Bak Kut Teh (literally translated to “meat bone tea”) originated from Klang and has since spread throughout the country as well as to other countries. A friend of mine made a trip back from overseas and we decided to make the trip all the way to Klang to have brunch. This is one of his favourite places to have Bak Kut Teh, which was served in a claypot.

Teluk Pulai Bak Kut Teh

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This is Yi Xin Ge which has been around for a long time. Located off the LDP and close proximity to the Kelana Jaya LRT station, they serve bak kut teh and can get quite busy on weekends and during lunch hours.

Typically busy during lunch hours

The inside is not air-conditioned, however they have many fans above that keep the patrons cool on hot days.

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Ah San Bah Kut Teh, Sunway Mas

Over the weekend, we decided to take my grandparents who are down from Malacca to have some good ol’ bah kut teh. We didn’t want to drive all the way to Klang so we decided to go to one of our usual bah kut teh place in PJ. This place, Ah San Bah Kut Teh, opened a few years back in Sunway Mas. It is frequented by most of the people who live in Damansara , Bandar Utama and Aman Suria area.

Direct translation ' Meat Bone Tea'

We are such usual patrons, that the uncle can even remember our usual orders. The uncle always greets us with a big smile on his face. Very friendly guy. Our orders for that day were

2 bowls of golden and button mushrooms

2 bowls of yau char kuai

2 plates of poh li sang choi ( Lettuce)

1 bowl of tau fu pok

1 bowl of yat ji guat (1 bone meat)

1  bowl of sam cham yuk (3 layered meat)

1 bowl of pig tail

Total Bill = RM107 (8pax)

All sounds abit weird putting it in english, I don’t think there are english names for calling dishes for bah kut teh. Its all done in cantonese here. Not long after ordering, the uncle went to his little ‘kitchen’ to prepare our meals.

Uncle chopping away to prepare our meal

The reason why we like coming to this place is because its like eating in your own neighbourhood, everyone knows everybody else. Plus the friendly service we get and the great food keeps us coming back for more. Another things is that the bah kut teh here is slightly different from the usual ones. The broth for this one is very light, its not the thick heavy broth that you normally find, so it has that very lite feel.

'One bone meat' so tender..Mmmm

Our favourite cuts of meat are ‘yat ji guat’ or roughly translated, one bone meat. You can see from the picture what we mean. I think its the upper arm of the pig (sounds so un-refined when said in english).We like this cause the meat is exceptionally tender, almost falling off the bone.

'Three layered meat' all in one

Another cut we always order is the ’sam cham yuk’ or Three layer meat. I think this is the cut where people use to make siew yuk (Roast pork). It has 3 layers of meat (Skin, Fat, Meat) all found in a single piece. So you get to enjoy the best of 3 worlds. We specifically asked for less fat cause alot of us has high cholesterol, so we had meaty sam cham yuk.

Mushrooms and yau char kuai to complete it all

Not to forget the usual order of yau char kuai and mushrooms, it won’t be bah kut teh without them. They complete the meal. We always order the mushrooms here because they are really generous with it. Me and my sister can finish one bowl each..we are so greedy.

Tea pouring 'ceremony' to close the meal

Lastly, to wash everything down, or rather wash away all the ‘fats’ , we must always end with a few cups of steaming hot chinese tea. Perfecto. You can also bring your own tea like many of the regular patrons. A delicious meal, especially when you get to share it with family. If you are ever in the area, do pay them a visit. You will definitely enjoy it.

Ah San Bah Kut Teh

27, Jalan PJU 1/3D

Sunway Mas Commercial Centre,

47301 Petaling Jaya

Opposite 88 Pets mart ( The giant petshop)

Non-Halal (Duh)

Cuisine : Chinese

The other day I went for some wholesome bak kut teh for lunch with my parents in SS3. The place we usually go to is located right next to quite a large Indian temple in a small row of shop lots. Opposite the road is a block of blue colored low cost apartments.

That’s the best description of the location I can give, sorry… But if you can recognize the temple location based on the picture above, then you’ll know where I’m talking about.

The place is called ‘Ah Sang Bak Kut Teh’ and is usually quite full as we go there on Saturday lunch times. It’s so full that they usually run out of Yau Char Kuey (the fried dough thing) when we get there, so we actually bring our own (sounds cheap I know, but it’s a necessity). We even borrow some scissors from them and cut it for ourselves to eat. They don’t mind since they’re out of stock anyway.

I think the shop is run by a small family and most of the cooking goes on in front of the shop, where all the ba kut teh is cooked, the rice prepared and the soup is made. We ordered a pot of ‘just meat’ for 3, some tau hu pok (tofu puffs), a bowl of yau char kuey (we brought our own in case as well) and some vegetables.

This bak kut teh is the dark coloured soup base one that me and my family like, not the lighter based soups that other shops sell, and was extremely full of flavour. The best feeling has to be when you dip the little yau char kuey slices into the soup and eat it. It’s crunchy on the outside, but soft doughy goodness on the inside and it has soaked up all the flavor of the soup. Mmmmm…..

The pork was soft and tender and because they put so many bones into the soup base, the flavour was strong enough so that you could taste it all the way through the meat.

The board above our head said that it should cost RM10.50 per person including rice and Chinese tea, but we didn’t get any Chinese tea served to us. But it did end up costing RM45 for everything, including drinks, so I guess that was roughly correct.

Ask me again where it is if you want to go there and I could probably get you some better directions from my parents.

Ah Sang Bak Kut Teh

SS3 (Next to the Indian temple)

Cuisine: Chinese – Bak Kut Teh

Non Halal

Opening hours: Lunch only I think.