Tanjung Sepat’s Bah Kut Teh
Last Sunday, I joined my family and other friends of families to a small fishing village called Tanjung Sepat. It was a family day trip thing organized by the Rotary Club of Tampin. With a bunch of makan kakis in the club, every where they go, food is always on the priority.
Tanjung Sepat is famous for many things like seafood Bah Kut Teh, seafood dinner, mei cai rou bao 梅菜肉包, fried tapioca / crackers and etc. Hence, our first meal was none other than the famous Bah Kut Teh which were featured by many magazines and TV shows like Astro AEC”s “Taste With Jason 阿贤人情味“. It was even featured once by Ah Hoong 师奶杀手阿鸿. To top it off, it was rated as one of the top 20’s Bah Kut Teh in Malaysia, according to Guang Ming Daily.
With so many recommendations from TV shows, magazines, chefs and celebrities, one shouldn’t miss out, right?
The shop is nothing but a simple wooden shop. No fancy decoration, no air conditioner, no comfortable table and chairs and definitely no top class service. Everything is down right simple and you can even see the cook prepare your Bah Kut Teh.
As we have pre-ordered previously, our dishes were served almost immediately. I snapped a few pictures of the earlier dishes before I started eating. I don’t have the mood to write and describe the dishes. Hopefully, the pictures would be sufficient enough for you.
Due to miscommunication, the seafood Bah Kut Teh wasn’t in our menu but we were given a pot of bean curd skin in Bah Kut Teh soup and another pot of Bah Kut Teh. My first spoon was definitely their Bah Kut Teh as that’s what they are famous for. However, it was nothing but disappointment.
The soup tasted like those pre-packed Bah Kut Teh that you can get from your supermarket. It tasted rather plain and certainly didn’t have the unique pork bone’s taste, as if it was boiled for a short time. In Chinese, 不够火候 / 入味 (The soup wasn’t boil long enough to absorb the taste.). Kai Hong recommended’s Bah Kut Teh tasted far better than theirs. As for other dishes, it wasn’t even up to the “nothing-to-shout-about” level. In fact, it was below average. Their bean curd skin? Not even 1/10 of the one Boss Stewie recommended’s Bah Kut Teh.
Unless you prefer those clear and light flavoured Bah Kut Teh, else, avoid this.
My conclusion : If their Bah Kut Teh is rated as the country’s top 20 Bah Kut Teh and recommended by so many people, then, many other Bah Kut Teh stalls are waiting to be discovered or widely publicized by the media. It’s definitely not worth the money, petrol and time spent to travel all the way to Tanjung Sepat to try it.
Try at your own risk.
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June 8th, 2007 02:20
When we were there was quite late, maybe not enough for 78 of us, they tend to add more water and affect the taste. I would still give them a chance and we didn’t even try the seafood bak kut teh. Don’t jump to the conclusion so fast!
June 8th, 2007 05:37
Usually hor.. i donch really care about those that got recommended.. on tv.. or newspaper.. because they are just over-rated in my humble opinion..!
I prefer those recommended by food bloggers.. ;)
June 8th, 2007 09:37
Just a matter of preference. Some people like it that way (the bakuteh soup), some people dont.
You should try Kepong bakuteh.
June 8th, 2007 11:35
Oh bah kut teh is good food! Always love it. But sometimes it’s very disappointing to have watery bakuteh soup. Not in Klang though. The soup is nice and thick. All that lard has dissolved with the herbs and spices, fat never tasted so good! Yumm.
Argh! Now I feel like driving all the way to Klang!
June 8th, 2007 12:10
I am not a bakuteh fans, but somehow I only like the bakuteh my friend brought me to in Muar. The soup, meat, fats, aroma, thickness is just up to my liking!
and most of the shops when highly rated by the media, their standard tends to drop, at the same time, the price will go up. nuisance!
June 8th, 2007 15:37
i once tried a BKT in Serdang and personally i feel that their soup was quite nice…
maybe u should give it a try… it’s just beside South City Plaza… a shop selling 生骨肉骨茶… hmm… feels like going back there to try again… haha…
June 8th, 2007 15:51
Haha…. nice review. I guess restaurateurs and other stores everywhere should be cautious - cos bloggers may be lurking and write about their shortcomings. If my restaurant serves sub-standard food… the last customer I’d want to receive is a blogger. Hahah..
June 8th, 2007 15:58
Tanjung Sepat famous for seafood I know.. didn’t know also got famous but not so yummy Bak Kut Teh.
When I saw the title.. I thought wah.. good.. can have seafood bak kut teh… b’cos I’d been trying to look for halal bakkuteh or chikuteh.
June 8th, 2007 19:02
Im no bak kut teh fan, but i gotta agree, if the soup is plainly thin, something is wrong.
Though bak kut teh is not my favourite, i would give anything to have a bowl now !! Its amazing how being away can make you crave for things you take for granted previously.
June 9th, 2007 00:35
Hi Jason, how r u? Just to answer yr comment on my blog, actually I wanted to go to Melaka but my accomodation problms couldnt b settled. The ppl I wanted to stay with only come back from China today and they will leave for Melaka tomro :)
Yr name popped up in our bloggers’ meet. I asked about you so it means i ada hati nak jumpa hahahahahaha.
June 9th, 2007 14:49
now that’s what i call food blogging hahah
June 9th, 2007 20:08
Jamie : If they really add water, even worse. We already pre-booked and they shouldn’t even over sell in the first place. Besides, even if they didn’t add water, I doubt it will taste any better.
Mama Bok : Yes, especially recommended by me, right? :P
Endroo G : Yes, taste is something very subjective and nobody is right. I will, some day.
Agust : They say any Bah Kut Teh shop in Klang has a certain standard, which I believe is rather true since Bah Kut Teh’s origin is believed to be from Klang. The other day I went there for lunch, a blogger’s parents brought me there.
Yung . : You should try other’s Bah Kut Teh, maybe they taste even better. Agree with what you say in the second part. I hate them.
Hung Wei : Is it? I never know there’s a popular Bah Kut Teh there. Will check it out one day.
Narrowband : Haha! Hopefully the boss or the boss’s children will read my blog and do something about their food. They should really buckle up to live up to their name and fame.
Zara’s Mama : I think their seafood also tasted so-so only. Nothing to shout about. Not to mention, the crabs I ate very rather small and no meat. Haha! Bah Kut Teh must eat with pork ler. :P
Robin : Haha! Maybe you should buy those pre-packed Bah Kut Teh and bring it back to Aussie the next time you come back.
Beng Beng : Haha! Just pulling your legs, am cool with it. My name popped up? Got heart to meet or because talking bad things about me?
Blueapple : Heh. Thank you.
June 10th, 2007 11:39
I stay near Tanjung Sepat oso , i dunno Tanjung Sepat got this seafood bak kut teh oso.
just curious, how did u get to Tanjung Sepat , from Lukut , OR thru Banting town?
June 10th, 2007 15:52
Of coz only good things :)
June 10th, 2007 17:57
aiya…ehem…i don’t really like bah kut teh ==”
June 11th, 2007 10:17
I like bak kut teh. Normally those recommended not really that tasty and nice. Lot of ppl like Klang Bak Kut Teh, but I am not that like lor. too sticky for me. I still prefer kajang one..haha
June 12th, 2007 19:57
TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK?
That bad arr? But nevermind, I’m not a BKT fan :)
June 12th, 2007 21:00
MaN|acZ : That you need to ask the bus driver. Haha!
Beng Beng : Haha! Ok!
Estudy : You don’t eat pork mah! :P
Irene Lim : Kajang’s Bah Kut Teh? Where one? What so yummy about it? Heh!
Pelf : Why not? It’s so yummy-licious.
June 13th, 2007 12:31
nvm… my *JasonMumbles* ™ sense will tell me if you do pass by Banting.. next time.
:P
June 13th, 2007 13:07
MaN|acZ : Haha! I doubt I will even go close to that area.
June 27th, 2007 16:03
actually tg sepat’s food was nt bad,but….
June 27th, 2007 16:08
C_Ing : But?
September 29th, 2007 21:45
ai yo….都是用钱买回来的。。。。。
September 29th, 2007 21:47
good thing…good thing…good good good!!!!!!!
March 7th, 2008 11:42
How can I obtain a copy of the show.
TQ
March 7th, 2008 11:44
Ah Chong : Yes, we paid for it, hence, we deserved good food.
Lim : What’s so good?
Guatlee : Watch Astro. LOL.