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Bak chang at Restaurant Yook Tho Yin, Damansara Utama
12Jun2010 Filed under: Food Type: Chinese, Location: Damansara Utama Author: Lyrical Lemongrass
Maybe I need some rehab, or maybe just need some sleep
I’ve got a sick obsession, I’m seeing it in my dreams
I’m looking down every alley, I’m making those desperate calls
Im staying up all night hoping, Hit my head against the walls
What you’ve got boy is hard to find
Think about it all about it all the time
I’m all strung up my heart is fried
I just cant get you off my mind
Because your chang, your chang, your chang, is my drug
Your chang your chang your chang
I said your chang, your chang, your chang, is my drug
Your chang your chang your chang
Won’t listen to any advice, mamma’s telling me to think twice
But left to my own devices i’m addicted its a crisis!
My friends think I’ve gone crazy, my judgment is getting kinda hazy
My status is gonna be affected if I keep it up like a love sick crackhead
Because your chang, your chang, your chang, is my drug
Your chang your chang your chang
I said your chang, your chang, your chang, is my drug
Your chang your chang your chang
I don’t care what people say
The rush is worth the price I pay
I get so high when you’re with me
But crash and crave you when you are away
Because your chang, your chang, your chang, is my drug
Your chang your chang your chang
I said your chang, your chang, your chang, is my drug
Your chang your chang your chang
Heyyy heyyy your chang, your chang, is my drug
Adapted from Kesha’s Your Love Is My Drug
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The 1kg bak chang filled with sticky glutinous rice, salted egg yolk, pork belly, roast pork, lup cheong, green bean, chestnuts, dried shrimp, lotus seed, dried oyster and chestnut. Β Made in conjunction with the Duanwu festival. Β Love love love it. Β RM20 per piece.
Restaurant Yook Tho Yin
No 13, Jalan SS21/37, Damansara Utama,
Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03 – 7729 6534
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A Lil Fat Monkey
June 12th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Woah! I’m so honoured to be your mascot!
cumidanciki
June 12th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
munkey boy is SO CUTE!! ciki is jiggling to the rhythm of your beat π
happy chong-a-chong-chong! chang-a-chang-chang! xoxo
Sean
June 12th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
This is so clearly meant to be your ringtone!
I think i won’t be able to have any really good bak chang this year. But someone just explained the origin of bak chang to me. Not sure whether to feel it’s a touching or silly story…
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 12th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Munkey: thanks for introducing this place to me!
Ciki: jiggling? Ooh. Yeah, he’s very expressive!
Sean: I’ve endured many of your tall stories, what with pictures of the soul and all, so I’m afraid I shall have to take your recommendation with a healthy lump of salt. I don’t recall the story behind the chung touching. Which version did you hear?
Sean
June 12th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Something about some Chinese guy who was unfairly executed by an evil tyrant, and his body was thrown into the river. So the villagers threw bak chang into the river so that the fish would eat the bak chang instead of eating his body. Not a bad legend, I guess…
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 12th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Oh that’s the version I know too. Of course it’s touching, like all fairy tales should be. And romantic too, dontcha think?
Sean
June 12th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Actually the first thing I asked was, is that a true story or bluff wan? Was assured it was real … but still…
Romance? Not as in boy-meets-girl, right. But even as a quaint rural legend, it doesn’t
Sean
June 12th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Oops I think I just submitted a comment that was left hanging midsentence…
I think I was saying that the legend didn’t move me…
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 12th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Sean: Romance in the non sexual way, of course. But the story has the potential to become a Hollywood blockbuster. You have the handsome, unfairly treated hero, the villain, the masses that come to the hero’s rescue (CGI), and wildlife to show that nature controls his destiny. Oh I forgot food. An abundance of rice dumpling delicacies!
alilboredmonkey@klia
June 13th, 2010 at 12:15 am
That’s the version I know too. It’s a lovely story I reckoned. Will ask someone in china to validate this story. Hope they don’t throw me into the Huangpu river for my lousy command of Hua Yu
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 13th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Oh if that happens, you know what to do – remember to bring along some chungs to feed the fish. But for a sure killer, bring durian. Guaranteed to knock em out cold.
thenomadGourmand
June 13th, 2010 at 12:38 am
fark. now i gto a massive craving fr chung.
I saw some really good ones (in terms of fillings) in Sg. Hmm..maybe i should hit the hotels..they should hv some funky fillings ;p
lotsofcravings
June 13th, 2010 at 1:18 am
i was wondering if you would ever show me the contents of the chang..
maybe i should take some out from the fridge and do some photography!
Chaokar
June 13th, 2010 at 6:55 am
omg my, that’s a giant bak chang !
that size of chang is to feed aligators lah
minchow
June 13th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Chung season!! Hahaha, just reading the earlier comments re the legend made my Sunday morning! Now, to hunt down an even larger sized chung to satisfy this intense craving…
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 13th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Becks: Have you seen the prices on the hotel chungs?? Crazy man. But pretty creative, I guess!
Nips: yep, take photos! And you can get ur lovely wife to pose with them. Ooo la la!
Chaokar: Are you calling us alligators? π but you’re right. We couldn’t finish it in one go (jelak) and I ate the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Minchow: if you can eat anything larger than this, I shall crown you Queen Dumpling!
sandy
June 13th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Hi, sorry to say that, no matter how interesting, how delicious of Bak Zhang out there… i only want my mum’s made one…. only mum’s …… always and definitely….. taste good and got the feeling…..
gfad
June 13th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Tell me baybeh, did size matter? π
wyyv
June 13th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Will go try this out if got chance π
J the chocoholic
June 13th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Waaaah… Makes me want to take a big bite out of that chang n do a dance…. π
mystic_swastika
June 14th, 2010 at 12:19 am
it looks so yummy…cant wait to sink my teeth into one!!!!!
jason
June 14th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Brimming with ingredients! Maybe should walk over during lunch π
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 14th, 2010 at 9:19 am
sandy: ain’t nothing like mom’s cooking, right? π
gfad: in this case, big was good too. π
wyyv: happy eating!
J: lol, I need to record it when it happens!
mystic_swastika: I hope you get your chance soon!
jason: near your office, meh? I didn’t know you were working in Uptown!
unkaleong
June 14th, 2010 at 11:36 am
I totally forgot that the Chang festival is coming up till my colleague had one for breakfast this monring. And now this post π
Nice ar so big?
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 14th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
unkaleong: not too late to get some now! π
KY
June 14th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
where is the lard!!!!!
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 14th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
KY: In my stomach!!!!
Bangsar-bAbE
June 14th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Hmmm…I think I need two other people to share this bak chang with me! π
These days, I prefer the Nyonya bak chang. I find it tastier.
gfad
June 14th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
When exactly is the festival of honoring dead scholar/poet/minister? Any chung left next month ar?
Reading about the origin of the festival here. http://www.knowingfood.com/rice/rice_dumpling_festival.html
Looking at current state of things, it’s a wonder no one has jumped in Klang River to date. Maybe in 9 year’s time.. π
thule aka leo
June 14th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Luckily I have my mom to make some bah chang to me every year… nothing come close to my mom’s creation π
Lyrical Lemongrass
June 15th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Bangsar-bAbE: I like the nyonya bak chang too, but sadly, haven’t had any this year.
gfad: I think the festival is happening now (this week). I doubt there’ll be any when you get here. maybe has ur sis to keep some in the fridge for u? i believe they keep well.
thule aka leo: oh lucky you! i don’t think my mum has ever attempted to make bak chang. maybe i should learn and make her some instead. π
Christine
June 15th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
haha… great post! and good job a lil fat monkey for the nice poses ;p
gonna celebrate the bak chang day tomoro! weee
Life for Beginners
June 16th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
That sure is some crazy chang, man. Is the munkey that goes with it for festive consumption too? π
mimid3vils
June 17th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I think this is lotus leave rice cause it’s too big to be called dumpling, hehe ^.^
Marcky
June 17th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
OH GOSH. CHANG!
Still selling? I’d pay some of my kidney for it.
via
June 17th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
i love bak chang a lot….can eat a few in a day…thought it a nyonya chang cause the leaf got blue color stain … hehehe…
do check my latest post dining experience…have a good day.
A Lil Fat Monkey
June 21st, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Didja know that in China the festival is officially known as The Dragonboat Festival? Didja know that it’s a public holiday? Didja know that Bak Chang’s called Zongzi there? And didja know that Starbucks China sells them too, and they are transparent! You can see the ingredients through them? Didja? Didja?
Miss me? LOL
terri
June 25th, 2010 at 5:48 am
my dad used to make them extra big too, they’re called ‘pillow jung’ (jum toe jung). we didn’t appreciate it bc he reheated them by frying and everything got mixed up; we hated having to eat his jung n couldn’t understand why he couldn’t make them normal size. now i wish i can have just one taste of dad’s special jung.
neways, rm20 for 1 kg zhongzi? tt’s damn cheap!!!! is it available all the time or just for the fest? kl is just amazing, so much good food!
My Simple Food
July 8th, 2010 at 8:01 am
OMG!! I am officially dying for chang! This is one of the things that I miss being in KL well, besides many other things too. Sigh, I may just have to make it myself but darn despite a whole day helping my grandma make it (I wanted to make sure I learned how to fold it) I still could not do it. It is possible I will wrap my chang like nasi lemak bungkus….
hitomi
July 9th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
this is the funniest ba zang post I have ever read!!