[Non-halal] Teochew steam hor fun, anyone?
You’re probably familiar with Teochew steamed fish, but have you ever heard of Teochew steam hor fun (sic)?
Our search for unique food in ICC Pudu led us to this stall – which serves seafood porridge and a noodle dish that’s totally new to us.
Despite being a Teochew, this is the first time Max had heard of this noodle dish. So, is it good? Read on to find out.
Teochew steam hor fun
As it turns out, this noodle dish originates from Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
This dish was first created by the Beh family over 10 years ago to attract new customers at its seafood porridge stall.
As this is an original recipe by the Beh siblings, it is not a traditional Teochew noodle dish – which explains why this is new to us.
This dish finally made its way to ICC Pudu, when one of the Beh siblings opened up this stall in 2017.
What is Teochew steam hor fun?
So, what is this special dish?
If you’re familiar with Teochew steamed fish, these noodles basically take inspiration from that classic dish in terms of flavour and ingredients.
The similarities are apparent with the use of tomatoes, lemon, ginger, chillies, and fried shallots.
Perfectly balanced as it should be
Despite the ingredients used, we actually found the flavours to be well-balanced. It just had the perfect mix of savoury, sweet, sour and spicy.
In no way, have we ever found any of the taste profiles to be too prominent. It just came together to yield a very appetising dish.
We like that the broth is not too thick or watery – which goes really well with the hor fun (flat rice noodles). The broth is made with pork bones as the base, with a secret sauce to provide the tang and spicy flavours.
Noodles – smooth with a bit of girth
Speaking of the noodles, the texture was excellent for this dish.
It is not thin like your typical Ipoh hor fun, nor is it thick like your Cantonese-style ying yong dish.
The noodles straddle in between – smooth like your Ipoh hor fun, but slightly thicker with a bit of girth to soak up the gravy.
Have fish, will eat it
We ordered the Steamed Fish Hor Fun (RM10), which came with a few slices of jade perch fish on top. Sourced from Taiping, the fish was fresh, flaky, and mildly oily due to its high content in Omega-3.
The fish’s texture definitely held up well during the steaming process – and provided a satisfying bite to our meal.
How about prawns and lala?
If you’re not a fan of fish – the noodles can be served with steamed prawns (RM11) or a seafood combination of prawns, fish and lala (RM20).
Besides the hor fun, the stall also serves a variety of seafood porridge and soup.
Verdict
We really enjoyed the dish! We found the flavours to be very balanced, and we found the broth to be super appetizing!
We would definitely come back to order their noodles topped with prawns and clams, and also try the seafood porridge.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Special Teochew Steam Hor Fun
Address: G-62, ICC, Jalan Kijang, Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Hours: 8am-2pm Daily (Closed on Mondays)
Phone: 012-486 8567
