Dim Sum in IPOH 2019: Pork free dim sum at Canning Dim Sum
Verdict: Great option for PORK-FREE dim sum in Ipoh, undoubtedly better in taste than Greentown and not as expensive as Weil Hotel.
Best dim sum in IPOH Part 2 – Greentown Dim Sum Cafe (HALAL)
If you are abstaining from pork, a Muslim or you are living in or a tourist in Ipoh, I would recommend Greentown Dim Sum Cafe for your dim sum fix.
If you not any of the above, then I’ll like to recommend much better dim sums in Ipoh, of which you can find the list HERE.
Meanwhile, let me go into details of our halal dim sum lunch yesterday.
For halal dim sum, Greentown Dim Sum Cafe is your best bet at the moment.
Most items are decent but hardly memorable.
Credit where it is due, none were particularly terrible either.
Buka puasa with a twist: Go Chinese! Have dim sum! @China Treasures – Sime Darby
After sampling 20+ Ramadan buffets, I was particularly looking forward to this spread by China Treasures, which is commendably different from the ordinary. It remained value for money at RM118…
MinMax Restaurant ~ PNB Darby Park : (halal) pork-free dim sum
I am one of those “weird Chinese” who actually do not mind pork -free dim sum.
For me the most important factor is the freshness and taste.
I find most dim sum served at coffee shops and small dim sum outlets (most of the traditional ones anyways) are ridiculously greasy.
And from experience, the prices are not much different from the dim sum served in restaurants or hotels.
My favourite non-pork dim sum is at Celestial Court in Sheraton Imperial.
I have since found another pretty decent one on the 6th floor of KL Sogo department store. Siang Restaurant is a Chinese banquet seating style restaurant that offers prepared-to-order Chinese dishes, another of their popular offerings is the dim sum.
The same can be said for MinMax.
Daily Pork Free dim sum @ WEST LAKE GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT SUNWAY RESORT HOTEL & SPA
West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa unveils a new lunch-time a la carte dining experience, this time focusing on dim Sum and other home-style dishes. Diners can expect up to 100 varieties of dim sum all crafted by is the restaurant’s Dim Sum Master Chef Low Kim Ong and his culinary team.
Halal dim sum in KL – Siang at Sogo
Halal Checklist:
Muslim Owned: Y
Halal Certified: N (Meat are all Halal certified but no JAKIM cert)
100% Halal Ingredients: Y
Cleanliness Grade – A
Serves Alcohol: Y
Extra Comments/Notes: 10 % service charge.
Best Dim Sum in KL (pork free) – Celestial Court Sheraton Imperial
Dim sum at Celestial Court is, aptly, a celestial experience.
The purists would argue that dim sum without pork is not dim sum. Well, I strongly urge them to sample some of Chef Ken Liew’s offerings then.
Some of his creations mimics the texture and taste of pork so well, you won’t be able to tell! An example would be this Juicy Shanghainese dumpling with egg strips and Chinese spinach served in chicken broth – RM18/portion.
Halal Dim Sum – Ti Chen @ The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur
*Guest post by Kevin who was my dining partner that day.
The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur celebrates not only once but twice this time around reintroducing their newly refurbished Chinese restaurant, Ti Chen back into the market. With its rich red and black tones adorning the walls and furniture of this oriental eatery, Ti Chen has a lot more to offer.
Assisting Ti Chen in retaining its stature and reputation are two new chefs, Chef Lai Chong Seng and Dim Sum Chef Yau Kim Yew.
For this review, I had the opportunity to sample some of dishes created by the two chefs for Ti Chen.
Dishes by Chef Lai.
About the chef:
At 39 years of age, Chef Lai Chong Seng brings to the table 19 years of experience in the kitchen starting from the bottom with overseas stints in Seychelles and UAE. Overtime, Chef Lai built his portfolio comprising local and foreign experiences establishing his skills in Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine alongside magnificent fruit and vegetable carving. A member of the Penang Chef Association and the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chef “Ho Yu” Association, Chef Lai is currently the Chinese Chef for Ti Chen of The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Some of his signature dishes include Deep Fried Seafood Roll with Mango, Stewed Baby Spinach with Dried Scallop and Wolfberry, Steam Cod Fish with Green Ginger Sauce and Ice Mint Lychees with Melon.
Roasted Duck Salad and Mandarin Orange and Wafu Dressing.
This dish had my attention the moment it was presented, as the distinctive aroma of sesame oil wafted from the dressing (and a bit due to hunger). Usually I would just dismiss salads as just token greens on the menu, but this dish deserves some praise thanks to some of the components which brought up the standards of this salad. The mandarin/tamarind used was sweet, with little of the usual sharp citric acidity making this a noteworthy dish. The slices of duck had some weight to their taste, as it managed to stand up to the dressing of the salad. A good start to the tasting so far.
