Grandpa's Bak-Kut-Teh

Claypot bak-kut-teh

One of my favourite bak-kut-teh haunts is the Grandpa Bak-Kut-Teh at Paramount Garden. The bak-kut-teh soup here is robust due to the requisite Chinese herbs, yet is light enough, unlike the Klang version which is thick and sticky.

Golden needle mushrooms ("kam cham koo")

At Grandpa’s, diners can pick and choose their preferred meat cuts such as ribs, lean meat, pig stomach, intestines etc. There’s also the optional golden needle mushrooms ("kam cham koo") and tofu puffs (tau pok). For diners who want variety, there’s peppered pig stomach soup, braised pork knuckle and herbal chicken in wine.

My daughter and I love the pig stomach and intestines for our bak-kut-teh. The bak-kut-teh comes in a claypot topped with coriander.

Herbal chicken in wine

My hubby ordered the herbal chicken in wine which he liked. The chicken is nicely flavoured with herbs and a generous dash of Chinese wine.

Restaurant Grandpa is located at 12 Jalan 20/16A Paramount Garden, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.

Pan mee at Restoran Mee Papan Kota Kemuning

Pan mee (fresh flour noodles) is a favourite among many Malaysians. It's a complete meal with freshly made noodles in ikan bilis (anchovy) broth.

Restoran Mee Papan in Kota Kemuning serves this local specialty in many versions, e.g. the popular soup version, the dry version tossed in sweet dark soya sauce and the curry version.

Pan mee in ikan bilis broth

Dry Pan Mee tossed in sweet dark soya sauce

The stock for the soup is light and yet it's bursting with flavour. The noodles are served al-dente with minced pork, crisp ikan bilis and Chinese mushrooms.

Restoran Mee Papan is located at 56-G Jalan Anggerik Vanilla M31/M, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor. Tel : 03-5121 3625.