Meng Kee Steam Soup stall @ Taman Paramount
Posted by Buu on September 27, 2006
Before I go on with this post , I would like to apologize for the horribly dark photos due to the poor lighting and the non existance of a flash in my camera phone.
Now on with the post. My college friends and I have not met up for a long long time and so we decided to meet up for dinner right after work. After the 4 of us gathered together, we sat down at this roadside stall that had conquered the sidewalk with a small army of plastic chairs and tables. During our chatty evening we browsed the menu.
Like mentioned in the title of this post, the speciality of this hawker stall is soup. They had all kinds of soups including weird ones like pig brain soup , intestine soup, chicken feet soup and many more that doesnt sound appetizing to me. So to spare ourselves from soupy surprises , we ordered good old chicken soup.
It is made out of boiled chicken bones, chinese herbs and nuts for a few hours which tastes pretty good and has a lot of character in comparison to a can of Campbell soup. A bowl of chicken soup costs RM 4.50.
Next up were these two dishes that came at the same time. Salted steam pork and japanese taufu with century egg. The steam pork was alright, tender and smooth tasting without too much salt. The taufu was mediocre but I didn’t really care too much for the century egg.
And here is the star of the night. Asam fish. It was superb. It’s made from er….pardon the lack of fish knowledge, ladies fingers and asam sauce all steamed together. The fish is soft and goes easy on the taste buds. The asam is the secret weapon that makes it taste good.
At the end of our dining experience the bill came up to RM 46.50. I say the price is pretty decent for 4 people. I recommend coming to this place for the fish.
