Wah Kiow Hakka Yong Tou Foo - Lorong Peel, Taman Maluri

Locals from Taman Maluri took me to Lorong Peel's Hakka Yong Tou Foo for lunch. The YTF here rivals those in Ampang so my friends claimed. The fillings are from fresh tenggiri fish. The meat is meticulously separated from the fish by hand. So no tiny and fine fish bones will be found in the paste.

This shack has seen better days and I can imagine the heat from the noon day and the swirling hot and oily fumes from the 2 oil cauldrons used to fry some of the YTF. I preferred the tables set by the roadside by the many yum-yum shady trees (you can see the trees reflected on the bowl of fish ball in soup, hehe).
YTF is healthy as they are mostly fish, vegetables, tofu and soya skin. Interestingly, Hakka YTF have pork (with some fat) meat to lend a meaty and rough texture. Salted fish powder is mixed in especially for the paste in the white tofu. It enhances the taste like fish sauce would to food it is mixed into. Strong, pungent sea smell and salty.I felt the food here tasted like the home cooked ones. No MSG. Straight forward, stuffed and cooked on the spot either over a pot of boiling water or wok filled with smoking hot oil. The downside of home cooked style will be oily food from the wok. Basically it is the Chinese tradition and also hospitality to use lots of oil. Even up to not too long ago, the elders will complain if there is insufficient oil in the food served. There are also some Hakka pork and curry dishes available but we did not ordered it. Available as per self-service menu sheet.

Address: Lorong Peel, Off Jalan Peel. Shop opposite Police Station (moved but buildings still around). For map KampungboyCitygirl has a good one.

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