Archive for October, 2007

Penang Road : Loh Bak

I love this corner coffeeshop at Jalan Sri Bahari and Penang Road. It is always packed during lunch time because of the chicken rice, loh bak and other hawker foods which are very good. The coffeeshop is call Kheng Pin and is opposite the Oriental Hotel. They are open only for lunch. If you around [...]

Batu Lancang market : Kalipok and hua chee

This is Penang’s Hokkien pronunciation of curry puff – Kalipok. I bought these tiny curry puffs from the Batu Lancang market for 20 cents each. It is really tiny and good for one mouthful only. There are several fillings like dried shrimps sambal (sambai hairbee), bak hoo (meat floss) and peanuts. You can’t miss the [...]

Hardwicke House Restaurant

This used to be Mr. Ho’s Fine Foods. Then, one of the partner left and opened Scarlet which has closed down. After that, I didn’t realise Hardwicke House is still operating. My kids and I love to hang out at Mr. Ho’s Fine Foods for lunch because they love the pasta while I like the [...]