TASTE THE AUTHENTIC TEOCHEW’s TRADITIONAL CLAYPOT BAK KUT TEH “HUA JI” IN THE SOUTH
October 24, 2018 Negeri Sembilan
“Bak Kut Teh” is a kind of herbal pork soup, also the local Chinese’s No.1 leading delicacy eatery which being well-known by the world believed that was Malaysia originated being practised since nearly a decade ago still today favourite by all people on respective recipes. Here in the South, we found and successfully recognised the best recommended Teochew style authentic traditional claypot bak kut teh carried by the Chang couple in “Hua Ji” at Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
The Selangor originated Mr. Andrew Chang Ngan Keng (born 1960), was the initial founder, together with his wife Ms. Shirley Yap Phiak Lan (Penang, born 1962) both are the immediate owners of this wonderful Teochew authentic traditional claypot herbal pork soup “Hua Ji Bak Kut Teh” introducing their home recipe signature menus to the locals and visitors at Seremban2. Also having positive response from the market recently made them to be recognised among the recommended in town.
The founder cum owner Mr. Andrew Chang who at his age of 58 years old currently, stayed more than 30 years in Construction Industry, all the while having great interest in eatery & chefing. Been touched the f&b industry at his 10th of age worked as a part-timer in beef noodles and economic rice field allowed him basically experienced the career, also being touched the chinese herbals field previously.
While after retirement, with Andrew’s vision to have his very own eating house and with the experiences hold on him (herbals knowledge), added with supports from wife Shirley Yap (who was a Marketing Personnel), also foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry enabled them in year 2018 successfully established their very first owned eating house named “Hua Ji Bak Kut Teh” at S2 Height, Seremban introducing Andrew’s homemade Teochew’s herbal pork soup and other eateries selection to the locals in manner.
In Hua Ji Bak Kut Teh, the founder Andrew’s very first top recommended in menus surely will be their “Signature Claypot Bak Kut Teh” which most wanted by the regulars on Teochew style. Soup base boiled at least 2 hours with combination of 7 chinese herbals mixture and pork offals such pork rib, pork belly, trotter, tail, knuckle, small & big bones, intestine and pork tripe (stomach), then served boiled in claypot topped with veges, dried beancurd sheet and needle mushroom (on customer’s request) will brings a wonderful pot of their Teochew’s bak kut teh eatery that you must try when reached Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Especially the delicious herbal pork soup taste itself swallowed and pork offal’s freshness & bites texture into mouth.
Secondly will be their famous “Black Vinegar Pig’s Trotter”, which among the restaurant’s daily top seller favourite by the visitors recently. Local fresh pork trotter selected, braised 2 hours mixed with matured ginger, garlic, quality black vinegar, rock sugar & dried chilli, then finally served hot in bowl will brings excellent sweet, sour and fair spicy taste into mouth that neither found the same elsewhere in town. And also the natural pork’s collagen from the long hours braised which you cannot aside here.
Another will be the owner’s best choice of “Claypot Pork with Salted Fish”, which most wanted by the locals. Mixtures of fine sliced pork belly & lean meat, 15 minutes stir-fried in claypot with chilli, ginger shredded, onion, dried chilli and black soya sauce, then served boiled & topped with chopped spring onions will brings unbelievable exotic wok/pot-fried taste with sweet and spicy spices that you never regret after tasted here.
Nonetheless, the owners Andrew and Shirley also taken this opportunity to introduce their well known “Seafood Bak Kut Teh” which neither found better in town. In-house herbal soup base boiled in claypot with fresh squids, tiger prawns, lala clams & grouper fish slices (needle mushroom on request), then finally served topped with chopped celery veges brings the best excellent seafood freshness taste in bak kut teh soup that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Teochew style herbal pork soup eating house “Hua Ji Bak Kut Teh” at Seremban2, Negeri Sembilan.
HUA JI BAK KUT TEH
(HYPER TECH 62 RESOURCES)
Address: No. 49,
Plaza Commercial Saujana,
Jalan PCS 3,
Seremban 2,
70300 Seremban,
Negeri Sembilan.
Business Hours: 9:00am to 3:00pm (Daily)
( Closed on Sunday)