TASTE THE HONG KONG STYLE ROASTED MIX RECIPE IN THE STATE BELOW THE WIND
“Hong Kong Roasted” or locally also known as Cantonese Roasted Mix been decade favourites by the locals especially who takes non halal food, also recently being widely exposed into everywhere in the country included the state of Sabah, in the east. Here we found and being recognised one of the best recommended roasted house “Restoran Kawan Lama”(Pak Yan Tong Roasted) by the brothers at Kepayan, Sabah.
The Negeri Sembilan originated Mr. Lau Chee Wai who born in year 1971 was the initial founder, together with younger brother Jordan Lau Yoke Keet (born 1984) and cousin Siau Yan Fong (born 1998) are the recent owners of the well known roasted specialized house “Restoran Kawan Lama” serving all their homemade cantonese style roasted mix to the public and visitors from year 2016.
Lau Chee Wai who at his age of 45 years old currently, also holding nearly 30 years chefing experiences initially stepped into the f&b industry at his 16 of age recruited as kitchen trainee in Melacca in year 1987. Then exposed in hometown Seremban, Negeri Sembilan all the while in Chinese Cuisine field, been reached Switzerland at his age of 22 years old spent more than 10 years stayed in the industry, also where he touched the traditional way of doing Hong Kong Roasted there.
In order to expose further, and wishing to have his own enterpreneurship added with foreseen the market opportunity in the f&b industry allowed Chee Wai returned and bodied-up with his younger brother Jordan Lau, who also a Chinese Cuisine Chef touched since 15 years old, together with cousin brother Yan Fong successfully established their very owned restaurant named “Restoran Kawan Lama” (Pak Yan Tong) in year 2016 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah introducing their very signature menus to the locals.
In Kawan Lama roasted house, the founder’s first top recommended among menus will be their Prawn Dumpling or locally known “Har Wantan”. Which made with the combination of locals fresh shrimp and pork minced in 3:1 ratio to bring the top bites chewing eatery to their visitors. Boil-cooked in their 4 hours boiled soup base made up of pork & chicken bones, grilled fish recipe paste and dried shrimp you will need to try when reached Sabah.
Secondly will be their top ranking between the roasted selections recommended by the owner, the Roasted Duck which with weight of 2.8kg commonly selected. Marinated overnight after cleaned with more than 10 ingredients mixture included herbals, then roast for about 35 minutes, then served with brown rock sugar paste swipped on top of the whole duck body really brings traditional Hong Kong Roasted taste you will never regret after tasted, especially the bites texture and juicy & sweet duck meats into mouth. To be one of the best roasted duck in town you cannot aside.
Another will be their Roasted Pork Belly, which also among the restaurant’s daily top seller. Local fresh selected Belly Pork selected, marinated overnight with few founder’s secret recipes, followed by an hour 15 minutes charcoal roasted brings fantastic crispy skin layer in bites and delicious & juicy meats taste into mouth you will like it.
Nonetheless, their Roasted Pork or known “Char Siew” also introduced by the restaurant’s owner which served after 40 minutes roasted from overnight marinated selected pork’s part, taken poured onto with their home recipe sweet sauce obtained originally from the roasting process itself you really cannot missed when stepped into this “Restoran Kawan Lama” Pak Yan Tong roasted house in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
RESTORAN KAWAN LAMA
(PAK YAN TONG ROASTED HOUSE)
Address: Lot 1,
Ground Floor, Block A,
Kepayan Point,
Jalan Penampang Bypass,
88200 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah.
Business Hours: 6:00am to 3:00pm
5:30pm to 1:00am
(Closed on Monday)