Some of you might have heard about the famous yau char kuai (油炸粿, you tiao) stall outside Chow Yang at PJ SS2, or have even tasted it. Well, passing that super busy stall for the Nth time, I finally tried something from there when Suan’s friend Pinky was in town.
sizzle, sizzle
It was after a heavy lunch that Suan decided to check out the much talked about stall. We squeezed ourselves to the front and tried to order some of the famous yau char kuai. Unfortunately, we had to give up the idea upon hearing that waiting time for yau char kuai is 40 minutes.
However, the owner was making fried glutinous rice with dough thingy (I don’t know the Chinese name), and we could have some in for a mere 5 minute wait. So we thought, why not?
hot, sweet, delicious, and yummy (no pun intended)
We took home 6 pieces of this fried glutinous rice with dough thingy, and boy it was really good. Imagine sweet and slightly sticky glutinous rice wrapped by the slightly salty dough with the texture of good doughnut. I think my explanation failed to do justice to the taste, but Suan, Rachel, and Pinky all love it too.
the stall opens at night, expect long wait
I think I gotta try their yau char kuai next time.
Address:
Jalan SS 2/6
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS: 3.116862, 101.617377
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By eiling on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
are you sure the you tiau there so nice meh? i thought the nice one is in Asia Cafe at SS15. okok must give it a try next time.
By cumi&ciki on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
good taste! we love ths plc:D
By suanie on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
it was surprisingly quite teh awesome
By shiang on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
oitt…. What’s with the map! why is it all in straight lines?
if u continue drawing maps like this… i’m not reading ya blog anymore
By Precious Pea on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
Next time, order your yau char kuai, then go have dinner or a drink at Kayu to kill time. Worth the wait! Heard it is still crispy the next morning but of course, no chance for any leftover to test it out.
By Bangsar-bAbE on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
You should try their ham chim peng too. Really nice and fluffy.
I hate the long waits. And they tend to open stall whenever they feel like it. o_0
By sotong on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
agreed to shiang…
this map sucks among the rest!
KY please use the proper way to draw the map!
Anyway, I had tried this few years ago.. I still remember I was queued up for around 1 hour just to tapao 1 pc of “Ham Chim Peng” while other ppl tapao mininum up to 10 pcs of the yau char kuai!
hehe
By tzyy on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
U deserve the hits. ^^
By KY on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
eiling,
I haven’t tried that one at SS15!
cumi&ciki,
Best.
suanie,
Yah!
shiang,
Shut up
Precious Pea,
Haha ya, great idea!
Bangsar-bAbE,
Will have to try that next time.
sotong,
I think I remember that. hahaha
tzyy,
Thanks!
By mimid3vils on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
saw this stall b4 when go pasar malam (Thursday)
By FeR on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
i call it “ham chin peng” although i think “ham chin peng” is the one with red bean paste in the middle instead of glutinous rice.
*shrugs*
I love the glutinous rice ones!
By power8003 on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
I have tried all the fried things that they sell. All also very nice
When go back Malaysia(this wednesday), I will go there and buy all my Fav 
By Klaw on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
In ipoh, we call it “kap joong” (kap which rhymes with dove in canto, joong, which probably means dumpling).
Hahha, I don’t know how accurate that is though.
By xin on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
had that once..but not from ss2. it was cold…quite chewy and not that awesome. so i never had that again. so i guess i should change my perception now
By Lb on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
omg, my no.1 junk food, very tasty i know, but i cannot tahan, very ‘heaty’.. bound to be sick after eating..
By foxtrotecho on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
KY, it was after dinner la, not lunch.
By jun on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
ohh.. i love this place.. makes me wana eat now.. bt im in aussie
By Robb on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
wtf! I saw a sotong up there commenting! Lol
At any rate, the Ipohans call it ham chim peng as well. With an additional name – kap chong ham jim peng. Don’t know what kap means, but chong is filling in cantonese.
By Huai Bin on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
KY your yew char kueh is quite different from ours. We have a gigantic one over here, and the normal sized ones but all are tubular in shape.
By sotong on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
By the way, it called as “Kap Chung”.
By macball on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
Just curious, my friend once told me, how to make ur thing that u goreng so crispy and nice.
Melt your frying pan or wok with a plastic bottle. Melt it and add oil. Finally fry ur Yao Cha Keow in the heated oil.
Is that really what happen …..?
X -files remain to be solved.
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By KY on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
mimid3vils,
Well if you’re willing to wait..
FeR,
Hahah this is not ham chim peng!
power8003,
Perhaps I should do the same!
Klaw,
Ooo interesting!
xin,
Not so nice when it’s cold, I’d imagine.
Lb,
Don’t eat so much lor, share!
foxotechro,
You’re right!
jun,
Awww.. too bad.
Robb,
oOO interesting.
Huai Bin,
Learn something new everyday.
sotong,
Ahaaaaa!
macball,
I doubt it. lol
Noir,
Cheers!
By Rachel on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
when can we have it again KY?! I’m hungry again after reaading it! =(
By Raymond Lee on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
He does sell in the morning too .. but i do not know the exact time
By Carrie on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
U made me hungry…. and i have gastric, so glutinuous rice? Can see, can smell but cannot eat..
By Suertes on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
I’m pretty confident this stall, at least, does not do the plastic straw thingy. This stall has one of the cleanest woks I’ve ever seen in the business; usually stalls use iron wok, not stainless steel ones like this feller. And the oil is also uncharacteristically clean, so it indicates that they change it regularly, unlike most other stalls.
Result: their stuff is not quite as tasty!! I think..
By KY on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
Rachel,
Stop being a glutton!
Raymond Lee,
Ah, the unpredictability.
Carrie,
How sad…
Suertes,
Hahaha, I’ll favor clean over plastic anytime!
By Simon Seow on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
yes, in KL we called it kap choong too. Been here a few times but didn’t manage to try the pastry. Will surely try it next time I come here.
By evan lau on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
ohhhh i love that! i always have it after dinner. i usually tau pauh for supper hehe. the one with red bean is niceeee!! and the plain one too. so yummy seriously. the guy apparently always have a snaking queue for his stall. so
By jolene on Oct 1, 2008 | Reply
you’re eating 1 of my favourites, other than the “ma keok” – horse shoe
By KY on Oct 1, 2008 | Reply
Simon Seow,
Do it.
evan lau,
Snaking queue, yah, haha.
jolene,
oOo “ma keok”, I haven’t try that
By alanS on Oct 1, 2008 | Reply
i tried before, good part was they use new cooking oil everyday. no recycle cooking oil being use…cheers
By aeroplane1234 on Oct 1, 2008 | Reply
hei, you improved ur map!! thats not so you!
By KY on Oct 2, 2008 | Reply
alanS,
That’s always a good thing.
aeroplane1234,
Hee-hee, I got straighten up!
By Angie Tan on Oct 4, 2008 | Reply
Gosh!
This stall has been @ SS2 since….
Anyway, I love the yau char kuai but you’ve got to wait like forever to get it!
By michellesy on Oct 4, 2008 | Reply
The boss is mighty particular actually about hygiene and the final product etc. He does chuck out the one that don’t make the final cut.
And yes, his opening hours are a bit…erratic. He lives above the indian newsagent shop behind the stall, and he just comes down when the mood strikes him =D
By KY on Oct 5, 2008 | Reply
Angie Tan,
Yah, the wait… -_-
michellesy,
I guess he’s made enough $$, hehe.
By Kenneth on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Wow~ mine frens store feature in KY blog….
must tell micheal bout it… lol
By KY on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Kanneth,
If he’s your friend, ask him to open more frequent!
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By KY on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
Zhou Wenhan,
Interesting.
By Parkson Grand on May 9, 2009 | Reply
You tiao tasted nothing special but like a 2nd grade you tiao. Nothing special. The Section 17 you tiao (two in the morning at the market and one at nite)is way much better than this one. The glutionous rice is nice but not worth it. The reason is the services they gave are absolute rubbish. I felt like thet are mad at you for buying their you tiao. I think i would call them the arrogant you tiao. Try the sectin 17 one and you will know what a good you tioa taste like.
By KY on May 10, 2009 | Reply
Parkson Grand,
Thanks for the feedback, I only ate at this place twice cos I’m generally quite impatient when it comes to waiting. The seksyen 17 would be at the main square?
By selina on Jun 30, 2009 | Reply
the stall is located near kayu restaurant at chow yang or at SS2/6?? Because the map show chow yang and address is at SS2/6.
By KY on Jun 30, 2009 | Reply
selina,
Ops, it’s actually outside chow yang, I think the address might be wrong.
By wsm on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply
is the stall still there?
By KY on Sep 12, 2009 | Reply
wsm,
Yah I believe so.