White Wantan Mee @ Tua Pek Kong Bukit Mertajam
July 10, 2008If there should be a most iconic food for Bukit Mertajam 大山脚, it would be none other than the noodles sold beside BM’s Tua Pek Kong Temple. It has been given a lot of names from White Wantan Mee to Tok Tok Mee to Tokong Mee. However, most people I came across prefer to call it White Wantan Mee. I think this is because it’d sound more recognizable for the masses and also create curiosity for strangers of Bukit Mertajam. Now, wouldn’t you want to know how wantan mee looks and tastes like, in white?
If you knew my blog long enough, you’d know that I’ve blogged about this noodle in the past. But, I still feel that this awesome noodle is not getting enough exposure and popularity it deserves. Hence, another post dedicated to it again. Well, a BM Kia gotta do what he’s gotta do - to promote his hometown’s food.
Anyway, I’ve been enjoying the noodles here ever since I could remember. My siblings and I would follow mother to the market to do the weekly shopping. Then, enjoy a bowl or two here for breakfast. The price remained unchanged at RM2.50 since the last increment few years ago.
Only this can make me get up at 6.30am on a lazy Sunday morning, no matter how late I slept the night before lol. The ingredients used to prepare a delicious bowl include the noodles they make themselves, choy sam, char siew and wantan. Then, mixed with soya sauce and soup boiled using pig bones (I think). The taste is somewhere between Sarawak’s Kolo Mee and a very much less oily version of Hakka Noodle you could get in KL.
This is the uncle I’ve seen him preparing the noodles for more than 20 years. They rarely rest unless it’s public holiday, Chinese New Year or they are on a holiday to China. There are morning and noon sessions which are handled by a different cook.
Some people prefer the noon one but I prefer the one in the morning. There’s a slight difference in taste but the noodle’s presentation varies a lot. Since there are generally more customers in the mornings, the noodles’ preparation is more rushed.
Bukit Mertajam White Wantan Mee is located right next to the temple. If you are still unsure, I have put up an arrow in the photo pointing at the entrance to the stall.
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I had been there before, it was nice, my uncle shop was nearby, i mean was nearby..
but it is very warm to have it at afternoon, try to go for morning session.. remember we sweat a lot at one of the trip there.
we call this Tok Tok Mee la….. talk about BM.. i miss the curry mee…
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i was just going to say… white wantan mee looks like kolo mee!
After read this tread miss again BM Wantan mee, so nice and tasty. The best time is try at early morning around 6:00am not much customer. This kind of wantan mee i can’t find anywhere else in malaysia.
How do I find this temple ? What is the address ? I will be going to BM tomorrow from Penang.
vk: PenangGuy, please refer this: http://wikimapia.org/1697513/
hi vkeong,
like penangguy, i’ll be headed to penang tomorrow as well and i’m really glad to have stumbled upon this post. thanks so much… i’m sure if it’s an iconic food of BM, i’ll be able to find it by asking around!
that’s one meal plan settled now.
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The size of the mee looks different from those sold in Penang. They called it white wan tan mee …is it because they did not add in the thick black sauce?
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more of hakka mee to me lor… even the noodle texture that i can see from the picture it’s like hakka mee. of course penang version la.
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Love ur blog. It’s something I can relate to and I miss the food in BM soooo much! Seeing all the pics on ur blog makes me hungry. Btw, I love the bee chai mak next to this wantan mee stall. hehehe.. soup’s unique. Love the laksa at berapit too. =)
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vk: Yes I love the bee chai mak too!! The chili sauce is so unique haha! BTW I will be going back to BM next month for quite a long period.. If you can suggest more places for me to go blog about? Thanks hehe
finally i found sth just like what we have in Kota Kinabalu Sabah…it looks exactly the same too.. but there we call it tenom kon lo mee…..
vk: Yep! It’s definitely something like kon lo mee in Sabah. The taste is just a bit sweeter
This tomorrow just took the breakfast there.
FYI, This stall operate start at 5:00am.
vk: So envy you
I hope I had my breakfast there..
Hmmm….I love noodle. I think the best noodle cooker is Chinesse. In my country too…
I am starting a wanted food list and this is on it! :o)
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VK. Thanks for the directions . Got to the Tua Pek Kong without any problems at 1 pm but it was already closed. What time does he usually close ? But not a total loss as I had the Koay Teow Thng next to it which was pretty good.
VK: Hi PenangGuy, it depends on what day you went. If it’s Sunday, it will close by noon. If it’s a weekday, then it will usually open till 3-4pm. Luckily you tried the koay teow thng/bee chai mak stall, it is also one of the nice stalls in BM.. the chili sauce is just great!
hmm.. i know of a place where they sell good laksa, another.. fish porridge and yam rice in chai leng park.. but i can’t remember the address. I may be going back BM this week or next.. so i will get the add for you! Oh yeah, love ur entry about the crab meat char hor fun.. it’s very unique!! Hard to find here in KL.
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Hi… thank you for posting this noodle stall, I used recommend it to my colleagues and ta bao for them, they love it too.ya….. I love it so much especially when you add some chili padi and soya souse…wow… yumyum….mouth watering..hehe
vk: hehe.. glad you like it.. i don’t eat with cili padi though
Ah keong,
Noodles !! anyway one shud try this curry mee at Tmn Bukit, basicall its a small hawker centre opposite a coffee shop…. the curry me i tell u.. superb! the stall will be packed with customers.. mind you the stall only operates in the morning..
its a ideal sunday breakfast!! the gravy is good and cost of RM.2.50..
not enuf wt tat u can aso try out Laksa at another stall located at the same hawker’s centre….
try it out!!!
vk: I tried that before last time when I was in secondary school. Since graduating, I haven’t been back to Tmn Bukit.. Anyway I plan to go there to look for foods to blog in future, and this curry mee and laksa are surely going to be in the list!
Cheers !
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i hav tried it b4…it is very very very nice..but not really..i think seberang jaya’s food court is nicer..
The morning uncle makes the noodles for the afternoon uncle so he stops selling at 11.00am sharp then the afternoon uncle takes over, they have been there ages I been eating there from my school days and that when the morning uncle father was the owner of the shop, they were both working in panfibric factory B4 taking over the stall, one stall just in front selling “kway chup” also is very good but with all the pork spare parts in it, not much people like to go for it but I personally loves it,
Do not see any write-up about this stall
yeps…I usually get there once a week. But sometimes its a bit dry. yummy…
vk: You’re right. The noodles’ taste won’t be consistent. I have a feeling it’s done according to the cook’s mood lol. I notice that when he prepares the noodles hurrily when there are plenty of cusomters, it tastes nicer haha
I am from Bukit Mertajam, though I am not so favour about the wantan mee but my sisters and brothers must take the wantan mee there together with our parent whenever we were home. My parent know the boss for many years.
Another famous food as this wantan mee at the place is mi tai mak (low sui fan), must try if you were there next time.
vk: Yeap the mi tai mak is nice as well.. love the chili sauce!
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2 words for this white wantan mee. thumbs up!
seriously,tokong is a place where got many delicious foods.just talk about wantan mee,morning got this delicious white wantan mee,night got another delicious black wantan mee.
both are delicious and price are reasonable.
RM4 or 4.5(not really rmb,=p) can get a bowl of + mee + wantans and u will definitely have the satisfaction if you craving for wantan mee. lols!