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Penang:Yam Rice Bukit Mertajam
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Yam rice somehow is quite popular around Penang Mainland. From Chai Leng Park to Bukit Mertajam, there are many kopitiams which are sellings Yam rice, which is a food that served with salted vegetable soup and different kinds of pork innards. Among these restaurants, the most famous restaurant in serving this dish is definitely Bukit Mertajam Yam Rice.
Background
The restaurants runs by three sisters since many years ago. Previously it is located at Kedai Makanan & Minuman Hing Hing in Jalan Melor and shifted to this current location around 2009, which is still nearby the previous location.
Environment
The interior of the restaurant is simple, clean, hygienic, no messy left overs on the table. Making it comfortable for their customers. In front of the restaurant is a stall where the chefs and staffs prepare the food. And behind the stall is where they put the yam rice and stew pig trotter.
Food
Bukit Mertajam Yam Rice serves yam rice, preserved salted vegetable pork soup, stew soya sauce pork trotter as well as stew tofu and egg. Not to miss out the special chili paste with thick black sauce.
For salted vegetable pork soup, it is with different pork innards as ingredients, for example maw, blood, intestine, liver, tongue and kidney. Of course, it also contains meat, meat balls and some vegetables. Customer can customize the ingredient according to their preference, especially for those who do not take pig internals. Anyway the pig innards taste absolutely delicious without the offensive odour of innards. The soup itself uses pig bones to cook for hours until the fragrance and the taste blended well in the soup. It taste a bit sourish because they boil it with salted vegetables, and of cause it is delicious and able to stimulate the appetite. Customer can always request for replenishment and it is free of charge.
Another important food here is definitely their yam rice, which is boiled with the yam. Rich in traditional flavours, the home-grown yam is deep-fried and added with dried shrimps and seasoning sauce, which is then stirred vigorously till dried, so as to ensure even cooking. The rice is then slowly cooked under small flame till all the essence of the seasoning infiltrates into the rice. This fluffy Yam Rice complements very well with the peppery pig innards soup.
Other than that, pig trotter is also a great companion for yam rice meal. The best portion of this dish is with some fat rather than plain lean meat. It taste quite good and plays a perfect role as side dishes for yam rice meal.
Front view of the restaurant
The restaurant is not located at the main road, but in a small road name Jalan Murthy, quite easy to miss it.
The chefs
Three sisters are the driver of this stall and the chefs.
Interior view
Spacious and comfort dining environment, which is simple, clean, hygienic, no messy left overs on the table.
Token for numbering
After you find a seat in the restaurant, please remember to take a token from the front stall while making your order.
Salted vegetable pork soup, RM3 per person
The soup taste a bit sourish because they boil it with salted vegetables, and of cause it is delicious and able to stimulate the appetite.
Yam rice, RM1.50
This fluffy yam rice complements very well with the peppery pig innards soup.
Stew soya sauce pork trotter, RM10
A great companion for yam rice meal. The best portion of this dish is with some fat rather than plain lean meat.
Stew eggs
Quite nice for egg lovers. The owner is generous to give customer a bowl of sauce even by just ordering one egg.
Interior view
Chili sauce and ketchup
The chili sauce is quite special here, which is a mixture of black soy sauce with chili sauce.
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