Tian Xiang Yong Peng Fish Ball near KSL Mall 天香 永平鱼丸 ☏ +6016 653 7383

天香 永平手工鱼丸 Tian Xiang Fish Ball  | 173, Jalan Harimau, Taman Century, 80250 Johor Bahru ☏ +6016 653 7383 ⏰ 7am - 3pm (Mon off)

Stumbled upon Tian Xiang Yong Peng Fishball near KSL Mall in Taman Century, Johor Bahru. 

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Lai Kee Fish Ball 来记西刀鱼丸 was one of the first posts on Johor Kaki, way back in 2012. Over the years, I wrote 4 separate blog posts about Lai Kee as every time I visit them, I like them more. My last visit 3 days ago was no different. In fact, I felt that they are better now than ever.

✍ I still feel the same after my visit on 29 Aug 2024.

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I haven't been back at Heng Kee kopitiam for Hakka mee for over three years. It was one of my first stumble upon good food finds when I just started blogging JB food. Always wanted to come back but other exciting new food finds kept me away.

Lau Lee Fishball Noodles in Muar Johor 麻坡老李鱼丸面

In the sleepy, laid back, little seaside town of Muar (in Johor), there is a household name in traditional fishball mee pok noodles simply called Lau Lee (old Lee) 老李鱼丸, named after the founder.

Today, there are two 老李鱼丸 stalls, both run by second generation owners; the son and daughter of 老李 who are already in their 50s.

Fish Ball and Tofu Noodle beside Kulai Centre Point, Johor

This no name fish ball and tofu stall beside Kulai Centre Point is a classic stumble upon good food find.



Yesterday, we drove all the way from JB to Kulai with the plan to try out the famous Yeen Lai 云来 tim sum at their home base in Kulai. When we walked towards Yeen Lai, not surprisingly there was already a big crowd of customers at the famous street side kopitiam. When we got closer and looked at the tables, we realised that besides the tim sum, most of the customers were having fish balls and tofu soup.



Seeing how the customers were enjoying their fish ball noodles, I asked the nearest uncle about it. "Been eating this for 40 years", the friendly uncle replied with a satisfied grin.  



So, I walked up to the busy boss, put on my best smile, and asked "Good morning boss, do you make these fish balls and tofu yourself?" "Yes, early in the morning everyday" the friendly boss replied through a wall of steam from the boiling pot of broth. "What is the name of your stall?" The boss paused a moment, and gave me a puzzled look as nobody ever asked him this question before. "We haven't thought of a name for 50 years", he finally replied.




We had a quick discussion and decided to adjust our plans and give this fish balls a try first. So we sat down and ordered the normal RM4 set which comes with noodles and a bowl of fish balls and tofu. For the noodles, we opted for "mouse tails" 老鼠粉.

Our idea was to taste test this fish ball noodles and then carry on with our original plan to try out the famous Yeen Lai tim sum.




The fish balls were not perfectly round as they were handmade. They were tender and only slightly springy as they were made with 100% fish meat. They don't have the ping pong bounce of factory fish+starch balls. The flavours were gently sweet from the fresh fish and very slightly salty from the salt added. I love these fish balls.



I love this slice of tofu. It has that lovely soya bean aroma when I bite into the tender, smooth yet slightly grainy pearly tofu. The tofu skin has a nice texture and the savoury minced pork adds to the flavour of this simple, humble staple. 



The regular tofu with minced pork fillings, cut to bite size pieces.



The noodles and sauce were adequate but not particularly memorable.




But, we loved the fish balls and tofu so much that we decided to ditch our plans to taste test Yeen Lai, and instead ordered another bowl - this time the RM6 fish ball and tofu soup without noodles.

They were just wonderful to me!



We will surely be back for this no name fish ball and tofu, and also to claim our rain check for the famous Yeen Lai tim sum.

Restaurant name: No name fish ball and tofu noodle stall (inside Yeen Lai 云来 tim sum shop)
Address: Jalan Besar (beside Kulai Centre Point), Johor
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/vcGsk
GPS: 1.661937,103.60168
Hours: 6:30am till sold out (usually by 1:00pm)
Non Halal

Date visited: 22 Nov 2013

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