Saturday, August 17, 2013

Hong Kong Lat Tong 辣汤 (Pepper Broth) @ Kajang

And yet again we went on another adventurous food trip within the city limits. An impromptu decision really, just to distant ourselves from mundane weekend routines (And food), so it was off to Kajang for Heart*'s favorite Lat Tong place for brunch/lunch. I have never been to Kajang my entire life, so why not?

Took us closed to 35-40 minutes to reach the place from PJ and right on the clock it was 12pm. Given the fact that we both skipped breakfast, a heavy lunch was definitely on the cards.

Parked at the Parkson shopping complex, and hoofed it for about 5 minutes to reach the place @ Lorong Mendaling. A word of caution though, the place is tugged in a remote corner of a row of very old shop lots, so could get tricky pin pointing the exact location. The only landmark to take note of is Hotel Kajang Area and Sports Toto. The restaurant is tugged behind Toto (Corner shop lot) and facing the budget hotel.

Here's what we ordered:

The famous Lat Tong. Ours was strictly pork meat (Optionally, you can include intestines). We ordered the portion for 1 pax.
The pork meat goes well with chilli in soy sauce. This is how I eat bak kut teh too. Courtesy of my aunt for convincing me to do so.
The pepper broth goes well with steamed rice.

Yet another of their signature dish, the 'Fah Tiew' Chicken. Ordered for 2 pax. Almost like Dark soy sauce chicken with a hint of Chinese rice wine? 
Blanched Chinese Lettuce with Oyster sauce. Portion for 2 pax.


The place is relatively small, with limited seating. The crowd started pouring in after our arrival. I hear from Heart* that the place operates till 3pm for lunch crowd, then re-opens at 6pm for dinner.
The landmark to identify that will help you locate the restaurant. Walk into the alley, the restaurant is just behind Sports Toto. Weird location I know.
Overall the bill came up to about MYR 38 in total, inclusive of 2 glasses of iced-coffee. It was not bad. 3.5/5. To be honest, I am not a big fan of the spicy pepper broth, but this one taste quite ok. I particularly like the chicken dish.

Making our way back to Parkson mall, we stopped by this biscuit sundry shop and purchased half kg of assorted biscuits. It's rare to see biscuits sold in large jars these days, and patrons would order their share in weights.
Good experience today. Had fun through and through. Thanks Heart* for driving us there.


43000 No 177, Jalan Mendaling Kajang Selangor

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