HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?

I come from a pretty close knit family that loves good food. We eat almost anything. The best form of meeting up with all our cousins in when we go out for good food most Singaporeans, generally speaking, will really go off the beaten track if the food is good. I know, because I’m one of them. Recently, one of my cousins came to kl for a short holiday. Shopping-wise, they were pretty much disappointed as the famed great Malaysian sale was not on yet, with the exception of those two ringgit plus slippers that his wife managed to get at jusco. ‘Looks like we’d be better off spending our money on food’ he commented. So I brought him to Canton I, which happens to be, in my opinion, the best place for Hong Kong street food in Malaysia.

First, let me say that the food was so good that I forgot to take pictures of them, so if u notice a missing egg tart, or chopsticks digging into the won ton mee, my apologies. Heck, I actually had to go there for a second round of food as I totally forgot to take some pictures of the other stuff that we had there! That just shows you how good the food actually was! With the exception of the aromatic duck spring rolls, which, in my opinion, should not even be on the menu, as I felt it’s just a good way of getting rid of left-over roasted duck parts, all the other stuff that we had there was just excellent! This really saves me a flight to Hong Kong, especially for the won ton mee!

Let’s start with the starters, the egg tarts. Nice fillings, not too sweet, with a light pastry, the egg tarts were almost a melt in your mouth sensation. The won ton mee was easily just as good as any of the best in Hong Kong. The texture of the noodles is just right, that spring in the noodles still there when you bite into it, and the accompanying Hong Kong kai lan just blenched to perfection. As for the won tons, they followed the true to perfection recipe of the correct combination of prawns, port and some kind of salted fish, which made the soup that it was served in really tasty.

 

can't wait to dig in....

 

 

supposed to have 3 pcs.....

Next were the fried noodles with mushroom and sliced pork. This was another excellent dish. The noodles, which were the same as the wonton mee noodles, was fried just right, with what tasted like a combination of garlic, soy sauce, onions, bean sprouts, eggs, finely sliced chillies, pork slices, mushrooms, and wait……. Did I detect a trace of pork lard? What can I say; I’m a sucker for such fried noodles! This was one of the dishes that were so good I forgot to take a picture of it before we ate and I was only too glad to have it a second time just to take the pictures!

Another carbo dish we had that day was the chee cheong fun with you tiao. Sounds funny, right? The you tiao was wrapped into the chee cheong fun, served with the usual chee cheong fun sauce. Here is a pretty weird combination……. Soft, fine and smooth on the inside, slightly crispy, airy and slightly salty on the inside, it’s a collusion of textures, all in your mouth. Quite pleasingly weird, but good too, all at the same time.

The fried turnip cake was just like some that was being served in the local tim sum shops. It was served with bean sprouts, eggs, prawns, chye poh and spring onions. My wife really enjoyed this dish the first time we came here, but it seemed that the cook today was not in a good mood or something, as it did not taste as good as when we first had it.

depending on chef's mood, from excellent to normal....

Now, for some real meat……… the roasted pork belly and roasted pork ribs was a good combination. Sweet and salty. The belly had a nice crispy skin on it, and the ratio of lean to fat is 50/50, just right. Not too salty, with that light crunch of the skin when you take the first bite, truly, heaven (you will go there too, if you were being good and have this dish every day:-P). As for the ribs, they were generously coated in char siew sauce, not too sweet, just right, and the texture, oh, it was the fall off the bone kind of ribs, just the way I like it…….

 

damm good!

The one other dish that I had on my other visit to take pictures of the food, was the durian puffs. Imagine a goreng pisang. Now, take away the pisang and substitute it with durian. Is that heaven on earth or what? For the durian lovers out there, this is a must try!

 

 

Still waiting to see when I can get my hands on the roast goose that I see on the menu. It seems that it’s always not available whenever I go there. According to the people in hong kong, one of the legs of the goose is normally sold at a slightly higher price than the other. Apparently that leg tastes better………. Need to taste how far that is true…….. till the next time………….

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