Taiwanese Soya Milk in Ipoh

While in Ipoh, took a short cut home through these new row of shophouses in Medan Ipoh Bistari, a shop with a big red sign caught my eyes: Yong He Soy Milk 永和豆漿. Wow, bravo!!! At last, a Taiwanese snack house in Ipoh!

永和 is actually the name of a suburb of Taipei famous for its breakfast foods, notably soya milk and there are hundreds of eateries in Taiwan bearing the same name eventhough they are not really affiliated. I am not sure how authentic the food here compared to the streets of Taiwan (haven’t been to Taiwan yet), but the prices were shockingly cheap. The drinks cost RM2+ and the snacks RM2.50 - RM3.50.

They serve their soya milk either hot, warm or cold. You can opt for either sweet or sugar-free. Their signature beverage is The Rice Soya Peanut Milk, a grounded peanut drink, very similar to our blended peanut soup (fah sang wu) but in a more liquid state.

The soya milk and the rice soya peanut milk

The snacks were generally tasty. To enhance the flavour, there are garlic sauce, chilli oil, and their signature spicy sauce as well as other condiments.

The radish cake (RM2.50) pan fried to crispiness, texture so-so.

The egg crepe with fillings (RM3.50). I can't remember what I have ordered. You can choose from either ham, bacon or pork chop.

Sticky rice roll with meat floss (RM2.50). A crunchy and savoury combination.

Twisted bun and egg (RM3.00)

Other patrons seemed to be all tucking into this Salty Soya Milk (RM 2.50). Besides the salted soy milk, there were more ingredients such as fried Chinese fritters (yau char kway), chopped spring onion and a dash of sesame oil. We ordered some meat buns (RM2.00) which mimicked the filling of Xiao Long Bao minus the soup.

Greed, greed! Due to the reasonableness of the price, we over-ordered and were bloated! But, will definitely return. Yong He is at the row of shops behind the MacDonald Drive-thru along Jalan Tasek (near Tesco), same row as Serai Sate Kajang.