The menu showcases fresh seafood and local dishes adapted with Fujian-style cooking. — Photos: YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
With a focus on fresh seafood, award-winning restaurant has adapted its recipes to suit the Malaysian palate
AN AWARD-WINNING Chinese restaurant has launched its first pork-free outlet in Kuala Lumpur.
Putien is well-known for delivering a culinary journey inspired by the dishes of the Chinese province of Fujian.
Tien by Putien at Suria KLCC serves these dishes without pork, lard and alcohol.
Fujian cuisine focuses on simple, modest cooking methods to bring out natural flavours in each dish.
Tien by Putien at Suria KLCC is the restaurant chain’s first pork-free outlet.
One of the restaurant’s standout dishes is the Fresh Eel Cooked in Spring Water.
To ensure the eels are fresh and succulent, Tien by Putien’s eels are air-flown from eel farms in Ningde, Guangdong, China.
These eels are sourced from “the hometown of eels” and meet Japan’s export-grade standards.
Raised in clean, open-air ponds, the eels are fed codfish powder, ensuring exceptional flavour and quality.
Cooked live, these eels develop a delightful chewy texture.
Seasonal Vegetables in Superior Stock.
To ensure a perfect meat-to-oil balance, only eels weighing between 600g and 800g and measuring around 70cm in length are selected.
Fresh live eels are seasonal and the best time to harvest them is from August to November.
Tien by Putien offers this seasonal dish priced at RM138.
Live eels are brought to the customers’ tableside and cooked for approximately 10 minutes.
Red Mushroom Lor Mee.
Also imported from China is the red mushroom for the Red Mushroom Lor Mee.
The dish, priced at RM26, was my favourite as the delectable noodles had a velvety broth.
It traditionally features thick, flat yellow noodles, boiled to achieve a tender yet resilient texture.
Bathed in the sumptuous, red-hued gravy, the noodles take on a luxurious, silky smoothness after soaking up the flavours of the broth.
Fresh eel cooked in spring water.
The red hue comes from the use of red fermented tofu, which adds a touch of sweetness and a complex umami flavour.
Wide windows at Tien by Putien provide a captivating view of Kuala Lumpur while its interior has soft colours, such as warm wood tones and light blues to create a pleasant dining ambience.
Tien by Putien has adapted its recipes to suit the Malaysian palate.
The menu showcases fresh seafood and local dishes adapted with Fujian-style cooking.
Sweet and Sour Chicken with Lychees.
This includes Sizzling Hotpot with squid (RM68) and Seasonal Vegetables in a Superior Stock (RM33), Sweet and Sour Chicken with Lychees (RM33) and Oyster Omelette.
TIEN BY PUTIEN, Suria KLCC, Lot 434, 4th Floor, Petronas Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur. (Tel: 03- 2181 2839). Business hours: 11am to 10pm. Pork-free.
This is the writer’s personal observation and is not an endorsement by StarMetro.
