Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Hon Kee Porridge (Off Petaling Street)

Porridge with raw fish

One of my favourite meals is a bowl of rice porridge. I love how the steam mists my glasses as I inhale the scent of sesame oil that is drizzled onto the porridge. I love the smooth texture, and enjoy the sensation of the almost liquid substance gliding down my throat. The strips of raw sliced ginger and chopped chinese parsley all heighten the overall sensation of consuming this deceivingly simple dish.

fried intestines

Fried intestines (RM3) are a lovely addition too. The crunchy pieces, a little sweet, get slightly softened when thrown into a hot bowl of porridge and add a new dimension of textures.

Fried Yau Char Kwai

Throw in some fried yau char kwai (chinese crullers)(RM1 for a big plate) into the bowl of porridge. These amazingly simple and aromatic dough puffs are such a pleasure to eat.

Raw fish - river carp (wan yue)

I love fish, and this place serves raw wan yue (river carp)(RM4.50) which is stirred into the bowl of porridge. The heat cooks the fish almost instantaneously.

Porridge with Pork meatballs

Also available is Pretty Pui's favourite - Porridge with meatballs (RM4).

Hon Kee Porridge Blink, and you may just miss this stall. Memorise this sign. Located at Jalan Hang Lekir (Petaling Street), it is near the famous Koon Kee wantan mee stall and opposite a Hong Leong Bank branch. Operating hours from 4.30am to 2.30pm.

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25 comments:

Callie O said...

OMG, the porridge looks so tempting with the fried intestines and fish. Your pics are making me hungry

k.t.x said...

wow, aroyy mak mak. kid wa ran johk nii kor meun garn ran johk pokatit pom. pom kor chop ran ni kap. pai boi duay. jow nai ran ni kor ruu jak pom na!

emmmm...chopchop!

comments ni mai pen SPAM na! lol

teckiee said...

Ahhh I miss this place. Used to eat here early in the mornings after clubbing. A lot of taxi drivers like to come here for 5am breakfast too.

Kenny Mah said...

I would love to dip them slivers of raw fish into the hot, dripping porridge... Ohh....

Yeah. Liquid rice would do that to ya. *slurps*

Unknown said...

The porridge & yu char kwai looks yummilicious.

ling239 said...

i remember there is a stall selling chicken porridge, are they the same ?

Anonymous said...

Love porridge.. ;) and love all the condiments that goes with it.. ;) but i love liver porridge most.. ;) I 'm gonna have to remember this place.. to visit too. ;)

wmw said...

We had a nice outing eating in Petaling Street...still haven't blogged ...hehe...Porridge's nice!

HairyBerry said...

Aromatic and crunchy deep fried intestines...so good you can even eat it on its own :)

Precious Pea said...

Ooooo...was here with WMW, Boo and Jason during our Petaling St foodcrawl. I had it for the first time. I love the fresh fish slices....so nice. Couldn't resist popping it into my mouth sashimi style.

Xiu Long Bao said...

president, how come u make a bowl of porridge looks so nice n tempting n irresistable...

Big Boys Oven said...

Oh this place is a great place to have porridge. I stumbled into Hon Kee back sometime ago when I was early to puduraya to take an early orning bus to Ipoh. I love their raw fish porridge. fantastic!

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Babe_KL said...

aiyoyo now craving for a bowl :(

UnkaLeong said...

ktx : Ni...Meena bokwa phee plien bah ror! Kian Phasa thai. Ahn kor mai dai...Hahaha...

msiagirl said...

My favourite, please take me here next time...better go eat lunchlah before I expire from looking at your pictures.

~Christine~Leng said...

you're always making the food looking extra tempting!! drooling***

"Joe" who is constantly craving said...

man what can i say..thats a darn good pic of that mouth watering porridge..

i miss my mommy minced pork ball porridge la haha..

pic of the mth man..

jasmine said...

this is the only place that gets me out of bed early to go downtown on a sat morn.

backStreetGluttons said...

no man worth his shirt & underwear's gonna be safe from your big zooms anymore for all naughty untraceable traces/esp wnadering follicules will be revealed in thir magnificent glories, slurpy or othewise ! Hahaha ! but lets eat frst ( mean the raw fish ) ok

daphne said...

your photos are amazing... whenever i take photos in a coffee shop like that, everything go messy... yours just look delicious!

Rasa Malaysia said...

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Anonymous said...

Mmmmm. It's been ages since I ate porridge with crunchy sweet fried intestines. The picture reminds me of a stall that sells good porridge in one of the food stalls along Jalan Gajah Berang, Melaka. Yummmmmmmy. Next time can u "ta pau" for me? :))

MeiyeN said...

WOW!... everything looks so good, especially da sliced fish.. yummy! must make my way there one day.... and yes, this place is hidden behind some stalls.... must look for da sign!

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Callie o: It is tempting, isn't it? I love it.

k.t.x: Emmmm. Yeah. Ummm. Uhuh.

teckiee: Aaah...those were the day, my friend.....

Kenny: I think you must be deprived... ;-)

Pushpa: It is!! Good stuff, I tell ya!

ling239: I think you're referring to a different stall which serves very yummy chicken porridge. Open at nite, rite?

mamabok: yeah, do visit it when u're here. U can check out the other good eateries in the same area too.

wmw: looking forward to seeing ur post.

nic(khkl): LOL...shud put u in advertising hor!

precious pea: no fear of getting food poisoning? hehehe.

xlb: not that difficult, especially when the food looks good already. :-)

BBO: stumbled is the right word. :-P

babe_kl: hehe...go cook some!

unkaleong: .......................

msiagirl: Of course can! Allocate more than a day in KL, pls. :-P

christine leng: Thank you, dear!!

Nipples: Thanks! I love the pic too!

Jasmine: Wow! Nothing can make me get out of bed early in the morning. :-P

Team BSG: LOL! Some things are off limits tho. Like my face. hehe.

Daphne: Thanks! I was rather surprised when I saw the end product too! hehe.

RM: Yes, it's a great toy to have! Your pics are great lah! Yours are like studio pics. :-)

Kathy: Ok...you take me to the Malacca place, and I'll tarpau this one for you. hehehe.

meiyen: yeah, i guessed you'd like this, coz I know you like fish. :-)

abc said...

awww. the porridge looks tempting especially with meatballs in it!!