Chee Cheong Fun @ Yap Hup Kee, Pudu

(Non-Halal)

I believe I have written quite a number of post on one of my fave food, Chee Cheong Fun (CCF) - Rice Noodle Rolls. I was chatting with Jason and he told me about some lovely CCF he had tried in Pudu. He reminded me that I had another CCF post waiting in my "To Blog" folder.

I was with Glorious Jade in Pudu area for reasons that I have forgotten about (this was sometime Oct last year!) and we were looking for a place to have our lunch. When I came across Yap Hup Kee, I was ecstatic as it serves something that I love.

Pick what you want from the Yong Tau Foo spread laid out before you and take a seat.

The delicious Curry CCF, topped with fried dried prawns. The curry is quite thick and after mixing it all up, I felt that the smooth CCF could always do with more curry gravy ;o).

The sweet sauce version is just as good for those who doesn't like their CCF with curry.

One can also opt for Lo Shee Fun (short round rice noodle), topped with minced pork and spring onions for a change. Given a choice, I'll go for my yummy CCF!

Apart from the usual Yong Tau Foo variety, they have some unusual items like the stuffed four angle beans for example. Here are some Yong Tau Foo served in soup.

As for the fried variety, there's this mini Otak-Otak Spring Roll which was pretty good but it was too tiny for me, lacking oomph when I took a bite. You can tell how tiny it is as it's resting on the small disposable sauce plate.

Another unusual one is the Salted Egg Yoke Fried Wantan. This is one for lovers of Salted Egg Yoke. You know who you are....Salted Egg Yoke Prawns, Salted Egg Yoke Pumpkin, Salted Egg Yoke Crabs!

The Yong Tau Foo here is of the Hakka version, meaning the paste used for stuffing is a mix of fish, pork and salted fish meat. However, the difference in taste is most evident when one orders this, I like eating this "Salted Fish Pork Fish Cake"! Hee hee hee....

For those staying in Petaling Jaya, fret not. There's a branch in Damansara Utama for us CCF lovers which also serves seafood steamboat. It doesn't have the "feel" like the main outlet in Pudu but I'm grateful that there's one nearer to me which I also frequent now and then.

Restoran Yap Hup Kee
(Pudu Main Outlet)
45 Jalan Brunei Barat (off Jalan Pudu)
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-2148 9220
Opens 9 am to 5 pm, 6 pm to 12 midnight, Closes every two weeks on Tuesday)

YHK Seafood Yau Tau Foo
(Damansara Utama Branch)
31 Jalan SS21/56B (same row as The Ship)
Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya
Tel : 203-7710 8131
Opens 10 am to 9 pm Everyday

Other YHK's Chee Cheong Fun Fans :-

Babe In The City - KL
Lyrical Lemongrass
Food4Thot
Julian Si


Also read up on the other varieties of CCF I've blogged about!

Roadside normal CCF in Taman Cheras - loved the ham meatballs here.

Prawn Paste (Har Go) CCF, Kafe Delectables Tesco Mutiara Damansara - a little shop that serves several delights. For best prawn paste Chee Cheong Fun, almost any stall that sells it in Penang! :o)

CCF with sweet red sauce and green pickled chillies, Canning Garden Ipoh - a must stopover!

Anson CCF (with dried prawns and cooked turnip bits) from Ah Keong, Damansara Uptown Hawker Centre - What I like to bring for makan gathering.

CCF at Bee Connection, Low Yat Plaza - Have your pick! Sweet sauce; soy sauce; curry and my personal fave Sambal Belacan! While you're here, try the special deep fried tofu...

Curry CCF, Wai Sik Kai Pudu - heavenly with pork rind and dried prawns!

Ask not what you can do for your country.Ask what's for lunch. - Orson Welles