Salak South and the Charsiew ...

Salak South and the Charsiew.. This place is famous for 3 things.. the old coffee shops, the roast duck and the Char Siew (BBQ Pork) .

Unfortunately when we got to Tian Hong, the Charsiew was not ready yet. Looking into the back kitchen ,we saw the old man/uncle .. still preparing to BBQ his marinade, i.e. his red slab of pork. The son told us to come back in one hour, so after polishing off some (not so great) chicken rice Cumi&Ciki being C&C, decided to go looking for something else to eat in the meantime.

What in jupiter is that? The queue and bustle coming from Restoran Pheonix/WaiKee BBQ Rice was deafening. As we got closer we saw a huge crowd jostling for the chap farn (Economy rice) and the BBQ Pork rice.

Even in the chaos , a system! See the styrofoam boxes with the scribblings.. the young man with the red cap is the main man and without breaking a stride (or slicing a fingernail:P) he knows exactly into which packet to slip the chicken/siewyoke/charsiew etc.. etc..

I think God has a great sense of humour. We missed the Tian Hong Charsiew, but we got the Wai Kee Charsiew instead.
See the photo of the Charsiew (top left corner). To say it was good would be an understatement. I have had the Tian Hong Charsiew before, and it was pretty decent but not fantastic. This Charsiew was fantastic.

Pun Fei Sau - always ask for Half lean half fatty. It's the only way to eat Charsiew.


Because I could not even get near the stall, I asked the lady standing near me, what the crowd was about.
The conversation was in Cantonese but I'll translate for the benefit of the masses.

Me: Helo aunty. Why so many people pushing and shouting ?
Lady: Har?
Me: Helo aunty. Why so packed - so many waiting around for what?
Aunty: For the food la.
Me: Oh?
Aunty: Ya la.. so cheap, so many choices .. summore the Low Sai(boss) so young..
so hamsum, chop so fast... of course everybody eat here la.
Me: Oh?
Aunty: Move! My turn!

Finally we got served and the Charsiew was melt in your mouth delicious!
We will be back;)

We went back to Tian Hong but the Charsiew had still not made an appearance so we decided to leave it for now.. afterall, the chance encounter with WaiKee Charsiew was more than enough to keep us happy for today.

Some other interesting sights around the area include, Open market area where butchers carve up roast pork freely in the open, a large number of roadside stalls selling roast duck and an interesting home with a quaint, colour-tiled ramp for ease of wheelchair maneuvering.

We love Salak south we do!

Kedai Kopi Tian Hong (where there was NO charsiew)
Jalan Tuanku 2
Taman Salak Selatan
Kuala Lumpur

Restoran Phoenix/Wai Kee BBQ Rice (where there was Charsiew!)

Jalan Tuanku

Taman Salak Selatan
Kuala Lumpur

a story about 9 storeys...

What is the significance of this old, run-down, 9 storey flat on Jalan Bendahara Malacca, you say...?

Introducing "Kau-lau"... or 9 Storey flat... more notoriously known for suicides than any other place in Malacca... so say-eth my Malaccan colleagues, on my recent visit.

THE FOLLOWING NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE IDENTITIES OF THE INDIVIDUALS ;P

Says Robert/colleague : " Ya la, we have 15 storey buildings also wat ... but they dowan to jump. Still come to 9 storey flat to jump... (why like dat)...?!"

Says Kar Wai/other colleague: " Ya man... better be careful where u park your car... otherwise.. end up hor, no car...!"

Anyway, we came here not for sightings of flyin EVEL KNIEVELs, but rather for charsiew fan and cheong... my fav! (bbq pork rice with intestine)

Alas! They didn't have that silky-smooth, voluptuously taut intestine that my colleague was raving on about... ceh.. why like dat..

Nevermind, the SEMI TRANSLUCENT charsiew will do just fine. I love the way you can see thru the charsiew fat hanging in the window... casts everything in a gorgeous, greasy red hue... So wicked. so yum.

;P

Food:7/10

Price: low end

Attraction : Flyin Evel Knievels! (if u r lucky.... or NOT!)

MSG levels : high

Jaya Noodle House at JAYA 1

This is the god of noodles... (sorta.. erm.. ok, not really..)


and...

This is Uncle Lai...! (and daughter) I know him better as my fellow gym mate.. the really fit and cool guy who works out almost everyday of the week (and man... at 66, he sure has the physic to prove it !)...

but.. lil did i know that apart from fitness buff... he is also founder and head chef of Jaya Noodle House! They used to be in Jaya (sec 14) ... and they have now relocated to Jaya 1.

We paid him a visit, to say HI.. and to eat his food .. of course!

What can I say... still the same mouth watering "siew-bak" that I know... still the same amazing "tong-fun" with loadsa 'wok-hei'.... nothing has changed much... maybe just the location .. ;)

we also had roasted duck, charsiew and curry laksa...

Very, very good.. much better than the duck at DUCKING.. if u ask me..

We left satiated and complete.

Food:7/10
Service:good!
MSG levels :low

Address : Jaya 1, C-3-1, Jalan 13/6, Section 13, PJ.