BRINGING THE SARAWAK’s LOCAL TRADITIONAL DELICACY EATERIES INTO THE SOUTH (JB) BY CHONG FAMILY
As known by lots of Malaysians and visitors from other countries, other than those famous eateries to be found in the West, there are also various of traditioanl local’s delicacies to be tasted in the East especially in Kuching, Sarawak which favourites in public. Recently, in the South at Johor Bharu we found and being recognised the best Kuching’s Style authentic local’s eateries served in “Food Key” restaurant by the Chong family into existance since year 2015.
The Sarawakians Ms. Chong Siew Tang (born 1989) and younger brother Chong Kha Hou (born 1992) both originated from Kuching were the initial founders and recent owners of the recommended Kuching’s Style eating house “Food Key Enterprise” in Johor introducing their Chong’s 3-generation home recipes to the southern locals and visitors under a roof. Also being assisted by Kha Hou’s wife Anna Lim, sister and mother in manner.
Chong Kha Hou who at his age of only 24 years old currently, who also the restaurant’s main chef, all the while grown up in the f&b family began touched the industry since his age of 14th helping family in their restaurant at Kuching, Sarawak also been passed onto family’s generation recipes allowed him to hold their Chong’s home recipes on Sarawak’s traditional eateries.
Added with the Chong’s brothers & sisters vision to expose further in the f&b industry, also hoping to introduce their hometown eastern famous menus into the south, and foreseen the market opportunity in the career enabled Siew Tang and Kha Hou under the great supports from family finally successfully established their very owned Kuching’s Style eating house named “Food Key Enterprise” at Permas Jaya, Johor Bharu in 2015 began with chicken rice, then running into complete Kuching’s local eateries menu in early 2016.
In this Sarawak’s recipes restaurant, the founder’s first top recommended in menus surely will be their hometown famous Kuching Laksa which well known around the nations. Laksa soup base prepared boiled 2 hours using ingredients direct imported from Kuching, cooked mixed with slight coconut & fresh condense milk to smoothen the soup’s swallowed into mouth, then served insided with rice noodles (mee hun) and topped with beansprouts, egg shredded, prawn, chicken meat shredded and spring onions brings the best traditional authentic Sarawak’s Kuching Laksa you must try.
Secondly will be their Kolo Mee, also among the Sarawak’s famous signature noodles taken by the Sarawakians since decade. Homemade flour-egg noodles boil-cooked, mixed with their in-house soy sauce mixtures, served topped with roasted pork slices (char siew), fried minced pork and spring onions shredded, taken sided with bowl of pork dumpling (wantan) soup will be their complete set of Kolo Mee you will never regret after tasted & neither found elsewhere in town.
Another will be the Kuching’s favourite selection recently by the youngsters, the Tomato Noodles. Using their homemade egg noodles prepared in deep fried to bring cryspy bites, served poured onto their home cooked tomato sauce paste mixed with veges, prawn, char siew and pork slices brings exotic delicious sweet & sour taste you will like it.
Moreover, the owners Siew Tang and Kha Hou also taken the opportunity to introduce their eastern local famous Fried Mali Veges into the southern market. “Mali” vege’s leaf commonly picked, fried with garlic and chicken egg brings really tasty and fresh vegetable eatery you cannot aside which among the restaurant’s top seller selection almost seen on every single table.
Nonetheless, you also need to taste the Kuching’s originated beverage “3-Layer Tea” which well known recently throughout the country. Layers bottomed with homemade rock sugar, then poured onto milk and lastly topped with tea will be the Kuching’s famous authentic milk tea you cannot missed when stepped into this Kuching’s Style “Food Key Enterprise” eating house at Permas Jaya, Johor Bharu.
FOOD KEY ENTERPRISE (KUCHING STYLE)
Address: No. 15,
Jalan Permas 10,
Bandar Baru Permas Jaya,
81750 Johor Bharu,
Johor.
Business Hours: 8:30am to 9:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Alternate Monday)