Archive for May, 2007

Bak Kut Teh - Cheng Heong, Air Itam, Penang

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Bak Kut Teh is not something I like to indulge in often. However, my neighbour told me about this shop near the Penang Hill roundabout which she said serves very good bak kut teh. Bak Kut Teh means pork ribs tea or herbal soup.

True enough, it is very nice. And cheap too. […]

Penang chee cheong fun

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

When you are feeling peckish and do not really want a full meal, what do you order? Or when you have taken one bowl of noodle and it is not exactly filling enough, what do you need?
Chee Cheong Fun of course!

Chee Cheong = pig’s intestine
Fun = Noodle
But don’t worry, it is not real pig’s […]

Vale of Temp : Western foods in a Chinese Temple

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

I dislike this place because it is always packed. In fact, it is even worse now because it was featured in this Astro program with Jason (not sure the exact show name).

However, due to blogging, I decided to pay them a visit. It is rather unique to be sitting next to […]

New Lane : Almond dessert

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

I am not sure why Chinese almonds and the normal almonds we eat are totally different. The regular almonds are nutty and good while the Chinese almonds smell like cockroach!
Oh well, at least that’s how I think it smells. However, it is extremely nice to slurp a hot bowl of sweet almond soup […]

Sa Chew Cafe - Chicken/duck rice

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

I believe many Penangites are familiar with the name Sa Chew. It was a nyonya food stall and had been around for decades. However, the original Sa Chew which served nyonya dishes no longer operate there. Sa Chew is located right across the Pulau Tikus post office and toddy shop.
Recently, the place […]