Located opposite the new De Xing Lung Kopitiam (德兴隆咖啡店), the 90-year-old Restoran Kok Keong (板底街芋饭肉羹汤) has been serving pork meat soup since 1933. Similar to other popular establishments in Melaka Old Town, this kopitiam is usually crowded on weekends.
Pork meat soup (肉羹汤) is a traditional Hokkien dish with pork and beancurd in a lightly herbal broth. It is often mistaken as bak kut teh (pork ribs soup) due to the use of similar ingredients and dark-coloured broth but it is an entirely different dish and taste. Traditional bak kut teh uses primarily pork ribs, no beancurd, and is often eaten with Chinese tea.
Ordering the pork meat soup is pretty easy with Kok Keong's menu. Beancurd (tofu) is the standard ingredient. Lean meat, pig liver, intestines and "pork streak" (pork belly) can be mix-and-match as desired for the soup at RM8 (extra ingredients will have additional charges). Pig trotter and pork ribs will cost a little more. The soup can be served with either plain rice or yam rice.
Picking a standard soup set from the list with normal yam rice (large, RM2) will cost RM10 per person — prices are subjected to changes.
For first-time trying of the pork meat soup, it will be natural to go for an option with more ingredients included (beancurd, lean meat, liver and intestines) and yam rice. The lean meat and offals are fresh and tender and the broth is light-tasting and mild-sweet than herbal — a traditional taste.
Kok Keong has a new dish — meatballs soup with 6 pieces per bowl (RM6). For solo diner, 3 pieces of meatballs can be added for half the price. The minced pork filling of the meatball is strong-tasting and sweet-savoury, offering contrasting taste experience from the light-tasting pork meat soup.
Restoran Kok Keong is usually closed by 2:30pm on its working days and closed on Sundays. Weekdays or Saturday morning will be good times to try the pork meat soup.
Address:
Restoran Kok Keong (板底街芋饭肉羹汤)
11, Jalan Kampung Pantai, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
8am to 2:30pm | Closed on Sunday
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