Aun Kheng Lim Salted Chicken: "Don't miss the Baked Salted Chicken" Top 5 Page for this destination Ipoh Restaurant Tip by Wild_Orchid

I had parked my car and was about to walk towards Foh San when I noticed the red eye catching signage of this restaurant. After having dim sum at Foh San, we decided to check this restaurant out.

When I walked into the restaurant, I was in for a big surprise. Instead of normal tables and chairs and table clothes and waiters, there was a large table with stacked with salt-baked chicken neatly prepacked ready for customers to walk in, buy them and take away for their dinner, lunch or breakfast.

Favorite Dish: "Yim Kook Kai"-in the Cantonese language loosely translates to "salt baked chicken". The chicken is gently stuffed with aromatic Chinese herbs, and then its skin is rubbed with salt, before it is "baked" in tin foil.

It is really quite a neat idea and not one that I have seen anywhere else before. The packages of chicken are neat and presentable-much like a cake box. Cooking instructions are included on the packaging: you simply need to steam the whole chicken (inside the foil) in a wok for 5-10 minutes before serving. The result - a tender, chicken that continues to retain its natural juices and is delicious when eaten with steamed rice.

Hot tip for leftovers: If you have any leftovers, you can boil some lovely rice porrige with the chicken parts.

Funny story/fond memory: My colleagues who were with me on this trip were so keen on the chicken that they bought about 10-15 packs each-can you imagine what the insides of their car looked like? with 5 adults, their luggage and stacks and stacks of yim kook kai! LOL When asked, they said they were giving it to their mums and inlaws as gifts that would be appreciated by the KL folks.

As for me, I only bought 1 pack at around RM15. ~Big sigh~ should have gotten more! the porridge would have been marvellous.

PS. there are at least two such restaurants with the same specialty dish. I didn't find the other one, but I am told that it is just as good.

Address: old part of Ipoh town, not far from Kamdar
Comparison: least expensive
Phone: +605-254 2998
Price: less than US$10
Rating: 4
Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum