🇲🇾 HIDDEN CURRY LAKSA, the BEST CURRY MEE we've tried!  | Malaysia Hawker (EN/中CC)

Much better now Good afternoon foodies, I'm Wei Loon and welcome to the gourmet replay Today, we're at Lorong Jugera, which is along Old Klang Road in Kuala Lumpur And we're gonna have some curry laksa or what we also call curry mee Which is a spicy broth noodle dish that is generally topped with chicken, blood cockles Fried tofu puffs and some vegetables and if you just do a quick Google search of curry mee in Kuala Lumpur There will be multiple popular curry mee spots that will pop up and we have tried most if not all of them And we find that this particular spot we are bringing you to is probably serving the best curry noodles in Kuala Lumpur And this spot ironically isn't even in one of those popular curry noodle lists I don't know if you can tell but generally I'm walking around this residential area It's actually in a very very secluded spot Where the owners of this curry noodle store are operating out of a shack that is located right opposite a low-rise Flat area. Let me just very quickly show you guys There right behind me are the low-rise flat areas and right opposite This little stall Anyway, it's lunchtime now, 12 people are starting to come in. So let's quickly go in and order our curry noodles All right, we are now seated at Uncle Keong's noodle stall and just a quick look around It's really a very simple set up It's like a shack and they just lay out the tables across with chairs, plastic tables and plastic chairs And there are quite a number of customers already seated and enjoying their curry noodles Uncle Keong also sells other dishes as well, aside from curry noodles. They have wonton mee and prawn noodles as well So in case you're wondering why Quiet is not around She is definitely here. But today you mainly see just me reviewing this bowl of noodles because as I mentioned we tried Nearly all the popular curry mee spots and it does take a toll on us Yeah, so Quiet is not going to be enjoying this bowl of noodles with me today And she'll be helping us with the montages for the foods and stuff So let's quickly order our curry noodle and let's see what it is about Guys, the curry mee is here. So take a quick look, very simple bowl of noodles We've got here a nice yellowish reddish broth and what we got here is what we call the tau foo pong Which is a fried bean curd puff pieces of chicken along with that curry chicken sauce And we've got some pork skin as well and some noodles mixed with rice vermicelli So first off, I know what you're thinking. Where is the blood cockle? Probably pretty small pieces of chicken But trust me guys, we are here for the broth. Not so much the ingredients So let's start with the broth first. For those of you who are visiting for the first time, I recommend you do it this way Don't mix anything. You start with this origin of the broth first and see what it tastes like The broth has a nice consistency. It's watery but not too watery. It looks a little bit creamy, doesn't it? So let's try this out Salty, moderately spicy, a little bit savoury Decent broth, but not great yet As I mentioned to you earlier, you see this pile of curry sauce on top, the chicken curry Mix it in now This is going to give the broth an additional layer of body Now it's gotten a better consistency Much better now Flavour profile changes entirely. You get the flavour of the santan first, the coconut milk takes the lead charge Followed by that moderate saltiness, some moderate spiciness that actually doesn't have a technical hit on It actually starts here a little bit like it caresses your throat a little bit at the end of your tongue It's got a very addictive kick to it and it ends with a tinge of sweetness I would say it's actually balanced pretty well. It's a pretty well balanced curry broth Let's try a bit of the noodles Definitely a tad overcooked Let me try that as well. A little bit soft, but that usually happens with most of the hawker stalls in KL. Most, not all. But it carries that flavour of the broth pretty well Let's try the broth again I noticed today they lean a little bit towards saltier. The previous few visits, not so much But let's see if this sambal can save it by giving it more body And healthy deluxe. Let's test this out first Sambal has got an interesting flavour. A little bit sour, some saltiness, moderately spicy. Gonna add it in Give it a good mix Let's try the broth again More body now. It gets creamier, but not too creamy. It doesn't overpower you I would recommend adding the sambal in Let's try some of that chicken. I think it's a chicken breast. So let's hope it's tender enough Not the most tender, but definitely not tough. And I like the fact that they use curry chicken I think it's a brilliant move. Because the chicken has that flavour of the curry infused in, rather than using poached chicken Flavour is good A bit of that tofu bok Got a mild oily fragrance and a nice bite and it's absorbed all the curry sauce in Very decent Okay, what I got here Is the what we call jipei, which is a pork skin. Not all stalls put it in, but some of them do So let's try this Very decent. It's got a good balance between a bit of crunchiness And a bit of chewiness. It sort of resembles a fish maw. We call it yi piu And because they've soaked all that savoury curry flavour in, so it becomes very appetising You know, this is the type of curry noodle that on the first few slurps, it tastes pretty good But it doesn't really amaze you yet And you'll probably feel like it's probably the same as the other popular spots but I think the unique proposition for this bowl is that as you progress through the bowl, the flavours do present themselves and They work in a very harmonious way where you could really taste that layer of sweetness, that savouriness, that fragrance And the coconut milk, which is not overpowering. Unlike certain curry laksa stalls where they really try to drown you with coconut milk It's actually relatively slurpable. I could probably finish this broth And of course the noodles are overcooked, but they do carry their broth ridiculously well It becomes a very hearty bowl of curry laksa. Very simple, very no frills Is it out of this world? No, it's not but Yeah, I do think this is the best and most balanced curry laksa broth that we have in Kuala Lumpur But I'm gonna clean this up now And I'll see you in a bit for plating time where we're going to a little bit more in-depth detail On why we think this is the best. Gotta have some justification, right? So see you in a bit All right, Uncle Keong's curry laksa broth. It's not a broth that blows your mind on the first sip In fact, none of the curry laksa that we're trying ever blow our minds On the first few sips for Uncle Keong's curry laksa, you tend to feel like It's a pretty decent broth. After mixing in the curry gravy and the sambal, you're like, hey, it's pretty good But not exciting enough yet. But as you progress through the bowl I think the genius of this laksa starts to present itself and you suddenly notice that all this while They have been playing on harmony and balance. All the necessary flavors in the curry laksa are present And in good enough quantity yet it doesn't overpower anything else This creates a laksa that is smooth, moderately creamy, yet very slurpable, heartwarming and comforting And most importantly Doesn't leave you sluggish at the end of the meal This broth allows you to forgive the other shortcomings of the dish For example, the slightly overcooked noodles, which is actually a common occurrence with most curry laksa And also the lack of ingredients in a way Of course, I would have loved if Uncle Keong could charge us a little bit more and perhaps give us some blood cockles Maybe a little bit bigger chicken pieces Yeah, and some long beans And with that being said, Uncle Keong Noodle Store scores an okay on the gourmet food Which means it is some good quality curry laksa. Definitely worth a try It is definitely the best curry laksa in KL that we have tried. Is it the best in Malaysia? No We have tried one that is actually better. It's in Seranban. I think it's called Easier Laksa. We tried it about a year back And Uncle Keong sort of resembles that but in a slightly lower level But still if you're on tour in Malaysia and you want to try curry laksa, the gourmet pit definitely recommends Uncle Keong If you are a curry noodle enthusiast, I will also definitely recommend Uncle Keong. Try Uncle Keong out. We do think it is the best Yeah We will list down all the curry laksa spots that we have tried in our description box down below And we also have some story highlights of these spots in our Instagram Profile as well. So do check them out And I will roll out Instagram review posts on these spots in my personal Instagram over here So yeah, that concludes our food adventure for the week. Hopefully you like what you see And if you do, don't forget to leave us a thumbs up And if you have not subscribed, do consider subscribing and hit that notification bell button Till we eat again next week. Bye