Why it must be Ampang Yong Tau Foo?
There are three restaurants serving these delicious Yong Tau Foo – Ampang Homeland, Orchard View and Fong Fong. Now, it’s therefore almost impossible for you not to get a seat in any of them, but then, which is the best of the three?
In this case of Ampang Yong Tau Foo (f***ing too long, I’ll initial it as YTF), it’s Fong Fong which is most packed and arguably the best. Orchard View is a close second, while Ampang Homeland is a distand third. I’ll go anywhere depending on the crowd. However, if you can’t speak Cantonese or Mandarin (what a shame!), then you’ll have to settle for Ampang Homeland because it’s the only one that has a menu with colourful photos where you can point out the items that you want.
YTF are actually fish paste stuffed into items like smooth taufoo, ladies fingers, fried taufoo, chilies, slices of bittergourd or brinjals and also wrapped in thin soya skin (foo chok) which are then served in soup or deep fried.
Shallot for garnishing are fresh from the stove and not some instant pre-pack shallot from the supermarket.
Ah Lian: Aunty, can I take pictures ah?
Ah soh: Oh, can! Can! Take la. (She’s smiling at the camera and not knowing that ah lian is directed the camera at the food and not HER!)
*Click…click….
Ah soh: Where are you from ah?
Ah Lian: *paiseh…. no la. From Klang only.
Ah soh: *face turning like whore asking… knn, so suaku meh, never see YTF before.
The secret of Ampang YTF is the smooth white taufoo and the use of good ikan parang. Above all, there’s very little oil used (except for the fried items) and therefore a reasonably healthy diet.
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Yesterday was my first stamina training getting myself ready for a climb in Mount Kinabalu. Manage to run 800meters and walk 400meters nonstop. I almost couldn’t believe my own ablility cos the last i ever track run was when i was 17y/o. It’s just the start of the training and I vowed to be as discipline as possible.
JC said,
May 17, 2006 @ 1:17 pm
HQ, need map lah…
Myself more suaku than you leh… :p
Jessie says: Just drive down to Pekan Ampang which is a one way street and the row of restaurants are on your left. errr…. call my mobile when you intent to go la.
kimmysia said,
May 17, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
That’s a really big pot of oil used.
What do they do with it at the end of the day?
Jessie not so pat say: Maybe they use the oil to fry the YTF. That is why the YTF is so yummy and fragrant.
You going Mt Kinabalu? Bila? Can join ah?
Jessie say: Get myself on stand by first. The next trip TK go to Sabah, I hop on the plane with him also. This time is White water rafting (3 to 5 class) and Mount KK together. Set?
daboss said,
May 17, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
800 meters??? hahahaha… 800 meters also want to practise ah?
Jessie says: First day after 14 years never track run cannot over doing it. Later muscle pull the next day have to walk like a penguin liao.
yummy, the ytf looks dem good. i like the ones with curry rather than the ‘chin tong’. how much per piece ah?
Jessie says: I eat anything. Curry or soup or fried. Still the same ole price. RM0.50 a piece.
athena said,
May 17, 2006 @ 3:31 pm
wah….i manyak lama tarak pigi makan ampang YTF!!!
luckily that day parents bought bek for me! 😀
Hisham said,
May 17, 2006 @ 3:45 pm
So are Kharsyn, Carlgene & the little guy also going up Mt. Kinabalu?
Jessie says:Â They go. I stay.
shiruikage said,
May 17, 2006 @ 11:19 pm
wow…nice…..oni have it once b4, at ampang…..gotta say…taste i forogt liou! hahah!
Lil said,
May 19, 2006 @ 4:25 am
well done ahjang, keep up the work! when are you going to KK?
oddfather said,
May 25, 2006 @ 11:14 am
Fong Fong is the best!!
Uncle……yat pak kin(100 pieces)…….hmmmm…..eat my heart out!!!