On our way to an appointment one Sat night and with tummies growling, Hannah suggested “siew yuk mee” somewhere in Petaling Street. My consent was fast and furious ;p .. after all, she got me at “siew yuk…”
I think it was the same Sat night as when these celeb floggers/bloggers were there; cumi&ciki , nic, unkaLeong.. but then too bad it was at different hours..
Roadside dining..
But not exactly road side prices…
Our lard-y and salty siew yuk mee..
I might be sensitive to salt. Or soya sauce. I don’t know. It was salty, really….. salty. The siew yuk was dry (the result of over-frying or akin to it’s been re-fried a few times too many) and barely chewable. But the good thing is the plate came with a lot of crunchy big pieces of crispy pork lard which we just couldn’t stop popping into our mouth like popcorns.
Note: There has been very good comments on the siew-yuk mee based on the blogs I’ve read, so I’m putting a disclaimer here ok, it could be too salty for me but ok for everyone else!
Below:
The cook in action.
The uncle in stripe shirt actually greeted Hannah, “You are Hannah Tan right?” and was nice to oblige us with our cam-whoring requests, despite the fact that they were running a full house that night.
She took pics of me too..(you better don’t post them up gal!! ) ggrrr…!
I liked the soup! The fish paste was truly soft, bouncy and fresh. Very high ratio of fish flesh to flour. The soup also helped to dilute the saltiness of the mee (my individual bowl become some sort like mee soup after a while as I added the soup into it to wash off the sauce) and made the mee more palatable. It doesn’t mean that the siew yuk mee was bad..I guess for me I just got to remember to order “less salty” and insist on fresher siew yuk on my next visit. (btw, next visit’s aim is for the fame rat-tails!)
Oh yeah..some of the goodies Hannah got for me from Japan.
It’s food related of course 😉
Let’s see…green tea and honey for my health.
Premium soya sauce for cooking or dipping.
And the very best of them all…
PORK STICKS!!!
Tasted something like our local bak kua (sliced BBQ pork/Malaysian- style Jerky) or preserved chinese sausage.
Very fragrant and really tasty. Good on its own as a snack or even with bread. The packaging definitely makes it convenient for me, since it doesn’t drip of oil and keeps portioning small.
The address of Seng Kee..
They have 2 shifts, morning 6 or 7am onwards and closes only at 4am in the morning.
You can check out Hannah’s post on this as well and there’s a video too; if you are too free and got nothing else better to do! ;p
i had it once and yup, it was good.
I like how you guys were popping those bits of fried lard like popcorn, hehe.
And to top it all off, Pork Sticks from Japan? You lucky, lucky fler you. 🙂
wah … you got celebrity friend some more?!! eating by the roadside, pork lards, siew yoke and all ….
no wonder they posed for you gals …hehe…
Waaaa….pork sticks!! Jealous… =P
Siew yuk mee not ordering izit? Liddat I’ll just go try the loh shi fun…
yea….pork jerky stick, i like it! japanese so innovative, everything has to put into packaging! convinient indeed.
Girl,
Your face has been pasted on Hannah’s blog.
If you like ‘Siew Yuk’ Mee, then you would like our fusion Siew Yuk pasta and my all time specialty, stir fried siew yuk.
myHorng: oh u did? yeah its good stuffs hor? Jap got lots of yummy things all nicely n conveniently packed, like the time I read on after giovanni’s site.. sandwich, etc!
LFB: hehe.. i can send some to you! I cant finish them all anyways.
J2kfm: heheh..could be that reason..could be!
bangsar-babe: the siew yuk ahhh..mayb just tat night only? kept the siew yuk too long, if can get fresh then should b good
gill gill: yes, i will bring some when i’m bk on the 18th ya~
jason: Siew yuk pasta??? so lunch on 19th at ur plc ok??
Everyone has different tolerance to saltiness lah. OK bah. What’s wrong?! 🙂
Where’s the siew yuk? Cannot see one? hehe…
I am actually aiming for the 3 layer of siew yuk when I read your title. 😛
Don’t know about chewing on re-fried siew yuk but yay for goodies from Japan! I can’t wait to go back there and haul back an entire grocery store, planning a trip this Sep!
cariso: mine tolerance seems lower!
allie: hehhe.. not that big portion also. small cuts. DRY. urghh..
550ml: i know! Jap rocks in that dept!
Whoooaaaaa…. how nice to receive those japanese goodies!!! I love everything made in japan, hehehe…
No Claypot Lou Shu Fan? How can?! 😛
And yeah, the siew yuk is tad hard!! Blerghh
selba: me too! planning to go Jap nx yr! *keeps fingers crossed*
chong: hannah ordered the siew yuk one mahh..so we tot top up if not enuf lohh..so u tried it be4? its alws that dry n hard???
pork fix in sticks! nice!
By celeb bloggers, you mean Nic and Cumi&Ciki right? Hahaha…alas, I was not part of their dinner party that night;) The Siew Yok noodles normally okay wan ark. Overly cured batch of pork?
cumi: oh yeahhh..i was surprised too when i saw it!
unkaLeong: oh u missed the dinner? mayb just taht night, unlucky me..
Yeap. Tried both of them. I would choose Claypot Lou Shu Fan over Siew yuk noodles… 😀
omg, i think you are referring to ciki as the celeb blogger la…hehehe…
yeah, the food at seng kee can get rather too flavourful. best taken after a night of beers in town.
ohhhh, where can we get them pork sticks?? ;D i think it’ll go well with salads!
chong: ok ok..the claypot loh shi fun fr me on nx visit!
nic: ahha..so ur tastebuds r kinda dead aft those beers ..
Tried once the siew yok mee, love at 1st bite, but those parking boy are quite annoying, don’t like to go that area *sigh*
didn’t know that you are so close to Hannah. Next time wanna ask u to sign me an autograph dee. Btw, I had tried the makan at this stall. The food is good but not the price. I had end up with a big hole in my pocket. sigh.
Hey Rebecca,
First time coming here and believe when I say, “You are SUCH a food lover!!” Now I believe when you said that you REALLY love food. =P
mimi:well..it wasnt tat way for me..mayb gv it atr try nx round!
steen: ahhah..no need kua. she also Pg-lang anyways!
Catherine: ehh..lets go makan!! 😉
wah hannah tan as fren..
i miss the siew yuk mee esp everytime i consume alcohol..
blame the roadblocks around the area..
Joe: aiyaa..long time buddies..but she alws bz one..so i’m alws on lookout for makan buddies!
I should try this dish out if I ever go KL again this year. LOL! Hmm.. this looked like the place I had my lovely Claypot Tai Lok Mee too. I love the food here. 🙂
http://crizfood.com/
Will curi your name card picture yeah.
Thanks!! Bila mau makan-makan together-gether again?
Wilson
criz: aiyo, u and ur talk of comin dwn KL, when la??
wilson: can..no prob! so much easier hor? no nd to type! Hehehe..
as for nx makan, me waiting for ur invite 😉
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