Jason’s Nonya House was the place we visited for Peranakan meals throughout our newest journey to Penang! Having tried Mama’s Nonya Cuisine and The Little Nonya Cuisine throughout our final Penang journey, we determined to present Jason’s Nonya House after studying by some fairly good evaluation. This, we didn’t remorse…
About Jason’s Nonya House Penang
Jason’s Nonya House is situated at 10b, Lebuh King, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, a brief stroll away from our keep at Prestige Hotel Penang.
There had been two explanation why we needed to go to Jason’s Nonya House this time.
Firstly, Jason’s Nonya House has a fairly good score of 4.6, even with greater than 200 critiques. That was a fairly good baseline for us. Secondly, we’ve got additionally heard from our mates that not solely is the meals from Jason’s Nonya House genuine and inexpensive, there’s a homely vibe to it.
When we arrived at about 8pm on every week day, the restaurant was truly full. We needed to wait for five minutes exterior the restaurant whereas the tables had been being cleared and cleaned earlier than we had been seated. A full home is all the time signal. After we had been seated, we had been promptly given the menu…
On first look, there have been just too many Peranakan classics that we needed to attempt at Jason’s Nonya House! There was the Loh Bak, Kapitam Ayam, Nonya Ayam, Pork Trotters and extra. However, this time, we settled for the true classics of Peranakan delicacies
– Claypot Tu Tor Thng (RM 35) aka Claypot Pig’s Stomach Soup
– Ayam Buah Keluak (RM 45) aka Chicken with Tamarind Gravy and Buah Keluak Nuts (seeds of Pangium edule)
– Sambal Hebi Eggplant (RM 20.90) aka Sambal eggplant with dried shrimps
We additionally had some home made chilly barley (3RM) to chill off the spiciness of the dishes. This finally got here in fairly helpful.
What We Had at Jason’s Nonya House Penang
As anticipated, our home made barley arrived first. It was not too candy, had the barley sediments on the backside of the cup. You may style the “homeliness” from every sip. This made us anticipate our dishes for the night…
First, the Tu Tor Thng (Claypot Pig’s Stomach Soup). It arrived in a standard claypot, nonetheless boiling on its floor – indicating that it had simply left the range seconds in the past. We may scent the peppery aroma of the soup as we scooped to attempt it out. It was wealthy, peppery with none hints of oily-ness. This signifies that the pre-preparation a part of eradicating extra fat and undesirable bits was accomplished somewhat totally. Soup was good however for us, the spotlight was the Tu Tor (pig’s stomache). Although it was reduce to thick slices, the abdomen was truly tender. There was a slight chew to it, however no must wrestle in any way. The incontrovertible fact that it was in a position to current such thick slices, meant that they had been fairly assured with their cooking approach (which requires boiling for a few hours) and that there was no must “dilute” any bizarre funky tastes with thinner slices (which requires correct cleansing and elimination of impurities).
A real Peranakan delight.
Next, the Ayam Buah Keluak. Although, it was not the perfect model we’ve had (the perfect was from Peramakan), it was nonetheless good. The tamarind gravy used was spicy, flavourful with slight textures (however not an excessive amount of) of the spices used. Though it was barely salty, it was a particular clincher. One may have the spicy and appetising tamrind gravy of the Ayam Buah Keluak, accompanied by the blue pea rice from Jason’s Nonya House, all day lengthy. The rooster was additionally tender, infused with the style of the tamarind gravy. The half that was missing was most likely the buah keluak. It was beneficiant and you can choose up a lot of the fruit utilizing the metallic scoop and gloves supplied. However, it lacked the sturdy nutty flavour that has earned its identify of the “Asian Truffle”. We’d most likely check out one other home signature as a substitute of this dish throughout our subsequent go to – sure, it’s that good that we’ll revisit once we head to Penang the subsequent time.
Lastly, the Sambal Hebi Eggplant. The stir-fried dried shrimps was one other “rice stealer”. Fragrant and engaging. You may end your first bowl of rice inside seconds in the event you’re not fastidiously “rationing” the rice. But for us, the spotlight of this dish was actually the eggplant. The eggplant was scorching and tender on the within but there have been tastes of wok hei on the skin. This meant that the eggplant was most likely steamed and possibly even barely fried or stir-fried, earlier than your entire dish is put collectively. The further work most likely defined why this dish arrived final. But undoubtedly well worth the wait. Fans of eggplant will certainly love this dish!
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All in all, we totally loved our go to to Jason’s Nonya House. The meals was glorious and the costs had been inexpensive – for Singaporeans a minimum of. The setting throughout the restaurant was additionally somewhat homely, with footage and decorations indicating that you’ve got entered somebody’s dwelling and never a restaurant. That is one other plus of eating at Jason’s Nonya House. Staff was earnest and checked in with us on how the meals was when every dish was served – the reply: “Fantastic!”.