Seri Kembangan, Yong Tau Foo!

For frequent visitors to Seri Kembangan, there would be some common flavours of cuisine that are literally available in every corner. Some of these include (but not limited to) pan mee, and yong tau foo. To the uninitiated, yong tau foo is generally an assortment of fried soya products and vegetables with stuffings of fish paste. However, I can't say that is a complete/correct description of what it really is... I'm just basing it on the various places that I have enjoyed this particular style of cuisine.

There are several yong tau foo spots around the concentrated old town of Seri Kembangan. The particular one I visited just recently is close to the tom yam spot previously covered. I'll update this post with an address when (and if) I acquire it, but for those familiar with SK, they should know of a bah kut teh shop within the vicinity of area 6 and area 3. That's as much as I'll describe before I confuse myself :P If that made sense, suffice to say you're not far from the intended destination.

It can get pretty hot during lunch, and coupled with the difficulty to find decent parking spots, it is tempting to shy away from SK. This particular spot (like many others in SK) is a house-turned-shop outlet. Much to my surprise was the decent amount of ceiling fans that keep the shop itself comfortably cool amidst the scorching heat. The crowd was respectably large, but we did manage to get a spot upon arrival.

We ordered the standard stuff. There isn't really much in terms of variety to expect from a yong tau foo shop. What I did notice is that most shops have at least one additional specialty.

Theirs is this; paper-wrapped chicken. My colleagues were kind enough to teach me the Mandarin name for those who're interested. Do correct me if my pinyin is wrong: zhǐ bāo jī.

Unwrapping this reveals none other than... chicken :P For one, I enjoyed this particular dish because it was my first time. It is kinda hard to provide more comparative details due to that. I did have a second helping :) The meat was only slightly tough; however the flavour was evenly tasteable through-and-through.

There was also a vegetable side-dish available. Seems like the standard affair available in most Chinese food spots. I won't pretend to know the name of this vegetable, nor the dish name... forgive my ignorance. Suffice to say, the vegetable was rather fresh and juicy. It definitely meets my minimum criteria for edible greens: freshness.

All in all, for a serving to feed 5, the total bill came up to RM64. Though I somewhat enjoyed this meal, I would deem it on the pricey side for a simple menu. I've visited other ytf spots with larger varieties at lower prices. One in particular is in Bandar Bukit Puchong; a spot I'd like to cover on a future visit. I would still rate that higher than SK's, but this is not bad by any means. If you happen to pass through SK over lunch, it is worth checking out.