KEDAI MAKANAN SENG HUAT (II/III)

(This is part of the 3 series of Kuala Lumpur food escapade I went just recently)



This is the MAIN reason why I go for this food trip this time. Where in Malaysia can you find the best Bak Kut Teh (literally translated to Pork Rib Tea)? Every Tom, Dick and Harry will tell you to go Klang. It has always been my long-lived dream to eat Klang’s Bak Kut Teh. No friends who had tried the Bak Kut Teh have ever complained about the quality. In fact, there is one who goes to an extent to claim that it is so good that flying to Kuala Lumpur from Sibu just to eat Klang’s Bak Kut Teh and return back is worth it. Now, finally after many years of dreaming, I finally managed to see, smell and try it myself.



Klang is near the port and used to be the Sultan’s town. Since it is near the port, Bak Kut Teh becomes an important food for the workers in those days. It is taken as breakfast before they start their work. Until today, Klang is still has a huge port nearby at Port Klang. This is basically a Bak Kut Teh town because you can see many shops selling it everywhere you turn. There are 3 famous shops recommended. We went to one of them, which is called Seng Huat at Jalan Sultan (half under the bridge with parking area beside it and railway line behind it).



Unlike most places, they serve Bak Kut Teh separately and not mixing all the different parts together. The Bak Kut Teh soup is extremely thick with Chinese herbs. After trying it for the first time, I feel that it tasted very close to the Foochow ‘Bek Ting Yuk’, which literally means eight types of valuable herbs medicine. It tasted as if they have one or two herbs less. That’s it – my impression.



It is definitely the best Bak Kut Teh I ever tasted. I tried Bak Kut Teh of Sibu, Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Nobody comes close. The meat are cooked to great perfection and extremely juicy as you bite their tender texture down while your tongue enjoys the great taste.



MAGNIFIQUE! The only regret is our tummies could not take the dry Bak Kut Teh version which I heard is quite famous too. Another interesting thing about the way they serve tea is that they bring you a whole set of collection of packed tea. You just choose which type you want and you can go and fill the teapot with boiled water from the many every boiling kettle stations around. You can go and reload once your teapot is empty.



They also have this unique portion with big bone. I love to chew bones and so this is definitely my favourite part!

Apart from this store, another two are quite famous too in Klang. One is The Old Stall at Jalan Stesen Satu and Yeoh's Bak Kut Teh at Jalan Batu Tiga Lama. I wish I can try all and compare! Oh well, maybe next time!