Putien @ Ane Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya
Minggu, 31 Oktober 2021
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Getting dorsum into the groove of run agency sacrificing the blog, only a trivial bit...sorry!
Must acknowledge I've fallen into a nutrient rut. You know the variety where yous prefer to consume the onetime together with familiar versus the novel together with happening?
It's non every bit though I've non tried to hitting those happening places such every bit that latest burger bar but the nutrient at that topographic point was dismal, it didn't fifty-fifty inspire me to whip out the DSLR to snap a motion painting of it.
Better non utter almost failures but utter almost something together with then much ameliorate i.e. Singapore's latest import that is making us consume our words together with acknowledge that, Singapore nutrient is truly rather decent.
Technically it is Heng Hwa nutrient together with non Singaporean to say the to the lowest degree but the restaurant's origins hail from that tiny reddish point downward south.
It is non the outset fourth dimension nosotros bring been invaded past times the Singaporean eating theater chains (one remembers Crystal Jade's delicious openings) but slowly terminal year, early on this twelvemonth saw a huge influx of them trooping upward N to our capital. First, it was Paradise Inn inwards Sunway Pyramid. Then Soup Restaurant that serves Samsui homestyled fare together with this identify Putien started their delineate organisation inwards the refurbished 1 Utama Shopping Centre's onetime wing.
I've dined at this identify twice together with noticed how packed it is every time. Even when I walk past times it to patronise other places, at that topographic point is ever an eager queue of people at its doorstep together with the hidden eating theater inside seems to heave with people during dejeuner together with dinner time.
Their primal is consistency - everything is rather good cooked. Also helps when yous serve upward a rarely seen cuisine similar Heng Hwa that makes it stand upward out with our green Cantonese, Hokkien together with Hakka cuisine.
For those whose tongues are to a greater extent than accustomed to robust flavours, this identify is definitely non for yous since their flavours are frail together with light.
I industrial plant life certainly dishes particular hither such every bit the classic Chinese eating theater dish of poached spinach with superior stock. It is served with a triple whammy of eggs hither - the stock is infused into a bright orangish with creamy salted egg yolk together with egg, spell niblets of century egg consummate the whole trilogy of cholestrol-highness. Really together with then lovely together with decadent that those who don't consume greens truly exercise non know what they are missing out.
The cuisine is a humble 1 that uses lots of root vegetables such every bit yam, a large favourite of mine. I honey the crispy yam with duck that is similar a grown upward version of the wu kok, with its crispy filigree coating together with chunks of duck center inwards between.
The briny seaweed every bit a starter is too rather dainty together with tangy. There is too the decadent pig's intestine - tender niblets of the offal all rolled upward inwards together with then many thou layers that it is wonderful when bitten into. Another favourite, non pictured hither is the deep fried pig's trotter - only the correct crispiness mingling with the soft collagen that begs yous to give-up the ghost the hands all dingy together with consume it with your fingers.
We too sample the sauteed french beans that is lovely together with crunchy. There is too prawns with tea leaves, a kinda forgettable dish that leaves us non much of a nutrient memory. I'm no fan of their o chien either since it is rather chewy together with dry. The Heng Hwa fried beehoon is rather nice, beautifully fried with each strand absorbing the rich pork stock it is cooked in.
Dessert is simple...the historic stream onetime classic of soft yam with gingko - a decadent process of silkiness mingling with sinful lard. There is too the cooling together with refreshing lemongrass jelly.
I reckon I volition proceed returning to this identify every bit it is my novel Chinese comfort food. I too honey the lor meen hither with its silky white noodles together with the lusciously sugariness broth dotted with prawns, vegetables together with pork.
Putien
G213A, Ground Floor
Promenade Section
1 Utama Shopping Centre (Old Wing)
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-77221539
(Non Halal. Reservations are advised or else expression long hold off during peak times. Open from 11.30am to 9.30pm. From side past times side calendar week onwards, they volition non pause during the afternoon. For to a greater extent than pictures, meet the Flickr set.)
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed hither is solely based on my personal tastebuds together with may vary for others. This review is fourth dimension sensitive; changes may occur to the identify afterwards on that tin mail away acquit upon this opinion. The reviewer too declares that she has non received whatever monetary or non-monetary compensation from this identify for writing the review.