Sunday, August 25, 2013

Century Curry Fish Head 世纪瓦煲咖哩鱼头 at Cedar Point Hawker Center (食得福), Century Garden - Johor Bahru.

The Century Curry Fish Head 世纪瓦煲咖哩鱼头 (N1.48126 E103.76296) stall is located in Cedar Point Hawker Center of Century Garden - Johor Bahru. The hawker center is easy to locate cause just behind the Grand Paragon Hotel of JB, and it's getting crowded mostly in the evening time, you can find most of the Johor Bahru local delights within...

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We chose the popular Century clay pot curry fish head for our dinner. The 'Chinese' style curry fish head serve in small, medium and large size with different prices. The small size clay pot we had cost RM25 each, reasonable price.

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Clay Pot Curry Fish Head at Cedar Point Hawker Center

The piping hot curry fish head served on our table in about 10 minutes and nice aroma of the curry wafts around our table once the clay pot lid is lifted. Few ingredients are used to preparing the dish, young lady's fingers and tomatoes are added to the curry, garnished with plenty of Tau-pok (fried bean-curd). The flavorful curry was cooked with the perfect balanced of curry and coconut milk, and it was not really spicy but with the right amount of tang.
The flesh was tender and moist, the fish bones dislocate easily while putting into my mouth, goes with the distinct taste of curry leaf, we all had the second plate of rice! The amount serve for the small size of fish head is enough to serve up to 3 persons which are not a big eater.

Beside the clay pot curry, we also ordered the Tampoi popular 'pork satay' and 'fried oyster' from the food court. The slight charred satay sticks was taste average and acceptable with the peanuts sauce, all BBQ with nice honey.

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Popular pork satay at Cedar Point Hawker Center

The fried oyster omelette was average, the normal size of fresh oysters remain juicy while it served in this eggy flavor omelette. It could be better if they balance the starch and the eggs, and provide slightly big size of oysters. I don't mind paying more...

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Fried Oyster Omelette at Cedar Point Hawker Center

The hawker center is my favorite food court since the 80s. It has many delicious foods since those day until now, do discover yourself and you may find the food you like. :)

Century Curry Fish Head 世纪瓦煲咖哩鱼头 
at Cedar Point Hawker Center (食得福)
Jalan Musang Bulan,
Century Garden (behind Grand Paragon Hotel)
Operating hour : 12pm - 2pm, 5pm - 11pm
Close on Monday
GPS Coordinates :  N1.48126 E103.76296

Location map of Century Curry Fish Head at Cedar Point, Century Garden


Saturday, August 24, 2013

E Pin Bak Kut Teh 一品滋扑肉骨茶 at Taman Bukit Indah, Skudai - Johor Bahru.

E Pin Bak Kut Teh 一品滋扑肉骨茶 (N1.47984 E103.66360) is located along the short street of Jalan Indah 16/4, Taman Bukit indah. The stall is sharing same area with Min Zi Seafood Restaurant which operating in the evening, and the Bak Kut Teh stall taking over in the day time.
This is the 'hidden gem' that discovered by us during the food hunting session...

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E Pin Bak Kut Teh 一品滋扑肉骨茶 at Tmn Bukit Indah

The place was simple and typically look like a Chinese style kopitiam, but well ventilated. The owner of the stall - Mr Kenny Wang is a nice friendly person. He told us that he use better quality pork and ingredients for his own creation of Bak Kut Teh, and strongly emphasized there will be without MSG serving in his Bak Kut Teh. What Mr Kenny believe that as long as he concern about his food quality and taste, it will bring more regular customers to his stall...anyway, I think it's absolutely correct!

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Our order :-
*  Claypot soup pork ribs Bak Kut Teh - 排骨肉骨茶
*  Claypot dry pork knuckles Bak Kut Teh - 猪脚干肉骨茶

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Claypot soup pork ribs Bak Kut Teh - 排骨肉骨茶

The pork ribs was well cooked with melting tenderness yet still had sufficient firmness for a bouncy bite. The dark broth with rich herbal and spices taste together with some slight saltiness, and it goes great on rice! The herbal broth taste uniquely special which hardly find a replacement version in local Johor Bahru food market. We like it very much!

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Claypot dry pork knuckles Bak Kut Teh - 猪脚干肉骨茶

The spongy pork knuckles was Aromatic and Delicious! The knuckles were well cooked to the perfect timing where easily fall off with a gender bite! The taste of the gravy was excellent! This was the 'First' time we taste A Delicious Dry type Bak Kut Teh within Johor Bahru area.
4 of us categorized it's A MUST TRY DISH in this Bak Kut Teh stall. Well, you can have few choices to choose any part of the pork and cook with the dry type (even soup type), said by Mr Kenny.

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They do serve other dishes like salted vegetables, pork tribes, mutton soup and others...

To all Bak Kut Teh lover, have you try it before? If not, do visit the stall during day time from 8am - 2.30pm (accept Monday), you have to try at least once of Kenny's own version Bak Kut Teh.


E Pin Bak Kut Teh 一品滋扑肉骨茶
17-19, Jalan Indah 16/4,
Tmn Bukit Indah
81200 Johor Bahru.
Tel : 0137789998 - Kenny Wang
Business hour : 8am - 2.30pm

Close on Monday
GPS Coordinates : N1.47984 E103.66360

Location map of E Pin Bak Kut Teh in Tmn Bukit Indah, Skudai - Johor Bahru.