Famous Seremban Favourites
June 2010
Entry number 24 for The Ultimate Char Siew Compendium will — when I finally write it, after I’ve painstakingly unearthed every worthy char siew specimen known to humankind — read as follows:
There is only one way to appr…
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June 2010
Entry number 24 for The Ultimate Char Siew Compendium will — when I finally write it, after I’ve painstakingly unearthed every worthy char siew specimen known to humankind — read as follows:
There is only one way to approach a meal at Seremban Favourites, and that’s with a stomach that is totally devoid of food, utterly ready to receive a deluge of creamy, unapologetically fatty pork. Attire must be oversized, with pants that can be loosened, and a shirt that’s baggy enough to hide the muffin top tummy that will be the inevitable and guaranteed result of dining at what is inarguably one of Klang Valley’s top char siew eateries. You must get there early in order to receive the best cuts, secure the roomiest table (with the largest surface area to accommodate all the char siew that will shortly arrive, only to disappear just as quickly), and give yourself enough time to ingratiate yourself with the owner (who is a holder of a Masters degree and so is nobody’s fool) just because it’s the right thing to do at Establishments Of Quality.
Whilst placing your order, do not — and I repeat, do not — be sidetracked by other diversions. Yes, there are noodles, roast pork, and a host of other seductive Seremban Favourites on the menu, but your mission is solely restricted to char siew, and that’s because it is singularly the best, and only worthy, item to be consumed as if it’s your last meal on earth. Ordering other things will only impede your char siew intake, not to mention adulterate the purity of tastes of the amply marbled, lightly caramelised pork. Your drink selection should follow the same principle: something simple, and one which won’t compete with the char siew or affect its taste. Chinese tea is best because its slightly bitter quality is the perfect foil for the meat, and the tea will help to dissolve the mountain of fat that will be building up around your heart and gastrointestinal walls even before you’ve paid the (very reasonably priced) bill.
Needless to say, unless you want the dubious honour of an entry into the Malaysian Book of Records as Fattest Malaysian, you need to exercise restraint and only permit yourself a visit when you’ve been Very Good. Even Moderately Good just isn’t good enough. You have been briefed. Now go forth and consume. Fay Khoo
