Archive for April, 2008

New Balik Pulau market

The moment you stepped into the old Balik Pulau market, your nostrils will be assaulted or welcomed (depending on how Malaysian you are) with all kind of smells. The above is the bachang (or is it machang) which is a bit like mango but has this very, very strong smell.

Padang Brown : Kerabu Bee Hoon

Makes you drool and salivate

Kampung Benggali – Ipoh hor fun

We do not have many shops that sell Ipoh hor fun here in Penang. The hor fun is actually koay teow to us Penangites. However, there is this shop in Kampung Bengali Butterworth call May Fong. It has been in existence for more than 20 years already. Long time ago, it was just a small [...]

Perak Road/Macalister Road junction – Sisters char koay teow

At the junction of Perak Road and Macalister Road, there are two kopitiams which are very famous with out of town folks. One is the famous Sisters Char Koay Teow coffeeshop. Personally, I do not like the char koay teow because it is too dry for my liking and it lacks the evil lard. The [...]

Telok Bahang – End of the World seafood – LOUSY

So, don’t ever go to End of the World seafoods.

Bleargh! Ptui!