TASTE THE 1ST RECOGNISED CHINESE SEAFOOD CUISINE RESTAURANT “NEW TASTE” @ SEMPORNA, SABAH
“Chinese Seafood” is a kind of famous cuisine or eatery most wanted by the tourists when reached the state of Sabah (East Malaysia), especially in Semporna which being years well known by the world for not only scuba experience but also on their live seafoods selection presented by lots of restaurants on respective recipes. Here, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended chinese & live seafood eating house “New Taste” running their 2 outlets recently right in the Semporna township, and having great positive response from the locals & visitors.
The Lahat Datu originated Sabahan Mr. Eric Kua Yu Vun (born 1972), was the initial founder cum immediate direct owner of this best recommended chinese seafood house “New Taste Restaurant” in Semporna, Sabah introducing most of their local live seafoods and signature home recipes to the market in manner. Also recently being assisted by elder sister Madam Kua Yu Nyuk (born 1967), son Kua Tze Shuan (born 1997) and his operation main chef Mr. Wong Soo Vui (born 1981) leading the restaurant’s daily operations.
The founder Eric Kua or known Chef Eric, who at his age of 47 years old currently been initially stepped into the f&b industry at his 18th in year 1990 began as a kitchen trainee in a chinese cuisine restaurant “Maxims Seafood Restaurant” in Tawau spent more than a year there. Later-on continue his exposure in the field been also reached Kota Kinabalu, hometown Lahad Datu, Kuala Lumpur and even overseas to Singapore & China to sharpen his experience in the career, positioned as a Chef at his 21st of age.
While in year 2013, Eric Kua started his chinese coffee house (Kopitiam) for the first time in Tawau running for only few years in circumstances. With his vision to have his very owned seafood eating house, added with the experiences hold and foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry here allowed Eric Kua in year 2016 successfully established his chinese & live seafood eating house named “New Taste Restaurant” at Bandar Baru Semporna. Then the 2nd in year 2018 at Bandar Mutiara, Semporna all the while serving their home signature seafood menus to the visitors. According to founder Eric Kua, their 3rd outlet along Jalan Hospital and 4th at Taman Sutera, Semporna will be coming up in year 2019 respectively.
In this New Taste seafood restaurant, the owners’ & chef’s very first top recommended in menus will be their “Wet Butter Milk Lobster” which favourite by the tourists all the while. Local fresh live deep sea lobster selected on customer’s request, cleaned & deep fried to cooked in about 4-5 minutes with floured-up, then wok-stired in only seconds with their chef’s in-house wet butter milk sauce broth (made from mixtures of butter, fresh milk, fish sauce, chicken stock etc) mixed into chopped chilli padi & curry leafs will brings excellent lobster’s freshness & texturing bites into mouth that you must try when reached Semporna, Sabah. The exotic salty & sweet butter milk taste itself taken with the lobster meats will also cannot be aside here.
Secondly will be their “Signature Spicy Crab”, which on chef’s recipe most wanted by their visitors. Local sea meat crab on weight of about 300-500grams commonly selected, cooked minutes over boiling oil with floured-up, then followed by a minute wok-stired with their homemade spicy sauce paste mixtures of chilli, garlic, onion etc, will brings amazing tasty & spicy crabs eatery that you will never found better elsewhere in town. The crab meat’s bites texture & freshness and the appertising spicy taste into mouth that you will never forget after taken here.
Another will be among their best in clams selection, the “Spicy Wok-Fried Clams” which also the restaurant’s daily top seller. Local fresh sea clams/shells in options of mussel clams, scallop clams & oyster clams on customer’s request, cleaned then wok-fried with their home recipe sauce paste mixtures, added into chilli padi, spring onion shredded, chopped garlic & dried chilli will brings amazing tasty & spicy taste eatery that you will never regret after tasted here. Is the best choice for those who like spicy eatery.
While in fresh abalone corner, the owners introduced their “Steamed Fresh Abalone with Garlic Paste” which wanted by most of the tourists when reached Sabah. Local deep sea live abalone on weight of about 200-400grams commonly selected, fresh steamed in about 5 minutes topped with garlic paste & glass noodles will brings wonderful abalone’s freshness and bites texture into mouth with obvious delicious garlic taste that you will like it.
Nonetheless, their “Fresh Steamed Sea Prawn” also one of the must try selection here recommended by the founder. Fresh live sea Ming Prawns mostly selected here, fresh steamed in 4 minutes and finally served sided with a bowl of their homemade sweet, sour & spicy garlic paste sauce taken tipping onto it will be the best prawn eatery that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised chinese seafood eating house “New Taste Restaurant” at Semporna, Sabah. Especially the prawn’s freshness & chewing bites texture itself, only in Semporna (Sabah).
NEW TASTE RESTAURANT
Address: (Bandar Baru Semporna)
Lot No. 41,
Block G,
Seafront Resort Township,
91307 Semporna,
Sabah.
(Daily 7:00am to 10:00pm)
(Bandar Mutiara)
Ground Floor,
Lot 15 & 16,
Bandar Mutiara,
Jalan Hospital,
91307 Semporna,
Sabah.
(Daily 10:00am to 12:00am)