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2012-01-16
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It was the perfect night for BKT. The air was still cool and damp from the rain earlier, and the place was not as crowded as it normally was. Not only did we find a nice parking spot (just in front of the restaurant – illegal), we also found a table effortlessly. Since it was past 8pm, we fired our orders rapidly, hoping that food would come faster if we ordered quicker.But really, we didn’t have to, because the first dish of “Taufu bok” or bean curd came almost as soon as the waiter left.Togeth
Together with the crispy Chinese Crullers (yau char kwai), we almost couldn’t stop ourselves from finishing the bowl of soup that came with the taufu bok! But patience is a virtue, so we waited and waited. Until the glorious sight of Claypot Bak Kut Teh came into picture. Rejoice! I loved the BKT that was full of ingredients and served in piping hot claypot.
The soup at Ban Lee was fabulously flavourful and full of herb flavour. It was the slightly darker in colour and had a lot of ingredients such as enoki mushrooms, beancurd sheets (fu chok), lean meat, pork ribs, intestines and vegetables just to name a few. Still, all that did not really matter since the soup was so good! It had a slight (almost insignificant) bitter aftertaste, but it’s the type of aftertaste that makes you want to drink more.Needless to say, we finished the soup in no time and asked for refills. Usually, the soup that is refilled lacks in flavour compared to the first pot of soup, but this was not the case. It was still aromatic and flavourful, and might I add that we asked for multiple refills just because it was so delicious.
We almost wanted to order extra portions of the BKT, until the wait staff suggested for us to try their Steamed Chicken instead. We thought, why not The steamed chicken was smooth and tender, and particularly juicy since we were given the thigh meat. But other than that, there was nothing really spectacular with the chicken.
Ban Lee will definitely be my top choice for Bak Kut Teh if I ever have the cravings and do not want to travel all the way to Klang.
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