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Dazzling dim sum restaurants in Puchong
The crunchy fried eggplant is to die for at You Ai Dim Sum. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.Puchong is a haven for dim sum teahouses! From those that look like grand palaces to bare-boned shops with marble-topped furniture, these establishments serve everything you would expect at a dim sum feast!
HungryGoWhere scoured Puchong, having searching for the ones that will have you stuffing your face with meaty paus in the wee hours of the morning, and snacking on salted egg custard buns in the late afternoon.
You Ai Dim Sum
By far one of the most modern establishments we visited in Puchong, You Ai Dim Sum is run by a very friendly aunty who might catch you for some small talk, that goes on for hours (not that we mind, this si tau po is very interesting).
But You Ai is the perfect place for whiling your time away while feasting on dim sum, the restaurant is extremely clean, air-conditioned, and stunning images of food from the menu repeat on an endless slideshow on their display screens. They’ve also got plenty of waiters at the ready to fulfil your every dim sum need.
A great place to spend your afternoon with long chats at You Ai Dim Sum. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.The steamed phoenix meatballs (RM5.20) caught our eye on the menu, and we weren’t disappointed at all by ordering it. The broth that the meatballs were sitting in may look clear, but mark our words, it was actually quite savoury.
We detected an egg in the mix, for a gooey sauce that had us leaving the chili and soy alone. We were delighted to find a whole prawn inside the meatball, and the bits of mushroom with a dash of salted egg on top made the dish just that much better.
So good, no chilli or soy sauce required. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.We ordered another dim sum staple, steamed prawn dumpling with leek (RM5.20), encased in a crystal skin. This dish was very cleansing, and really easy to eat. The dumplings were made in such a way that it was good with or without any extra sauce, as the filling had its own savoury flavour, what with minced prawns and chopped leek. Definitely a dish both old folks and kids can enjoy, just like steamboat, really!
You Ai’s special minced pork chee cheong fun will have you wanting more porcine goodness. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.One of the specialties that You Ai has includes their minced pork chee cheong fun (RM5.20) – steamed rice rolls topped with a hefty serving of slow-cooked minced pork.
The pork itself is sweet and savoury, so tasty you’ll want to lap it all up with your spoon! The chee cheong fun is softer than usual, but the prawns inside make up for the texture. The side of bok choy on the side also balances out the dish perfectly.
To aid with digestion, get a plate of this herbal jelly at You Ai dim sum. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.Opt for the unusual and order You Ai’s fried stuffed eggplant with Thai chili sauce (RM6), a very satisfying dish that will make you want more! The eggplant is fried to a crisp with thin batter, and tastes absolutely amazing with the sweet Thai chili sauce.
We suggest starting with the eggplant and making your way to the prawn-stuffed centre. This dish was hands-down one of our favourites, even though it is almost difficult to call it dim sum.
Eat this with or without sauces, it’ll taste good either way! – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.Last but not least, we urge you to get a plate of their wolfberry and osmanthus jelly (RM4.50), for a very good cleansing dessert. The texture is a little grainy with the berries and seeds, but the taste was a perfect balance of sweet and herbal. A great way to end your meal at You Ai.
Zok Noodle House
Don’t be fooled, Zok Noodle House serves up some mean dim sum too! – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.At first glance, you would not think that Zok Noodle House was also a dim sum joint, until you spot the steamed buns on their sign and the metal cabinets of paus placed just outside their shop.
If you want noodles though, it would not be amiss in Puchong. This restaurant is also famous for their three meat combo wantan mee, with slices of char siew, siew yoke, and roast duck!
Greasy baked donuts of porky goodness. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.Browsing the menu, we were floored with the amount of creative dishes Zok had. One of our first choices were the chicken floss bacon rolls (RM5), which were absolutely addictive. The steamed bacon was wrapped around tender juicy minced pork, while the chicken floss on top provided just the dry, savoury garnishing it needed.
One of the dishes you absolutely must have at Zok Noodle House is their bak kut teh pau (2pcs at RM6). Sure, the consistency of the pulled pork resembles that of char siew paus, but it definitely captures the herbal taste of bak kut teh. Imagine a whole porky broth compressed into a single donut-shaped pastry, and there you have the bak kut teh pau.
You can’t go wrong with bacon-wrapped anything. – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.We also ordered Zok’s deep fried taro pies (RM5), another dim sum staple, and were pleased with the crispy fried batter as well as the mushy taro and minced pork filling. Definitely worth a try if this is one of your must-have dishes at a dim sum shop.
Last but not least, we had not just one but two different types of dessert buns! The charcoal buns had a thick red bean paste inside, that wasn’t too sticky or sweet, but rather easy to eat. As for the salted egg custard bun,these were less gooey, but had a taste that was more milky instead.
No grease here, only yummy taro and pork! – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.These are just two of our six favourite dim sum places in Puchong. But if you want your steamed delicacies a little closer to KL instead, we’ve also got a nice little selection. If you want to taste dim sum worthy of a Michelin star, also check out Tim Ho Wan at The Gardens Mall. For our readers that shun the pork, make sure to try the halal or pork-free dim sum selections we’ve found as well! – December 10, 2015.
It’s not dim sum without dessert! – HungryGoWhere pic, December 10, 2015.Dim sum got your tongue? See where and what others are eating, download our new HungryGoWhere app which shows you what places are around your current location up to a radius of 5km! Or you can just look up any location, and see what's popular among fellow foodies. Now available on iTunes and Google Play.
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