Publication Magazine Volume 2 City View | Page 13

Recommended: Nam Heong Wan tan mee Restoran cheo lee Recommended: Fatty chef Machong fun Dim Sum A popular breakfast, Dim Sum refers to a collection of meats and savoury items put on small saucers, kept hot in bamboo baskets and served ala carte via a push-cart tray. Patrons of restaurant then choose which kinds of dishes they want and pick the baskets from the tray. Some of the popular dishes include ‘Siew Mai’, roasted pork balls, ‘Wu Kok’, crispy yam dumplings and ‘Har Gau’, whole shrimps wrapped in a floury package. Bah Kut Teh A truly Malaysian-Chinese dish, Bah Kut Teh originated from Klang a few decades ago from Klang in Selangor state. It was prepared by a stall owner under a bridge for coolies in the area who smoked opium. As their taste buds were affected by the drug, they lacked their sense of taste. What the stall owner did was boil pork ribs and intestines in strong Chinese medical herbs, creating a stew that was ripe with aroma. From there, Bah Kut Teh caught on and became a nation-wide phenomenon. 12