SekMeChoy Restaurant Hakka Delights

Post by Chiefeater Luke Soon

SekMeChoy Restaurant has been ubiquitous in Salak South (deep core Hakka enclave) for more than 2 decades. The owner of the restaurant used to be in tin mining business but after the prices of tin crashed the owner remade himself as a restauranteur. Instead of selling the normal herbal Bak Kut Teh, he created a new recipe by replacing the herbs with pepper which is less heaty and a suitable substitution for his health condition. It’s not quite the Singapore pepper variant – but a unique blend on its own.

They also have several other Hakka signature dishes such as Ginger Duck, Braised Pork, Salted Chicken, Chinese Wine Chicken – I recommend their ginger wine egg as well, you won’t regret it. On rainy nights such as these- you will find their soup bases (pepper, ginger) nourishing, comforting even.

Ginger Wine Egg

Salted Chicken

There’s a train station just behind the restaurant – maybe less than 100 metres away.

All the dishes (2023) were solid 7s and above – and these were all firm Hakka favourites. Don’t recall an abacus yam seed offering but everything meat (chicken, pork) that Hakka families do well – they have it! If you had to select two dishes – I recommend their ginger rice wine (chicken, egg) and the pork trotters and/or mui choy kao yoke. Then follow it up with a claypot pepper BKT in the middle. And then 2-3 bowls of rice each.

Mui Choy Kao Yoke

Prices are reasonable , and they’ve friendly staff to boot.

Sekmechoy is a steal in a bustling metropolis – many Hakkas pay homage for a slice of home/heaven (and so should you).

Chinese New Year 2025 Menu

RM788 for a table of 8 to 10 pax
CNY Set Menu is available everyday for Lunch & Dinner from 18th Jan 2025 to 10th Feb 2025

金蛇狂舞鲜虾捞生
Organic Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Lao Sang with Fresh Prawn

蛇来运转招牌胡椒肉骨茶
Signature Pepper Soup Bak Kut Teh

瑞蛇迎春人参炖鸡
Slow Cooked Ginseng Chicken

金蛇腾云福建焖猪蹄
Authentic Hokkien Braised Pork Shank

出蛇入化娘惹香茅虾
Nyonya Curry Prawn Hot Pot

金玉满钵豆腐烩上菇
Assorted Mushrooms with Homemade Tofu

蛇么都有鲍鱼腊味饭
Waxed Meats with Abalone Rice

嘶嘶如意黄金锅饼
Chinese Pancakes with Lotus Paste

Business Hours
Opens Daily
11:30 am to 08:30 pm