Undoubtedly, Ipoh is well known for not only its unique cave systems but also for the variety of good food around. One of the famous cuisines that are the favorite among locals is the Lou Wong Bean-sprout Chicken Rice or Tauge Ayam Kuetiau (Chinese: 老黄芽菜鸡沙河粉). This famous restaurant which is well known for its chicken rice has been around in Ipoh for quite some time. You have a choice of either the rice or the hor fun (noodle) at the joint. You are recommended to order the noodle to go with the chicken.
Ipoh Lou Wong Bean Sprout Chicken Rice
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People from all around the country who are visiting Ipoh will sure come to this restaurant for its chicken rice. Even celebrities from as far back as Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China will not miss out on the chicken rice and hor fun (noodle) with blanched bean sprouts when they have the chance to visit Ipoh.
The reason that Lou Wong Tauge Ayam Kuetiau or Lou Wong Nga Choi Kai is so popular is because of the secret recipe used in making the chicken and the bean sprout. Moreover, one of the ingredients used in making the chicken rice is the superb Woo Soh Kai. Woo Soh Kai is a type of free-range expensive chicken in Malaysia that is raised not in the farms but in the countryside which is far from the city.
Ipoh Lou Wong Tauge Ayam Kuetiau
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In addition, the delicious bean sprout chicken rice is also flavored with top graded soy sauce and garlic oil. The rice tastes extremely good. It’s a little bit fluffy but not too soft. The tenderness is just right. The taugeh or bean sprouts are fat and juicy which is also one of the reasons that the stall is hugely popular all over the country. Other imitations of this particular fat and juicy bean sprout seem not to be working or don’t seem to be the same in other stalls. It’s as if the Lou Wong Bean Sprout Chicken Rice is the only place in the whole of Malaysia that is able to churn out this tasty bean sprout.
There are two other competitors on this street besides the Lou Wong Taugeh Ayam Kuetiau. There is no doubt these competitors are also getting a lot of the spillover business when customers cannot get a table at this hugely popular joint. Business is bustling every night, but service is fast and diners don’t linger. Other than the delicious chicken rice and taugeh, other side dishes such as fish balls and meat balls in soup are also available.
Ipoh Lou Wong Tauge
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The slightly oily hor fun (a type of noodle) is slippery smooth, a quality much appreciated by the Cantonese diners. Overall, the food here is very tasty. The average bill for two should be about RM15. Lou Wong has recently opened an outlet in Sunway Mas, Petaling Jaya.
The Lou Wong Bean Sprout Chicken Rice is located at Jalan Yau Tet Shin. The shop is opened 5pm to 2am everyday and till 3am on Saturday and public holidays.
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