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Uncover a unique soy sauce chicken amid Penang offerings like ‘mee jawa’ at Desa Aman Puri’s Restaurant Tong Siang The soy sauce chicken at Restaurant Tong Siang is dark, sticky and luscious on the lips.
— Picture by Ethan Lauand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.Most don’t amount to much, but the rare few that do can send a source soaring in my estimation., they were quick to point me toward what they described as “the best soy sauce chicken they’ve ever tried.”Especially considering that they sent me to Restaurant Tong Siang in Desa Aman Puri, which seems to be a place centred around offering classic Penang dishes likeBut a glance around the dining room told a different story. Nearly every table seemed to have an order of soy sauce chicken. It was clearly the main draw.What does soy sauce chicken usually look like to you? For me, it’s almost always a deep reddish-brown, glossy and resting in a generous pool of braising liquid. This one, however, was something else entirely: jet-black, sticky, and nearly dry, with barely any sauce to speak of beyond a light drizzle over the rice.My order of Full Whole Leg Soy Sauce Chicken Rice with Egg arrived with a piece of chicken as dark as midnight, alongside a whole boiled egg, blanched greens, rice, and a tangy chilli sauce. The chicken was coated in a sweet, rich braise that tasted strongly of onions slowly caramelised over time. Its surface was so luscious and sticky that it made my lips cling together, almost like a syrupy glaze. I have never experienced a soy sauce chicken quite like it. My only nitpick is a typically Malaysian one: more sauce, please! I couldn’t leave without trying one of the classic Penang offerings, so I opted for the Mee Jawa , which was listed as a signature.mee jawa I’ve ever had, the strong seafood stock, thick broth, potatoes, fritters and chilli meant that it ticked all the boxes for a very competent rendition. Another item that seemed to appear on every table was taro over shaved ice. I must confess, the idea of boiled taro over shaved ice at 11am did not fill me with confidence. I’m not a huge fan of taro or yam to begin with, and the most popular versions here usually come with red beans or black glutinous rice .Fortunately, the Sweet Taro Shaved Ice offered a simpler take: plain boiled taro topped with palm sugar. You’re given a bottle to squeeze to your pleasure, but fair warning — the sauce comes out with far more gusto than you might expect, since it’s diluted enough to mix well into the ice.Go crazy for the steamed handmade buns, dumplings and savoury fresh soybean milk at Solaris Mont Kiara’s A Liang’s Steamed Bun Shop
Restaurant Tong Siang Soy Sauce Chicken Penang Dishes Full Whole Leg Soy Sauce Chicken Rice Sweet Taro Shaved Ice
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