The famous Geylang Lor 9 frog porridge is here in Malaysia, right at Jalan SS2/61 in PJ!
The small shoplot is located in the same row as Red Island cafe. Space-wise, it isn’t very big, with probably 15 tables and could seat 40 people comfortably at any one time. The interior is very clean, with an open kitchen where you could view your pots of porridge being prep up. Sadly though, there wasn’t any frog chopping action 😉
For me, no matter how fancy I go, how fusion, how out-of-the-ordinary cuisine can pique my interest, I can’t do without my hawker food. While weekend mornings are for American style brekkies, most mornings it’s Nasi Lemak or a sandwich.
For lunch, economy rice is mandatory. Malay, Indian, Chinese, it’s ok. We are 1Malaysia aren’t we? 😛
There are loads of coffee shops in PJ area but I was introduced to this one rather recently by the PJ boy – UnkaLeong.
GPS:
N03 05 707
E101 36 671
Restaurant Hup Soon
Jalan SS3/39
Kelana Jaya, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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Come night time, this particular coffee shop which is famous for it’s Penang Hokkien Mee and Wan Tan Mee in the mornings is taken over by ONE stall – the Kam Heong Braised Duck. Do not expect roast ducks here, for they only sell the braised version with it’s carbo companions rice or porridge, & both best eaten with generous spoonfuls of flavoursome duck broth mixed in.
Open from 5pm onwards, this place fills up easily, and the crowd spills over to the side, front and it’s neighbouring shop’s walkway.
While duck meat are generally expensive, our meal for 2 cost us only RM8!
We had a serving of tender, slightly gamey but tasty duck meat, with a plate of aromatic rice, which I liked since it was not too oily or clumpy plus the porridge which was,.. well..porridge (I’m not a fan 😉 ).
I despise salted vegetables but I loved Kam Heong’s. It didn’t taste like salted vegetables at all! (which explains my zest 😀 ). Plus point was the bits of lard mixed in. The gizzards & liver has soaked in the flavours imparted by the duck broth. Even the chilli was worthy of mention, none of the sissified mix but with a bit of spicy kick.
All in all, it’s the perfect accompaniment to the rice & duck.
I first read about this intriguing creation in this article “Food Tale promotion by Knife Cooking Oil” which was published in The Star.
As usual, it took me months later to visit the shop, with the usual obstacles of distance, time & the lack of an adventurous eating partner.
So one weekend, I decided to hell with it, if no one is keen then I’m going alone. And I ended up having 4 people joining me right after I have declared so. Funny how things turned out sometimes huh?
ps: (And today is my 2nd visit! Food IS consistent!) *stamps approval*
After gorging ourselves silly on wan tan mee & Ikan Bakar (previous post HERE ), amazingly some of us still have stomach space for more. Well, as much as I wanted to try the dry butter mantis prawn in Restaurant Ja Xiang, we didn’t think another heavy meal is a good idea.
With the sun beating on our backs, and tongues still on fire from the Super Spicy Chili Fish, I thought ABC is a more approprite alternative.
Like I said before, navigation in Broga town is very simple. On this same main street, I spied this little corner outlet en route to Broga Fish Recreational Park, and yes, the huge ‘ABC’ word got me hooked.
It is just opposite the Broga Police Station. Seriously hard to miss. Anyhow, GPS coordinates provided below.
Broga Hill.
The whole trip was supposed to be about the hike up the hill, and the sunrise of course.
Well, for me Broga was more about the FOOD. And having heard so much about the “ikan bakar” after my last makan outing (Beggars Chicken in Ijok), I was just itching for any reason to go Broga. But before I can get my grubby hands on the fish, I had to actually hike up Broga Hill.. so here I am…
The sun rises really late these days. We only saw the first break of sun rays at 730am.
My last visit to New Formosa (read about it HERE – the suckling pig, the soup, the duck & the crab steamed rice are my top picks) set the bar sky high & I was looking forward to staple more of their menu.
Then again, more often than not, the key to a good meal is the company 😉
Indeed the woks here wields some serious magic.
How else could one explain the delicious dishes that appeared from the kitchen that night?
One dish that got me hooked that night were the finger licking long ribs. It was absolutely addictive. The marinate thoroughly permeats the meat & the tender texture with the glorious soft fatty layers still got me salivating till today.
