This was our 2nd time to Hu Ji Chinese Restaurant for their
Weekend Lunch Taiwan Porridge buffet. As the name suggested, the main star is
the porridge which coupled with some typical porridge side dishes such as
salted egg (my favorite!), century egg, salted fish, fried anchovy, fermented
beancurd (my favorite too!), assorted pickled vegetable and the ever present
"you tiao" (Chinese cruller). Other than the typical porridge condiments, there were also Kiam Chai Beoy (Stew Salted Vegetable Soup) and Braised Chicken Feet.
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| Chai Beoy Soup, Braised Chicken Feet & 3 types of Porridges |
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| Lots of Condiments! I love Salted Egg & Salted Fish! |
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| Love the Fermented Beancurd but the You Tiao was kind of Hard though... |
There were 3 types of porridge during our visit - plain porridge,
sweet potato porridge and minced chicken and mushroom porridge (changing
monthly). In case some feel porridge is less filling, there was also Japanese
garlic fried rice during our visit.
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| Japanese Garlic Fried Rice |
That was not all - one could not escape calories so easily as there were many other homey
& hearty dishes which would definitely make you reminisce of your
grandmother’s cooking. Not all dishes were to our taste – strangely some dishes
were kind of tasteless to us but I think it was an after-effect of eating too
much salted egg & salted fish. LOL!!!
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| Lots of Dishes! Lotus Root, Steamed Fish & Deep Fried Beancurd |
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| Fried Minced Meat & Lady Fingers |
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| Cuttle Fish & Deep Fried Beancurd |
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| Omelet & Some Vege |
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| Sweet & Sour Chicken and Lady Fingers |
The choices for desserts were scarce with fruits, some simple
cakes and barley drink. However, at the price tag of RM25.90 nett per adult –
we really couldn’t expect too much. You even get extra 15% discount for HSBC
card member. Anyway, the restaurant was
almost full during our visit with families so I think it was popular especially
for family with seniors and kids. The verdict? If you want some comfort food which feels like home - this is definitely the place for you!
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| Barley Drink |
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| Pandan Cake & Butter Cake |
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| Some Jellies? |
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| Fruit anyone? |
Hu Ji Restaurant is located in Copthorne Orchid Hotel, Penang and
the Taiwan Porridge Buffet is available every weekend from 12noon to 2.30pm.
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