Last Duck in Macau
Wanted to try out this duck place at Sri Petaling with my di the duck enthusiast, but never got around to it. Before eyebrows are raised, the duck mentioned here is not the the Metro Tokyo Club Raphael sort, but rather the more boring roast duck rice. Walked into Chan Kong Kei (Macau) Roast Duck on a rainy Sunday afternoon and ordered some of their signature dishes, namely the Traditional Roast Duck over Noodles, Black Pepper Duck over Rice, Dumplings and Wanton in Soup. To wash it all down, I ordered a glass of boiled Haw (Haw Flakes that Haw). I must say that the traditional roast duck is quite good. Very fragrant and the meat is moist. Can't really say the same for the black pepper variant, but still a refreshing change from the norm. The black pepper duck is drier and crispier with loads of black pepper corns. On the first bite, you may find that the duck tastes bland, but trust me, the black pepper effect runs on a time-release mechanism.
The dumplings (sui kow) are also very good. The portion isn't quite big (let's just say I can down four ore more in one bite, but I have a big mouth and can dislocate my jaw on demand), but it tastes really good. The meat and prawn is fresh and overall, it has a "crunchy" feeling. The soup they use is also a bit different, darker unlike what I'm used to. Now let me rave about the chilli sauce. Made with fresh chillies. No scrimping on the
ingredients here. Not watered down. Thumbs up! However (I also have something to bitch about), the service is really quite slow. They practically need 2 persons to make one plate of wanton noodles. It's so funny watching them fumble though the shop isn't exactly packed. Time will tell whether their operations will improve, but the taste of the food is already good enough. Finally, the price. Quite pricey, but they give you a little bit extra. Duck rice is RM6 and mixed-variants will cost you RM8. Other than duck, they have steamed chicken, salted chicken, BBQ pork ribs and BBQ pork.
So when thinking of ducks, think of Macau.
The dumplings (sui kow) are also very good. The portion isn't quite big (let's just say I can down four ore more in one bite, but I have a big mouth and can dislocate my jaw on demand), but it tastes really good. The meat and prawn is fresh and overall, it has a "crunchy" feeling. The soup they use is also a bit different, darker unlike what I'm used to. Now let me rave about the chilli sauce. Made with fresh chillies. No scrimping on the
ingredients here. Not watered down. Thumbs up! However (I also have something to bitch about), the service is really quite slow. They practically need 2 persons to make one plate of wanton noodles. It's so funny watching them fumble though the shop isn't exactly packed. Time will tell whether their operations will improve, but the taste of the food is already good enough. Finally, the price. Quite pricey, but they give you a little bit extra. Duck rice is RM6 and mixed-variants will cost you RM8. Other than duck, they have steamed chicken, salted chicken, BBQ pork ribs and BBQ pork.
So when thinking of ducks, think of Macau.
Comments
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and say.... you are tagged to do a meme. Read it at http://pikeydude.blogspot.com/2007/07/contributing-rm127-to-darul-izzah.html
Hmmm... I can imagine a few fabulous uses for that... :P
Next time lor..
@Pikey:
Haha. Give me a call. Meme!?
@Janvier:
You can always BodyJam the calories away!
@Adrienz:
Sorry. Next time buat review Nasi Dagang.
@Savante:
Yes, duck.
@Ryan:
Only you commented on that!