FOUND THE BEST CHARCOAL “FISH HEAD POT” STEAMBOAT SPECIALIZED RESTAURANT IN NORTH MALAYSIA, PULAU PINANG
“Fish Head Pot” boiling with charcoal was an authentic Chinese or others known Teoh Chew traditional eatery been practiced since decade ago. Recently also can be seen in some chinese and seafood cuisine restaurant, but here we found the best in town charcoal fish head pot steamboat specialized restaurant introducing the very traditional exotic recipes to the public in Butterworth, Pulau Pinang being recognised.
The Singaporean Mr. Oh Chwee Hoe who born in year 1954 was the founder, together with his lovely wife Madam Kang Lee Chuin (born 1962) who is Penang origin both are the initial and immediate owners of the local well known “Zi We Yuan Steamboat” fish head pot restaurant along Jalan Raja Uda, Penang introducing their home made recipes to the market into 15 years.
Chef Oh Chwee Hoe (Chef Oh) who with his age of 61 years old currently, stepped into the food & beverage industry since year 1969 at his age of 15 worked as helper in a restaurant in Punggol, Singapore for about six years where he began his career experience in the industry. Later on in year 1975 running his very owned food stall starting serving chinese cuisine selection then approached into seafood field and trying to touched fish head noodles moving around in Singapore reached 1997.
While in year 1998, Chef Oh together with wife Lee Chuin returned to Pulau Pinang, and running their economic mixed rice stall in a restaurant at Raja Uda for 2 years before began their home recipe charcoal fish head pot established a roadside stall with few tables named “Zi We Yuan” in year 2000. Subsequent to the great response from the public enabled the couple exposed into their 1st and very owned specialized restaurant officially named “Zi Wei Yuan Steamboat” along Jalan Raja Uda, the recent location, began in 2011 continue their career explosure in the f&b industry being recognised in year 2015 as one of the best eatery in nation.
In this restaurant, the owners top first recommended in menus surely will be their signature 15 years “Fish Head Pot” recipes which served boiled with charcoal. Soup base boiled 10 hours with Chef Oh’s secret 8 ingredients mixtures brings the best exotic taste you must try when reached Pulau Pinang. One of the best eatery introduced in town.
There will be in two options of fresh grouper fish head pot and deep fried ‘Karak Fish’ fillet steamboat pot available in the restaurant both are most wanted by visitors. Served boiling insided with yam cube, veges, seaweed, amaranth leaves, single sided fish, marinated lime, garlic and poured into slight fresh ideal milk presenting their complete single pot of signature authentic “Zi We Yuan Fish Head Pot” you never regret after consumed.
Other than a pot of their fish head steamboat soup base brought onto table, secondly the most wanted by their regulars will be their Deep Fried Beancurd Skin prepared in manner, delicious taken tipping onto their home made sour & spicy sauce from 4 ingredients recipe. Besides, there are more than 40 options in side order selection on client’s demand, which matching steamboat dishes all prepared in top fresh condition.
Among the sided options, founder’s 5 top recommended among favourites in the restaurant will be their fresh sea ‘ming’ prawn, fish maw, sea cucumber, fresh scallop and pork trotter tendon all you cannot missed when stepped into the “Zi Wei Yuan Steamboat” fish head pot specialized restaurant at Raja Uda, Butterworth. You will always say ‘Like’ after taken, especially the soup base swallowed into mouth and ready to be refilled with no limit on unchanged taste for whole long night.
(Recently 1 restaurant in Butterworth, with no outlet in nation. And under 1 management by Chef Oh couple, no partner in nation)
ZI WEI YUAN STEAMBOAT S/B
Address: No. 6526 & 6527,
Jalan Raja Uda,
12300 Butterworth,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 5:30pm to 10:45pm (Daily)
(Wednesday Off Day)