Right after announcement of the easing of movement control order, I made a plan to travel up North for some long overdue family time, and on the way back, stopped by Ipoh for a bit of R&R. And since it was already late afternoon by the time we were heading back, I thought it was probably a good idea to have dinner packed from Ipoh “sekaligus”.

The choice for dinner was Ipoh’s famous Salt Baked Chicken at Aun Kheng Lim, located right in old town Ipoh – right by Jalan Theathre.

Aun Kheng Lim Salt Baked Chicken
Aun Kheng Lim Salt Baked Chicken

Aun Kheng Lim is somewhat of an institution and a bit of a tourist attraction in itself, there’s only one item on the menu – chicken stuffed with some Chinese herbs, baked in coarse salt, aka salt baked chicken (fresh or frozen, RM 21 a pop in year 2020). You only get to order to go, the shop does not have any dine in area, or do they offer any fancy side dishes. You line up, asks for the number of chicken you want, take them, and eat at your own leisure.

whole salt baked chicken, tender enough to tear off by hands
whole salt baked chicken, tender enough to tear off by hands

You can have the chicken at room temperature, but warming it up with a microwave oven for 2-3 minutes is my preferred method of serving. The chicken is probably just a little over 1 kg, not terribly big, and perfect for 2 person of moderate appetite if  you’re going all paleo and without rice. The combination of herbal note and those saltiness brought out the taste of the bird, so satisfying to gobble down with a glass of ice cold water (or beer) to go with.

If you’re in Ipoh, you owe it to yourself to tapao a few birds back home.

P/S: there’s another shop selling the same thing, and to my untrained tongue, they tastes pretty similar.

map to Aun Kheng Lim salt baked chicken in Ipoh

Address:
Aun Kheng Lim (Main Branch) 鹽焗雞
24, Jalan Theatre,
Taman Jubilee,
30300 Ipoh, Perak
GPS: 4.594825, 101.083322
Tel: +605 254 2998

KY eats – Aun Kheng Lim Salt Baked Chicken, Ipoh (鹽焗雞)
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14 thoughts on “KY eats – Aun Kheng Lim Salt Baked Chicken, Ipoh (鹽焗雞)

  • June 28, 2020 at 11:00 pm
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    Someone was kind enough to pack this for me to try some time ago….and I remembered it to be good 🙂 But now no need to travel so far already since there’s one in SS2 I heard.

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    • June 29, 2020 at 11:32 am
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      eatwhateatwhere: yaaa, just a tad more expensive but I believe tastes the same.

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  • June 29, 2020 at 3:15 am
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    Makes me want to have salted chicken as well. 🙂

    Unfortunately the ones in my place are not up to the par.

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    • June 29, 2020 at 11:32 am
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      Tekkaus: trip to ipoh then!

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  • June 29, 2020 at 9:21 am
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    Maybe I should go and eat it there. Somebody gave me all the ingredients from Ipoh to bake my own – not nice.

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    • June 29, 2020 at 11:33 am
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      suituapui: hahaa perhaps it’s a diff chicken species

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    • July 16, 2020 at 9:51 am
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      Monica: lovely town isn’t it?

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    • August 10, 2020 at 5:34 pm
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      taufulou: haha ya wajib.

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