Penang Street Foods

If you follow this blog often, you may notice that I enjoy going to Malay food stalls. Malay food is different from Indian, Thai or Chinese foods because they focus on the basics. You can find plenty of fresh herbs and vegetables, very much like salads.
The place I am [...]

If you are on the North-South highway heading towards Penang, make a trip to Bukit Tambun for lunch or dinner. Some details can be found on The Sun’s site.

It is not exactly our choice location but when you are hungry and the thought of returning to my own island in Penang and the need [...]

Bukit Tambun is a fishing village located on the mainland in Batu Kawan, under the Penang state. I will blog about the place and its seafood later. One of the attraction from Bukit Tambun is their sweet jelly. These jellies are eye candies. They come in so many shapes, colours and [...]

I believe this dish is localised in only a few states in Malaysia like Penang. It’s sauce is a little similar to rojak sauce but less pungent. Called Joo Hoo Eng Chai or Sotong Kangkung in Bahasa Malaysia.
This dish is usually eaten as an appetitizer or more like a salad. It [...]

We passed by this foodcourt along Jalan Gottlieb, right across the Penang Chinese Girls Highschool a few times and found them packed every night. Out of curiousity, we tried out the place and had been back there twice within 3 nights. In fact, we wanted to go on Saturday night but it was [...]