MUST TASTE THE NORTHERN’s BEST RECOGNISED STRING TIED BAK KUT TEH “HONG XIANG” @ GEORGETOWN
“String Tied Bak Kut Teh” is a kind of extended authentic local’s chinese herbal pork soup cuisine which been famously practised since early 21st century believed that was originated from Klang (Selangor), among the locals & visitors favourite all the while. And also can be found throughout our nation presented by carriers on respective recipes. Here in Georgetown (Pulau Pinang), we found and being successfully recognised among the best northern’s String Tied Bak Kut Teh specialist “Hong Xiang” running into their 5th calender year right in the town center. Having great positive response from the market recently.
The Penang originated Mr. Steven Harriot , was the initial founder, together with his wife Ms. Shelby Tan Sin Sin , partner Mr. Ch’ng Teik Hock and brother-in-law Mr. Dennis Tan Eng Ching are the recent owners of this best recommended String Tied Bak Kut Teh Restaurant “Hong Xiang Bak Kut Teh” in Penang serving all their very home-cooked chinese herbal pork soup recipes to the locals and visitors under a roof in manner.
The founder cum owner Mr. Steven Harriot, who all the while in the Electronic Industry, is also a Chinese Herbal Pork Soup lover, having great interest in eatery especially on Bak Kut Teh and in circumstances have met a bak kut teh master allowed him to make up his mind to have his very own Bak Kut Teh eating house, added with foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry enabled him (Steven Harriot) in year 2014 bodied-up with friend Ch’ng Teik Hock and brother-in-law Dennis Tan (the restaurant’s Executive Chef, who since teenage having interest in culinary), then successfully established their very first and owned chinese herbal pork soup eating house officially named the “Hong Xiang Bak Kut Teh” along the Macalister Road, Georgetown introducing most of their home recipe String Tied Bak Kut Teh selections to the market. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019 in the northern nation.
In this Hong Xiang Bak Kut Teh, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their very famous string tied “Pork Shank Big Bone” which most wanted by the locals with limited serves daily. Local fresh pork leg/trotter big bones commonly selected, tied-up with string in-house and boiled at least 2 hours in soup base with their 18 chinese herbals mixture, finally served boiling on table will brings excellent pork shank’s soft texturing bites into mouth and the exotic herbals taste swallowed that you should have a try when reached Georgetown, Pulau Pinang.
Secondly will be their signature “Pork Ankle”, which also among the restaurant’s daily top seller favourite by most of the locals all the while. Also local fresh pork ankle selected, string tied-up then boil-cooked 2 hours with their bak kut teh soup base (herbal soup), and finally served in boiling hot will brings another pork freshness taste of eatery and wonderful natural pork collagen (from the long hours boiled) into mouth that you will neither found the same nor better elsewhere in town. Only in this “Hong Xiang Bak Kut Teh” here in Penang.
Another will be their chef’s all time favourite recommended in menus, their “Pork Ribs” and “Pork Hock” which also like by their regular customers from the beginning. Prepared also in-house with 2 hours home-cooked in their bak kut teh/chinese herbal soup base, and finally served in best bites texture eatery that you will never regret after tasted here. Especially the pork hock’s belly & skin layers and natural collagen into mouth that you cannot aside here. Besides, their “Pork Stomach”, “Pork Tendon” and “Pork Backribs Soft Bones” also the customer’s favourite selections in the restaurant.
Nonetheless, in order to satisfy their visitors here in this bak kut teh eating house, side order such vegetables, mushrooms and fried dough fritters (you tiao) will be the perfect matching taken with a set of their string tied chinese herbal pork soup, sided with a bowl of their hot boiled white rice & taken tipping onto black soy sauce & chilli padi provided will be the best combination that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised String Tied Bak Kut Teh Restaurant “Hong Xiang Bak Kut Teh” in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang.
HONG XIANG BAK KUT TEH
Address: No. 88,
Jalan Macalister,
10400 Georgetown,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 11:00am to 9:30pm (Daily)