Yamada Beancurd @ Johor Bahru in Malaysia

I love soya beancurd and when I heard of this particularly famous one in Johor Bahru; my heart was so fixated on having a bowl that I took a GRAB down from KSL Mall an hour after hearing about it!

Opened at 6pm from Wednesdays to Sundays, this was the queue that greeted us when we arrived at 7pm. Thankfully, I was forewarned that the line can get to more 30 persons on a good day and hence, was kind of prepared for the wait. 

Line was deceiving though; the one on the right was where you order whereas the people crowding on the left were those waiting for their order number to be called. So you wait to order, and you wait again to collect. Take note. 

By the way, this Yamada Beancurd operated out of a food truck! Therefore, there is no address per se although the area is conveniently located in the pelangi area. p.s. they served beancurd from traditional wooden buckets! 

Wait from ordering til collecting wasn't excruciating; maybe about 10 minutes. Even the line to order was pretty quick unless you get an undecided customer in front of you who keep asking questions.

There were three kinds of beancurd; the traditional one with white sugar syrup, the traditional one with brown sugar (gula melaka) and the pandann one. Latter would only be available on Fridays and Saturdays, so no luck for me.

Beancurd with White Sugar Syrup - let's go with the basic first. My gosh, the beancurd was impossibly silky smooth and this was a big thumbs-up! Sadly, it lacked the rich bean flavor; if not, this would have been the perfect beancurd. 

Beancurd with Brown Sugar Syrup - same beancurd as above; albeit with the sweetness coming from the brown sugar syrup. Interestingly for both white and brown sugar syrups, they appeared watered down, and not as sweet-tasting. That's good news for health freaks; not for me though.

Signature Soya Milk - in stark contrast with the beancurd, this was a nice surprise! It was thick, and full of the beans aroma. As I requested for no syrup, my taste buds were literally bombarded with the full fledged taste from the soybeans.  

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Would I purposely go back for Yamada Beancurd? Unfortunately not but if I am in the area, I would definitely get the soya milk and should my visit coincide with a Friday / Saturday; I am going to try the pandan beancurd. 

Address

Jalan Sri Pelangi 3, Taman Pelangi, 

80400 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Map

As above.

Menu

As above.

Pricing

Beancurd with White Sugar Syrup - RM 3.00

Beancurd with Brown Sugar Syrup - RM 3.00

Signature Soya Milk - RM 3.00