Recently, we made another trip in and decided to try our luck. Thankfully, we found Hwa Mei which is tucked away quietly at the corner of a row of shophouses. It was a rainy morning and we were famished after spending nearly 2 hours to cross the checkpoints. Business is good and very soon the seats were filled up by customers shortly after it opens at around 8.30am.
Opening hours and pricing is clearly indicated on the chart that is hang on one side of the walls.
Our sumptuous breakfast order
Pig's Trotter - succulent meat which is so tender and juicy! The braised sauce is sweet and perfect to go with our rice.
I must say we have tried many Bak Kut Teh in Johor Bahru, and I like the one at Hwa Mei best! The meat is firm yet chewy. Lots of meat within the bowl that is sufficient for 1 or 2 to share. The broth has a mild herbal flavour and not overly pepperish. While it is not too oily, I find the broth a little too salty for my liking.
Pig's liver and kidney - For Hubby only since the rest of us are not so adventurous.
You Tiao - I thought it would be perfect if it was a little warmer and crispier :) Nevertheless, the taste is pretty good even eating on its own. At one point, I was hoping to have a warm cup of soya drink to go with it.
Salted vegetables - one of our favourite side dish which is not overly salty.
Toufu in braised sauce - soft and tender.
If you go to the back of the shop, where the cooking process is taking place, you will notice Hwa Mei's Bak Kut Teh and rice is cooked using charcoal. That probably explains the richness of flavour and taste. We spent RM87.9 (inclusive of drinks and 6% GST) which was pretty reasonable. We will be back again whenever we crave for Bak Kut Teh!
Hwa Mei (华美) Bak Kut Teh
Address: 146, Jalan Lumba Kuda, Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.460851, 103.767564
Closed on every Mondays
Closed on every Mondays
18 comments:
Wow the serving size looks really good!! Meat looks juicy and thick too. Yum yumm.. worth the drive there :P
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
We are fans of the BKT here too! unfortunately, they close on mondays, which are usually when we go in JB! hahaha!
Oh my goodness!!! I love Malaysia bakut teh but never found the motivation to go look for it because scared lost and kena rob! Yikes! Looking at your pics, make me drool!
I miss Malaysian BKT. Seeing the pics just makes me v hungry now.. Haaaa. I miss the times when I can freely drive into malaysia to have supper with friends. Now with kids got to plan a bit...
Bak Kut Teh, one of my favs! This looks very yummy indeed! How drama, the first time you tried to make your way there but I'm glad you guys didn't give up and tried again, and made it!! Thanks for sharing about this, I will keep in mind when we visit JB! =)
I LOVE BAK KUT TEH! It is seriously a comfort food for me. This looks delicious! Too bad they don't have a local branch.
Your post makes me crave for BKT! :D I especially love the thin silvers of pork liver :) Yums!
Oh yes! I love to go JB on Mondays too because that is the day where we get to go KSL pasar malam
Pricing and serving still reasonable with the current exchange rate. :) Still one of the better BKT to date... until we found something even better. (Personal opinion)
Oh yes but it's kinda hard to find initially..We made a few wrong turns...but luckily made it there.. Safety wise, we have to be vigilant and pray hard for a safe trip.
Still possible for a short trip across the border. just have to keep vigilant.
We had a heart attack when we drive in to the custom.... nearly faint. Luckily there is a reject lane. hahaha. So you know what to do when that wrong turn is made. ^_^
There are a lot of delicious food across the border and BKT is one of them. :) Hope to share more foodie on the next blog train
I didn't know you are a fan of pork liver! I don't fancy it but my hubby LOVES it.. :)
Here's another BKT Lover ! Missing BKT from Malaysia especially ! Thanks for sharing this hidden gem ! I will go for that bowl of kidneys !! Yummeh !
Looks good! I have tried many BKT in johor but I haven't tried this before. Gotta put this in my to-eat list now. Thanks for sharing!
Hope it will be to your liking too.
Do share where else you go for your bkt. We would love to try too.
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