Mongolians are never famous for their food. Being Nomads, they only ate what they found off the land and they are not farmers either. So when this dish came up, I had to figure it out if this was the genuine stuff.
Ah Poh Kitchen in Johor Bahru isn't the easiest places to find but when I did, I was curious if this seemingly ordinary restaurant could offer anything better. Now for a moment imaging that you are having the rather famous Fried Yam Ring with vegetables, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Now imagine replacing the Yam ring with one that is made of smashed tofu with yam bits. That's what the Mongolian Tofu is all about. There are chicken bits, onions, slices of mushrooms with a sauce.
The sauce is nothing extraordinary. I think it was a misfire on the chef's end. It is light, and lacks character. Since Tofu is bland, you will need a sauce that will personify its character, this obviously didn't. And what made it worst was that it was suppose to be a signature dish.
Even after deep frying the Tofu, the dish still didn't cut it. But I must say this. It's healthy and well suited to older folks who do not want to taste anything too sweet or salty.
I couldn't find a redeeming feature even though I wasn't turned off by the dish. It tasted ok, no ground shaking aftershocks. It was also reasonably priced, and eaten with rice, it could be a stomach filler.
Mongolian Tofu @ Ah Poh's Kitchen
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