Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), City Square, Johor Bahru

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), City Square, Johor Bahru

We've tried Meng Meng Roasted Duck previously from their outpost at Ang Mo Kio. While it wasn't bad at all, it also wasn't as impressive as we've imagined after hearing the good things about their roasts. This meal (Lot MF21A-22, Level 3, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru) changed thing. It was kinda better than we imagined.

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), ginseng chrysanthemum

Chilled ginseng chrysanthemum tea was nice.

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), triple roast 三拼
Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), triple roast 三拼

Because we wanted to try all of their roasts, we went 三拼. Duck's tender, deboned and had enough fat with the skin for flavour. Great crunchy crackling on the siew yoke and lovely bittersweet caramelization enveloped the fatty char siew. Meats were moist and rounded up with their sweet dang gui/Chinese Angelica/当归 sauce. 👍🏼

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), rice
Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), dang gui sauce

We asked for an extra portion of the dang gui sauce just for the rice.

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), truffle char siew bao
Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), truffle char siew bao

These truffle char siew baos were outstanding. The buns were light and fluffy, barely holding themselves together to contain the sweet smoky char siew with sauce in its core.

Meng Meng Roasted Duck (阿明帝皇鸭), City Square, Johor Bahru

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