Souper Tang 汤师父 (AEON MALL Tebrau City) @ Johor Bahru (JB)

Souper Tang 汤师父 is currently our go-to Chinese restaurant in Johor Bahru (JB). Their food is generally good, and comparatively lighter on their seasonings i.e. not as salty as some other Chinese zi char we tried in the past. Feels more nutritious too! 😄

Each of us have our own favorite dish here at Souper Tang. The biggest challenge is, most of the time we’re still full from lunch. We’ll usually have lunch at 1 of our usual Japanese restaurants, do some shopping, then settle in for dinner to wind down the day.

I’m easily satisfied with just having Souper Tang’s (301) Caramel Ginger Beancurd 姜汁豆花 @ RM10.9 for dinner. Cold and refreshing. With sugar seperated on the side 👍 Friends who know me, will know that I’ll usually skip the sugar, which goes into enhancing the next dessert.

Yes, I started with desserts as they were served 1^st. And what better way to beat the heat than having some nice desserts. As mentioned earlier, the caramel ginger sugar was added to (449) Snow Jelly with Jujube 原盅红枣雪蛤 @ RM23.9, enhancing its taste 👍

On to the main dishes. We ALWAYS order (1153) Truffle Scrambled Eggs with Shrimps 松露虾仁炒蛋 @ RM43.9. The eggs are fluffy, with fresh plump prawns 👍 The level/intensity of truffle varies from time to time. If I have to 鸡蛋里挑骨头, it’ll be that they didn’t devein the prawns. If they do, more folks (who are allergic) will be able to enjoy this dish.

(1549) Braised Pork and Sesame Bun with Preserved Vegetables 梅干菜红烧肉 @ RM36.9 is good as well👍 The buns are fluffy. The braised pork is sliced to an appropriate thickness, unlike Sushi Zento’s Buta Kakuni (T01) Stewed Pork Belly with Special Sauce @ RM22, with a good balance of meat and fats.

4. Braised Pork and Sesame Bun with Preserved Vegetables 梅干菜红烧肉

Another Souper Tang favorite is (2776) Preserved Vegetable Puff Pratha 梅干菜手抓饼 @ RM9.9 👍 Not sure if it can be called a Souper Tang dish since it’s Jay Chou’s Liang Crispy Roll?

5. Preserved Vegetable Puff Pratha 梅干菜手抓饼

I felt like I had a little more tummy space and decided to try Souper Tang’s (257) Golden Fish Maw Soup 花胶金汤 @ RM59.9. I love fish maw, and I love thick soups. It’s great that vinegar and pepper were provided by default. And I love my vinegar too! But when I saw that the bottle of vinegar is filled with sediments, I was immediately put off. I’m not sure if it’s 心理作用 (psychological effect) but…🤷‍♀️