha’ (Cantonese for milk tea) here?

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Of Xiao Long Bao, La Mian & Prawn Wanton

April 22, 2010 | 13,556 views

DIN TAI FUNG RESTAURANT @ THE GARDENS

Xiao Long Bao @ Din Tai Fung

Skilfully folded, artfully crafted into an exquisite morsel of soupy delight – 18 delicate folds on the skin that can sustain the tension of a pair of chopsticks, before being rested on the porcelain spoon.

Din Tai Fung, Dragon-i and Canton-i are three household names when it comes to Chinese restaurants in Malaysia. A newer generation of chain restaurants with prominent branding, the younger crowd may not even recognize the Tai Thongs, Esquire Kitchens, and Hee Lai Tons from the days of yore.

Not to mention Sek Yuen, Hong Ngek or Yut Kee. Puzzled? You should be. Unless you’re from the Jurassic age like me. 🙂

Dishes @ Din Tai Fung

Clockwise from top left : A cold appetizer of various finely-julienned ingredients, Perforated hole on the XLB (Xiao Long Bao) so one can sip on the warm, delicious broth from within, The dessert named “Or Nee” or steamed yam paste, and Fish Dumplings in trios; part of the RM19.80 Value Set.

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Firefly Flies the Ipoh-Singapore Route! Come to Ipoh for some Hong Kee egg tarts?

May 30, 2009 | 5,642 views
Probably good news for Ipohans (or Ipohites, whichever sounds like music to your ears) working in Singapore, or Singaporeans intending to have a short vacation here in Ipoh (Or long, depends on each individual’s endurance run in Ipoh, or even the outskirts around Perak).
Firefly will be operating flights connecting Ipoh-Singapore commencing on July 12th 2009, flying out on alternate days (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun), with an initial plan for once a day flight. Finally Ipoh’s Sultan Azlan Shah airport (yup, we DO have one!) is being put to good use, rather than being an eyesore, with not even domestic flights operating since days of yore. But periodically, there had been flights operating the Ipoh-Medan route, if I’m not mistaken.

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Foh San Dim Sum Restaurant in Ipoh – Old Is Gold?

May 20, 2009 | 8,165 views
If you’re an avid follower of this blog (OK, don’t puke), you would’ve noticed the lack of dim sum reviews in Ipoh. This, although Ipoh has been established as, and probably still is one of the BEST destination for a sumptuous, hearty yet reasonably-priced dim sum breakfast.
The perennial favourite of many, even if not for the dim sum alone, it has to be the charming, nostalgic & authentic breakfast experience
The dim sum scene in Ipoh revolves mainly around the BIG 3, namely Foh San, Ming Court, and Yoke Fook Moon. Of course, there are other newer ones, and some old-timers which sadly never really took off. For those in the dark, dim sum is one of Chinese’s (or Cantonese, actually) most famous cuisine, typically eaten for breakfast and served with Chinese tea. Literal translation means “Touch heart“, the delightful morsels are either steamed or fried, and served in small portions, thus one can avoid over-eating (yeah, right) yet sample many different varieties. Read the rest of this entry »
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How ‘Bout A Cuppa ORIGINAL Ipoh Old Town White Coffee? (Nam Heong Coffee Shop)

September 13, 2008 | 16,411 views

Look at how they literally ‘pour‘ the fillings of egg custard into the moulded pastries?

Hot, fresh from the oven egg tarts overflowing with the fragrant egg-y custard

Funny how I’m working so near to Old Town famous stretch of white coffee outlets, yet I haven’t blogged about Nam Heong, the TRUE origin of Old Town Kopitiam outlets, mushrooming everywhere.

Old Town Kopitiam is the brainchild of the erm, child to the proprietor of NamHeong. Look at how some simple marketing, and novel concept breeds fortune, and an admirable number of copycats. Lest I digress further, let’s go back to the root of the “ragingly-infectious” kopitiam craze.

Hakka Mee with Yong Tau Foo

No doubt, in comparison to Sin Yoon Loong, the oldest coffee shop in Ipoh’s Old Town serving their patented white coffee brew, Nam Heong’s history does not run that deep. Situated directly opposite Sin Yoon Loong, the obvious aim was of course, to compete in the mighty war of white coffee.

Many years ago, we were mighty pleased with the competition, for we did not have to scramble for seats in the permanently packed Sin Yoon Loong on weekends. And somehow, the quality of the white coffee in Nam Heong, as well as the variety & quality of food served was better than Sin Yoon Loong’s, by a margin.

Char Kuey Teow

But somehow, the few recent visits, within these few years proved otherwise. Nam Heong’s white coffee had gone from bad to worse, and could not even be classified as a frothy, rich, and aromatic cuppa, in the same line as SYL’s or even Nam Chau‘s offerings. Pretty disappointing as owing to the popularity of Old Town Kopitiam outlets all over Malaysia, Nam Heong should’ve bucked up and fought for its brush of fame, but instead let success gone to its head and brewed some dismaying concoction masquerading as REAL white coffee.

An egg tart and a cup of hot white coffee – Perfect combination?

But of course, every eatery deserves a second, or third chance. And one fine evening, I managed to steal some precious time and crawled my way over to Nam Heong Coffee Shop, at Jalan Bandar Timah.

The declining popularity was obvious if you go on a weekday, when the crowd would be packing the opposite row of coffee shops, instead of cramming themselves into Nam Heong like the old days. But surprisingly, on this specific visit, I found the white coffee (hot, do NOT order iced version, as you’ll be sorely disappointed at the diluted nothings) quite deserving of its old moniker, the KING of white coffee. Hot, frothy, milky white coffee in a white porcelain cup, paired with a hot plate of Char Kuey Teow (fried flat rice noodles with prawns, cockles and eggs), and a freshly baked egg tart with the still runny yet fragrant egg fillings, equals a satisfying meal.

The addictive beverage that started all the craze, and put Ipoh’s name on world maps, in every sense of the word …

There are various noodle stalls, and a stall selling kuih and chang (rice dumplings). But my preference for the Char Kuey Teow and egg tarts surpassed all the other temptations. But of course, the egg tart stall is manned and owned by Nam Heong as well, also serving some delicious Char Siew Sou (BBQ Pork Flaky Puff) and Dim Sum.

If you’re wondering; How do I rate the white coffee in Nam Heong nowadays? I’d say it closes in behind of Sin Yoon Loong and Nam Chau. But somehow, my tastebuds are accustomed to Nam Chau’s saltier, yet fragrant brew, and I’ve yet to find another worthwhile contender. Anyone? 🙂

Easy to locate – Opposite of a row of coffee shops serving white coffee, and the side of the shop’s facing the 20-storeys flats in Old Town.

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Baker’s Cottage Yummy Portuguese Egg Tarts

May 15, 2008 | 2,758 views

A short post this morning, as I’m supposed to be working my a$$ off in the office. But suffering from one swollen eye, (*_v) therefore some R&R is certainly long overdue, right? Hehe ….

I’m a sucker for anything with eggs. Yeah, refer my previous post on caramel custard. Baker’s Cottage bakes one of the better Portuguese egg tarts in Ipoh, in my opinion. Others noteworthy challengers for the throne include Gold Vision, a stall in Old Town right opposite Kong Heng (which I’ll get to it soon), and some random ones I can’t remember this instant.

These babies are great when served fresh from the oven, and combined with a hot cup of milk tea. Yeah …… Comfort food for the soul?

Location : Baker’s Cottage @ Kinta City Shopping Centre, Ipoh

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Simee Market’s Choy Kee Egg Tarts

April 6, 2008 | 7,146 views

My favourite joint for egg tarts, but difficult to get as one needs to wake up pretty early, preferably before 8am, in order to get these babies, and the cucur udang (no pic, sorry!) are pretty tasty as well.
Nowadays, being the lazy bum that I’ve become, I’ve taken a shortcut and ask for great favours from my aunt, who lives nearby, to get them and hang them at our gate, WAY before anyone in our family wakes up. 😉 Of course, only on weekends, and not as frequent as I wished she would.
The filling of creamy egg custard is so satisfying, and the crust is flaky but rest assured the pieces won’t break and fall off easily, as in the case of most dim sum shops’ version. Together with milk tea, what more can I ask for in terms of great breakfast?
Location : Pretty tough. Simee morning market is in Kampung Simee (obviously), and there are few routes to reach this place. From the Perak stadium round about, coming from Fair Park/town area, turn 9 o’clock and go straight til you reach a 2nd smaller round about. Take a 3 o’clock turning and you’ll come to a traffic light. Turn left, and soon you’ll witness the hustle and bustle of activities at the market.
Choy Kee egg tarts is located at the food and pastry section, the 2nd or 3rd stall by the entrance. Right behind this marvelous pastries stall is a lady selling chee cheong fun, supposed to be good, but to me it’s nothing special. Be prepare for a queue for the tarts, and they bake them freshly, and be sure to ask when’s the next batch gonna be ready, else you risk staring away at people snatching ‘your’ tarts ….
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