Freshwater Prawns at Luen Fong, Tualang
Most people out of Perak may not have heard about Tanjung Tualang, a small town district in Perak, famous for its freshwater prawns. Previously a tin mining area, the ponds now have been converted to rear huge and fleshy prawns instead. Located just 20 minutes from Kampar, we were there one weekend to savour its famous prawns. There were quite a number of restaurants in Tualang but we settled for Luen Fong restaurant in the end.
Home made chilli sauce
There were about 9 of us and we ordered 2 kg of freshwater prawns, done in 2 ways – the Pan-fried (Kon Chin Har) and Steamed prawns. The Pan-fried prawns were really fragrant and savoury. It was a simple dish with minimal seasonings but the freshness of the prawns was unmistakable.
Pan fried prawns (RM60/kg)
The Steamed Freshwater prawns were the highlight of the meal. One of the distinguished feature of Tualang freshwater prawns was their very big heads compared to the body, and the red skin. In fact, there are restaurants in Tualang that use non-Tualang prawns to be ‘mixed’ with the Tualang prawns to trick customers. If you look at the plate below, some prawns were not as red as the others, and we’re suspecting some ‘mixing’ to have taken place.
Steamed Freshwater Prawns (RM60/kg)
Tualang or non-Tualang, we never really know, but what I know was the prawns were really succulent and sweet. Each bite was oozing with the freshness of prawns, juicy and delicious. It was really different with sea water prawns. You have to try it!
Red Tualang prawns
Other than prawns, we also had Squid which came in a pretty sizable portion. The squid was springy and fat, with spicy peanut sauce. Very appetizing!
Squid (RM11)
Fleshy squid
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Comments (13)
from ur photo, I can see most of the prawns are not so red ler….
mimid3vils recently posted..Sukico Hainan Cafe
Aiyor…why do they cut the prawn’s head like that? They can get it out by squeezing and pulling…and the vein also – can be removed by pulling from under the tail. I get the seller at the market to do that for me… RM60 a kg??? *pengsan…..
suituapui recently posted..Some like it hot…
The prawns are big!!!
uLi recently posted..ROM ♥ Des Ashley
the kon chin har lok is fabulous.
foodbin recently posted..Genetically Modified Fish
the prawns’ head really big! lol! but omg so expensive!! RM60 per kg!
Caroline recently posted..Kasih Sayang Boutique Health Resort & Spa 2
my fave my fave ^^
ai wei recently posted..Yakiniku 烧烤馆 @ Pandan Indah- KL
drooling…the prawns look so inviting. Cheap
smallkucing recently posted..Aftermath of Passport and Money Laundering
The prawns look really fresh and juicy!
Jasmine recently posted..DataKL Review
wah, the prawns really look fresh and delicous, i can feel the crunchiness of the praws in my mouth now, hahaha.. and of course not least my favourite fried rice, yummy yummy~~
[SK] recently posted..22102010 車立人憎
Hi witch!! I finally get to sneak here again!
I never get tired of seafoods most esp crabs and shrimps!
ayie recently posted..My Smiley
yummmmy! i have eaten fresh water prawns in a small town in johor too. can’t remember where is it now. but it was ahhh so juicy and sweet!
heard that a few shops in the area got burnt in a fire, so i guess its not true since u just went?
It’s true, but most of them have moved to nearby shop lots for temporary measure. The one I went to was one of them.