Ipoh’s Foh San Dim Sum (Highly Recommended!!)
Over the weekend, a few friends and I decided to go on a day trip to
The ‘polo pau’ has got char siew chicken filling inside
Dunno what this is called but its chewy with mushroom chic filling
Yam Paste with meat
Fish skin dumpling
‘Siew Mai’7 of us had to squeeze into a small little table and we were worried there wouldn’t be enough space to put the dishes. But we didn’t have to worry about that for long, because everything that arrived didn’t last long on the table before disappearing into our very satisfied tummies! There were so many things to eat, but so little stomach capacity!! Finally our long awaited ‘char siew pau’ arrived.
I am a big fan of paus especially char siew pau…and biting into the Foh San ‘char siew pau’ sent me into pau heaven!! The char siew was cooked with Chinese red wine giving it a very disctinctive flavor, unlike any other I’ve tasted in
I was also quite surprised to find that service was actually quite good, despite them being so overly busy. We still had out teas refilled with hot water and the waitress checking on us from time to time to see that everything was in order. Usually at chaotic dim sum places like this, everything is self service to the point of fighting with the next person to get food!
My other personal favourite at FohSan – Fried ‘Pai Kuat’
Mushroom dumpling
Steamed Fish Ball and steamed ‘pai kuat’ in the foreground
Puff pastry with chic and mushroom filling
Pomelos from ‘Hentian Limau’
The salted chicken here is said to be more moist On the way back, my other gastronomically inclined friend and I began to contemplate wild thoughts of driving all the way to
Trust me, we just might do it!
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It ain’t crazy to just drive to Ipoh for food. Yes, it is that great. Foh San dim sum is to die for. Somewhere around the pheripheral of Foh San ground, is the delectable tau foo fa + soya been milk. I think it’s the limestone that makes everything tasted so yummy. The tau foo fah come with choice of ginger, black sugar (not sure if it’s gula melaka) or plain syrup. Oh! And I love the Ci Pau Kai too…..the Chicken Baked in Coarse Salt. I presume you have tried Lou Wong’s Nga Choi Kai aka Beansprout Chicken with the very short + fat taugeh.
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hey…good review on the dim sum.. do have a map on that, how to go to FOh San?? Maybe from Kinta CIty? kekekeke..
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elsie…the next time i go to ipoh i will keep a look out for the tau foo fah!
pikey… i am also very lost in Ipoh but I will ask some friends and try my best to come up with directions! Keep an eye out for it! thanks for your comment!
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thanks for the effort.. will keep a look out for it :p
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Yeah, I’ve been to Foh San a few times. Every time I walk away a satisfied customer!!
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The last time I was there was maybe at least 8 yrs ago. Now i am New York City. Missed the food everyday.
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