Din By Din Tai Fung – Muslim Friendly Michelin Star Dim Sums Restaurant In the Heart of Kuala Lumpur
Din Tai Fung (DTF) recently launched a Muslim friendly No Pork version of their famous restaurant in Kuala Lumpur (KL) and we drove more than 300km to check them out.
Named DIN by Din Tai Fung, the one star Michelin restaurant serves up their iconic 18 folds Xiao Long Bao (Taiwanese Soup Dumplings) with the pork stuffing substituted with minced chicken instead.
The 18 folds Xiao Long Bao
As soon as we got a seat after a short queue, we were all geared up to stuff our faces. The first item on the menu we ordered was, of course, the Xiao Long Bao.
How to eat a Xiao Long Bao according to DTF
The 4 steps on the menu:
- Pour 1 part soy sauce and 3 parts vinegar into the bowl with the sliced ginger provided
- Pick up the Xiao Long Bao gently and dip it into the sauce
- Place the Xiao Long Bao into your soup spoon, poke a hole in the skin of the dumpling to release the broth
- Place a few slices of ginger on the Xiao Long Bao and Enjoy!
The handcrafted paper-thin Xiao Long Bao with the intricate 18 folds just literally bursts in your mouth with an explosion of flavours.
We have tried steamed soup dumplings before but DTF’s Xiao Long Bao is way ahead of their competitors in terms of taste and texture. Definite must try!
Ann has a penchant for soups and she proceeded to order the House Steamed Chicken Soup on her next to order list. The clear broth soup was very flavourful and the pieces of chicken in it falls off the bone easily.
It is the kind of comfort soup that you will crave for when you are having a cold. The soup truly whets our appetites for more of the food to come.
As for me, I ordered the mouthwatering Braised Beef Soup which was truly rich in flavours. The pieces of beef were cooked to tender perfection and every bite of the beef melts in your mouth.
However, do note that the soup is very heaty and I was literally fanning myself awhile later to cool down.
Next, we ordered a serving of the Crispy Fried Shrimp Wontons. Fresh shrimps in a crispy dumpling wrapper cooked to crunchy goodness served with a dollop of mayonnaise.
No further descriptions needed!
Ann did not get enough of the Crispy Shrimp Wontons, so we ordered a serving of the Sweet Mayonnaise Prawn. The prawns are battered, deep fried and smothered with sweet mayonnaise.
Compared to the Shrimp Wontons, the prawns were huge and pretty filling. We had to take a little breather to finish up the prawns.
After trying out the Xiao Long Bao, we decided to give the Shrimp & Chicken Shaomai a try as we questioned ourselves of having shrimp and chicken together in the same wrapper dumpling would give us double the gastronomic pleasures. 😛
Sadly it didn’t but still, the Shaomai was great to the last dumpling. 🙂
*image: DIN By Din Tai Fung
By this time we were already quite full and forgot about taking photos of our food. However, our foodie adventure did not end here as we ordered a set of the Mini Custard Golden Egg Bun which comes in 3 pieces.
Generally, molten salted egg buns we tried are very sweet to our liking but here at DTF, their buns are less sweet and very savoury. The buns were fluffy too and the creamy flow of salted egg yolk goodness was one of the best custard buns we have tried.
*image: DIN By Din Tai Fung
To top it all off, Ann ordered the Steamed Thousand Layer cake to take away as we had no more space in our tummies for dessert but Ann die die wanted to try this cake.
The soft, spongy steamed cake was a great sweet dessert. It is served with condensed milk and sesame seed paste. A sweet ending to our gluttonous meal.
All in all, we spent slightly more than RM200 on our satisfying meal. DIN by Din Tai Fung is definitely a must try restaurant and the road trip we made all 300 km was worth it.
We hope that DIN by Din Tai Fung would open one of their Muslim friendly restaurants here in Singapore. Till then, there are always reasons for us to have a short getaway road trip again. 🙂
*This article contains links to Affiliates which Fat Starfish receive a percentage of sales with no additional costs to you. Help us maintain this website by buying from our links. Thank you for your support!
