Thursday, November 8, 2007

Rong Chen Bak Kut Teh: Which is your favourite Pork Part?



When I was living in Australia, the most expensive part of the Chicken was the breast meat. Wings used to be dirt cheap, like $2 per kg. Over there, they throw away the fish head, but over here we pay a premium for it. When it comes to Pork, the ribs are considered the premium part of the pig. I would go so far to say that for me, Prime Ribs are my favourite part of the pig. They have excellent texture and taste when boiled till really soft and also when they are slow BBQed till the meat falls off the bone.

Good thing about this 30 year old Bak Kut Teh stall is that they have a good supply of Prime Ribs and they cut it so that you can only use your hands to eat it. The soup here is sweet and aromatic. It is the Teochew type, so its basically pepper and garlic and it's light in colour. I would give high marks for the soup, but the meat that day wasn't tender enough to be enjoyed by people without dentures. 4.25/5

Conclusion

Another famous Bak Kut Teh to add to the list. The soup is excellent but the meat could be more tender.

Rong Chen Bak Kut Teh
Blk 22 Sin Ming Road

97544774

9 comments:

food kingkong said...

hey do you know their opening hours? tried going down quite a few times and it's always closed

Keropok Man said...

Yes, when I was living in Melb, chicken wings was even cheaper, it was $1.65 a kg!

We were always buying chicken wings! A group of us, we will always be buying them and chucking it in the oven for supper. (all kinds of flavours and cooking styles too)

fatme said...

Used to be my fav,but recently tried a few times can be very inconsistent ,not making so trips now.

Diver said...

I still remember the days of A40 cents a kilo for chicken wings in Sydney - but it was 40 year ago. Favourite supper in the hostel among Singaporean/Malaysian students was chicken wing porridge. Great stuff after a game of poker

mama bok said...

Chicken wings are ex here in Canada..!! i wanna make my own wings.. but since they are so ex... i just buy them cooked or frozen. And to be honest.. i donch like the ribs part.. i usually go for the liver... and other stuff.. when i have BKT.. ;)

chix guy said...

hey i just tried some bak kut teh from a stall in 90 circular road and i tink its nice too! just a suggestion for another place to have nice bak kut teh! Maybe u can go try too!

Beth said...

Had it last week.
Yup the meat is still so hard... (grrr). the yummy soup made up for that negative point though.

Ying Jian said...

went there on fri 3/10/08..

headed there during lunch time, filled with office workers.

despite the famous BKT, lots of ppl were having the duck rice..

soup was fragrant peppery, very addictive 4.5/5

ribs were big but someone abit nt tat soft 3.8/5

you tiao was disappointing.. its nt fresh, having a foul oil taste 1/5

zhu gan was above average.. its cooked to a lvl which is not still raw and not too over cooked.. 4/5

verdict: wouldnt rly go back there to eat, will try other popular BKT stalls..

Mandy Heng said...

Looks delicious. I also like the teluk pulai one.

Anyway, if you're in KL and looking for bak kut teh, read this.

Here's a list of the 15 Top Bak Kut Teh places in KL.

These places are some of the most popular Bak Kut Teh places in Klang Valley.

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