Shabu-Shabu Kajang

According to Wikipedia, “Shabu-shabu (Japanese: しゃぶしゃぶ), also spelled syabu-syabu, is a Japanese variant of hot pot” or steam-boat as we call it here. In Kajang, there are lots of places for Steamboat, especially in Chinese restaurants. Usually, it is not very hygienic, as up to ten people share a table with one steaming pot, so in goes everyone’s chopsticks, spoons and all….

In Sg Chua Kajang, there’s a new Shabu-shabu restaurant, and what’s really neat is that every one has their personal pot. The tables are special made, with holes in them, and underneath each hole is an electric stove, or digital inverter.

At Wong’s Kitchen Shabu-shabu, you can order in personal sets, or Ala carte. We ordered two different sets and shared from it. I ordered the Beef set, as what’s Shabu-shabu without beef??

It comes in generous portions of beef, and some meatballs, vegetables, noodles and one egg.
The beef pieces were fresh and sliced very thin.

The other set we ordered was the Mixed Seafood set; comes with fish, cuttlefish, clams, and prawns besides the usual noodles and egg. The sauces used were delicious, and you can also choose from 3 different soups, chicken, tom yam, and herbal. I had the herbal soup as it was something different. This is a rather nice place for a good meal, I like the modern yet zen looking deco.

It’s air-conditioned too, so you don’t have to worry about getting yourself steamed up. Prices were ok, definitely a little higher than those eat all you can steamboat restaurants. However, it’s good for health, coz you only eat the proportion that’s given. Each set goes for around RM12-17, so it was quite affordable.