I have been a fan of roasted duck for the longest time and usually get my fix at Loong Foong in Taman Paramount whenever temptations got the better of me. While roasted duck is all good, everyone has been telling me that roasted goose is a whole other level altogether when it comes to taste, people like Horng who has been to HK on numerous occasions. As you might have guessed, roasted goose is a rather common dish there.
glorious glistering roasted goose
However, some weird cosmic arrangement has resulted in the relative scarcity of this dish back in Malaysia. They are so rare that so far I am only aware that less than handful of places offer them around KL.
It wasn’t until late last year that I got myself a taste of this Chinese/HK delicacy at a food review session on Canton-i, and I can attest to the claims. Roasted goose is really quite a bit more succulent and juicy compared to duck, not to mention the relative larger portion which makes it easier to eat too.
Soon Fatt Beijing Roasted Goose is a shack by the corner of Jalan Pasar
Since that event, I had been back to Canton-i a couple times only to find out that the roasted goose is sold out every time I get there. Something had to be done, and I vaguely recalled the availability of this dish at Jalan Pasar.
A few clicks on google and a short drive later, a couple colleagues and I arrived at Soon Fatt Beijing Roasted Goose at Jalan Pasar on one fateful Friday afternoon.
For the three of us, we ordered quarter portion of roasted goose (thigh and drumstick portion), another generous portion of char siu (bbq pork) and siu yoke (roasted pork) on the side, three rice and some drinks.
The dishes came with 3 types of condiments: a plum sauce and 2 types of chili sauce. Soup is served with rice as well.
The portion of roasted goose was actually rather big even for 3 of us. The meat juicy and very scrumptious, which leaves me wondering the differences the breast portion would bring since duck breast and duck confit do carry different taste. While the siu yok wasn’t as impressive as Wong Meng Kei, they still tasted pretty good. The char siu though, was actually better than expected, on par with some of the bests in town (such as meng kee at pudu, or Aman Suria’s famous Hakka noodle char siu)
roasted goose, roasted & bbq pork, rice, soup, bliss!
It was a satisfying lunch but also one that came with a pretty steep price. The meal was some RM70 for three of us, still, RM 20+ per person isn’t too exuberant for something you don’t get very often. Now if only this place has air conditioning…
Address:
Intersection of Jalan Pasar and Jalan Yap Hin,
Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.135315, 101.716479
Tel: 012-212 9018
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By Jade Zheng on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
Finally u got your GOOSE!!!
DD
By tcb on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
Hey KY, u from pg?…u look very familiar
can drop me a line?
By Myhorng on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
the goose looks appealing. want to try, must try, dying to try. wondering how will be the taste.
the sign says Beijing roasted goose, Beijing should be more famous with the DUCK? and Goose suppose to be HK?
By KY on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
Jade Zheng,
Oh yesss!
tcb,
Yes I’m from Penang!
Myhorng,
Jom one of these days kita pergi!
By tcb on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
oh yea, remember my nick in irc/icq cactus?
By Lorna on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
wuah, manyak minyak oo…
By Yiling on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
Do they harvest the liver and make them into foie gras??
DDD
Just kidding!
By sotong on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
Tried before and found that abit diffent from duck. I don’t take duck cause I don’t like the yucky smell of duck. At least goose doesn’t have the yucky smell compare to duck! haha…
But I still don’t eat it so much as I still prefer the “siew yuk (roaster pork)! blek
p/s: The God can eat the whole goose… include the brain too! lol… like what he did for duck!
By Chen on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply
there’s this restaurant in taman connaught that sells terrific roast goose and ‘ngor cheung’ (phoenix claws) as well.
can’t remember the restaurant’s name right now but it’s right next to a tyre shop facing the main road.
By KY on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
tcb,
Yes! been a while!
Lorna,
glistering, yesss *slurps*
Yiling,
Hahaha, unfortunately I don’t think so!
sotong,
Hahhaa the God is scary!
Chen,
Ooo I love phoenix claws! I shall research research a bit, thanks for the tips!
By Firdauz takes 5 on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
looks delicious!
me want!
By foodcrazee on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
iisks! y the hell u made me salivating just looking at the first pic . . . .celaka lu. . . .
By KY on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Firdauz,
Jom!
foodcrazee,
Glistering fats!
By Daruma 老叔 on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Hey KY,
Great write up on the roasted goose article! Again, not only your food blog is always informative, it is also very entertaining and a pleasure to read.
Chinese BBQ it is always a Cantonese delicacy that HK is famous for. The level exquisiteness of Chinese BBQ in HK is almost equivalent to Prawn Noodle in Penang – it is commonly found in almost every store and majority of them are good.
With the popularity of HK BBQ Noodle shop (such as Canton-i you mentioned in the article) being introduced to KL city 20+ years ago, the Chinese in KL has done a decent job in perfecting the art of Chinese BBQ over the years that almost comparable to that in HK. Taking roasted duck for instant, there were only limited number of places 20+ years ago in KL and vicinity areas that serve good roasted duck with such level of perfect roasting (not counting those emerging HK BBQ Noodle shop then which charged you a premium on their dishes) , now it is almost common thing.
Roasted goose, of course, is still not a common thing to find in KL. But the technique of preparing a roasted duck is almost the same of preparing a roasted duck, if you know what I mean…So if there can be delicious roasted duck in KL areas, I am sure the roasted goose there won’t be far behind.
If you are into the thigh, do you know the left thigh of the roasted goose always taste better than the right?
Talking about roasted duck, I just read your blog about Sunrise in Seapark. That place has always been my favorite for ducks before I left for the States and still is today. I visited the place couple years ago when I went home. The food (duck) is still good and still as packed during lunchtime like it was back then 17+ years ago. I also saw you mentioned about Loong Foong at Taman Paramount in the same blow. Hmmmm… now that really makes me droil to try out Loong Foong…. Ha ha ha… maybe on my next trip home.
One unrelated question for you: from what I gathered from your blog, you live pretty near to Brickfields area right? If so how come you don’t blog about Woo Lan at Brickfields?
http://www.awhiffoflemongrass.com/?p=56
It was once my favorite place for good eats, all the way back then when they were still operating off a household in front of a church. I would like to read about your take on this place.
Ciao!^_^
By Huai Bin on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
I’m going to go for a lame joke here: You’re gonna get your goose cooked if you eat too much of this.
By Daruma 老叔 on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Chen – I believe “ngor cheung” you are refering to is not “Phoenix Claws” if I understand the Cantonese term correctly. I think “ngor cheung” is goose intestine in Cantonese and “Phoenix Claws” is chicken claws or “Feng Zao” in Cantonese.:-P
By eiling on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
The only time where I’ve tried the roasted goose was in Hong Kong and it was many moons ago. Now only if I know how to go to Jalan Pasar… *wink wink*
By Lb on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
goose or duck, both also nasty.
By foodbin on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
there is another around there called Chan Chan roasted goose near the Ching Moh Chinese school
By andrew on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
wah damn best!! i’ll be having roast duck for chinese new year reunion!! woooo… =D
By babe_kl on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
din know soon fatt now sells goose. i always like their roast duck here
By tom on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Woooo… Jalan Pasar.
Easy to find parking or not…
By Chen on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
daruma lau ban: HAHAHA. alright MY BAD, pinyin error. ngor ZHeong. better? foong zao is also correct, but i guess in malaysia (dunno where you’re from
) it’s just one of those chinese phrases that have been er, localised.
By KY on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Daruma 老叔,
whoa that’s a very long comment and a very well written one. I actually stay at PJ, very close to Sunrise and Loong Foong. Woo Lan sounds interesting. Thanks
Huai Bin,
LOL
eiling,
Make it happen!
Lb,
One man’s meal is another man’s poison.
foodbin,
Ooo interesting.
andrew,
Woo nice!
babe_kl,
Now you are in the know!
tom,
Pay only lo. hehe
Chen,
Hahaha pinyin fail.
By Simon Seow on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Ah, goose. I wonder if my colleagues will be willing to come here with me for lunch or not. Not to mention forked out RM 20 for lunch.
By kampungboycitygal on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
i’m more interested on the cha siu, since it’s on par my to my favourite cha siu @ aman suria
By eiling on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
no you make it happen for me!
By tcb on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
KY, can’t believe i found u here. any idea where is the rest of the gang?
By Daruma 老叔 on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Looking forward to that KY! Really looking forward to!
If you gooogle up “Woo Lan”, you will see there are a few bloggers out there who have their food blog share about this place (but nothing comparable to yours)
By KY on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Simon Seow,
You can pay for them.
kampungboycitygal,
Make it happen
eiling,
hahah come to KLCC lo!
tcb,
Everyone’s everywhere I suppose.
Daruma 老叔,
ohh thanks! Will do.
By Yatz on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
cheras also got 1 roasted goose stall..but i’ve never tried before..
By Tan Yee Hou on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
WTF your jail -.o
By nicky on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
I was there last saturday.. food is good but pricy leh.. I ordered Char Siew and Chicken + 1 Chinese tea.. RM 7.50.
By KY on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
Yatz,
Find out where it is and bring me!
Tan Yee Hou,
Pro right?
nicky,
Yah it’s definitely not cheap.
By Lyrical Lemongrass on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
Hehe…I like your drawing of the jail. I have yet to try the roast goose here. How’s the parking? Thinking of checking it out at lunchtime some time during the week.
By Stan on Jan 22, 2009 | Reply
KY,
Hear a lot of roast on HK series ,but I never really try it before . One of the most popular roasted goose is 镛记烧腊,even people there called it 飞天烧鹅 .
In your mind, how is the difference of the roasted duck and roasted goose ?
By KY on Jan 22, 2009 | Reply
Lyrical Lemongrass,
Hahaha thank you! do it!
Stan,
I think goose is fattier than duck and has less ‘ducky’ smell too, nicer.