Kam Hor - Ipoh's Nga Choy Kai/Ayam Tauge

Since the previous post was on Nga Choy Kai/Ayam Tauge/Chicken Bean Sprouts (click HERE for some Buntong Cheap Eats), might as well dig deeper into the backlogs, and allow yours truly to write on another similar Ipoh's specialty .....

This shop has TWO entrances on both ends; The front and back portion of the shop can seat the customers. Loads of them during dinner hours. Be prepared for the wait.

The patient, gentle and careful uncle. Just don't expect your food to be served in a blink of an eye! And the smooth, incomparable Hor Fun.

Kam Hor has been serving its loyal customers since 28 years ago. And counting. Out of towners commonly flock to Lou Wong or Onn Kee (both household names, situated directly facing each other in town) for their fix of Ipoh's famous Nga Choy Kai. But you might have realised that I have yet to blog about them, throughout the one plus year I've been running this blog.

Reasons being? They're famous enough to be discovered, stumbled upon, or referred. And I was not exactly pleased with my last visit to Lou Wong, for I find that their poached chicken is a little too raw (even to the point of oozing blood from the marrows!) to my liking.

The dry version of the Hor Fun

Of course, if you're wondering, where else for good Nga Choy Kai? Or decent ones, at best. Especially if you're not fond of the traffic at Lou Wong/Onn Kee. For one, Cowan Street's Ayam Kuetiau serves some mean Nga Choy Kai of their own (yet to write on them, but soon ... I hope), and the one from Buntong is equally famous, as well as the Fifteen Tower's version near to the now 'extinct' Medan Kidd bus station (click HERE for the post).

Thankfully, it was NOT bleeding (lurve) ......

Kam Hor is run by an elderly couple, probably in their 60's (or more). Loving, accomodating, but terribly slow at times. Especially if the shop's packed to the brim. So be warned, as your bowl of noodles may not arrive until after 45 minutes of being seated!

But we were there comparatively early (7pm), and were greeted with the welcoming sight of a few patrons digging in to their chicks, crunchy tauge and slippery smooth rice noodles.

Fat, crunchy ... and healthy bean sprouts. Or at least healthier than those stir-fried, deep-fried or even curried version of greens.

A meal for three came to RM22.50. Including drinks, but no sides. You can opt for the innards if you're in favour of the slimy and sinful delights.

The poached chicken was less oily compared to Buntong's, still tender and smooth, but generally smaller in size with more boney parts than flesh. A mere minor gripe though. And the bean sprouts was good; fresh and crunchy, with a dash of sesame oil and white pepper, and served with soy sauce.

The Hor Fun (flat rice noodles, or kuey teow) was even garnished with fried shallots. A nice touch, adding flavour to the broth (the soup version), and crunch (the dry version, or 'Kon Lou').

Lovey-dovey they ain't ... but prove of their lurve in the food itself?

Location : Kedai Kopi Kam Hor (Nga Choy Kai/Ayam Tauge) @ No 89, Jalan Canning Estate, 31400 Ipoh Garden, Ipoh, Perak. (Not so sure about the exact address)

Here's a GOOGLE MAP, in case you're lost. But this shop faces Aneka Selera aka Tung Koo Thing, and near to Woolley Food City.

Opens daily, from about 6.45pm onwards until night. May close every other Tuesday.