Always looking for something to eat: Din Tai Fung, Empire Subang

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Din Tai Fung, Empire Subang

With an impressive chain of outlets located not only in Malaysia but also in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea and Australia, just to name a few, Din Tai Fung has come a long way from the days when its owner, Bingyi Yang, used to sell cooking oil. Just for the record, the original shop set up by Bingyi Yang still stands proud in Taipei.

I went to the Empire outlet today and was pleasantly surprised to find the place packed!

We asked for a table for 8 and were told to wait outside the shop as they prepared our table. I found it a little awkward standing outside!

Once our table was ready, we were ushered to our table, which turned out to be a long table. I must admit I was a little disappointed as I always prefer round tables, especially so when having a Chinese meal.

These are our refreshingly juicy drinks – passion fruit lemon (RM8.50) and peach lemon (RM8.50)

This is golden pumpkin (RM11.80) – a combination of pumpkin and salted eggs coated in flour and deep fried . I found this combination unique and tasty.

Chicken soup -(RM13.50) – this double boiled soup was not only nutritious but delicious as well. Love it!

Mayo prawns (RM26.80) – I’ve never fancied mayonnaise but this dish was surprisingly well accepted by me. I love the black sesame toppings which went well with the mayonnaise. In fact I had 2 prawns!