OLD TOWN FISH HEAD

Last night the Old Jew wanted to give us a treat, so we went to this place in SS 14, Subang Jaya for dinner. Since it was the Old Jew's treat, we were hoping that there would be some pricey stuff on the menu, but the sly old man got that covered. He suggested we go to this place called OLD TOWN FISH HEAD, which he claims, serves good fish head curry.

FISH HEAD CURRY

The fish head curry was not too bad. Usually, chinese fish head curries have a coconut milk induced richness to it, while the indian version has more of a tangy taste. This curry is more slanted to the indian version, with a little richness of the coconut milk creeping into the mix.  The usual fish curry suspects like tow pok, long beans and lady's finger were present, but what disappointed me was the texture of the fish. The skin was almost like rubber, sad, really, because i really enjoyed the curry gravy.

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS

Whoever thought that lady's finger and petai could be included in the list of heavenly kings should be shot! Hello?! What were you smoking?! Gimmie some! However, aside from that, i must give credit where credit is due. There was some long beans and brinjal in the mix, and the texture of the vegetables in the dish was spot on. So was the sambal that it was fried with. Not too spicy, this is something that even those who can't take spicy food would enjoy.

YAM BASKET WITH KUNG POW CHICKEN

I was a little surprised when this dish came, as the old man's favourite was to have kung pow cuttlefish instead of chicken stuffed into the yam basket. Anyway, the yam basket on it's own was pretty good. the taste of the kung pow sauce was pretty good too. The chicken chunks were generous in size. the only thing that let this dish down was that there was not enough sauce and the omission of cashew nuts from this dish. 

SALTED EGG PRAWN

Salted egg is my kryptonite! Anything with salted egg, i'll like! but in spite of my biases towards anything cooked with salted eggs, this is one of the dishes that deserves special mention! The prawns was fresh. The salted egg coated the prawns to perfection, but what really got me was the texture of the prawns! The God of Woks must have been in control of the fire, as even though the prawn shells were so crispy you could eat the prawn without peeling off, the texture of the meat was still nice, springy and juicy like that of a steamed prawn!  Excellent stuff!

YAM PORK RIBS

Don't judge this dish by the way it looks. Imagine marrying a plain jane, only to find that she's like a porn star in bed! Every man's wet dream come true! Well, that's what this dish is like! Pork ribs, cooked to tender perfection, in a gravy made of  yam and some dried shrimps thrown in! The smoothness of the yam gravy with the taste of pork on it's own is really good, and the savouriness of the dried shrimp takes the flavour to another level! If you like the teochew dessert call oor nee, think of this as it's savory, ever so slightly watered down cousin! I scraped the claypot clean and i would definitely come back for more of this goodness soon! 

OLD HOME TOWN STEAM FISH HEAD
16, Jalan SS 14/2, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor