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Although the distance from the airport to G Hotel isn't that far (20km based on google map), it took us almost an hour to reach the hotel by taxi due to slow traffic. At least we were relieved that we did not take the public bus route!
We reached the G Hotel around 15 minutes past 2 and were disappointed to be informed at the check-in counter that our room was not ready. We were a bit pissed off as the hotel had stipulated that check-in is from 2pm!
Not wanting to waste time waiting at the lobby and feeling a bit hungry from the early morning flight, we decided to go to Gurney Plaza beside the hotel for our lunch.
Rou Gu Cha KING | 肉骨茶王
Since we are in Malaysia, we decide to try resturants that are not available in Singapore. After wandering at the mall for quite some time looking for food, we finally settled on Rou Gu Cha KING | 肉骨茶王.
For our western readers, 肉骨茶 (commonly known as Bak-kut-teh in dialect or Pork Rib Tea in direct english translation) is basically a Chinese soup consists of meaty pork ribs that is simmered in a broth of herbs and spices. It is popularly served in Malaysia, Singapore, Mainland China and Taiwan, Indonesia Riau Islands and Southern Thailand.
Despite containing tea in its name, there is in fact no tea in the dish itself; the name actually refers to a strong oolong Chinese tea which is usually served alongside the soup in the belief that it dilutes or dissolves the copious amount of fat consumed in this pork-laden dish. There are slight variations in the Bak-kut-teh served in the places mentioned above, influenced closely by the Chinese within that community.
In Malaysia, a dry form of bak kut teh has also recently become increasingly popular, especially in Klang town. And we were pleasantly excited to find that Rou Gu Cha King do serve this version, which is not commonly available in Singapore. Besides the dried version, chik kut teh (bak kut teh made with chicken instead of pork) is also available in Malaysia as it serves as a halal version of the dish catered to Muslims, whose religion forbids them to consume pork.
Promotion Set Menus at Rou Gu Cha King. Note that it is only available from Monday to Thursday.
Interior of Rou Gu Cha King. There were not too many customers, probably because it was weekday and past lunch time.
More Set Meal options. For the undecided...
They even serve abalones, sea cucumbers, shark fin soup and fish maws. All the delicious chinese delicacies..
Original Rou Gu Cha. That's the soupy herbal version...
The Dried version beside the original version of Rou Gu Cha. Both looks tempting!
We felt the dried version was quite special and was a bit sweeter. Maybe that's the first time we were eating it; we preferred the dried version over the soup version at Rou Gu Cha King.
One Full Set Meal complete with Herbal Jelly.
Total bill worked out to be MYR $35.10 (SGD $14) for 2 sets of Bak Kuk Teh meal with a can of sprite. It would probably would have cost us much much more if we have eaten this in Singapore!
With a satisfying lunch and much more refreshed, we bought our movie tickets for the 4pm show (The Hobbit) before returning back to the hotel.
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