What Are The Top 10 Chinese Food That Johor Bahru Famous For?
1)Bak Kut Teh
Bak Kut Teh’s soup base is made of broth-boiling pork ribs and flavoured with a combination of herbs and spices. Including pork ribs, tau pok, mushrooms and offal are commonly found in the soup. It goes well with oolong tea to reduce greasiness and improve freshness.
There are mainly three types of Bak Kut Teh, light / spicy type, dark / more soy type sauce / saltier type and strong herbal type. You can find any of the three versions in Johor Bahru, the most common being the darker / saltier form.
This meal can usually be found at many hawker stalls and restaurants as breakfast and lunch. So, don’t miss it out this popular chinese food before going back to Singapore.
Examples:
Johor Bahru: Kedai Bak Kut Teh Hin Hock (74 Jalan Dato Toh Ah Boon, Johor Bahru 81200, Malaysia; 012-316 9908)
Johor Bahru: Ah Soon Bak Kut Teh (141 Jalan Keris | Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru 80050, Malaysia; 012-430 0188)
2) Fish Head Curry
This is a dish with a large red snapper head surrounded by a delicious curry broth spiced with herbal mixture. Don’t be afraid of a fish looking at you; curry fish head is a delicious meal. You get to go with the head with some fried bean curd skin, lady fingers and long bean, making the perfect mixture of taste and texture.
Many moderate or sweeter varieties are also available to match everybody’s taste. Spicy and tangy, this curry fish head will certainly tingle your tongue and palate, and it’s fun to experience eating this exotic meal.
The cost of curry fish head is probably around RM40. So, curry fish head is a must try in Johor Bahru because it is affordable yet delicious. Don’t miss it out before returning to Singapore.
Example:
Johor Bahru: Kam Long Restaurant (No. 74 Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; 016-752 8382)
Johor Bahru: Restaurant Chua Kee (67, Jalan Kacang Panjang, Johor Bahru 81550, Malaysia; 0 7-510 3198)
3) Chicken Rice
There are a lot of variations to choose from in this Malaysian trademark dish. Chicken can be cooked with special spices, grilled, baked or fried. The rice is usually cooked to bring out the flavour with chicken broth and butter.
In Malaysia and Singapore, this dish is a popular delight and is served mostly during lunch. Johor restaurants and hawker stalls give you a range of chicken rice meals to try, and they all do their utmost to meet the standards of chili and sauce slicing, spicing and balancing.
Chicken is sliced in front of you in some ways, and you can choose what’s going to be on your table. The average meal price is about RM5. So, why don’t give it a try since it is only around 2 SGD Dollar.
Examples:
Johor Bahru: Ah Lee Kampung Chicken Rice
Johor Bahru: Yuan Ji Chicken Rice in Kedai Kopi Yee Chia Ler
4) Kway Chap
In a soup with dark soy sauce as a base, Kway Chap includes rice sheets. Seasoned meat, vegetables, and hard-cooked eggs are served. In soy sauces, onions, garlic, sliced shallots, star anise and dried chili seeds, meat is cooked by braising.
You will find meat from various parts such as pork liver, tongue, chicken legs, innards, etc. They are cooked under different conditions and seasoning in different pots and woks.
Precision and diligence make Kway Chap exclusive and exotic when cooking Kway Chap. Thus, Kway Chap is highly recommended here in Johor Bahru because you can hardly find it in Singapore.
Examples:
Johor Bahru: Kway Chap stall @ Multi Mart Restaurant (Jalan Harimau, Johor Bahru 80250, Malaysia)
Johor Bahru: Restoran Ka Hoe (24 Jalan Maju | Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia)
5) Roast Duck
There are many ways to prepare this popular dish and you have perfectly roasted and crispy skin with soft and juicy meat inside the best consistency. The alluring scent is produced by sprinkling herbal spices on the skin and stuffing various spice ingredients within the body.
Marinating process is important in order to make duck good in taste and sometimes takes up to a few days until the ducks are prepared for the oven. It is only going to cost you about RM60 for a whole duck. Hence, it is really recommended to try it out here in Johor Bahru before going back to Singapore.
Example:
Johor Bahru: Restoran Lapan Dua Dua 822
Johor Bahru: Restoran Ya Wang (No. 28 Jalan Segget, Johor Bahru 80000, Malaysia; 0 7-224 8624; Sat-Sun 8am to 6pm)
6) Char Kuey Teow – Chinese Food
In Chinese food noodle group, Char Kuey Teow is in Malaysia’s top three most popular dish. Mix of flat rice noodles stir fried with shrimps, bacon, Chinese lap cheong sausage, potatoes, bloody cockles, bean sprouts, and chives mixed with the right seasoning ratio can leave you speechless.
Most Johor stalls sell Char Kuey Teow with varying tastes and variations. You can have Char Kuey Teow sweet, salty and spicy. Kuey Teow stirred noodles are delicious; stir frying in deep and hot wok is the trick, where chefs put oil and garlic before frying.
Watching the chef cook it with large orange flames surrounding the wok is an enjoyable treat. Hence, don’t miss out Char Kuey Teow here in Johor Bahru so that you never bring regret back to Singapore.
Examples:
Johor Bahru: Restoran Leong Seng Huat (117, Jalan Simbang 5, Taman Perling, Johor Bahru 81200, Malaysia)
7) Lei Cha – Chinese Food
This dish has a balanced mixture that tastes great; you’re going to enjoy the green broth mix of vegetables, made from herbs and so-called Lei Cha–Ground Tea. The meal gets better with every second as you pour the broth over mixed vegetables and rice and let them blend.
Generally, this broth tastes minty. The combination of crunchy peanuts and cereals offers delicious taste and humorous texture and aroma range. Many people prefer to eat the broth and rice separately while others like to combine.
You may enjoy or combine it with Yong Tau Fu on this solo meal. This meal is going to cost you about RM5-8 per serving. Hence, it is really worthy to try it out here in Johor Bahru as compared to Singapore.
Example:
Johor Bahru: Tai Hong Kopitiam (42 Jalan Kuning | Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru 80400, Malaysia)
8) Wan Ton Mee – Chinese Food
The edition of Singapore is sweeter, incorporating ketchup. Malaysian version is saltier, and the barbecue meat is usually on top. Typically, you will receive two bowls separated by broth and noodles.
Some people prefer dipping the noodles in the broth. The best advice you can get when you’re searching for the best Wanton Mee noodles is to try this dish at stalls. So, don’t forget to try it out here in Johor Bahru and see which one suits you better.
Examples:
Johor Bahru: Ho Seng Kee Wanton Noodles (108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook | Lot J6-07, Level 6, Johor Bahru City Square, Johor Bahru 80000, Malaysia; 012-710 7140)
9) Dim Sum – Chinese Food
Dim Sum is a delicate Cantonese food prepared in small bite size and displayed traditionally in small wooden baskets. You will enjoy Har Gow (prawn dumpling), Guo Tie (fried pork dumpling), Shao Mai, Cha Siu Bao (pork bun) and much more, to name only a few. It’s not full to enjoy Dim Sum without a Chinese tea pot.
The best treat you can have is to have savoury Dim Sum during breakfast and tea break at your leisure time. This is because you can borrow the chance to chill out with your family and friends while enjoying the delicious dim sum and tea. Therefore, you can never miss it before returning to Singapore.
Example:
Johor Bahru: Gui Yuan Dim Sum (27 Jalan Dedap 8 | Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru 81100, Malaysia; 012-723 5560; 6am-1pm Wed-Mon)
Johor Bahru: Hock Chiang Hin
10) Seafood – Chinese Food
Seafood is an alternative to pork, beef, and chicken in Johor’s rich culinary scene. For fish and seafood, high amounts of amino acids and proteins are a great reason to add them to your diets. There are numerous choices of exotic seafood to taste in Johor with rich sea fauna.
Chili or black pepper crab, oatmeal prawn, steamed fish and fried oyster are some of Johor’s most delicious seafood cuisine. They are mostly freshly caught and brought to the restaurant right away, so it is definitely a waste if you did not try them out. So, never miss out your chance to the seafoods here in Johor Bahru!
Example:
Johor Bahru: Tian Lai Seafood Garden (158 Jalan Ulu Choh, Gelang Patah 81550, Malaysia; 07-510 1521)
Johor Bahru: Star Chef Restaurant (1, 10, Jalan Silc 1, Johor Bahru 81550, Malaysia
; 012-775 6313; 5.30pm-10.30pm)
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