Ke Ren Lai 客人来 is a nice comfortable place in JB to get to know many traditional Hakka dishes.
近年來,主打客家料理的餐廳在新山 Johor Bahru也越來越多見,或至少說客家菜最經典的擂茶 Lei Cha在坊間小吃店都更為普遍更容易尋覓,而我們家最喜歡造訪的店是客人來 Ke Ren Lai,不開伙來這解決三餐,吃得滿足、填飽肚子之餘,還可以保護小錢包!
Lei Cha is the highlight of the shop which attracts our visit. White rice or brown rice (at your choice) are blanketed with full range of finely cut vegetables, like Kai Lan, cabbage, long beans, fried beancurd and dried radish, indeed a very healthy choice. The taste of the hearty meal is enhanced with a pinch of crushed peanut. If you a typical Hakka, you will definitely love and appreciate your rice to be flooded with the ground tea. Yummy!
They sell very good ham cha. Ham cha or thunder tea rice is a Hakka Chinese dish consisting of 7 different types of vegetables on a bed of rice.
Winnie, my Hakka friend, introduced me to Ke Ren Lai, a cafe serving Hakka food and I have made repeat visits to savour my favourites. As I got better acquainted with the cafe, I realised that Ke Ren Lai was a clever play on words and a very catchy name for a cafe!