Monday, June 29, 2009

Ah Joo Durian @ Sungai Batu

It’s durian season again from May till August. Thanks to Steven for the ride to this wonderful durian trip!


Over here at Ah Joo’s durian stall, the durians and some other local fruits are supplied from Gertak Sanggul whereas the rambutans are from Balik Pulau.





He has been operating for ~17 yrs on durian business. You can easily detect his stall which has no fancy NUMBER nor funny NICK, just right after the mosque at Sungai Batu.

If you are coming from airport -> Teluk Kumbar direction, right after this mosque on your left, take note on the Forever Star electrical and plumber trading house. Ah Joo's stall is right beside it.


The taukeh aka Ah Joo.



Ang Hae / Udang Merah / Otak Udang 红虾 (RM10-30) (明星風範! 一站出來, 的確艷光四色! 兼具實力+偶像的魅力,讓人讚嘆不已!) (She is a born artist, standing amidst the other candidates she outshines the rest, equipped with both strength & idol features, very impressive!)

I could understand how it can be related to "Ang Hae" as it's orange in colour. Smooth and fine, sweetness could be said ~ 90% and exhibit only a slight bitter taste. The flesh is thick as it consists of small seed.

This one that we ate is RM16.



Hor Lor 葫芦 (below RM15) (有波有蘿,又真的難怪您會對她起痰的。本姑娘可不是傻甜姐兒唷,好歹也是出身名門家族,有學問("苦"學)又有超佳的身材與外貌。) (She got nice figure, no wonder it's soooo irresistable to all of you. "I" am no dumb but inherited prestigious family background and highly 'educated', somemore with nice body shape! )

Fine and gummy. It tasted sweet in the beginning (at the outer part) and getting more and more bitter when you reach towards the seed.



Kim Poh ( below RM15, less than Hor Lor) ( 二奶的風範。為何?因她軟綿綿的,嬌柔百態,引您入局,一旦上釣,呵呵,您就苦了!) She is sort of a concubine. Why? She is sentimental and tender, treat you mild and please you well. Once you are hooked, hoho! You'll suffer!)

Fine and creamy. Its texture is like ice cream when you first pull it up but it tasted rather bitter!

Ooi Kiau Ong / Kunyit Kuning 黄姜 (below RM10)(像大老婆, 照顧您的感受兼具實在的內涵,
與您共患難! ) Like the official wife, always care about your feeling and somemore she's equipped with beauty plus connotation, faithful to be together!)
Fade yellowish flesh with bitter and creamy taste.





Chae Pui 青皮(RM8 -RM20) ( 吃得苦中苦,方為人上人。先苦後甜非這款莫屬。當然,能吃得上這款的,也就證明您起碼還不賴的,是個重感情的傢伙!) (If you can endure, you'll harvest later. "Bitter first, sweet later" must be her. If you can consume her, then you are undoubtedly a guy with sense and sensibility!)

Bitter. The outer skin alone is very sweet, inside is gradually getting bitter. The seed is very small! We were told that if the flesh inside appears as green-based, then it's normally bitter. Ah! No wonder lah!

This one that we ate is RM8.


Tatt Kar Chui 塞屁股 (below RM10) (味道恰似甘榜小家碧玉, 甜滋滋的酒窩姑娘, 但是卻被取了一個如此不堪的稱號, "塞屁股". 從這角度望過去, 確實還蠻飽滿的. 這老闆可夠鬼馬了呵!) (Taste like 'kampung' girl, with sweet dimples, but it is soooo sorry to be nicked so. Looking from this angle, the 'buttock' actually looks rather meaty as if it's stuffed though! What a funny boss uh?!)

Super sweet petite darling.

I was very happy whenever seeing small lovely pieces like this!


Other durian species available are Kor Teh, Kucing Tidur, Capri, Susu, D15, D2, COB, Ganja, Qi Xian Nyu and etc.

Other local fruits available are :
Cempedak (red meat) 1kg/RM3
Langsat 1kg/RM2
Rambutan 3kg/RM5, 1kg/RM2
Mangosteen 2kg/RM5, 1kg/RM3


Business Hours : 10am -12 pm (open daily)
Tel : Ah Joo 017-4222248. For delivery, call Kelly 012-4531812.
Another branch at Sg Nibong 4pm-10pm (nearby the kopitiam selling bak kut teh).

Buffet available @RM25 per adult, RM15 per child. Unlike normal durian stalls that limit you on the numbers of branded durians, over here all durians for buffet will be strictly branded (including Hor Lor and Ang Hae). Do call for booking if you can gather at least 5-10 persons.

Delivery service is also provided within Penang Island with minimum of 10x durians . Call for delivery is available for weekends whereas weekday is preferably after 5p.m.