TASTE THE WONDERFUL CANTONESE DIM SUM CUISINE CARRIED BY THE SPECIALIST “XIN XI” IN THE SOUTH
“Cantonese Dim Sum” or locally known Hong Kong Style Dim Sum is a kind of Chinese’s traditional royal eateries which been practised since thousand of years ago, also nowadays among the local’s favourite selection presented by lots of chinese restaurants, easily to be found everywhere on respective recipes. Here in the southern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best newly recommended Cantonese Dim Sum eating house “Xin Xi” in the state of Johor, since year 2018.
The Perak originated Mr. Lai Kar Leong (born 1977), was the initial founder, together with his wife Ms. Chong Pey Ling (Johorean, born 1977) both also the recent immediate owners of this best recognised Hong Kong/Cantonese Dim Sum eating place “Restoran Xin Xi Dim Sum” running at Taman Daya, Johor serving all their Chef’s home recipes on fine dim sum selections to the locals & visitors.
The founder cum restaurant’s main dim sum chef Lai Kar Leong, who at his age of 42 years old currently, all the while having great interest in cantonese dim sum and initially stepped into the f&b industry at his 16th of age began as a kitchen trainee in “Lei Garden” at Ipoh, Perak where he touched the dim sum field. Also been reached Kuala Lumpur, Alor Setar & Pahang to further his exposure in the career before been recruited as a dim sum chef in Indonesia in year 2005 (at his 28th of age) and stayed few years there, where he met his real Master (who originated from Kuala Lumpur) been given Kar Leong chances to sharpen his profession in the field.
With Kar Leong’s vision to have his very owned dim sum house locally, added with his great interest & experiences in the cantonese dim sum eatery/culinary and foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry in the south nation (JB) allowed Kar Leong together with his wife in year 2018 successfully established their very first & owned chinese dim sum house officially named “Restoran Xin Xi Dim Sum” along Jalan Sagu, Taman Daya introducing most of their interesting cantonese dim sum selections all under a roof. Finally being recognised among the newly best recommended in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019 in the southern nation.
In this Xin Xi Dim Sum, the founder cum Dim Sum Chef Kar Leong’s very first top recommended in menus will be their special “King Prawn Dumpling” which most wanted by their regular customers. Home rice-made wrapper filling with fresh sea prawns then served after about 5 minutes steamed will brings excellent bites texture into mouth that you should need to have a try when reached Johor Bahru. Especially the prawn’s freshness itself that you cannot aside.
Secondly will be their famous “King Siew Mai” (Cantonese Steamed Pork Dumpling), which among the restaurant’s daily top seller all the while. Flour-made wrapper hand-wrapped filling with the mixtures of minced pork and prawn in home recipes, then topped onto fish roe (orange) and finally served after about 7 minutes steamed will brings wonderful exotic pork’s freshness and prawn’s bites texture into mouth that you will never regret after tasted here.
Another will be their steamed “Braised Chicken Feet”, which also among the visitor’s favourite almost to be seen on every single table in the restaurant. Local fresh chicken feets commonly selected, marinated & deep fried in-house then braised an hour with home recipe ingredients mixture added black soy beans and red chilli shredded, kept overnight and finally served after another 6 minutes steamed will brings delicious sweet & nice fair spicy taste that you will like it.
Moreover, the owners also introduced their “Steamed Pork Ribs” which among the best cantonese dim sum selections. Local fresh pork spare ribs selected, prepared in cutted pieces, marinated at least 2 hours in home spices mixture, followed by 8 minutes steamed with black soy beans & red chilli shredded will brings smooth pork’s bites texture and freshness into mouth that wanted by most of the locals.
Other than steamed dim sum menus, their Hong Kong Style “Glutinous Rice” also among the recommended in this Xin Xi restaurant. Overnight soaked glutinous rice prepared in-house mixed with marinated chicken drumstick meats (boneless), mushroom slices, chinese sausage and homemade roasted pork (char siew), then served after 15 minutes steamed will brings totally different steamed glutinous rice that found in town, neither better elsewhere in town which you need to have a taste.
Nonetheless, founder Kar Leong also introduced their outstanding “Paper Wrapped Chicken” which on Chef’s home recipes only in Xin Xi Dim Sum house. Chicken thigh commonly selected, marinated overnight with more than 10 ingredients mixture in-house, then paper wrapped followed by about 8 minutes deep fried will brings authentic traditional taste of eatery that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Hong Kong/Cantonese Dim Sum House “Restoran Xin Xi Dim Sum” at Taman Daya, Johor Bahru.
RESTORAN XIN XI DIM SUM
Address: No. 19,
Jalan Sagu 18,
Taman Daya,
81100 Johor Bahru,
Johor.
Business Hours: 7:30am to 3:30pm (Daily)
(Closed on Thursday)