Wednesday, October 29, 2008

(POON CHOY)HOCK THAI RESTAURANT

Poon choy literally means vegetables in a basin, it is actually a Hakka specialty. In the old days they prepared it only on special occasions like festivals or weddings. The food are placed layer by layer on a big bowl and with a flame at the bottom to keep it warm. The one we had was considered to be a mini poon choy. You need to make a reservation, if it for a table of 10 person. When the food was finally served after about 45 minutes of waiting, we just dig in for the best ingredient first. All tables manners were ignored! Parking is no problem as this is a residential area.

This shop is located near the Yamaha music school at n0:2, SS2/103, Petaling Jaya


Poon choy-there are 15 ingredients in this metal bowl i.e. : prawns, fish paste, mini abalone, radish, wawa choy, fish maw, carrot, squid, button mushroom, bamboo clams, chicken meat, dried oyster, shiis take mushroom, dried scallop and yam-was fun trying to get to the best pieces first-truly appealing and invigorating-richly flavored.


Free -a plate of fried rice vermicelli-lots of beansprouts, dried shrimps Chinese cabbage and eggs : portion was just nice and overtly oily.


Stir fried paku choy (wild fern)-with dried shrimps and bird's eye chillies :a bit old -was not crunchy


Total bill:rm76/

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