MUST TRY THE “XUJI” HANDMADE DAN ZAI EGG-NOODLES CARRIED BY TAN FAMILY IN THE NORTHERN
“Handmade Egg Noodles” is a kind of Chinese’s traditional authentic noodles eatery which been taken and practised since thousand of years, also decades on our nation Malaysia being all the while favourite by the locals, served in respective recipes that seldomly be found nowadays in this 21st century. But here in the northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended Handmade Egg Noodles specialist “Xuji Noodle” in Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang running by the Tan family having great positive response from the market recently.
The Pulau Pinang local originated Mr. Tan Tiang Khoy (born 1972), together with his wife Ms. Ooi Poh Gaik (Penang, born 1976) both were the initial founders and also the immediate owners of this best recommended Handmade Egg Noodles eating place “Xuji Noodle House” at Kota Permai, Bukit Mertajam presenting their very homemade egg noodles or locally known Dan Zai Mian and other signature menus to the locals & visitors all under a roof. Also fully assisted by their son Tan Khai Jie (born 1997) and daughter Tan Khai Xuan (born 1998), as the next generation.
The founder cum owner Tan Tiang Khoy, who at his age of 47 years old currently, all the while having great interest in eatery/culinary initially stepped into the f&b industry since his age of 17th in year 1989 bagan as a kitchen trainee touched the chinese cuisine in Penang, then reached Singapore to further his exposure in the career been positioned as assistant chef stayed about 5 years there. Later-on again brushed-up his profession in England in year 2003 as a Chinese Cuisine Chef at his 31st of age spent 5 years there together with wife Poh Gaik, who also all the while in the f&b industry running in restaurant front-floor.
In year 2014, the couple Tiang Khoy and Poh Gaik (owners) started their very first owned noodle stall in a kopitiam (Chinese Coffee Shop) at hometown Bukit Mertajam serving their very home recipe noodles selection, where their handmade egg-noodles (Dan Zai Mian) began introduced into the local market running few years there. Later with their vision to have their very self-owned noodle house, added with foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry locally and their home recipe handmade egg-noodles on hand enabled the couple (Tiang Khoy & Poh Gaik) decided and successfully established their Tan family Dan Zai Mian (Handmade Egg Noodles) specialised eating house officially named the “Xuji Noodle House” in year 2016 along Kota Permai, Bukit Mertajam continue serving their authentic noodles menu to the public in better manner. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019 in the northern nation.
In this Xuji Noodle House, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus surely will be their signature handmade egg noodles “Dan Zai Mian Dry” which most wanted by their regular customers. Daily prepared homemade chicken egg flat-noodles (such as Mee Pok) boil-cooked in 25 seconds, mixed with their soya sauce recipes then served with home-fried crispy pork lards, topped onto home-roasted pork (char siew), veges, fresh prawns, finally taken sided with their homemade dried shrimp & bilis shredded sambal belacan (dry & wet) either mixed into or tipping onto will brings excellent noodles eatery that you should have a try when reached Pulau Pinang. Especially their handmade Dan Zai Mian noodle’s QQ bites texture into mouth.
Secondly will be their signature “Dan Zai Mian Soup”, which also among the noodle house’s daily top seller favourite by the locals all the while. Also their homemade flat egg noodles selected, boil-cooked in 12 seconds, then served with their overnight prepared home soup base which boiled insided of prawn’s shells, finally topped onto homemade roasted pork slices, veges & fresh prawns, sided with their homemade dried shrimp & bilis shredded sambal paste will brings another wonderful prawn’s freshness soup taste swallowed and texturing bites of egg noodles that you neither found the same nor better elsewhere in town, only in “Xuji”.
Other than their Dan Zai Mian noodles selection, the owners also introduced their very famous “Shrimp Won Ton” in dry which among the best side order corner taken with their handmade egg noodles. Hand-wrapped dumpling insided with their sea prawns & minced pork mixtures in home recipes, boiled for about 5 minutes to cooked, then served with their home-mixed soya sauce broth poured onto and finally topped with dried shrimp shredded, garlic oil and chopped spring onions will brings delicious prawn’s eatery bites texture and tasty exotic shrimp dumpling that you will never regret after tasted here.
Nonetheless, their “Roasted Chicken” will also among the restaurant’s signature like by the visitors recently. Chicken drumstick commonly selected, prepared in boneless and marinated overnight on their recipes mixture, then pan-fried for about 5 minutes to cooked and finally served in fine cutted pieces poured with their home sweet sauce paste from the roasting itself will brings unbelievable nice sweet BBQ roasted chicken taste into mouth that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Handmade Egg Noodles (Dan Zai Mian) specialised eating house “Xuji Noodle House” at Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang.
XUJI NOODLE HOUSE
Address: No. 15,
Ground Floor,
Jalan Lembah Permai,
Taman Lembah Permai,
14000 Bukit Mertajam,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 8:30am to 3:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Monday)