Welcome back to The Butcher's Table, Mr Ho

(Far left) For a special holiday treat, pre-order the English roast pork shoulder loin with crackling and expect to form an instant attachment.(Left) With hints of smokiness, the smoked pork knuckle is delicious from start to finish.

For many Kuala Lumpur residents who enjoy the porkier side of life, Mr Ho’s Fine Foods in Bangsar Shopping Centre (BSC) was a permanent fixture in the late 1990s and early 2000s, serving up premium sausages and to-die-for roast pork that had a constant throng of fans.

The business grew so much, it included outlets in other locations. When Ho Kim Loon, a trained butcher and owner of Mr Ho’s, closed his shop in 2009, his absence left a hole in the market. He spent the next few years in East Malaysia, in Kuching and then Kota Kinabalu, before a couple of F&B bigwigs persuaded him to return.