Sometime back I was craving to eat fresh steamed tilapia fish so we went to a nearby restaurant well known for its fish dishes to have lunch at 11.30 am. Back in 2012, the famous blogger Baby Sumo has written about the tasty Signature Steam Tilapia Fish here which is served with lots of crunchy pork lard. You can see the huge amount of
pork lard served on the steamed fish here.
As I do not like to eat pork lard, I chose to have the tilapia steamed with minced ginger instead and we decided to have black tilapia instead of red tilapia. As there were only two of us, we requested for a medium sized fish but were given quite a big one as can be seen below.
A big black tilapia fish steamed with freshly chopped ginger - MYR55.10 nett. The fish is very fresh and does not have any muddy or fishy taste to it. As it is a big fish, the flesh is not as silky soft as I would have preferred it to be. Perhaps this fish has lots of exercise so the flesh is "well toned" and there is only a very thin layer of fatty bits at its stomach portion. Each of us ate one side of the fish and there were lots of meat.
The ginger paste was freshly made so we took the paste still left on the plate home as it would be a waste to throw it away. This fish dish is not salty at all so it is perfect for those who are watching their salt intake.
We also ordered a bowl of superior yin choy (amaranth vegetable) soup cooked with bits of century egg and nothing else luckily because we were very full after finishing all the food.
My plate of rice (half portion only) that costs MYR1 since one normal portion costs MYR1.50 per plate.
The fish is as fresh as it could ever be because it was still swimming in this fish tank when we stepped into the eatery.
Tanjung Tua Lang Fish Head Restaurant in Sri Petaling
That big fish costs us MYR52+ (MYR55.10 after adding in 6% GST). The bowl of vege soup is MYR11+ (MYR11.65) and 1.5 bowl of rice for the two of us costs MYR2.50+ (MYR2.65). The total bill came up to MYR69.45 but the lady boss rounded it down to MYR69.
Tua Lang as in meaning adults? Lard in fish, now, that's new. Don't recall anything like it before. Don't think tilapia from the Batang Ai lakes is that expensive though - usual prices for fresh sea fish around here.
ReplyDeleteI think they took the name from Tanjung Tualang, a place in Perak. No idea what Tualang means. I don't reckon you know the price of steamed ginger black tilapia dish since you seldom order this fish when eating out.
DeleteDidn't know can ask for 1/2 plate of rice ( not that I want to)! I would choose to try the pork lard with steam fish instead if we visit this place.
ReplyDeleteSome places charge the same price for 1/2 plate of rice but I don't mind since I cannot finish eating a whole plate of rice and I don't want to waste food. The pork lard with steamed fish is a favourite dish of many customers of this eatery.
DeleteYou are really a small eater, I can have two plates of rice
DeleteWow, you can eat so much rice but yet is so petite.
DeleteI think I'd probably prefer the pork lard one and steamed with soya sauce. I find the minced ginger one usually comes with too much ginger (though I love ginger) but I quite like that the ginger is served at the bottom of the fish so you don't have to keep scrapping the ginger off.
ReplyDeleteWhich one do you find tastes better....black or red tilapia? Haiz, fei chau used to be the cheapest fish we can order (at tai chow places) but nowadays even this is considered expensive.
I think this tilapia is expensive because it is reared in very fresh water thus no muddy smell. Normally tilapia has a muddy taste because of the mud in the water that they are reared in. I have forgotten how red tilapia taste like so have to go to this eatery again to order steamed red tilapia with ginger to make a comparison.
DeletePork lard pleaaasssseeeeeeeeeee.
ReplyDeleteBut then again, I probably wouldn't order steamed fish because I don't like dealing with fish bones (not even a bit of it). I'd take fish fillets anytime... :/
Yes, I know you would like the dish with pork lard. Maybe next time your girlfriend will debone the fish on the spot and feed you with tilapia fish fillets.
DeleteRG is the same as me, I don't like to deal with fish bones too
DeleteThis fish does not have those tiny, tiny bones, only big ones so it is quite easy to remove the meat from its bones.
DeleteMun, if you go Rawang, then you should visit Lan Je .. famous for its tilapia... very sedap too! Each person go one fish and it is around RM16-18 for each. Now I am also yearning for one... there is one branch opened half an hour away from my place..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation. Will remember this if I ever go to Rawang. I think in Ipoh you all have the one fish per person shop which is very good.
DeleteThis fish has so much minced ginger! I love that ginger but that was too much on the plate. Luckily you tapao home. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteWill read back all your posts soon.
Thank you for dropping by. Hope your father is feeling better. No hurry, do take your time. Taking good care of your father and yourself is more important. We will always be here.
DeleteA lot of minced ginger+garlic.. I like "jeong jing" with pork lard..
ReplyDeleteYes, many people find the steamed with pork lard very tasty.
DeleteOh wow, there's a lot of ginger on that plate of fish! I love cooking with ginger too! xoxo
ReplyDeleteToo much ginger here.
DeleteI have been here before...but that was years ago, back then this place wasn't explored much and most of the time can easily get seats during peak dinner time. Nowadays we usually frequent to the restaurant next door....for the asam tilapia.
ReplyDeleteThe restaurant next door has changed hands many times. I have been there too but not this current operator I think.
DeleteI like that fish dish. I would scoop the ginger paste and mix into my rice. Heaven!
ReplyDeleteWe did that too but still there were lots of leftover ginger so we took it home and ate it with steamed chicken for the next few days. Waste not.
DeleteI think these days there won't be much problem with tilapia having muddy smell already. Coz now they are farm-bred rather than fished from those olden-days muddy ponds.
ReplyDeleteDish looks good, but not cheap!
There are still eateries serving muddy tasting tilapia but at a cheaper price.
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