Taiwanese Traditional Snacks @ Yong He Soya Milk, Ipoh
November 24, 2008 | 3,291 viewsWhile Ipohans drooled away and sulked in one corner ….
Until now.
YONG HE Soya Milk @ Medan Ipoh Bistari
Started business barely a month or two ago, the place has been picking up steam, judging from the breakfast and lunch crowd. Though packed to the brim, the tables and chairs merely occupied HALF of the shoplot, while the larger-than-usual kitchen took up the other half.
Bet they’re performing acrobatics in there. 
Reasonably-priced and various rarely (or in fact, NEVER) seen snacks and familiar beveragesThey take pride in their soya milk drinks, served either hot in a bowl, warm, or cold. And indeed the soya milk is good, but not breath-takingly marvelous. A notch above most offerings out there, except the one I had in Hong Kong. But let’s not compare.
But the star beverage in Yong He, (at least to me, anyway) is their Rice Peanut Milk drink, served either hot, warm or cold as well. Saw this in TV some time ago, in a Taiwanese food documentary, and was pleasantly surprised to find the drink available here. Milky, yet not overly rich, the concoction reminded me of a typical Chinese sweet soup (tong sui), the Fa Sang Wu, aka Blended Peanut Soup.
They also have salty soya milk, on top of the usual sweet version, and a sugar-free version. Choices, choices ….
There’s the Chilli Oil, Garlic Sauce, and Soy Sauce for all your condiment needs
Clockwise from top left : Ham Egg Cake (RM3.50), Bacon Egg Cake (RM3.50), Twisted Bun+Egg (RM3.00) and Rice Roll+Meat Floss (RM2.50)
The SPICY sauce
Clay Oven Rolls + Egg (RM2.50)
Another one of their signature item is the clay oven rolls, dough sprinkled with sesame seeds, baked to crispy perfection, and sandwich-ing either egg, ham, bacon, or any combination (I kinda forgot … hehe) Just remember to have them FRESH, as it’ll harden rather fast.
Meat Bun (RM2.00)
Radish Cake (RM2.50)
looks like i need to take a trip down ipoh soon!!!
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Ditto what Duckie said! I wish I could have a place like this near my office. You can betcha I’ll drop by during my teabreaks. 😉
Btw, your close-up pics are superb. Makes me think I can just reach out, grab and bite into it… :p
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I went there once few weeks ago for breakfast, I like their soya milk and also their radish cake. However, that day we waited so long for our food to arrive, erm, maybe that time that shop still newly opened gua.
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Not bad wor! Everything looks good to me. Wish we have something like this in PJ or better still, in my neighbourhood *telling myself to stop dreaming*
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Uncle Lee, tell me if u r interested.May be we can go during Friday prayers break.
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J2kfm, the snacks are not Taiwanese but more origins of China, like the rice roll with Meat Floss, Clay Oven Rolls and eggs, and the pau. They all look yu7mmy to me.
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Rice Peanut Milk?? woah, sounds good! i’m sure it goes well with the rest of the savouries like the paos.
thanks to ipohans like yourself, we are discovering more yummy food there! great!
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Not all Taiwanese Snack Cafe serve delicious fried chicken. I tried once at Mommy Wang. Yucks, very lousy.
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The rice roll + meat floss looks good. I want to try it!
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Duckie : Haha, pls do.
Life for Beginners : yeah. if only there’s one near my office. tea breaks in office = white coffee or pantry paltry stuff.
Min : oh u went and din ask me along eh? hmmm …. the wait was long when we tapau the 1st time. but that day when we had our breakfast there, the service was rather prompt.
Precious pea : haha, not too worry. KL has way too much stuff to erm, stuff your face with.
UncleFoo : Uncle LEE?!!! ahem, wrong number?
Jencooks : oh ic. thanks for the enlightenment. but written BIG BIG taiwan food, me thought really taiwan snacks.
Nic : erm what a compliment!
so when you’re coming over to try then?
Little Inbox : Mommy Wang? never heard of. in fact even the ones in Psr Mlm also not bad woh
Allie : it was good. yet not very filling.
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clay oven rolls! something new for me… but looks like this place is pork heaven! make sure u take me if i come visit;)
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Wah, manyak cheap. Can order more and substitute as lunch.
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How nice to have taiwenese snacks! I want.. I want… 😀
Btw, out of topic, white coffee from Ipoh is very well known, rite? Do you have any recommendation? And what’s actually the different between the other coffee? First I thought the color is white but then when I tried, it’s not white, hehehe…
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Looks like Ipoh getting better deals than KL.
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Great snacks to go with tea! Ipoh is getting more sophisticated by the day, haha! But i really have no idea where this place is.
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HHmm..simply luv this blog. No matter how busy I’m , I tend to check this blog out for updates.
Not going to miss this outlet for sure. Plan to visit this place come Saturday.
Simply luv to try out new outlets especially those near Iph Gdn locality.
Keep up sis…tah!!
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Cumi & Ciki : porky heaven? hahaha … ham n bacon. least it's as NON halal as possible.
Jason : that was what i thought at 1st, ended up my breakfast lasted me til evening. too full lah …
Anonymous : hi there. no nick?
welcome.
Selba : yup white coffee's popular in Ipoh. lots of branches of Old Town Kopitiam evrywhere. white coffee is usual coffee roasted with margarine, BUT not until burnt. thus the lighter than usual colour. very fragrant though.
Tummythoz : i doubt so. KL wins hands down.
Pureglutton : this place's near to Jusco n Tesco as well. new area, behind McD Drive Thru on Jln Tasek.
Hulk : erm, sis …tah?!!! Brotha lah! =P
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Motormouth, you leaving a trail of mouth-watering photos of food is going to drive me very hungry and greedy! This weekend, when I am back in Ipoh, I will hunt down this place. Can you please give me some directions as to which part of Bercham this is located? Thanks!
I have eyes on the peanut milk!
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dun worry motormouth, uncle foo was referring to me.
yup, good idea for fri lunch break.
n yeah, work in the same place as ur frens, so u can roughly know where i work d la…lol, i am sane though.
the food really sound nice… wil giv it a try tis fri! its not open til dinner? pity lor.. tot of goin there for dinner instead…
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Saw your post yesterday and I went there today, found it after a few rounds…The soy milk and peanut milk was good. Love the yok pau
Thanks for sharing this place.
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peng : hi peng. this one is at the row of shop behind McD Drive Thru on Jln Tasek. not in Bercham.
this one very near to tesco.
mycroft: oh, ok. now I’m confused. hahaha … so you’re Uncle Lee? sure sure. not for dinner. snacking’s never a suitable dinner, right?
ck lam : oh you were in Ipoh?
you’re most welcomed.
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Please ask the owner when they will expand to KL? hehe, craving craving~~
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mimid3vils : LOL. they’ve gotta make a name for themselves 1st, I’ll say.
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ahh…looks like a good deal.. i'm sure to visit this place soon..
Can't wait to try it out… too bad its not open for dinnertime.
Its high time a taiwanese eatery open in Ipoh… Somehow i think ipoh lacks choices in terms of international cuisines…other than the usual Japanese & Western fare…
Dun u think more international cuisine eateries.. should open up in Ipoh. perhaps.. like vietnamese, french, german, spanish, phillippines, portuguese, moroccan, shanghainese, sichuan, mongolian, etc…
Every nite i haf to crack my mind over wat to haf for dinner…other than the usual stuff…
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why is this not in KL?!
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