Unless you’ve been dwelling below a rock for the previous few years, likelihood is you’ve heard of Salt Bae. He grew to become well-known after a video went viral in 2017. This video confirmed him sprinkling salt on a bit of steak by letting it slide on his arm.
Most just lately, he was noticed making drinks on the Chill Day Night pasar malam in Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru. Or was he?
Unfortunately people, this man was only a lookalike. Known as Mendro Tan, he sports activities Salt Bae’s distinctive look, all the best way from the person bun to the shades and facial hair. He runs a pop-up stall on the Chill Day Night pasar malam and the stall is fronted by a big poster of a cartoon Salt Bae-lookalike sporting a singlet, tattoos and his signature sun shades and ponytail.
The stall serves ‘Duck Shit Coriander Lemon Tea — Violently Punched 30 Times’. Mimicking how a pestle and mortar works, Mendro punches lemons earlier than including its juice to brewed tea. For the ultimate contact, he provides a hefty serving of coriander to the drink, similar to how Salt Bae sprinkles salt. Each cup of hand-punched coriander lemon tea prices RM13.
Mendro’s pop-up stall on the night time market is ready to run until 19 Jan 2023 however fret not, there’s one other location the place you may get his famed drink. He runs his personal restaurant Chadohatsu in Skudai, Johor Bahru. The restaurant sells Japanese delicacies and can also be a bubble tea joint.
Looks prefer it’s time to go to Johor to search out Malaysia’s Salt Bae!
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Chadohatsu
Jln Austin Heights 8/2, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Chadohatsu
Jln Austin Heights 8/2, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Operating Hours: 5pm – 12am (Daily)
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