THE 22 YEARS EXPERIENCE “WAH CHAI” STILL PRACTISING HIS CHARCOAL ROASTED DUCK IN JELAPANG, PERAK
“Hong Kong Roasted” been hundred year recognised as the best roasted recipe known around the world, while “Charcoal Roasted” is the traditional way practised since decade ago carried especially by Chinese religous but unfortunately being seldom found in this century in nation. In Ipoh, Perak we found to be recognised one of the best roasted restaurant by Wah Chai still using the traditional charcoal roasted for more than 10 years in “Tai Sai Hee Roasted Duck”.
The local originated Mr. Neoh Choon Wah who born in year 1973, was the founder and together with his wife Ms. Toh Beng Kim (born 1979) are the immediate owners of the local famous “Restoran Sun Tai Sai Hee” roasted duck king specialized shop in Jelapang, Ipoh and recently exposed into another outlet at Menglembu, Perak presenting their authentic charcoal roasted mix eateries to the locals and visitors.
Neoh Choon Wah or known Wah Chai who at his age of 42 years old currently, initially stepped into the industry since year 1993 at his twenty reached Singapore recruited himself into the “933 Roasted Duck” restaurant began as kitchen trainee where he touched the roasted career spent about 6 years there, then joined “Ah Chuan Roasted Duck” at Gerlang, Singapore to further sharpen his profession in the roasted field.
While in year 2000 with the experience hold and wishing to expose further, enabled Wah Chai returned to his hometown Ipoh, Perak and running his very 1st owned food stall at his age of 27 years old named “Tai Sai Hee Roasted Duck” at Taman Ampang Ipoh for a year, with assistance by wife Beng Kim.
Subsequent to the great response from public allowed him to established his very first roasted specialized restaurant at Jelapang, Ipoh in year 2001 officially registered as “Restoran Sun Tai Sai Hee” continue serving his charcoal roasted mix to the locals. And in year 2014 successfully exposed into 2nd outlet at Menglembu, Perak under supervision by wife Beng Kim.
In this roasted duck restaurant, the founder’s top recommended in menus will be their famous Herbal Tang Gui Roasted Duck. Local fresh feeded duck with weight of about 2.6kg being selected, cleaned and touched-up whole duck body with sugar paste then marinated with 6 ingredients include herbal tang gui inserted into duck stomach, drying overnight. Served after 35 minutes roast above flaming charcoal will brings very exotic eatery you must try when reached Ipoh, especially taken tipping onto Wah Chai’s homemade sour & sweet sauce sided, made from 10 recipes mixture.
Secondly will be their Roasted Pork Belly, which is one of their top seller in the restaurant. Fresh local pork belly used, marinated with 4 recipes then charcoal roast for about 90 minutes brings excellent meats texture itself and unbelievable crispy skin level you never regret after consumed.
Another will be their Honey Roasted Pork or locally known “Char Siew”, which is the regular’s favourites. Selected pork marinated with 8 ingredients mixture, roast for about 40 minutes with charcoal then served in cutted slice poured onto their in-house honey sweet sauce made from 4 recipes mixture will be the best in town you cannot aside.
Moreover, their Roasted Chicken also the recommended among the signature in the restaurant. Local feeded chicken with weight of 2kg will be selected, marinated 20 minutes with 4 spices on their home recipe then served after 25 minutes roast brings exotic taste and chewing meats texture, wonderful eatery when taken poured tipping onto their sided homemade chilli sauce.
Nonetheless, Hong Kong Traditional Roasted Duck for sure also available in this eating house which prepared with 6 ingredients mixture include chinese herbals, roasted above flaming charcoal you cannot missed when stepped into either “Restoran Sun Tai Sai Hee” roasted mix restaurant at Jelapang or Menglembu in Ipoh, Perak.
RESTORAN SUN TAI SAI HEE
Address: (Jelapang Main)
No. 585,
Jalan Jelapang,
30020 Ipoh, Perak.
(Business Hours: 7:30am to 6:00pm)
(Menglembu Outlet)
No. 69 & 69A,
Persiaran Kledang Timur 21,
Bandar Baru Menglembu,
31450 Menglembu, Ipoh,
Perak.
(Business Hours: 10:30am to 5:30pm)
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