THE ALUMINIUM WRAPPED CURRY FISH HEAD RECIPE PRESENTED BY SOO’s FAMILY IN SOUTH MALAYSIA GOING INTO TEN YEARS
Curry fish head in claypot which normally can be found everywhere in Malaysia is one of the local famous food taken, but there is an exotic aluminium wrapped curry fish head practised for ten years in South Malaysia cannot missed. The Johorean Mr. Soo Chye who born 1956 originated from Kluang, Johor was the founder and immediate owner of the “Restoran Patam” curry fish head assisting by wife Madam Wong Chu Lan and daughter Tracy Soo Li Kim introducing their home recipe to the public.
Soo Chye who with his age of 58 years old currently, been in Chinese Joystick Product industry more than 30 years having great interest in eatery initially stepped into the food and beverage industry since year 1994 at his age of 48. Established his very first f&b curry fish head restaurant in Kluang Baru, Johor began his eatery career named “Restoran Patam” not only serving home recipe aluminium wrapped curry fish head but also various chinese cuisine under a roof. Subsequent to the great response from the public enabled them to expanded into two shoplots after 2 years in 2006.
While his daughter Tracy Soo who born locally in 1982 been touched the industry since 2004 helping in the restaurant, then stepped into the f&b industry to take over to operate the restaurant in year 2009. Madam Wong too who all the while helping husband in their Chinese Joystick Trading been stepped into the restaurant running with daughter in year 2007 untill recent. In order to expose further, they been operating an outlet at Batu Pahat in year 2007 and then another at Johor Bahru in year 2010.
In this curry fish restaurant, the founder’s top recommended in menus surely be their Signature Aluminium Wrapped Curry Fish Head which also with option of fish meats usually red grouper fish selected. Home recipe curry paste made up from 19 secret ingredients been mixed with lady finger, dried beancurd, eggplant, onions and long bean together with raw fish head or meats wrapped then roasted for about 18 minutes before served. This brings a very traditional outstanding curry fish which taste exotic and spicy you must try when reached Kluang, Johor.
Secondly will introduce their home made Signature Patam Seafood Beancurd, which handmade mixture of fresh beancurd or locally known ‘tau foo’ with fresh seafood such as fish meat, squid and prawn then steamed followed by deep fried in rectangle cube pieces taken tipping onto salad cream provided presenting the best eatery most wanted by their regulars and visitors.
Moreover, the Claypot Salted Fish with Pork also one of the recommended in the restaurant. Pork belly cutted into slices then mixed cooked with quality salted fish, onions and ginger slices poured into their 4 ingredients home recipe sause brings the salted and tasty eatery into mouth. Others, the Golden Squid also you never regret after taken, especially the crispy bites. Squids been deep fried then cooked with butter milk and salted egg yolk before served.
Nonetheless, the Malaysian’s local famous traditional food Sambal Petai Prawn also the top recommended, which using home made recipe sambal from 10 ingredients made up of dried shrimp and ikan bilis then fried with petai and sea prawn you cannot missed when stepped into “Restoran Patam” (Ikan Kari Pedas), likes by those who takes spicy.
RESTORAN PATAM (IKAN KARI PEDAS)
Address: No. 28A & 30, Jalan Lim Swee Sim,
Taman Kluang Baru,
86000 Kluang, Johor.
Business Hours: 10:00am to 3:00pm
5:00pm to 10:00pm (Daily)
(Alternate Tuesday Off Day)