Friday 14 August 2015

Bak Kut Teh Lunch At Restoran Tung Lok Hin, Ipoh

Hubby, I and a lady friend wanted to try something new for lunch one afternoon. The lady friend does not know the place so we fixed a location to meet.
On the way to meet our friend.
The midday sun was hot and looked like it will rain in the late afternoon.
Unfortunately, the place we were heading for was closed!
So we ended up at Restoran Tung Lok Hin for Bak Kut Teh.
This place has been around for a long time but this was my first time here. 
We had to choose our tea from the multiple choices in the basket.
We agreed on this packet of Green Tea and gave it to the waiter.  
 The waiter came back with the tea in the white kettle and a small pitcher.
From the kettle, the tea is poured into the pitcher, then into the tea cups.
4 small tea cups for 3 people.
Does anyone know the reason for the extra cup?
Two pretty porcelain containers.
One for chopped raw garlic, the other for cut chili padi.
A small clay pot of Bak Kut Teh in soup, consisting of pork rib, pig's stomach, bean curd sheet, tofu puff, enoki mushrooms, etc.
A small bowl of cut Chinese Crullers.
A small clay pot of pork ribs, pig's stomach, dried cuttlefish, okra, dried chili, etc. cooked in the dried version.
2 bowls of Yam or Taro Rice (pic.) and 1 bowl of white rice. I love yam rice but we could only find 2 small pieces of yam cubes in each bowl.
A very satisfying lunch treat from our lady friend.
Linked to Skywatch Friday.

 Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
(Ecclesiastes 5:10, NIV)

49 comments:

  1. See the pig stomach makes me miss my aunty homecook pig stomach, she only cook it once a year during Chinese New Year....

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    1. Once a year means its a long time to wait for you. That's about another 6 months to wait for the next Chinese New Year!

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  2. Love both version of BKT, soupy & dry. For soupy, the broth must be full of herbal taste & some can be as tasteless. Prefer plain rice to go with the BKT instead of yam rice. I wonder why the tea must be poured into the pictcher before into the tea cups. Any specific reasons?

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    1. Me too. The soup will go well with white rice and the dry version goes well with yam rice. I can get yam rice just on its own. Sorry, I really have no idea why the tea must go into the pitcher before pouring into the tea cups....must ask the tea drinking experts! Ha ha....

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  3. Being a Texan thru and thru, I can't even begin to imagine eating a pigs stomach.
    But, I am sure I eat things you can't imagine eating. :)
    xoxo

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    1. Hi bj, it is so true! That's what makes the world so interesting that people travel to learn about our differences and similarities.

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  4. I love tea, Nancy! The dishes are very attractive. :)

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    1. Hi Linda, I am slowly learning to appreciate drinking tea and getting to know the different varieties.

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  5. Nancy, I am going for BKT tomorrow! Hope the shop is open hah..hah... Yam rice sounds good to me. Goes well with the BKT and is a nice change instead of plain white rice.

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    1. Hi Phong Hong, anytime I prefer a well cooked yam rice to white rice!

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  6. yummy BKT. Am not really keen on yam rice but i like the "oily" rice.

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    1. Taking about "oily" rice reminds me of chicken rice ... hahaa....!

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  7. Aww the food looks so good! Hope to visit this place <3

    http://sarahrizaga.blogspot.com/

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    1. Hi Sarah, thank you for your visit and comment. Have a lovely day!

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  8. I believe the extra cup is to cool down the tea for those who want. But this one already comes with pitcher so I dunno!

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    1. Hi Stacy, looks like both the extra cup and pitcher work the same way.

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  9. Not sure about the pigs stomach, but the rest of it looked wonderful.

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    1. Overall, everything tasted good! Have a good day!

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  10. This looks delicious. I wonder why the extra cup? Maybe he wanted to join you :-)
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Ha ha.. Amalia, usually we used the extra cup to cool the tea and whoever needs more tea can pour from the extra cup.

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  11. Can you tell us where is shop is located ? Looks good leh...the Bak kut teh esp ;)

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    1. The dried version is very tasty too. Location: Medan Bendahara 2, It is behind the Kedai Kopi Sun Yuan Loong, Bendahara - corner shop.

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  12. Hello, pretty skies and yummy food! Looks like a beautiful day! Enjoy your weekend!

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    1. Over here, certain days are bright and sunny, certain days will be rainy days. Have a enjoyable weekend!

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  13. The lunch looked great. Love the traditional way of serving tea in small cup. Mostly when have bkt in West Malaysia I noticed. Not a practice over here.

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    1. Hi Rose, not every bak tuk teh shop serves tea in small tea cups. This is one of the few that still do that.

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  14. I'm hungry just by looking at those pictures.

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    1. Thank you, Vanessa. Have a lovely weekend!

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  15. I love all the food you post. Delicious and I wish that I were there to enjoy the food with you.

    Have a fabulous day and weekend. ☺

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    1. Hi Sandee. I would love for you to join us too. Have a great weekend!

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  16. Those skies have the look of hot, humid weather to them.

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    1. Hi William, you are right. You can read the cloud! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  17. A fantastic lunch! I miss bak kut teh..haven't had any in ages.

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    1. Hi Angie, then it is time to go and have a nice bak kut teh meal one of these days!

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  18. Never tried this dishes, but it looked delicious)

    Tanya
    www.StripesNVibes.com
    BlogLovin

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  19. What food does the closed shop serve? Bkt looks good.

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    1. Hi Mun, the closed shop is selling the "luk, luk" or "dip, dip". I will post on it later.

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  20. wow taro rice eh.. i enjoy garlic rice when having bah kut teh. been long havent eat chef version, been cooking myself only tsk tsk.

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    1. Hi Irvine, looks like you can cook very well. I haven't tried garlic rice with bak kut teh. Should be nice.

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  21. Another great and yummy food. The porcelan containers are fantastic

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    1. Hi Gosia, I was attracted to the porcelain containers too.

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  22. Oh no, now you are seriously making me hungry! I am a big fan of Bah Kut Teh and Yam rice. :D

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    1. Oh yea! Sharon, now we can enjoy our bak kut teh and yam rice!

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  23. Hi Nancy,
    It can never go wrong ... yeah Bak Kut Teh plus yam rice ! Here, not many BKT stalls offer yam rice.

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    1. Hi Karen, it is so true. I seldom get to get BKT with yam rice in Ipoh. So far this is the first time.

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  24. wah bagus sekali terimakasih banyak, sangat menarik

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