05/11/2014
肉骨皇 Bak Kut King
大坑浣紗街45號浣紗花園地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Wan Sha Tower, 45 Wun Sha Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/still-the-king-of-pork-bone-tea-e2403137
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:: Singmalay series: No 33 ::
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It has been a while since I last wrote any reviews on Singaporean food or Malaysian food because there are not many new ones about.
The last one I visited was Nyonya Coming in Sai Ying Pun.
Decided to revisit Bak Kut King for their famous pork bone tea and some other dishes.
Here was what we had and it was interesting to similarities of Malaysian food and Thai food.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grapefruit and prawn salad:
2 讚好
Started off with a refreshing salad to begin dinner.
The grapefruit was juicy and the prawns were springy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Malacca Grilled fish cakes:
2 讚好
This looked similar to Thai fish cakes with lots of lemongrass in it, but unfortunately I am not fond of lemongrass so found it a bit too strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork bone tea:
2 讚好
The pork bone tea was served with fried dough stick slices and black soy sauce.
It had a rich herb taste followed by sweetness and a hint of pepper.
As a personal preference I would like the dong gwai to be stronger which can be requested before you order.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Malaysian crispy pork knuckle:
2 讚好
The pork knuckles were amazing because the meat was soft with a hint of saltiness and the skin was extremely crispy with a slight chewy under side!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried winged beans with prawn paste and squid:
This was amazingly, a delicious combination of pungent prawn paste and squid.
The beans were crisp with a sweet centre.
Winged beans are grown in Asia where the humidity is high, and you can find them in most Thai and Indian shops looking like a long frilly leaf.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salty lemon soda:
I loved the soda because they gave you imported soda and not lemonade or 7up.
A real thirst quencher.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled stingray in Sambal sauce:
This is my favourite fish because the texture is soft and comes off the bone easily.
The Sambal sauce gave it a delicous kick of sweet and spiciness and the stingray was moist and delicate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Toast with kaya and ube icecream:
This was a huge cube of toast filled with kaya in the middle paired with ube icecream.
This is a must eat item because the kaya paste is divine and not too sweet and the ube icecream is a perfect match with delicate taro flavours that does not over power the kaya taste.
The only thing that I did not like was the butter because it made it a bit heavy.
Apart from ube icecream, I would also like to try pairing it with unsweetened whipped cream or even better clotted cream!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
To summarize I definitely recommend the stingray, pork knuckle, winged beans and the toast as dessert.
OTHER Singaporean and Malaysian reviews that you might like to read:
Singmalay part 32: Nyonya coming
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2373423
Singmalay part 31: Cha Sut
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2354827
Singmalay part 30: Cafe Malacca
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2275820
Singmalay part 29: Pork chop curry at Lazat:Laksa
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2269080
Singmalay part 28: The Three Wishes at Lazat:Laksa
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2216960
Singmalay Part 27: Mandarin Chicken Rice
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2200614
Singmalay Part 26: Sam’s Noodle
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2167403
Singmalay Part 25: Sam’s Noodle
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2129218
Singmalay Part 24: Hainan Shaoye
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2126795
Singmalay Part 23: Good Satay
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2124922
Singmalay Part 22: Pappa Mia Coffee Restaurant
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2089083
Singmalay Part 21: Sabah Malaysian Cuisine
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2065657
Singmalay Part 20: Singma Deluxe
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2064175
Singmalay Part 19: Bak Kut King {Tai Hang}
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2056665
Singmalay Part 18: Prawn noodle shop{Wan Chai}
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2052198
Singmalay Part 17: Katong Laksa Prawn Me {Pandan toast}
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2046049
Singmalay Part 16: Katong Laksa Prawn Me
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2044479
Singmalay Part 15: Satay Inn
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2043695
Singmalay Part 14: Fishing Bay
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2040133
Singmalay Part 13: Eat Garden
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2007800
Singmalay Part 12: Toast Box
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2025862
Singmalay Part 11: 狀元麵館
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2030430
Singmalay Part 10: Ma thai
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2008781
Singmalay Part 9: malaymama
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2032641
Singmalay Part 8: King Laksa
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2030936
Singmalay Part 7: Malaysia (Port Klang) Cuisine Limited
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1975275
Singmalay Part 6: Prawn noodle shop
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1943536
Singmalay Part 5: Pasar
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?shopid=15694&commentid=1917006
Singmalay Part 4: Katong
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?shopid=15291&commentid=1911346
Singmalay Part 3: Katong
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?shopid=15291&commentid=1909120
Singmalay Part 2: YEOH'S BAH KUT TEH
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?shopid=19979&commentid=1909114
Singmalay Part 1: Sing Ma Food Restaurant
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1909108
