Bak Kut Teh

What is the most famous food in Malaysia if it's not other than Bak Kut Teh? Orginated from Klang, this non-halal dish is gaining global popularity among Chinese community around the world of its unique taste and medical properties of various Chinese herbs used.

Original quote from Wikipedia:

Bak kut teh (Chinese: 肉骨茶; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bah-kut-tê) is a Chinese soup popularly served in Malaysia, Singapore, Mainland China, Taiwan and the Indonesian island of Riau (where there is a predominant Hoklo and Teochew community) and also, cities of neighbouring countries like Batam of Indonesia and Hat Yai of Thailand.

The name literally translates as "meat bone tea", and, at its simplest, consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices (including star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui, fennel seeds and garlic) for hours.^[1] However, additional ingredients may include offal, varieties of mushroom, choy sum, and pieces of dried tofu or fried tofu puffs. Additional Chinese herbs may include yu zhu (rhizome of Solomon's Seal) and ju zhi (buckthorn fruit), which give the soup a sweeter, slightly stronger flavor. Light and dark soy sauce are also added to the soup during cooking, with varying amounts depending on the variant. Garnishings include chopped coriander or green onions and a sprinkling of fried shallots.

Bak kut teh is usually eaten with rice or noodles (sometimes as a noodle soup), and often served with youtiao / cha kueh [yau char kwai] (strips of fried dough) for dipping into the soup. Soy sauce (usually light soy sauce, but dark soy sauce is also offered sometimes) is preferred as a condiment, with which chopped chilli padi and minced garlic is taken together. Chinese tea of various kinds (the Tieguanyin variety is especially popular in the Klang Valley area of Malaysia) is also usually served in the belief that it dilutes or dissolves the copious amount of fat consumed in this pork-laden dish. Bak kut teh is typically a famous morning meal. The Hokkien and Teochew are traditionally tea-drinking cultures and this aspect runs deep in their cuisines.

Source: Wikipedia

Travelling around Kepong area, it is not hard for you not to spot any Bak Kut Teh stalls along the road. Jalan Kepong itself has at least 4 BKT stalls with different style and taste to be choose from.

List of Bak Kut Teh stalls available around Kepong Area

• Heng BKT - Taman Kepong
• Heng Kee Hock Kien Klang BKT - Menjalara
• Hing Kee (Dry) BKT - Jalan Kepong
• Ka Ka BKT （家家） - Jalan Kepong
• Kim Tek BKT - Taman Kepong Indah
• Liong Kee BKT - Taman Kepong
• Mo Sang Kor BKT （毛山稿）- Metro Prima
• Seng Lee Claypot BKT - Taman Bukit Maluri
• Pao Xiang BKT - Metro Prima
• Yap Tong Klang BKT - Aman Puri
• 顺香 Shun Heong BKY - Jinjang Selatan
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