Steamboat has always been one of my favourite meals, not
only because of its nutritional value but also the meaning behind it- having a
good time of gathering with family and friends. I am glad to have sampled this
new steamboat outlet which was opened a month ago. The emphasis on gathering
around a table with piping hot steamboat meal reflects in the name of this
restaurant. For those who can’t read Chinese, it can be quite challenging to
find this place so you have to recognize this shop by having a look at the
picture below :P
Comfortable yet relatively spacious family-styled dining
area, nothing fancy that is suitable for casual gatherings.
For an enjoyable steamboat meal, the basic criteria would be
the broth/soup. Curry soup seems to be the selling point of G-Yi Tang. Majority
of the customers love the combination of Curry and Tom Yam. I went for Pork
Bone soup and Curry soup instead.
Curry soup- Delicious even on its own. First sip tells it
all- fragrant curry spices with suitable thick soup texture. I would say it is
not spicy at all for a high spicy tolerance level person like me, yet the
creaminess in the beginning of cooking time warrants further sips, followed by
light coconut aroma that was not overwhelming. Towards the end of cooking time
with all the steamboat ingredients being cooked together, the texture of soup
gets even creamier similar to pumpkin soup, furthermore it was not too salty
for the palate. I was quite sceptical at the beginning as I was worried that I
can’t take heavy curry soup with large amount of coconut milk, but I was
totally wrong.
Pork Bone Soup- After 6-7 hours of boiling with chef’s
hardwork, it results in a slightly milky colour as well as infusion of pork
bone flavours. The sweetness came from other ingredients such as Chinese
cabbage, yam sticks, corn and long green onion. The yam sticks was seriously
good stuff. If you know me well, I love my dosage of really good yam bites.
According to the owner of G Yi Tang, yam from Thailand is used resulting in a
very compact yet moreish texture, unlike those powdery ones that seriously
lacks in quality. Basic broth done well and further enhanced by meat slices,
meatballs, vegetables and others introduced later in this blog post.
While waiting for the soups to boil, we started with few
types of appetizers.
Deep fried shrimp dumpling- Juicy minced pork with chunky prawns encased within crunchy dumpling skin, they are definitely not stingy on the stuffings. The overall flavour was very well accepted and wholesome, one piece is certainly not enough.
Deep fried stuffed meatball- Imagine biting onto bouncy meatball with the meat juices ‘exploding’ inside your mouth, it was a rather special experience. Again, the minced pork meat stuffings was well marinated.
Deep fried chicken wing- I prefer a more flavourful version of this, say Nam Yu fried chicken wing? But it’s just a matter of personal preference. Nevertheless the inside was juicy enough and skin was quite crispy.
Sauces/ condiments to choose from:
Clockwise from top left: Gui Lin sauce, fried garlic, Thai
style chilli sauce & Sang Har sauce.
Gui Lin sauce (top left)- a spicy mixture of dried shrimps, fried onions, sesame. I can hardly find this elsewhere, perhaps GYT is the first to introduce this. This crunchy and fragrant sauce goes well with almost every steamboat ingredients, perfect for a spicy food lover like me.
Sang Har sauce has nothing to do with prawns, in fact it is spicier than Thai style chilli sauce. Overall I love their homemade dipping sauces that goes well with their fresh steamboat ingredients.
Mixed set for one pax- a variety of ingredients in one go
New Zealand lamb slices- best dipped in Curry soup, all you get is nothing but awesome curry lamb slices.
Pork slices- Lean slices for the health conscious folks.
Pork roll needle mushroom
3 assorted homemade meatballs-
cuttlefish balls, pork balls, fish balls
No complaints on the texture as they were really firm to the
bite and of course genuinely fresh. I love how the chopped cuttlefish pieces
provided chewy texture instead of it being just wholly made from cuttlefish
paste.
Shrimp dumpling- fat dumplings stuffed with delicious minced
pork and chopped prawns, just as good as the fried version.
Ready for a seafood feast?
Prawns
Abalone fish slices
Sliced fish
Chinese wine drumstick- I felt that the Chinese wine did not
infuse much into the chicken meat, perhaps need a longer marinade time.
Cheese Tofu
Ling Zhi mushrooms, Hong Kong Choy Sam, Chinese spinach & Romaine lettuce
Can hardly find a brown spot on the leafy greens explains how fresh they are.
Herbal Tea (1 jug for 10 glasses)- Essentially Loh Han Guo herbal drink, with shredded winter melon and longan. Very refreshing drink yet the sweetness level is just right, perfect to end our meal especially after drinking the tasty syok curry soup.
Check out their menu for more other ingredients offered
They are also offering a variety of dim sum selections during selected time of the day. Perhaps I should get my dim sum cravings fixed real soon...
Address
No. 48 GF, Jln USJ 10/1B,
47610 Subang Jaya.
Contact
03-8081 6488
Opening
Hours
7.30am-11.00pm (Mon-Sun)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GYiTang