I like 51 Soya Bean 豆花 custard J It is firmer than the traditional soya bean curd but is still soft and silky smooth. The spoonful of pudding just glided over my tongue and slipped down my throat, almost like a thick slippery syrup.
The sugar is pre-added and we cannot ask for more or less. Fortunately, the sweetness was just right for me i.e. not too sweet. 51 Soya Bean 豆花 custard comes at RM3.20 a tub.
Their best known outlet is this kiosk in the spanking new KSL City Mall in Taman Abad in Johor Bahru. The boss, MR Lau, told me that they are relatives of the famous 51 Soya Bean 豆花 in Old Airport Road, Singapore.
Like their Singaporean cousin, 51 Soya Bean is made on site at the KSL City Mall kiosk. They also have another outlet in the nearby Cedar Point Food Centre (just next to Grand Paragon hotel).
Over here in Cedar Point, the premises are much larger than the kiosk in KSL City Mall. This allows for much larger production capacity to meet the popular demand for the 51 Soya Bean custard.
You will not see that familiar wooden tub used in making soya bean curd, the traditional way. Instead, over here soya bean powder is boiled in large steel pots. A worker constantly stirs the boiling soya bean gruel to get the consistency and texture just right.
The soya bean gruel is then poured into little plastic tubs, allowed to cool, and then chilled before ready for serving.
This is an excellent, tasty and healthy dessert; be sure to try it when you are in KSL City Mall.
Restaurant name: 51 Soya Bean 豆花
Address: LG-S7, Level Lower Ground, KSL City, 33, Jalan Seladang, Taman Abad
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/BD4q
GPS: 1.485455,103.762462
Hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm
Halal
Restaurant name: 51 Soya Bean 豆花 @ Cedar Point Food Centre
Address: Jalan Musang Bulan, Taman Century, 80250 Johor Bahru
Map: http://g.co/maps/jtm7g
GPS: 1.481492,103.762167
Hours: Daily 10:00am to 10:00pm
Halal
Date visited: 29 May 2012, 15 Nov 2012
They have expanded to Malaysia?! If you are in SG try the Lao Ban version, it is still the best!
ReplyDeleteps: this recipe has a taste very similar to 51 (in SG). http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/01/chilled-beancurd-recipe.html
next time when I go to Tesco with mom I will have to stop here! look so lembut!
ReplyDeleteYati! ;D enjoy your stay in hometown ;D
ReplyDeleteThanks FoodieFC, I shall try Lao Ban ;D I am wondering now if I should also blog about Singapore hawkers here....
ReplyDeleteha. cos ur name is Johor Kaki? Guide to Johor
DeleteJohor Kaki can enjoy Singapore food also, no? ;D Good food has no boundaries? ;D
Deletehiabout this smooth bean curd, there is one call House of Beancurd is very nice too, and come with choices of topping, real sedap with red beans. Is at Johor Jaya Dedap 24,heard they got one more at Bestari near Giant. Go try, aircon environment with music. very unique way selling tau huay. RM3 for original.go try.
DeleteOK I shall go try. Thanks for recommending :)
Deletetried this when I was staying at the Grand Paragon last week. The soya milk is good!...thanks for the other recommendations too Tony!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome liverpool1965. Glad you find my blog useful ;D
DeleteUnfortunately I didn't get to taste it when I was home :( I did go there around 10am but the taokey hasn't arrived... and nor has s/he arrived after my mom and I finished our grocery shopping half an hour later :(
ReplyDeleteAiyoh... can try again on your next home trip ;D Hope you had a great time at home in Johor ;D
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