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| - Being Hakka myself, I can proudly say that if you like Hakka food then Yueh Tung is the right place to be at. Not only is there the popular Indian Hakka food that most people associate Hakka food with, but Yueh Tung also offers traditional and Cantonese Hakka style food, which is refreshing to see.
Although I haven't tried these the traditional Hakka dishes, (let's say I eat them at home), the overall flavours and the textures of these dishes definitely hit home and does taste like homestyle Hakka cooking.
I was invited by my friends' family who really like this place and used to frequent this place often in the past as a result, I let them have the freedom of ordering what they like. I would have liked to try like keu nyuk (not sure if this is ham choy gon), bitter melon, and stuffed tofu. I have been here twice and have had pleasant experience both times.
This time we ordered the chili fish on a sizzling plate (their favourite), Manchurian chicken on fried chow mein, beef fried rice, curry chicken, and mixed vegetables.
Overall, the gist of these dishes can be rather heavy and on the dark side. This means high on salt, soy, and a bit of grease. It's not for everyone, and typically this is not indicative of traditional Hakka food but for the Indian styled dishes. I am used to eating quite low sodium foods at home so Yeuh Tung was on the salty side but there's many Hakka places that are much worse.
Chili fish was great but the one heaviest on the salt. There was a nice amount of spice (nothing here was too spicy by the way!) And the sweet onions balance it out with crunch and some sweetness. The Manchurian sauce here was excellent and is different than many other Hakka places, this is one of the examples of a more traditional homestyle taste. The fried rice, and noodles were both standard. The curry was interesting, and I'm not sure what to make of it, it was good but I wouldn't necessarily call it curry. It was not an oily curry and was cornstarch based.
All dishes arrived quickly and the service here was also quick and efficient. The waiters were often joking with us and it was rather interesting. I don't think it's for everyone but for the most part, I was okay with it.
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