What can you expect when you go on a field trip with a bunch of pure gluttons? It’s eating round the clock for sure!!

It was a planned trip to Kulim to join in a review session (more on that in later post), but there were many more ‘cari makan’ (food find) plans even before we leave the island on that faithful morning.

The review ended after lunch, at around 3pm. But that’s not the end of our food journey. One gave suggestion, another second the idea and off we go to the first pit-stop of never ending food.

We drop by to have something in this house. Guess what is sold here?

Laksa Kelang Lama!! This is the main shop and they have a branch in Taman Jaya, Bukit Mertajam (BM). I tried the one in BM before but I didn’t know the main one is located here. A small bowl is RM 2.40, while big one is RM 2.80. If you want to only take the soup, it cost RM 1.20!!

For me who constantly have home-cooked laksa, this one lacks in the oomph taste. It’s not spicy but just sour.

 

My mum usually fries prawn fritters when she makes laksa. Over here, the crackers is only made of flour, and is very thin and quite tasteless if you don’t dip it in the laksa soup! (I would prefer home-cooked version anytime over this~ who wants to try it when my mum makes it next time?? hehee)

They also sell Ais Kacang (RM 1.50). This one is good as the ice is finely blended and the syrups compliments well with the ingredients like peanuts, cincau, jelly and red beans.

A good cooling dessert to soothe the burning mouth. (Not burning for me though as I think the laksa is not spicy!).

Hard to resist isn’t it, especially on a hot sunny day!

OK, we were done at this pit-stop for laksa. It was then decided that we go to Megamall Penang area. To do what?? Eat of course!!

Laksa is not filling but instead makes you hungrier you know (due to the sourness)

We reached the next destination no long after.

 

This building used to be a public market, then a food court for dim sum, but now is home to Restaurant Ki Xiang.

 

What do they sell? Klang Bak Kut Teh (Herbal Pork Soup)!!! (Now while writing this I just realise that we were hunting down Klang food, first Laksa Kelang Lama, then now Klang Bak Kut Teh)

 

This is the boss, busy preparing all the available parts of the ‘bak kut’ (parts of the pork) that they offer.

 

Some tea (RM 3-5) to start of our meal. You can also opt for iced chinese tea (RM 0.50) if you start to sweat once you indulge in the soup.

Complimentary garlic and green chillies. You tiao (RM 1 per bowl) are also available.

 

Now on to the main attraction. This is what the boss have prepared for all of us.

Part by part

 

This is the tail part


 

Hoon Cheong (pork intestines)

 

 

 This shop does not serve individual bowls like the above, but just as a presentation to differentiate what kind of cuts/parts they have. When you order, they will serve it in a claypot to retain the heat. Some cabbage and mushrooms will also be added in the claypot. As for the intestines (RM 8 ) and enoki mushrooms (RM 4), it is cooked separately and served in individual bowls.

  

A bowl of rice (big RM 1, small RM 0.50) to enjoy the meal

 

This outlet also sells the dried version of Bak Kut Teh. Let’s take a peep at how it’s cooked.

Add some dried cuttlefish, dried chillies and green chillies. Then put in the chopped pork meat (brewed from the soup) and ladies fingers.

 

Add some dark soy sauce and seasoning. Then give it a blast of fire to start cooking it, stirring in between.

 

Almost done now, waiting for the gravy to dry and let the seasoning sip into the pork. Tah Dah!!…ready to be eaten. The fragrance is really something you cannot miss. It did made me stop what I was doing and just let the smell tickle my senses!!!

 

Dry Bak Kut Teh and Soup Bak Kut Teh. Price is charged according to per person’s serving (RM 8 per person)

As a comparison to the Klang Bak Kut Teh I had in Klang, the soup in Klang is more infused with herbal flavour. I believe the avoidance of brewing with mushrooms makes the soup more concentrated with herbs.

Over here, the soup is thick but lacks some strong herbal taste. Nevertheless, it’s considered one of the good Bak Kut Teh available in Penang!! The dry version…as I said, the smell when served, throws me away. The dried cuttlefish and ladies fingers is a great addition to this version. It is a little salty if eaten without rice though.

 

Compliment the meaty meal with some greens of cabbage blanched in boiling water and added with oil and dark soy sauce (RM 6). Mushrooms are added too!! I couldn’t be more happy as I just like mushrooms, in whatever dish!!!

This is a poster of the shop. This shop is open everday from 8am - 10pm!! All day Bak Kut Teh, whether for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even supper!! That’s good news for Penangites!!

And the map. Pass by the front of Megamall Penang. Turn right a few hundred meters ahead and you will see PC Depot on your left. Just go straight till the end and Restaurant Ki Xiang is at the left hard corner of the road.

And the GPS coordinate (thanks to Jason’s toy)

 

BURP….it was indeed a full meal. We surrendered and made our way back to the island, fully satisfied and happy to have filled our tummy to the brim. What started with a review session turned out to be a full day of food hunting!! Imagine how much food we stuffed ourselves! Will write about the review later as there was so so many dishes and drinks served!!!