A Good Place For Teochew Porridge 旧巴生路潮州粥
The other day while coming back from Taman Kinrara, Puchong, we were scouting for a new place to have lunch. A shop with a unique frontage caught our eyes and on closer examination we realised that it was selling Teochew porridge. Well, talking about Teochew porridge, you don't see too many such establishments anymore. So we parked our car, got down and were we surprised by the variety of genuine Teochew dishes available.We were spoilt for choice and we settled for the more traditional dishes that we like.
Top left: Stewed eggs and pork. Top right: Hot and sour mustard greens
Middle left: Stewed large intestines. Middle right: Stewed pork belly slices
Bottom left: Peanuts. Bottom right: Deep-fried salted fish
Just too many to name.
The vegetable section.
What we ordered. Top left is hot and sour mustard greens. Top right is pig blood cooked with chives. Pig blood is believed to cleanse the lungs. Bottom left is stewed egg and tofu. Bottom right is a plate of large intestines.
The unique facade of the shop along Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur.
We love eating Teochew porridge! It has been a long time since we last had it in a restaurant, and it does not come cheap either!
ReplyDeleteTrue, porridge does not come cheap anymore.
DeleteI am a Teochew (both my parents are Teochews). I love Teochew porridge. Used to eat it when young. Those were the day we ate porridge with preserved olives (black colour, salted duck eggs, preserved bean curd, kiam chai and most of the dishes in the above pics. Your pics brought back memories of yesteryears.
ReplyDeleteYes, you can't find o lang, ka na kuek and kong chai anymore because the market is just not there once the older generation is gone. But they are still available in its place of origin, Teochew. In fact, a few years ago after visiting Teochew we brought back some with us.
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