FIND THE BEST & 30 YEARS HISTORY HERBAL PORK MIX SOUP NOODLES RECIPE IN “BINTAWA KUEH CHAP”
“Kueh Chap”, which commonly known by the Malaysian locals, is one of the traditional authentic Fook Chew’s eatery in a bowl of chinese herbal soup insided with square-shaped rice noodles and pork mix practised since decade recently found everywhere especially in Sarawak most wanted and favourites by visitors. Here in the Cat Town, city of Sarawak we found and being recognised the best “Bintawa Kueh Chap”, since 1980s into 2-generation.
The local Kuching’s Sarawakian Madam Chong Siaw Lee who born in year 1960, was the initial founder and currently together with son Mr. Ma Soon Chern (born 1977) both are the owners of the well known “Bintawa Kueh Chap” herbal soup pork mix noodles restaurant at Tabuan Jaya, Kuching into more than 30 years. Being also assisted by Soon Chern’s wife Ms. Wong Shiow Fang (born 1978) who originated from Ipoh, Perak.
The founder Madam Chong who at her age of 55 years old recently, was formerly a fulltime housewife all the while having great interest in chefing and wishing to run a small retailing to support the family’s living stepped into the industry in 1980s began as homebase stall at Bintawa, Kuching introducing her home recipe herbal soup noodles with pork mix or “Kueh Chap”, having great response from the neighbourhood enabled her to start her food stall in foodcourt after years and been famously known by the locals as Bintawa’s kueh chap.
While the 2nd generation cum owner Ma Soon Chern, who touched the career since teenager helping mother from homebase to foodcourt stall took over the responsibility to continue mother’s recipe in year 2011 after his returns from Singapore. And been moved and established their very first and owned restaurant along Jalan Keranji, Tabuan Jaya registered as “Bintawa Kueh Chap” continue to expose further in the f&b market upon opportunity.
In this noodle house, the owners first top recommended among menus surely will be their signature Kueh Chap which serves either all-in mixed in a bowl or noodles & pork in seperately. The rice made noodles or known “Kueh” prepared in square-shaped boil-cooked then served in a bowl of their home recipe 4-5 hours boiled herbal soup base with 8 chinese herbals mixture you must try when reached Kuching, Sarawak.
Taking the “Kueh” either mixed into a bowl or sided seperately with their an hour boiled pork meat, belly pork, intestine, dried beancurd and chicken egg will be the perfect matching, and which known as “Kueh Chap” by the locals that you will never regret after taken. The delicious herbal soup swallowed into mouth and the chewing meat’s texture in bites you will like it. For those who take spicy may poured into their homemade chilli sauce, which most wanted by their regular visitors.
Other than above, their home recipe Black Vinegar Pork Trotter also among the top seller selection in the restaurant you cannot aside. Local fresh pork trotter selected, braised about 3 hours in their 4 ingredients mixture, added into ginger slices, dried chilli, garlic and black vinegar brings authentic sweet & sour taste you should try.
Nonetheless, Soon Chern also introduced an optional way to take kueh chap nowadays favourites by the youngsters sided with their dry soy sauce flour-made noodles or known Kon Lou Mee brings another fantastic eatery you cannot missed when stepped into this “Bintawa Kueh Chap” at Tabuan Jaya, Kuching.
Besides the “Sarawak Laksa” and “Kolo Mee”, this Fook Chew’s traditional eatery “Kueh Chap” is the famous local delicacy eatery must taste when reached the East nation, especially the Kuching, Sarawak.
BINTAWA KUEH CHAP
Address: Lot 7719,
Jalan Keranji,
Tabuan Jaya,
93350 Kuching,
Sarawak.
Business Hours: 4:30pm to 10:30pm (Daily)
(Closed on Monday & Chinese Festivals)