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Ngiu Chap of Nyuk Pau Zai

Beef Noodle of Nyuk Pau Zai

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After serving over 25 years of excellent Ngiu Chap in Menggatal town, Nyuk Pau Beef Noodle (孟加达 玉宝牛什 in Chinese) has become a brand name. Founded by Mr. Simon Saw in Menggatal (Kedai Kopi Nyuk Pau Baru), today Nyuk Pau has 8 franchise and one franchise in West Malaysia. Ngiu Chap (or Ngau Chap), which means Mixed Beef, consists of beef slices, stew, tripe, tendon and beef meat balls, usually served with noodles and beef soup.

As Nyuk Pau Zai Restaurant (玉宝仔牛什) of Lintas Plaza, which was opened by Brandon the son of the founder, was the nearest to my home, I decided to check it out.


Pic: Nyuk Pau Zai Restaurant in Lintas Plaza

Below is the location map:

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The restaurant has high ceiling with both sides open, so I don’t feel warm inside.


As usual in my food tasting, I took a seat and ordered a Ngiu Chap Mee (Mixed Beef with yellow noodle). I used a compact to snap photos, so I didn’t attract much attention. If I brought my big camera, everyone would stare at me, thinking that I was a reporter, haha.


Pic: food menu of Nyuk Pau Zai

The menu is simple as it has only 2 items, i.e. Beef Noodle with, or without tendon. Ngiu Chap with tendon costs MYR8 (≈USD2.66), without tendon is MYR7 (≈USD2.33). (prices as of Nov 2012)

I like the pictorial guide. If you have special preference, you can point to the photo(s) to tell the waitress which body parts you (don’t) want. Btw, you also can choose between rice (white) or egg (yellow) noodle.


Shortly my order arrived. The food presentation is good. Probably the soup is oily, the serving looks a bit heavy to me.


The beef is nice. Only the tendon is too soft. Overall, their Ngiu Chap lives up to its reputation, but I think there is room for improvement.


Pic: close up of Nyuk Pau Zai Ngiu Chap


They are also selling Fried Beef with Lihing (local Rice Wine). I came alone and I was full, so I didn’t try it. Please let me know how it tastes if you have eaten it.

The address of Nyuk Pau Zai is: Block J, Ground Floor, Lot 25-0, Lintas Plaza, Lorong Lintas Plaza, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

The restaurant opens from 7am to 9pm daily. The phone no. of Lintas Plaza branch is +60 16 8300975 (Contact Person: Brandon Saw).

Photos taken in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

Beef Noodles of Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap Restaurant (家鄉牛什)

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Looking for excellent Ngiu Chap (mixed beef)? Your stomach will find its love at Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap. As the most famous brand of Sabah Ngiu Chap, Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap is so specialized in Ngiu Chap that you can enjoy Ngiu Chap in various way, and in traditional and new styles.

Look at their “user-friendly” pictorial menu below:

You can have Ngiu Chap served with Meehoon (thin rice noodle soup), Mee (fat yellow noodle soup), Konlou Mee (dry yellow noodle style), rice, soup-only, etc. If you like specific beef part, you can order a whole bowl for your full enjoyment. Just click the picture above for detail. To 1st-timer who is not used to organs, beef balls and stew meat would be your safe choices.
(Note: prices as of Nov 2012, USD1≈MYR3)


I ordered the standard Ngiu Chap rice noodle soup, which consists of stew meat, fresh meat, beef ball and tripe.


The Ngiu Chap of Kah Hiong is considered as West Malaysia style, as they add white radish, which enhances the meaty sweet taste of beef. I like it.


The beef is fresh and springy, very well-marinated as well.


Overall, the Ngiu Chap is really good. I’m only a bit disappointed that beef tendon is not in standard serving (you need to pay extra to have tendon, spleen, tongue and intestine).


For normal serving, Ngiu Chap noodle soup costs MYR8.00 (≈USD2.25), MYR8.50 (≈USD2.35) if KonLau style (dry noodle). (Prices as of Feb 2015)


Oh, BTW, another “secret weapon” of Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap is their super hot chili paste. Dip your beef into it (a bit only, you have been warned) for extra kick. Somehow strong chili goes very well with Ngiu Chap.


Their chili paste is made of very spicy small chili called “Cili Padi” (a.k.a. Bird’s eye chili or Thai chili). You can buy a bottle of their famous chili paste for MYR10 (≈USD3.33).

How to Get There

Hungry? Let’s go for a yummy Ngiu Chap today. Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap is in Luyang Hilltop, only 5 KM from Kota Kinabalu city.


Address: Block A Shop, No. 2-0-10 Kolam Centre Phase 2, Ground Floor, Jalan Lintas, Kolam Centre, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 88-254161
Opening Hours: 7am – 3pm daily


They rest one day every month, so you better call them before visit.

Below is the location map of Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap (main shop):

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Branches

Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap also has two branches. Below are the location and contact info:

1. Donggongon

Address: Block B, Lot 14, Ground Floor, Kedai Plaza Grand Millennium, Jalan Pintas, Donggongon, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 88-731646

2. Brunei

Address: No. 21, Ground Floor, Block E, Complex Hj Daud, Jalan Gadong, BE2719, BSB, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Tel: +673 244 3078

Photos taken in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

Ngiu Chap Beef Noodle of Kedai Cheng Wah Restaurant (精華冰室)

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Opened by a Hainanese named Wong Whue Fong in 1961, Kedai Cheng Wah Restaurant (精華冰室) has been selling delicious Ngiu Chap (Mixed Beef, 牛什 or 牛杂 in Chinese) for over half a century. Your grandparents or parents may have tried it. If they keep up the current standard, I have no doubt Cheng Wah can open for another 100 years.


Kedai Cheng Wah Restaurant is run by Wong family. For those who look for the most traditional Sabah Ngiu Chap, they will be sent here by words of mouth.


Pic: the aromatic Ngiu Chap soup evidences that it’s good stuff.

In general, Ngiu Chap (or Ngau Chap) is beef broth consists of stew meat, tendon, omasum, tripe, intestine, tongue, heart, spleen, liver and other parts of cow / buffalo. Different restaurants have different formula and spices in making Ngiu Chap.


Once you try Ngiu Chap, you will never forget the taste and will constantly crave for it. If you don’t believe me, just ask your Sabah friends overseas which food they miss the most, and they will prove me right. Unfortunately, Sabah Ngiu Chap is unique, and you can’t find the same flavor outside Sabah, even in West Malaysia.


Normally, we enjoy Ngiu Chap as noodle soup. You can choose noodles such as rice vermicelli (米粉), yellow noodle (面) and Pho (河粉). I chose Pho this time, as shown in photo above.


You can’t overcook beef, or you will end up chewing Ngiu Chap that is as hard as shoe skin. The Ngiu Chap of Cheng Wah is tender but not too soft.


I also like their broth, which is neither bland nor salty. The soup tastes like a mix of beef and chicken soup (though no chicken meat is added), with mild smell of pepper.


Pic: the food menu of Kedai Cheng Wah Restaurant (prices as of Nov 2012)

Standard Ngiu Chap noodle costs only MYR5.50 (≈USD1.83). You can try other variety of Ngiu Chap such as soup-only, dry noodle style and meat-ball only. If you are big-eater, you can order extra noodle or meat (for additional price).

How to Get There

Kedai Cheng Wah Restaurant (精華冰室) is located in Lido Penampang, about 6 KM away from Kota Kinabalu city.


The full address of Cheng Wah is:
Ground Floor, Lot 8, Block A, Taman Che Mei (Lido Township), Jalan Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Below is the location map of Kedai Cheng Wah:

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Opening Hours: 6:30am – 10pm daily
They rest two days a month (no fixed date). Before going, you may call them at +60 88-222831 to confirm if they are open.


I hope you will be sitting at one of the tables there for a great Ngiu Chap soon.

Photos taken in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

Tamparuli Mee (Tamparuli Fried Noodle)

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Tuaran Mee (Tuaran Fried Noodle, 斗亚兰面 in Chinese) is the most famous handmade noodle of Sabah and even introduced by celebrity on TV food programme a few times. Personally, I think its strongest “rival”, Tamparuli Mee (Tamparuli Fried Noodle, 担波罗利炒面 in Chinese) tastes better.

1. Keng Swee Hing coffee shop (瓊瑞興茶餐室)


One of the places you can try Tamparuli Mee is “Kedai Makan Dan Kopi Keng Swee Hing” (or Keng Swee Hing in short) in Tamparuli town.

Above: Keng Swee Hing coffee shop (瓊瑞興茶餐室)

The shop address is No. 3, Jalan Bontoi, 89257 Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia. The shop opens from 6am to 5pm daily. It has off day every month, so you better phone the owner Mr. Foo (符先生) at +60 88-782417 to confirm before going.


Above: Tamparuli Mee. You can Click Here for larger close-up photo

Tamparuli Fried Noodle is freshly handmade so the texture is more “springy” and it has stronger egg aroma than Tuaran Mee. Usually it is served with egg roll slices (春卷), minced roasted pork (叉烧) and scrambled eggs. It costs RM5 (≈USD1.50) per plate, RM6 (≈USD1.80) if you prefer seafood flavor.


Judging from the expression of the hungry ghosts in front of me, you can bet the noodle tastes good.


Another item we ordered at Keng Swee Hing was pig liver soup with salty vege (猪肝咸菜汤). I like pork liver and I have no problem to finish one big bowl myself. This soup is a must-try to me.

Their steaming hot pumpkin steam bun (金瓜包 in Chinese) is also nice as breakfast or high tea, due to its sweet pumpkin smell. It has no filling so you can eat it with curry sauce or even apply jam to it like normal bread. Even kids who don’t like bread love it. Each bun costs RM1.20 (≈USD0.40).


The shop also proudly displays a news clip with a review of its food. You may Click Here to read the content if you understand Chinese.


Above: the menu of Keng Swee Hing. Click Here for bigger photo
You can order other food items. Other recommended dishes are fried pork ribs (排骨) and fried vegetables.

2. Restoran Wun Chiap (云集酒家)

Just one block away there is another restaurant named Restoran Wun Chiap (云集酒家), which is also very famous for its Tamparuli Mee. It is located next to the a Chinese school, SJK (C) Chung Hwa Tamparuli (担波罗里中华国民型华文学校) and open from 9:30am to 5pm daily.

Sometimes they may close for food catering so you better call them before you visit. Their phone number is +60 88-782845 and the address is Restoran Wun Chiap, Lot No.9, Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia. Each plate of Tamparuli Fried Noodle is RM4 (≈USD1.20).


Above: Tamparuli Mee by Wun Chiap (Click photo above to enlarge it)

Some says the noodle tastes better if you put tomato sauce on it, because the sauce blends well with the egg aroma of the noodle and its scrambled egg.

Below is the location map of Keng Swee Hing and Wun Chiap Restaurants:


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Other Popular Sabah noodles:
Tuaran Mee (Tuaran Noodle)
Beaufort Mee (Beuafort Fried Noodle)

Photos taken in Tamparuli, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

Top 10 Food of Sabah

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Below is the list of Top 10 Food in Sabah that you should try. Most locals would recommend you these too. You can click the food name to see the detail. I link to some restaurants for introduction purpose only. This list is not meant to be associated with any food outlet.

Your vote and comment will perfect the list, so please feel free to contribute to this open list.

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You are welcome to add new item to this list too. However, please allow me to remove item that is irrelevant or unfit for this category. Please do not add any restaurant, drink and snack to this list. Thank You~

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