Tanjung Sepat (01.02.2011)
February 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Feeling bored since we are on leave and chinese new year is still two days away, wife has decided to bring me to Tanjung Sepat for some sightseeing and makan.
being the lazy ass, i just dragged along (although i'm not driving. haha!) and went for it. the journey itself took us 2 hours.
1st stop, as everyone would have guessed it it is Hai Yew Hing Pau
it is sin not to come here i guess, after all the reviews you get from the TV and bloggers. the photo above is the new shop. their old shop is located just opposite of it. enough about the shop. let's venture on the pau instead.
at that time, the only pau they have is 'sang yook', 'mui choi' and red bean. all of them are priced at RM2.20/piece. we opted for 'sang yook' and 'mui choi'
above is the 'sang yook' pau. there's a half of hard boiled egg too!. the taste is good!!! i wished there were more gravy though. but then again, it might be due to us eating it way later after we bought it. we resteam and only eat it once we are back home at that time.
next up is 'mui choi' pau. fans of 'mui choi' will definitely love it. no kidding. but wife wished there are more minced meat though. but it tasted good nonetheless.
free advertisement for them in return for the good pau. not that they needed it anyway. haha!
take note though, it is best to eat it while it is hot as somehow the pau get cold and hard fast. we noticed about it while we were at home. although we just steamed it, it will get cold fast.
next stop is seafood Bak Kut Teh. i am always skeptical about seafood bak kut teh as i don't think seafood and the herbs will ever match. but since Tanjung Sepat is famous for this too, so why not try it?
but…
they had finished selling it by the time we were there. and guess what? it was only 11 something in the morning. either they are that good or they cater for small crowd only. next time then.
we proceed to Gano Farm next. it's my least favourite place that day because it's boring to me… ling zhi and mushrooms does not interest me much. haha!
the entrance to the farm/factory.shop and also homestay
i guess when we were there, the ling zhi season is not there yet. so, we only get to see fake ling zhi. too bad. And then there's this bridge that everyone seem to talk about. go search in Google and you'll find lots of blog post about it. some call it Lover's Bridge.
starting point
about 3rd quarter where the bridge are made with planks
and towards the end of the bridge.
i wouldn't say it is a bridge, in fact, it is a mini jetty, not a bridge. and one more, i will not even declare it as a Lover's Bridge as i will not go there for a date. haha! but it's a good place for photography though.
since Tanjung Sepat is a fishing village, it's time to scourge for a place that sells marine products. or to be precise, fish balls and yong tau fu for steamboat dinner. more on the steamboat later.
after going round the small town, we finally found one!
remember this signboard!
this is the place. if not for the signboard, i don't think people will be able to find it
the moment you tell the employees that you want to buy fish ball from them, you will be ushered into the manufacturing place. uh… actually you will see them around making fish balls and stuff
'making 'fucuk' with fish paste fillings
this guy is scooping fish paste into fish balls and then into the water. this process raised my wife's curiosity as why did the paste did not disintegrate the moment it is in the water. apparently the worker told us that if the fish paste is fresh, it will harden almost immediately.
either that, or she made that up to please my wife's queries. haha!
some of the fish balls will be fried
and then left to dry and also to get rid of the excess oil
feels like eating it at that time.
they also made a lot other products, a lot of yong tau fu stuff. but unfortunately most of them are not ready yet. i did not take photos of it too…
and so… it's the end of our short trip. but before that, we made a small stop at :-
Morib Beach it's just a few kilometres away from Tanjung Sepat on the way back to KL. why not have a look?
but but but… the beach it lousy, to say it mildly, maybe because it is near to mangrove i guess? but at least the beach is mostly clean
nothing much here. it's good enough to take a small stroll along the beach.
but this Memorial is one thing that catches my attention most in Morib beach. apparently the British had landed here on an operation back then. but when i look at the date, it seems to me that the Japanese occupation had stopped.
and so i made a Google search and found out that this operation is called Operation Zipper. but the operation was deemed obsolete as the Japanese had surrendered earlier. they landed here for nothing. hahahaha! but at least they don't have to fight for war!
and so, there's a lot more to go in this Tanjung Sepat trip. lots of farms and factories and seafood restaurants to explore, but i guess we'll have to go again next time.
and oh, lastly for the steamboat, this is our 'catch for the day' :-
out of all, the fried fish ball is the best!
got bored of the usual tom yam / clear soup base, we opted for ABC soup base. the end result? Mama mia!!!
what a great day to warm up for Chinese New Year 2010!
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