The lure of seafood is too good to resist. Its location is in the middle of a kampung, surrounded by wooden houses, lush greenery, enveloped in a billow of exhaust fumes from passing vehicles and shadowed by an ancient power plant at Connaught Bridge. As children, my brothers and I would visit this plant where my father worked; it was a lot smaller than what it is now, and connected to the outside world by a rickety, clanking wooden bridge which allowed only one car to pass through at any one time. Times have changed since then, and the wooden bridge has been replaced by a modern two-lane bridge. The novelty of holding one’s breath while crossing the seemingly precarious bridge of yore is gone, leaving bits and pieces of memories that seem to fade away with age.
Precious Pea demonstrates how to de-shell a crab. Knocking with a hammer in frustration is not recommended.
Not much seasoning goes into the grilled crabs at Hing Ket. Grilled whole, it is quite an art to de-shell the crab as one needs to be familiar with the uhmmmm anatomy of the crab before pulling the shells apart. Precious Pea aka. The Queen of Crabs did a marvelous job in dissecting her crab; the rest of us dutifully followed her example. What emerged from that minor operation was a most wonderful crab eating experience where the flesh was juicy and tasty and extremely fresh with no condiments, save for salt and pepper, that would have masked the flavour.
Other popular orders include grilled seafood such as prawns and squid, charred in places, in a light curry sauce. The fried tong fun (glass noodles) is also good.
My favourite is the grilled lamb chop (which I like to call Chinese style simply because it is served in a Chinese restaurant but in reality isn’t Chinese at all), extremely tender and well marinated, and served with mint sauce. I’d love to find out how it found its place in a Chinese Seafood restaurant.
This was our farewell to Precious Pea who is now in Melbourne. Missing you loads, precious sista. It ain’t the same without you.
Hing Ket Grill House
Lot 3569 Batu 3¼
Kampung Jawa, 41000 Klang
Tel: 03-33713913 / 33710861
Opening Hours: 11.30 am – 2.30 pm, 5.30 pm – 10.30 pm
For detailed directions, check out Precious Pea’s blog.
hmm…visited at the wrong timing…I am hungry now after read your post >.<
OOooh… *drool* I need a crab dissection lesson too!
(Eating crabs has always been an uber frustrating thing for me)
(I usually end up using brute force with the help of the mini hammers provided but you can’t use that on all parts of the crab….)
This post invokes so many memories punctuated by years of apathy that almost brings tears. Precious Pea, hope you’re gathering precious memories from where you are.
soooo hardworking these days eh woman.. ! there’s something about charred food that imparts smokiness and flavour.. although I must admit, too much makes the food bitter and i end up scraping it off onto the plate! i also love the tungfun here! miss pea la.. !
xoxo, ciki;)
i had this grilled lamb once, n been hankering for more..but the roads there is well, i cant remember unless i bring the Girlfriend along..
uLi: you’re so cute la. 🙂
J: it’s a delicate art, not something that can be tackled with brute force. :-P. Too bad the Queen is now in Oz.
Minchow: thanks for seeing that. In a way, blogging helps, both in remembering and in retaining these memories.
Cumidanciki: yes, but in moderation, it’s sooo good, no? A pity you couldn’t join us that day.
Lotsofcravings: actually, it’s just a straight road with a couple of turns. Not that difficult if you don’t allow yourself to be distracted by the chickens. Hehe.
ohh..last time we went, we took 3 tables! Yummy lambs indeed!
Sob Sob…sista…so miss you gals too…especially the never ending gossips over delicious meals. I am so craving for Hing Ket now, aiyooo, how to wait till January??? Crabs here aint the same, sob sob! So sweet of you lah, yesterday I complained of my cravings and now you post this up.
hmmm… my post on crabbie should be coming up soon 🙂
Kampung Jawa sounds familiar. i must have entered the village when i got lost in Shah Alam..haha!
Eh, no murukku pics this year ar? Happy Deepavali, Lyrical Lemongrass!
still remember when Pea 1st posted on this, i instantly sat up and took notice, jotted down the address and location.
but til now, all attempts failed. sigh ……. maybe need a bigger group of seafood fanatics.
could see how strong is the friendship between you gals… that’s something money can’t buy. i miss reading PP’s M’sia post too. 🙂
If I were a girl,
I’m sure you’ll invite me,
to deshell some crabs with you,
but I guess I’m just a munkey…crap!
love this place, I go there every so often despite the long drive. 😀
Wow! Looks so yummy and inviting! Love crabs too but my high cholesterol-level has restricted my zest for them. Of course, indulge once in a while with my younger family members who just adore them. Your pics and collages are excellent! 😀
yarrr man.. where was i when all the good stuff was served.. bah hummmmmbarg!
i love the lamb chop too!! ^O^
excellent crab picture. very nicely taken. long time din see u. shud meet up soon
Ohh Yumms….look at those crabs!! Gave you an award btw 🙂 http://www.chefspiration.com/2009/10/blog-love.html
WE. MUST. HAVE. LAMB. CHOPS. HERE.
If the stars are aligned.. wif Pea.. p’haps in Jan..
Yummy lamb chops and crabs! De-shelling is an art for sure 🙂 I can’t wait to indulge when I fly over in December! Yahooooo!
I want some of that crab and lamb too… Long time I din visit.. how was your trip??
Aw, what a lovely farewell dinner- everything looks fantastic!
the grill house standerd has dropped a long time ago, i would suggest that u visit D’tavern in port klang, the mint chutney and lamp chops is to die for!!!
thx for that, didnt know D’tavern still exists… relaxing restaurant, can stay on and listen to band
Hing Ket has always been my No.1 recommendation to seafood lovers, esp. Sri Lankan crabs – so big, don’t even need hammer, now that’s the best way to enjoy crab.
I remember that ancient power station and the rickety bridge. We called it the Trip-trap Bridge after the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the troll. Haven’t been back there for AGES!