叉燒雲吞麵 Charsiew Wanton Mee @ 大班雲吞麵 Taipan Wan Tan Mee in 南京茶餐室 Kedai Kopi Nanking USJ10

23.May Lunch

Day 434 MCO 行動管制領 Covid-19 (MCO#3.0 Day 18)

@ 大班云吞面 Taipan Wan Tan Mee in 南京城茶餐室 Restaurant Nanking USJ10 (click here to Google Map)

36, Jalan USJ 10/1, Taipan Business Centre, 47620 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°02'52.3"N 101°35'04.1"E
叉烧云吞面 Charsiew Wanton Mee rm$6 😐😏 5.5/10
Total bill: rm$6
Budget: MYR$10+
Payment method: Cash
Cuisine: Wan Ton Mee
Highlights: opens early, non-Halal
Parking: MPSJ
Thoughts: Wasn't too impressed with the Wanton Mee here 14 months ago 28.03.2020 (MCO1.0), same today! The 叉燒 charsiew isn't the tender type and slightly chewy, perhaps no the best pork part for the charsiew recipe. This time, instead of soup wanton, it came with fried wanton.
蜜汁叉燒 Charsiew can be very addictive, especially when it is tender 半肥瘦五花肉 half-fat pork belly, juicy texture and 炭烤 charcoal roasted with thick 焦糖 caramelized sauce. Some say that the "瘦肉叉燒 Leaner Charsiew" is a relatively healthy food to consume moderately when trying to lose weight because it is high in protein and low in fat. In fact, as long as it is "the recipe is not too sweet or fat", some would argue that 叉燒飯 Charsiew Rice is healthier than 雞飯 Chicken rice! 

The different names of Charsiew (Chinese sweet BBQ Pork):

Mandarin - 叉燒 Chāshāo (Guan Dong)

Cantonese - 叉燒 Chasu, Char Siu, Char Siew (Hong Kong)

Vietnamese - Xá Xíu (pronounced as Sar Siu)

Philipines - Chinese Asado

Thailand - หมูแดง Mu Daeng

叉燒 Charsiew (or English: Char Siu), originated in 廣東 Guangdong, 中國China, is a common ingredient in 廣東省 Guangdong Province, 香港 Hong Kong and 澳門 Macau. 傳統的叉燒 Traditional Charsiew is made by roasting pork on the fire with a fork on wood or charcoal (probably that is how its name came about as叉= Fork and 燒=Burn) . In recent years, it has also become popular to use 家庭小烤箱 small household ovens or 對流式烤箱 Convection ovens to bake the Charsiew or 鍋煎 Pan fried method. 叉燒 Charsiew is not just popular in Mandarin/Cantonese speaking 中港澳台新馬 countries but also in 越南 Vietnam, 菲律賓 Philippines, 日本 Japan, 泰國 Thailand, 印度尼西亞 Indonesia, and some Western countries like 美國 US, 夏威夷 Hawaii, and 英國 UK. 

Food today: 5.5 / 10 😐😏
Service: 6 / 10 👍
Price: 7.5 / 10 👍👍
Value for Money: 5 / 10 😐
Ambiance: 4 / 10 😐
Parking: 3 / 10 😐😐😐 (12:30pm today)

LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport:  3.5 / 10 😐😐😐 (800m from Taipan LRT station)

Telephone: +616-486 4426/+612-612 8268
Operating hours: 07:00am - 11:00pm (usual hours)
Operating hours: 07:00am - 03:00pm (Convid19 hours)

叉燒雲吞麵 Charsiew Wanton Mee rm$6

大班雲吞麵 Taipan Wan Tan Mee

 

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@ 大班雲吞麵 Taipan Wan Tan Mee in 南京茶餐室 Kedai Kopi Nanking USJ10

 

叉烧云吞面 Charsiew Wanton Mee @ 大班云吞面 Taipan Wan Tan Mee in 南京城茶餐室 Restaurant Nanking USJ10

28.03.2020 Breakfast
Day 11 行動管制領 Covid-19 Lockdown Takeaway food
@ 大班云吞面 Taipan Wan Tan Mee in 南京城茶餐室 Restaurant Nanking USJ10 (click here to Google Map)
36, Jalan USJ 10/1, Taipan Business Centre, 47620 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°02'52.3"N 101°35'04.1"E
叉烧云吞面 Charsiew Wanton Mee rm$6 😐😏 5.5/10
Total bill: rm$6
Budget: MYR$10+
Payment method: Cash
Cuisine: Wan Ton Mee
Highlights: opens early, non-Halal
Parking: MPSJ
Thoughts: While everyone is encouraged to wash their hands regularly and cook at home in this dire periods of containment; grocery has becoming super crazy everywhere in USJ area; from the road side market hawkers in USJ6 or Jaya Grocer at Main Place. I believe people are stocking up and hoarding anything they can get their hands into especially pork and chicken! Also, this morning, a long queue already started before 9am at Taipan waiting for AA Pharmacy to open; perhaps either for Mask, Sanitizer, or Toilet paper again. McDonald Taipan now practice temperature checking before entry and automated ordering system no longer in service; so, only order and pay at the counter.
Nan King kopitiam is unusually quiet on a Saturday morning; maybe a dozen or less stalls are open for business. There are also many debates over whether takeout or delivery service are safer options during this outbreak period. From the vendors preparing the food to the packaging; there will always be a chance of becoming sick with COVID-19 from eating takeout foods; or for that matter, even the grocery one buys from supermarkets.
All that said, trying out "大班云吞面 Taipan Wan Tan Mee" at Nan King kopitiam which offers the usual Charsiew, or Chicken Feet or Curry Chicken Wan Ton Mee; you can also choose between soup based WanTon or fried WanTon. I shouldn't be complaining too much about the breakfast choice today but maybe their curry chicken or chicken feet WanTon Mee could be better choices.
Food today: 5.5 / 10 😐😏
Service: 6 / 10 👍
Price: 7.5 / 10 👍👍
Value for Money: 5 / 10 😐
Ambiance: 4 / 10 😐
Parking: 8 / 10 👍👍👍 (9am today)
Telephone: +616-486 4426/+612-612 8268
Operating hours: 07:00am - 11:00pm (usual hours)
Operating hours: 07:00am - 03:00pm (Convid19 hours)

叉烧云吞面 Charsiew Wanton Mee rm$6

大班云吞面 Taipan Wan Tan Mee

Nanking Kopitiam Covid-19 period

@ 南京城茶餐室 Restaurant Nanking USJ10