OLD TOWN “LAO XIANG” CLAYPOT BAK KUT TEH BEEN EXPOSED INTO OUTLETS BEING RECOGNIZED IN BUKIT MERTAJAM, PULAU PINANG
“Bak Kut Teh” been more than half century frequently practiced in our nation Malaysia, also the Chinese Eatery representative can be found everywhere on respective home recipe. The one of Malaysia’s tourism attraction in food and beverage industry attracting millions of tourists into the nation. In North Malaysia, Penang we found an outstanding authentic bak kut teh being recognized the “Lao Xiang” introducing their recipe claypot bak kut teh to the public in manner.
The local originated Mr. So Seow Keat born in year 1963 and partner Mr. Saw Fa Khat (born 1982) were the initial founders of the local well known “Lao Xiang Claypot Bak Kut Teh” in Bukit Mertajam. Then being joined by Ms. So Chiew Yee with age of 22 years old and Mr. Lim Fong Kim who born in Tanjung Sepat, bodied-up exposed into another outlet presenting their signature menus selection with Claypot Bak Kut Teh as main.
Saw Fa Khat (Ah Wei) who with his age of 33 years old currently, stepped into the industry since year 2001 at his age of only 18 been recruited into the restaurant ‘Yee Chong Bak Kut Teh’(pronouns) as kitchen trainee in Klang, Selangor, which is the town where bak kut teh origin, for about a year where he began his career in the industry. Then joined another for few years in Klang, finally as chef in the ‘Zhen Zhen Bak Kut Teh’ at Puchong, Selangor for 5 years to further expose his experience in bak kut teh industry spent up to about 10 years in the field.
While So Seow Keat who at his age of 52 years old recently, being grown up in a f&b family stepped into the industry since teenager helping family in the career also been experience his home recipe bak kut teh met Ah Wei, then successfully established their very first and owned bak kut teh specialized restaurant in year 2013 officially named “Lao Xiang Claypot Bak Kut Teh” in Taman Bandar Raya, Penang. Later on joined by Seow Keat’s younger daughter Chiew Yee, assisting in the career.
Subsequent to the great response from the market, and wishing to expose further in the industry. In year 2014 been joined by Lim Fong Kim into the team and established their outlet at Seri Impian, Bukit Mertajam serving their home recipe claypot bak kut teh.
In this “Lao Xiang”, the founders top recommended menu surely will be their home recipe Claypot Bak Kut Teh which soup base prepared in 45 minutes boiled using 8 chinese herbals mixture, insided with pork bones and meats brings the exotic taste and freshness you must have a taste. Served boiled in claypot with options of spare ribs, pork belly, trotter, tail, intestines, stomach etc and topped mixed with mushroom, dried beancurd skin and veges presenting a complete pot of “Lao Xiang Bak Kut Teh” in town.
Secondly will be their Dry Bak Kut Teh which also the top seller in these restaurants. Stir fried in claypot with their in-house sauce mixtures from 4 ingredients then poured into slight of their bak kut teh soup base and added into dried cuttle fish, lady finger and chillies served boiled in claypot itself made you never regret after consumed. Especially the tasty and spicy eatery brought out from their sauce mixtures cannot found in others.
Another will be their Signature Black Vinegar Pork Trotter, which prepared in stewed for about half an hour in 8 home recipe spices and dried chillies added into, then served boiled in claypot you cannot aside. Is the most wanted by their regulars and to be served on limited quantity daily, wanted of the exotic and meats texture itself when bites.
Nonethelss, you also cannot missed their fresh home deep fried ‘char kueh’ and onions oil vegetables selection when stepped into the both “Lao Xiang Claypot Bak Kut Teh” restaurants in Pulau Pinang. Where you can keep your memories after taken any of their eatery introduced, to be the best in town.
LAO XIANG CLAYPOT BAK KUT TEH
Address: (Main)
No. 6, Lorong Sepakat 1,
Taman Bandar Raya,
14000 Bukit Mertajam,
Pulau Pinang.
(Outlet)
No. 10, Lorong Seri Impian 1,
Taman Seri Impian,
14000 Bukit Mertajam,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 7:30am to 2:30pm
5:30pm to 10:00pm (Daily)
(Alternate Thursday Off Day)