COCONUTS HOTSPOT – If you’re looking for a place that serves authentic Sarawakian noodles, you don’t need to buy a plane ticket just to fly to Sarawak. There’s one noodle place in Puchong called SRK Noodle House that is sure to satisfy your cravings.
This noodles eatery specialises in Sarawakian noodles like kampua mee, bian bian hu (plain rice noodles similar to kway teow) and of course, Sarawak laksa. Kampua mee came from the Foochow people, not to be mistaken with the Hakka-style kolok mee. Authentic kampua mee is white in colour made from flour, eggs and salt. The noodles are first boiled till softened, then tossed with lard, soya sauce and oyster sauce.
Our bowl of springy Black Sauce Kampua Mee had a few lashings of dark soya sauce too and topped with sliced char siu, minced pork, fried shallots and chopped spring onions. Mixing everything in the bowl, these noodles were really good!
The Tomato Kuay Teow was a rare treat as SRK Noodles House is one of the few eateries that serve this. The flat rice noodles were braised in a thick tangy tomato sauce with slices of pork and seafood. Stalks of sawi added some nice crunch and fibre to this plate of wholesome goodness.
Bian Bian Hu are Sarawak’s version of pan mee – the thin squares of noodles looked almost like wantan skins and these were boiled and then cooked in clear soup with minced pork and fresh lily bulbs. Flavours were sweet and simple and the slippery smooth texture of the noodle sheets were something I’d order again.
The Sarawak Gui Chap were a similar rendition of the bian bian hu but these were cooked in a herbal soup (similar to bak kut teh) and topped with thin slices of pork belly, pig intestines, pig tongue and tofu puffs. It’s a belly-warming serving of herbal porky innards that only true fans would appreciate.
We tried some Sarawak Bien Nuik which were very similar to wantans but these were tossed in some soya sauce, fried shallots and lots of chopped spring onions. The dumpling skins wrapping the filling of minced pork were a tad too thick – I’d go for the regular soupy wantans over this.
Last but not least, the Sarawak Laksa was served. Springy beehoon in a creamy spicy laksa broth topped with prawns and charsiu were a good combination for me any day. It’s just that some purists would say the flavours were not authentically Sarawakian but to me, it’s a very decent bowl of laksa.
SRK Noodle House’s menu has a good selection of other noodles as well as popular rice dishes to satisfy most palates. The eatery was clean and comfortable and service was pretty fast.
SRK NOODLES HOUSE
G-10 Jalan Puteri 1/2
Bandar Puteri
Puchong
Tel: 03-8066-2917
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