It was a ride organised by a group of Brompton bicycle owners to visit an island off Port Kelang with our folding bikes. This was my second time visiting Pulau Ketam. My first trip could be viewed from this link. We all gathered at Chong Kok Kopitiam near the Klang Train Station for a lovely breakfast before we start our event.
I like the atmosphere of this coffee shop, it has become a very rare scene to see all races sitting down in the a coffee shop and eat together. Fortunately we still have a few of such shops like Chong Kok Kopitiam. The local coffee is simply awesome it's concentrated "kaw-kaw" and I love it without sugar.
Our ride from Klang town to Port Kelang, it was about a 10km ride.
To the jetty at Port Kelang and here we come.
By the way the boat fare per trip is RM7.00.
Pulau Ketam if translated to English is "Crab Island" is basically a fishing community literally floating or sitting on silts. We enjoyed cycling around and observing and experience their lifestyle in the island.
We found an interesting ice floss dessert at a shop by the name of Chop Hiap Thye, the ice dessert is a finely shaved flavoured ice and topped with red bean and jelly.
Time to go home and everyone on board as the boat is about to leave.
A train ride from Port Kelang to Klang instead of cycling on a hot afternoon, we were looking forward eating the banana leaf rice in Klang.
Yap Kee is another unique shop a Chinese shop serving Indian banana leaf rice and it is always pack.
The last time I came to this restaurant would probably be at least 20 years ago where coconut trees were still around at this neighbourhood. Now it has transformed into an organised development where the old timber buildings are gone.
Deep fried sotong for a start which was lovely that was nicely cut, fresh and chewy. It surely went well with our whiskey.
Steamed Lala clams (Seong Thong Lala) with ginger and Chinese wine another yummy dish to indulge and enjoy for the evening.
This was the dish Siean Sin wanted to have and here it was the steamed Teochew promfret with bihun, guess this must be the signature dish. Everyone enjoyed it very much.
Steamed fresh water prawns - fresh and juicily tasty.
Steamed red snapper with bean preservative topping
Stir fried Kangkong Belacan simple crunchy and delicious.
Sweet & Sour Crab (甜酸螃蟹) nothing great but palatable.
Fried Bihun with lala clams to fill up the empty corners in our stomach.
The young ones at this table I can see them grow and slowly one by one they get married. All the best in their new chapters.
This is a unique business model seen in Klang where an Indian banana leaf rice operating in a Chinese Coffee shop for more than 70 years, it is now managed by the third generation and the banana leaf rice is still as popular. You could see Malay, Chinese and Indians eating together in this coffee shop and that is the true spirit of wonderful Malaysia.
It was a Sunday afternoon we could not have any mutton curry but only chicken curry, deep fried chicken and fish . Maybe the mutton curry has already sold out or probably it had limited choices for the day. Well one can not expect for a wide spread of dishes at in Yap Kee and it has been that way for a long time.
I enjoyed digging the food with my fingers even though I have just had Bak Kut Teh an hour or two ago, the fried fish was awesome. It is a typical Indian rice with papadam and standard veggie on the green banana leaf.
I love staying in Malaysia you can get to eat all kind of food from all kind of ethnicity, we can talk about food the whole day through without getting bored with it. If you feel like having a banana leaf meal well this place is a good choice indeed.
Ming Xiang Bak Kut Teh is located at Lorong Angsa in the vicinity of Berkeley Garden, a quiet corner from the busy centre at Berkeley Garden. It is a new BKT place offering traditional Klang spicy herbal meat soup that you ought to check it out..
Eating Bak Kut Teh in Klang is something common and many places in this town are not so generous with their soup but Ming Xiang Bak Kut Teh has no qualm of offering more soup at your request.
A pot of dried bak kut teh that is being cooked with additional
ingredients like lady fingers, dried chilies and dry squids, it has a stronger taste.
One more bowl of "Kah Wan 猪脚弯 " before we leave the place, kah wan is the joint of the pig's leg that is fatty with soft tendon.
Most of us opted for yam rice in lieu of the plain white rice.
Thanks to our local friend Gan for introducing this place, the Bak Kut Teh is good it was not crowded and easy to get tables for our cycling buddies. Cheers Ming Xiang Bak Kut Teh, now that we know another good place for this Klang marvel.
When we were told to go to Bukit Tinggi for dinner, my first reaction was why so far, anyway waze was reliable and we made our way there easily without any hassle. I guess everyone loves this app, it is really fantastic and all you need is just to share the location. By the way Kedai Makanan Laut Sungai Yu baru is located at Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang.
Sweet sambal shrimps was so delicious, it must be eaten with rice and I felt that I was having a warm delicious nasi lemak. I love it.
Lala Clam of hard shells served with spicy soup was Jo's fsvourite ... just like having a tomyam affair.
Stir fried Sambal long beans with anchovies was spicy and appetising.
Deep fried crispy pork belly that paired very well with our whiskey.
BBQ Sting Ray was a favourite, one piece wasn't enough and another was ordered. It's really smooth and delicious.
Mango salad chicken was not impressive, it's too dry.
A piece if big Tofu with mixed ingredients topping was another lovely dish.
This sweet mini squid went very well with my whiskey the crispiness was the killer.
German fried pork trotter with spicy salad, it was crispy on the outside and tender in the inside.
Everyone seems to be satisfied with the dinner and I wouldn't mind coming back despite the distance.
I like my Boston Montague it is kind of a cool full-sized bicycle comfortable and excellent for urban commuting. Below is a ride where we traveled a distance for more than 40km to a neighbouring town.
The date was 31 August 2014 and it was Malaysia's Independence Day we called it Merdeka Day. Merdeka means Independence in our national language. I decided to take my Boston Montague with our national flag flying all the way to Klang just for a breakfast together with a group of friends. My ride started from home in the wee morning the weather was at it best with a temperature of 22°C.
Kuala Lumpur is another busy city with lots of vehicles on the roads but not on Sundays and Public Holidays. A group of us started from various parts of the city as we rode on a designated route and along the way the group grew bigger towards Klang. Boston Montague is a single speed folding bicycle which would be difficult for ascending tough climbs fortunately this route to Klang was reasonably friendly and we manged to executed it without much a problem. In fact we have successfully attempted a few times on this favourites route of ours.
At last we have reached Klang Town, the day began to get hotter and humid and by then our tummies were growling for food. Klang is famous for its herbal meat soup known as "Bak Kut Teh" and it is this cuisine that made us come to this town.
The moment of truth has eventually materilised as we slowly savour and enjoy the delicious food.
One of the several attractions in Klang Town we visited after our satisfying meal. This is Kuan Yin Temple of more than 100 years old and it is popular among the people of Klang.
The beauty of Montague bikes is that they are foldable and making them very portable for travel. Here we were at Klang Train Station waiting for our train back to the capital city of Malaysia. Boston Montague has a wheel size of 700c bigger than most of my friends' folding bicycles but it is lighter and simple. I am proud to own one and extremely satisfied with its performance.
These urban riders are enjoying every minute of it and more adventures to come. Till then see you and all the best. Let's #RideMontague .
I was recommended to try Beng Heong, one of the eating places where the local Klang people would eat their Bak Kut Teh.
Seafood Bak Kut Teh is popular here, there are three shops found at this row of shophouses located at Jalan Teluk Pulai and Beng Heong seems to be the most popular. I heard that by 10am or so the food would be sold out. We were there at 9.30am so we were safe.
The boss preparing a pot of seafood Bak Kut Teh. From what I read he is a moody chap but he was very friendly with me we talked about cycling and told me he have a brother who do long haul riding... not bad afterall .
Though the BKT is delicious but I prefer to eat it in KL....over in Klang you eat BKT on a plate with fork & spoon and sometime no garlic is served like here. Beng Heong only serves one version of BKT there is no such thing as dry version so don't bother to ask.
We actually rode 50 kilometers for this Bak Kut Teh in the name of healthy life style, well at least we workout first before we indulge in this sinful delicacy ...
Let's go for Yao Yao Ping...yes our next eating place....for famous blended ice.
