Teo Chew-style bak kut teh & Kampong-chicken @ Taman Skudai Baru, Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is particularly well known for light Teo Chew-style bak kut teh.
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15 Sep 06
It was a heavy downpour Friday afternoon and that made the street quieter than I had thought. Well, most people will stay away from restaurant for lunch, but I was wrong.
Though raining heavily, with my friends, we headed to Taman Skudai Baru, in search of a Bak Kut Teh shop mentioned by another friend one week ago.
“Ei, this shop Bak Kut Teh very nice one, some more hah, you can’t request them to add soup one“, he started the conversation.
“Their kampong-chicken or Báijī (white chicken) has jelly-like skin finishing, some more the meat is tender and juicy“, he added.
“Their Ba Bao Cai, wah, must try, but you need more people, else can’t finish“, he quipped.
The shop is call “Restoran Tong“, near to Skudaiville Condo, located at Jalan Hang Lekir.
Restoran Tong Bak Kut Teh @ Jalan Hang Lekir, Taman Skudai Baru, Johor Bahru
We beat the rain to the restaurant but guess what? Full house! No choice, We placed our order first, a Teo Chew-style bak kut teh and 1/2 kampong chicken, while waiting for the seats. After standing about 10 - 15 minutes, we shared table no. 8 with 2 uncles.
Teo Chew-style bak kut teh delicious! Ho ho, the soup is not pepper based and this was what I prefer. The herb feeling of the soup stronger by the very end of the sip. The Bak (meat) and Kut (bone) were tasty and well cooked.
The kampong-chicken (Báijī) meat is really different from the normal chicken rice stall one, which doesn’t taste like much. This one is not just juicy, but tender!
Pricelist:
- Teo Chew-style bak kut teh RM15
- 1/2 Kampong-chicken RM16
- Rice RM1
- Towel RM0.20
Feel satisfied on that rainy afternoon.