Kukup Seafood - Johor

New Kukup Restaurant is the last of a long row of seafood restaurants. This one has the best views.

Kukup is almost at the south-west tip of Johore. If KLites go to Tg Sepat for their seafood fix then, JB and Singapore folks would land in Kukup. From NSE exit at Skudai and head towards UTM. After a few kilometers lookout for the turn-off to Kukup/Pontian. From there it would be 40 mins to 1 1/2 hours depending on the traffic and the driver.

I remember my last visit 11 years ago. With a Thai couple we headed south in a S70 Volvo driven by a Datin. We were on eagle's wings. The food then was better. As for the food now, clams were below par as the chili sauce was flat. The 'kai lan' portion were tiny and pathetic. We ended up ordering another equally pathetic 'siew pak choy'.

Kukup is also an international ferry departure point to various parts of Indonesia.Crabs with roes - a fresh as it can be!

Jenahak (Hung Joe) - Teochew style, sweet and firm. Almost spooned off all the sourish sauces for my white rice.

Prawns - Its been a long time I had such fresh ones.

Fresh oyster omelette 'or chien'. No starch flour added. Just oyster and eggs. The taste of the sea was embodied in these oysters. Delicious.

Deep-fried baby squids. Crunchy and sweet with caramelized outer layer.

Clams were not of the kind that I liked. I prefers lala (with lines criss-crossing the shell) clams. Chili was a mismatch. Wonder how the concotation came about.

Pathetic!