KEN HUNTS FOOD: Angkiki Steamboat Hot Pot @ Anson Park, Georgetown, Penang.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Angkiki Steamboat Hot Pot @ Anson Park, Georgetown, Penang.

Despite the roaring steamboat restaurants mushrooming in Penang, one still finds it tough to find a cheap and good steamboat place especially if you wish to cut through the novelties and get straight down to the solid basics. The opening of Angkiki Steamboat is definitely a good news to local foodies. Expect no classy setting nor very cozy ambiance but rather, it is housed within a very simple and no-frills hawker center along Anson Road. Angkiki Steamboat provides unabashed steamboat packages at very affordable prices. Their specialties are their soup bases- Nyonya Assam Pedas and Tom Yum which are carefully designed to suit the locals' palates. Wallet-friendly, ample parking space, worth-trying soup bases, aplenty choices are some of the reasons why this place is worth a look.

Many Thanks to Angkiki Hot Pot for extending the invitation

Set for 8 pax- Rm 138/ current promotion (valid until 31st of August 2014)- Rm 99 *recommended for 6 pax though*

Set for 2 pax- Rm 48/ current promotion (valid until 31st of August 2014)- Rm 29

Budget conscious customers will be glad to know that Angkiki Hot Pot is having an opening promotion from now until 31st of August 2014. The promotional prices for set for 2 will be Rm 29, Rm 49 for set for 4 and the set for 8 is priced at Rm 99 (2 types of soup bases are included, inclusion of third soup base will incur additional costs).

The ingredients for the 8-pax package include:

Prawns
Squid
Fish
Meat Balls
Fish Balls
Mushroom Balls
Enoki Mushrooms
Hog Maw/ Pig's Stomach
Mock Abalone Slices
Tofu
Fish Maw
Jellyfish
Fish Paste Noodles
Minced Pork Meat
Spinach
Water Spinach
Choices of Vermicelli Noodles, Instant Noodles, Glass Noodles or Rice (8 portion)

Angkiki Hot Pot continues to impress us with their choices of Soup Base- Assam Pedas, is skillfully cooked with remarkable flavors. The assorted herbs and ingredients were fully utilized to accentuate the flavors. The final product is a spicy yet appetizing broth which works perfectly well with any kinds of steamboat ingredients. While their Clear Soup is pretty standard-average, their Tom Yum soup base is worth a mention here. We love the flavors of the soup, it was spicy though veering towards the sweeter side, it comes with a mild-hint of acidic tilt. It may not be too suitable for those who prefer a sour-base Tom Yum but this version of theirs have certainly amazed us. On a side note, diners can request to have the level of spiciness altered and customized to their own liking.