PETALING JAYA, June 17 — For PJ folks living around the SS2 area, they would be familiar with Chan Meng Kee. Opened in 2008, it was where you went for wantan mee. What stood out...
PETALING JAYA, June 17 — For PJ folks living around the SS2 area, they would be familiar with Chan Meng Kee .with a dark crust that hid a juicy combination of tender meat and melt-in-the-mouth fat. Started by Chan Yoke Pui or Ah Pei as he is fondly known, the name of the place is an amalgamation of his surname and"Meng Kee", a tribute to the iconicUnfortunately Chan had to relinquish Chan Meng Kee to new owners, after being burnt badly from overexpansion and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last month, he decided to start again, opening under his own name, Ah Pei. This time, it's a scaled back operation, where he offers his signature items from two stalls located inside a coffee shop in Damansara Jaya. Char Siu Wantan Noodles is the classic must-eat here with the springy noodles and luscious 'char siu'. On the side, you're served with two pieces of 'wantans' with a broth perfumed with dried flounder fish powder . The add-on dumplings have a pork and prawn filling with chopped carrots for a satisfying bite .That coffee shop has also seen a change of hands and is rebranded as Restoran Times Kopitiam & Cafe.,"I just want to do what I am passionate about and concentrate on doing good food."char siu. With him are trusted workers who have followed him for many years too. When he is not roasting, he will be the one taking orders.. You could say it was love from the first bite.'Char siu' is roasted on site under the watchful eyes of Chan Yoke Pui.As his family owned coffee shops, he picked up his cooking skills from there. Through years of research, trials in the kitchen, many visits to Meng Kee and through talking to various food lovers like renowned food writer KC Lim, he has perfected his own recipe forat 3 Michelin starred Le Palais, Taipei for an event celebrating Malaysian Chinese cuisine.goes through a few rounds of glazing with a thick, brown sauce to create that glistening crust, while the juicy fat and meat are retained inside. The sauce is his secret concoction. He achieves that charred exterior by glazing it with his special sauce layer by layer . It may look like ugly brown food but it was a delicious mess of curry sauce, braised chicken feet and 'hor fun' .He prefers using the pork belly cut for histo get the layers of melting fat and tender meat. What I found was that unlike other eateries, the crust of theThe classic way to enjoy the. Here, the egg noodles are slick with a thicker dark brown sauce. The springy noodles are great paired with the luscious, thick cut, filled with minced pork. It's RM9 for a small portion of Char Siu Wantan Noodles and RM10 for an upgraded size.Here, you'll want to drink every drop of the broth as it's perfumed with dried flounder fish powder, a flavour that harks back to the old days and eateries in Hong Kong.The coffee shop has had a makeover with a brighter, cleaner look. You can, of course, order a small portion of wantans with egg noodles and that same broth, recreating a comforting bowl for RM8. A bigger portion is also available for RM9.are filled with a pork and prawn mixture that includes chopped carrots for crunch. It's RM9 for a small bowl and RM10 for a big one.on its own. It's a minimum of two pieces for the add-on, which is priced at RM5.noodles is also available here, with braised chicken feet and mushrooms. The chicken feet is the type where you get puffy soft skin that makes each piece easy to relish until all the tiny bones are cleaned up. It's RM9 for the small portion and RM10 for the big portion. As Chan is originally from Ipoh, he also offers Dry Curry Pork Ribs Noodles served side by side with his Curry Laksa. The creamy laksa is served with fried, pig skin, beancurd puffs and their glistening char siu. Expect to fork out RM10 for the small portion, while the upsized version is RM11. With a new owner, the corner coffee shop next to the multi-storey carpark and food court has been renamed. The Dry Curry Pork Ribs Noodles is also a popular item with his regulars. The fragrant curry is cooked with pork ribs and potatoes. Try it with smoothtossed with dark soy sauce, for a super tasty meal. It's RM10 for a small portion and RM11 for a big one. When I returned the second time, I couldn't get to taste the pork ribs as one diner almost wiped out everything. Instead, I paired my smoothAh Pei Char Siu and Curry Noodle, Restoran Times Kopitiam & Cafe, 42, Jalan SS22/25 , Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya. Open: 7.30am to 3pm. Closed every second Friday of the month. The next day off will be on June 21.
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