I knew about Hakka...but what is FooChow ?!

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What did you know about FooChow ? I believe that not everyone is familiar with FooChow (福州).

The reason that FooChow is not popular among the dialect groups of Chinese is because we have less FooChow Chinese (福州人) in West Malaysia. However, this dialect group is popular in Sitiawan (Perak) and East Malaysia.

If you are not familiar with it, don't worry and give me a chance to introduce FooChow to you !

Today, you're going to recognize the FIVE famous dishes among FooChow.

1. FooChow Fried Pan Cake 福州饼

At the FooChow restaurant, Taste of Foochow, this dish is selling on Sunday only.

In China, FuZhou, people eats FooChow cake almost everyday. It is because the ingredients of this traditional dish is simple but it taste really well.

In the history, when the scholars of FuZhou wants to take the test in the city, they will bring along this 'FooChow cake' to fill the hunger during the journey. It is because FooChow cake is easy to carry, easy to eat and easy to store.

2. FooChow Dry Fishball Noodles 福州鱼圆粉

This is the Rice Vermicelli Noodles (Dry)

FooChow Dry Fishball Noodle is a local specialty dish in FuZhou, China. It is such a comfort food, and can be eaten soup or dry. The texture is really smooth and soft. There will be a bowl of delectable Foochow Fish ball to serve together.

It is really chewy and appetizing !




3. FooChow Fish Ball 福州鱼圆

These are handmade fish balls.

None of the people in FuZhou, China dislike FooChow Fish Balls. The skin of different kind of fish balls is made by different fish. The flavour of each type of fish balls are totally different!

The fillings of the fish balls is made of pork. However, you won't see a single fats of the meat in the fillings. This is the uniqueness of FooChow fish balls.

The fish balls are all springy in texture.



4. FooChow Yanpi Dumplings 福州燕皮水饺

Yanpi is one of the favourite ingredient that FooChow Chinese love.

Yanpi is a type of wanton skin used in Chinese cuisine. Yanpi is made of lean pork and tapioca flour. The whole dumpling is mainly made by a type of meat wanton which are wrap in the thin Yanpi skins.

Don't deceive by the plain looks of the Dumplings, the most important ingredient is not the fillings but the Yanpi skins that wrap the pork !

 It is one of the most famous dish in FooChow !

5. FooChow Red Wine Chicken Mee Suah 福州红糟鸡酒面线

The Signature Dish of FooChow

The Red Wine Chicken Noodles which uses Mee Suah to absorb the essence of the rice wine is definitely the signature dish of FooChow.

During the process of producing the red wine, they must be very careful. They have to ensure that the props that used must be completely clean and dry. This process takes two to three months to be done.

Some of them might not want to try it because of the colour of the soup but trust me, you have to try it once and you're gonna want it more !

WANT TO TRY THOSE DISHES ? GO AHEAD !

Taste of FooChow Restaurant

Address : 14, Jalan Gajah, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, 55100

Business Hours : 8:30am to 5pm daily except Tuesday

Tel : 03-9281 8788