CHEE CHEONG FUN

Chee cheong fun (*see note below) is widely on offer by Chinese hawkers in Penang. Originally it came from Hong Kong and Guan Dong province in China. That makes it a Cantonese thin (well, sort of?) steamed rice roll. It’s sheets of rice noodles, made from a mixture of glutinous rice flour and water, spread open on [...]

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LOH BAK

Marinated spiced  pork, then rolled in thin soybean/beancurd sheets, crispy spring rolls with chicken and beansprouts, deep fried beancurd, cuttlefish, prawn cakes, prawn fritters, sausages and much more. Served as a snack or as a main dish they are deep fried and come with 2 sauces: a spicy chilli sauce and a sticky starchy sauce called loh. Bak means meat. At Kheng [...]

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Penang Hokkien Mee

I already wrote about Kopi Classic and its famous Hokkien Mee some time ago. See: https://diehardowl.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/kedai-kopi-classic-hokkien-mee/   I don’t pretend to have tried all the Georgetown Hokkien Mee stalls but this one remains my favourite. For those of you who haven’t visited Penang before and are going to look for a Café with a sunscreen like the [...]

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Lok Pin Café – Anson Road, Penang

     Lok Pin at Anson road is a place selling Fish Head Behoon, Chicken Rice, Hokkien Mee, Wantan Mee, Loh Bak and (according to the stall’s owner own saying) “Famous Asam Laksa Anson Road”. On the street in front a few more hawkers selling pancakes, fruit, Mee Goreng… The café itself was under renovation. I don’t know what it [...]

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Penang Hokkien Mee: my ratings

Together with Penang Assam Laksa and Char Koay Teow, Penang Hokkien Mee is one of the signature dishes of the state and more exactly of the island [Pulau] of Penang. The soup is a ‘sourish’ and ‘shrimpy’ tasting seafood broth using fresh prawns, dried shrimps and pork meat.

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Sisters’ Char Koay Teow – Lam Heng Cafe

Lam Heng Cafe is a corner coffee shop at the end/beginning of Macalister Road. It’s in this place that the sisters operate their business. The kopitiam also offers Assam Laksa, Mee Jawa and their own Otak-Otak. They say the Laksa is also of superior quality but I haven’t tried it out yet. Next time…

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Char Koay Teow – Ah Leng hawker stall

Location : Kafe Khoon Hiang, Jalan Dato Keramat, Penang. Opening hours are from 8am till 2pm and their closing day is Thursday. It’s situated in the same neighbourhood as Padang Brown food court and Kedai kopi Classic. A highly recommended area for food lovers.

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Kopitiam Kek Seng

Located along Penang Road, near Komtar Kek Seng is well known for its  durian ice-cream and ais kacang. For my better half, Kek Seng brings back childhood memories about visiting the place with her school friends.  The shop started more than 100 years ago: established in 1906.  As the sweet stuff  is not exactly my thing, we went for some little [...]

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Kedai Kopi Classic – Hokkien Mee

Hokkien Mee     Address: 126, Jln Perak, Pulau Pinang. Open: 8am-12pm – Close: Tuesdays. Contact Person: Mr Ooi Hee Phen. Tel: 016-436 8910 Situated  close to Padang Brown food court, this coffee shop is known for its excellent hokkien Mee. A very popular venue among locals. Even if you show up before 8am you still might have [...]

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