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Malay Mail
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Newcomer Restoran Hai Feng brings nourishing bowls of fish ball noodles to PJ Sea Park
PETALING JAYA, June 27 — How do you judge a bowl of fish ball noodles? That's the question that popped into my head as I tried out Restoran Hai Feng's fish ball noodles, the newest addition to the already-flourishing Sea Park food scene. Homemade egg noodles (left) can be ordered with a mix of soy sauce, lard and fried shallots where the noodles (right) have a firmer texture. There's, of course, more than one way to make fish balls, starting from the all important fish paste. Chan, who runs this eatery, explained that only yellowtail fusilier fish, popularly called 'dou fu yee' in Cantonese, is used to make the fish paste that is shaped into fish balls and fish cakes. This is all made at his own factory, which also makes egg noodles which they distribute in the Klang Valley. The fish balls and fish cakes tend to be smooth with an al dente bite, while the fish paste comes in uneven shapes and chopped spring onions. Bitter Gourd Fish Paste Noodle is enhanced with sliced bitter gourd cooked perfectly with those chunky pieces of fish paste. At most stalls, the noodles and broth tend to be supporting actors to the main star. This round, the broth isn't the typical plain, almost tasteless version but it's a naturally sweet chicken and pork bones broth, slowly simmered for 7 hours. Their limited 'yong liew' offers a creamy pan fried eggplant and bitter gourd with deep fried beancurd and 'tofu pok', best eaten dipped in your soup. With that broth, finishing my noodles wasn't a chore as I could happily enjoy every element inside the bowl. As the restaurant has only been in business for about half a month, the opening menu features two noodle choices plus a list of add-ons to complement the meal. Fish Ball Noodle is a bowl of noodles, served dry or with soup, accompanied with three fish balls, fuchuk and fried tofu pok. It's a traditional pairing that cannot go wrong, where the fried beancurd and fried tofu pok is also layered with fish paste. The fish cake (left) has a bouncy bite and is best paired with their house made chilli sauce (right) which has a touch of vinegar. The other choice is Bitter Gourd Fish Paste Noodle with jade green slices of the vegetable paired with 6 chunky pieces of yee wat and your noodles. What pips the traditional fish ball noodles is the fish paste with the firm bite and extra herby note mingling with the well cooked bitter gourd that isn't too firm nor mushy. It's RM11 for a small portion and RM13 for the big portion, where it's bulked up with noodles. One can also sample their homemade egg noodles with a firmer texture, by ordering a dry version. Old timers who used to frequent the previous economy rice business will recognise its furniture. These noodles are also used at Chan's other business, the wantan mee stall at the nearby Thong Kee Cafe. Here, they use a lighter hand with the lard but should you wish to add more, just request for more lard to enhance your noodles. Their Bitter Gourd (RM3) and Eggplant (RM3) yong liew are great choices to add to your meal too. It may not look appealing with its duller colours but Chan explained that they slowly pan fry their version, rather than deep frying it in oil. Without the oily after taste, the flavour of the bitter gourd shines through, coupled with the bouncy fish paste. Located right opposite Botak Nasi Lemak, this shop is also in the same row as the popular Sea Park Dessert and Kampar Cafe. Similarly the eggplant yong liew is superb for its creamy flesh with a dash of soy sauce. One can also add on the Fried Tofu Pok (RM2) and Fried Bean Curd (two pieces for RM4) too, which tends to be less oily and not super crunchy, making it a better pairing when tossed in your bowl of noodles. Fish Cake (RM12) are chunky, firmer bites and not dripping with oil like other stalls. Do ask for their home made chilli sauce too, a bright red version with a hint of vinegar to keep it refreshing yet spicy. Previously this lot housed Restoran New Wei Xiang, a popular economy rice shop that was in business for 27 years until the owners retired. Restoran Hai Feng, 48, Jalan 21/19, Sea Park, Petaling Jaya. Open: 7am to 3.30pm. Closed only for Chinese New Year. • This is an independent review where the writer paid for the meal. • Follow us on Instagram @eatdrinkmm for more food gems.
CNA
15-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
Working at my dad's hawker stall brought us closer
Valeria Tan decided to join her father, Tan Jin Huat, in the hawker business after his accident. Today, they run Di San Dai, a hawker stall at Chinatown Complex serving fishball noodles and congee. Despite having a typical Asian father-daughter dynamic, their relationship has gotten stronger since they started working together.
Malay Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Hong Kong's On Lee Noodle Soup, with its 50 years-plus fish ball noodle soup legacy, to open in Pavilion KL in June
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Famed fish ball noodle soup shop On Lee Noodle Soup from Hong Kong's Shau Kei Wan will be hitting our shores by the end of June. It will open at the Level 4 Connection of Pavilion KL, sandwiched between Arthur's Storehouse and the yet-to-open Naughty Babe Dirty Duck, just one level below Dadi Cinema. According to a write-up on its hoarding, the shop was started back in 1966 — as a humble dai pai dong opposite Tin Hau temple — by Cheung Kwong Chung who had apprenticed at a fish ball noodle shop in Sheung Wan. When the area was redeveloped, the stall was allocated a space in a municipal building in Fortress Hill. However they didn't want to leave the area, hence Cheung and his wife decided to open a shop on East Street in 1993. After he died in 1997, his wife continued the business. As time passed, their three children returned to help with the business, giving up their careers to carry on their father's legacy. Throughout the years, they have maintained the practice of making the fish balls daily using fresh eel. It's served with a soup made using pork bones, beef bones, fish, dried shrimps and a variety of spices. The shop in Hong Kong also serves a signature butter toast with condensed milk and on Sunday, fried fish skin, a by-product of their fish ball making process, is available in limited quantities. Apparently Hong Kong stars Chow Yun-fat and Ekin Cheng have eaten at the shop. On the hoarding, there's also a photo of Hong Kong actress Charmaine Sheh, saying she'll be at their grand opening of On Lee Noodle Shop in KL. Sheh is famous for her work in Hong Kong and China television serials, including the iconic Story of Yanxi Palace, the most watched television show in China in 2018. Last year she picked up the best actress award for the third time at the TVB Anniversary Awards, a first-time achievement in the industry, for her gripping role as the passionate television news anchor on The Queen of News. Apparently she's a big fan of On Lee's cuttlefish balls, which she tried at a hotpot restaurant, as seen in their social media post from 2022. On Lee Noodle Soup, Lot C4-06-01, Level 4 Connection, Pavilion KL, 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. For updates for the KL outlet, follow their XiaoHongShu page @安利鱼蛋粉（马来西亚分店 and for their HK outlets, follow their Instagram: @on_lee_noodle_shop * Follow us on Instagram @eatdrinkmm for more food gems.
Malay Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Crowd favourite Hong Kee Handmade Fishball is now at Restoran Puchong Meet You
PUCHONG, May 12 — This bowl of fish ball noodles has a serious fan club. Many make a pilgrimage of sorts to Puchong just to score a bowl or two from Hong Kee Handmade Fishball, preferably early in the morning to not be disappointed, otherwise it'll be a very sad journey home. Most people associate it with Restoran Ma Bo, its home for many years but they have moved so reroute your Waze to Restoran Puchong Meet You instead where they opened for business on May 9. You will be greeted with a comfy, clean space with ample parking, just around the corner from Lotus's hypermarket. Glorious nuggets of minced pork and pork lard croutons top your choice of noodles for the dry version — Picture by Lee Khang Yi Fervent fans can even catch them making their fish balls from scratch—mixing the all important fish paste—using a spoon to squeeze the fish paste to form round shapes. Fish balls are made fresh every day, minus any of those nasty boric acid and preservatives, using the owner's wife's family recipe passed down for three generations, where yellowtail fish and sea eel are combined. It's the best combination with those soft fish balls made with sea eel and yellowtail fish, pork ball, 'fuchuk' and fish cake — Picture by Lee Khang Yi The fish ball is exceptional with a soft texture and just a slight elasticity. Purists can go for the soup version, where noodles swim in a clear soup, as four fish balls and a solo pork ball bob on top of the surface, with a piece of fuchuk and slices of supple fried fish cake. The dry noodles have my heart though, simply for that super crazy good minced pork and lard topping. This version puts others to shame, as those big nuggets of minced pork have more bite, using a ratio of 80:20 of meat and fat, slowly cooked for 2 hours to infuse it with extra oomph! Even the lard is exceptional. Think chunky, dark golden pieces with a fluffy bite that releases all of the fragrant oil, an important component to drive flavour into the noodles. Combine the dark sauce with the topping and your noodles for a super satisfying bowl to kickstart your morning — Picture by Lee Khang Yi And, unlike other places, they're generous with the lard too, mingling with the minced pork. One can easily pack home the fishball noodles in soup that can be heated up and combined with the toppings -- Picture by Lee Khang Yi You may get one less fish ball with the dry version but it's worth that awesome topping that enhances the noodles perfectly, where all of the sauce is coating each strand of your noodles. Expect to fork out RM10 for a small portion and RM11 for a big bowl of happiness. As they have just reopened after a hiatus, there's no off days fixed yet and they will be open today on Vesak Day. A lot of work goes into forming the fish balls by hand with a scoop to maintain consistency in the portion -- Picture by Lee Khang Yi Hong Kee Handmade Fishball, Restoran Puchong Meet You, 38, Jalan Bandar 15, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Puchong. Open: 6am to 2pm or until sold out (Monday to Friday), 6.30am to 2pm or until sold out (Saturday, Sunday and public holiday). Tel:018-8722277. Facebook: @HongKee *This is an independent review where the writer paid for the meal. *Follow us on Instagram @eatdrinkmm for more food gems. Look for the stall (left) at the back of the restaurant that faces the greenery where outdoor seats (right) are also available -- Pictures by Lee Khang Yi
