10 salted egg yolk treats to sink your teeth into in KL and Selangor

In early 2015, the F&B scene was deluged with a wave of salted egg yolks. There seemed to be salted egg yolk dishes cropping up in a majority of restaurants, which creatively incorporated the ingredient into a variety of dishes. While the hype has settled down a fair bit, the love for salted egg yolk treats is as strong as ever – the flavour has picked up some hardcore fans.

If you too are a salted egg yolk enthusiast, either molten or crumbly, you’ll love this list of tasty treats that feature the golden nuggets front and centre:

1. Salted egg yolk cronut at Dotty’s

Slicing open one of Dotty’s pastries might spill the secret inner on the lovely tableware. The immediate lure may be the salted egg yolk cronut, a crisp croissant-doughnut hybrid that pours open with a smooth, ooze-your-heart-out custard flavoured with salted egg yolk, slightly more sweet than savoury

Address: 20-G, Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad 2,, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur
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2. Waffles with salted egg yolk sauce at Go Getter Café

Go-Getter is also nurturing a reputation for inventive interpretations of waffles. For something in between sweet and savoury, try a charcoal waffle, drizzled with salted caramel sauce and poured over with a rich and smooth salted egg yolk sauce, complemented by vanilla ice cream.

Address: 12A-1, First Floor, Block 5, Jalan Jalil Jaya 6, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
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3. Pasta with prawns and salted egg yolk at Summer at 17°C Café

Pastas are worth your attention here – we sampled two Asian-inflected seafood spaghetti dishes, both of which proved encouragingly tasty. Pan-fried prawns come soaked in a salted egg yolk sauce that’s rich and flavoursome. We happily devoured every bite of this addictive preparation.

Address: A-G-1, Connaught Avenue, Jalan 9, Taman Bukit Cheras, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
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4. Salted egg yolk chicken pasta at The Morning After

There’s one off-menu temptation that patrons can try requesting here: Salted egg yolk chicken pasta, with sweet-savoury, crunchy-tender meat cooked to a recipe fine-tuned by a chef of a respected Chinese restaurant nearby.

Address: Lot G-11, Oasis Village, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Ara Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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5. Salted egg yolk bao at Din Tai Fung

Din Tai Fung specialises in deliciously steamy and oozy xiao long baos, little parcels filled with their signature pork filling, or chicken, prawn, red bean, chocolate, and even salted egg yolk.  The salted egg yolk bao is filled with smooth golden, salty, lava-like egg yolk that oozes out the moment you bite into it. It’s not to be missed, especially for fans of salted egg yolk.

Address: 6th Floor Pavilion, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
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6. Salted yolk lava cake at Softcore

Softcore delivers what its name suggests, dishing out an intriguingly diverse range of lava cakes with molten centres. Temptations include a matcha and white chocolate cake with candied calamansi, peanut butter and filo banana fritter, and one with a salted egg yolk filling and sprinkle of crunchy cornflakes and curry leaves.

Address: 56, Jalan PJS 11/7, Bandar Sunway, Selangor
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7. Nu’ Yolk at WhupWhup, Subang Jaya

WhupWhup has clearly put a lot of effort into presenting an interesting menu that spans French and other influences. Nu’ Yolk features fresh, tender scallops with a sweet, custard-like salted egg yolk puree and shaved parmesan.

Address: 12, Jalan SS 13/3B, Subang Jaya, Selangor
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8. Salted egg yolk churros at Churros N Co.

Churros N Co puts a playfully unique spin on the popular deep-fried pastry – specialities include churros in savoury flavours that imaginatively span both East and West – Oriental-style chilli crab churros and salted egg yolk churros with curry leaves for the former

Address: Ground Floor, VSQ PJCC, Jalan Utara, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur
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9. Deep fried lotus roots coated with salted egg yolk at Lepaq Lepaq

Our favourite order turned out to be one of the least-heralded offerings: Sliced lotus roots, deep-fried with a coating of salted egg yolk and butter. Hot and fresh, crunchy and deliciously flavoursome; we’d happily have this again.

Address: Lot 687, Jalan Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur. Same street as Regency Tower and Lanson Place
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10. Vanilla cupcakes with salted egg yolk custard by Cake Saloon (Online delivery)

Possible orders include beautifully crafted vanilla cupcakes with a centre of salted egg yolk custard (relatively sweet rather than savoury), chocolate cupcakes with a frosting of green tea buttercream and a filling of green tea custard, black sesame buttercream cupcakes, and more. Moist and rich (perfect if you love your cupcakes luscious), but not overly sugary or cloying.

Website: cakesaloon.com
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