The first time I heard about Temerloh had nothing to do with food. I remember hearing that the town in Central Pahang was badly flooded, and a few of my friends organized trips in relief efforts. Some of us helped out a little financially to the cause as well.
Well, thankfully other than flood, Temerloh is also famous for its ikan patin (freshwater catfish), so much so that they are now really getting popular here in Klang Valley.
Restoran Temerloh Catering, Wangsa Walk
A couple weeks ago, one of our colleagues brought us to get a taste of what central Pahang has to offer right here at Restoran Temerloh Catering, Wangsa Maju.
The restaurant is located right next to Wangsa Walk and directly adjacent to the open air paid parking lot, quite a convenient location if you get there by a car.
ulam & other lauk, choose your patin cuts
Like many Malay restaurants, the set up here is very straight forward. Pick from the choice of pre-cooked dishes, get rice, and be on your way. You can choose to have this all on the same plate, or in individual dishes for sharing.
We were of course, here for the patin tempoyak. To properly enjoy this delicacy, it is best to order one portion for each person. The beauty here is that you can pick your favorite part – head (for advanced appreciator, I guess), body, or tail.
balanced meal, with proper patin tempoyak
The catfish is positively smooth and fatty, with the tempoyak sauce properly pungent, just the way the dish is supposed to be. One of my colleagues who has a habit of traveling to Temerloh said that this is about 80-90% as good as the original version, which is plenty fine by me.
Other dishes we had here were pretty decent, if unremarkable, though I really enjoyed the fried lady’s finger and ikan masin. The tempoyak (for ulam) was rather good as well.
bill came up to be just over RM 20 per pax including drinks
Total bill came up to be about RM 20+ per pax, which I think is within expectations. Give it a try if you’re a patin fan. There’s also branches at Shah Alam and Bangi
Address:
Restoran Temerloh Catering
35-G, Kedai D’Wangsa,
Jalan Wangsa Delima 12
Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.198098, 101.742626
Tel:Â 03-4141 5044
Oh my! I so so love tempoyak but I am not a fan of patin – would cook using our giant freshwater udang galah instead, very very nice.
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suituapui: wah with udang galah definitely awesome!
iz like that kakulis wasssappp hehehehee
I think I’d choose the body! (I’m talking about the fish, of course) 😀
Sean: hahaa, and I’m a tail person!
Interesting combination! I like Patin, those creamy pockets of fish fats!
Ken: yesss, fatty fish = good!
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PandanKia: you’re right, I’m an idiot and blind, thank you for the correction.
KY, it hard to decide in a place this one. Due to I look and look who know when I pick something to eat. It make my friends want to just take a nap and wake up later when I decided at last.
Vickie: haha, you just need to treat it like buffet!
We used to catch catfish as children. This post is bringing back some fond memories.
Monica: did you eat them? haha.
Ooo, I like patin any style….steamed, tempoyak, masak cili api…hehe! 😉
eatwhateatwhere: have at it!
I love durian but can’t accept tempoyak >_<
Choi Yen: that’s like loving milk but not yoghurt!