Burmah Road/Kedah Road junction : Ang Chiew Mee Suah
by lilian ~ April 22nd, 2008. Filed under: Hawker foods.I don’t get to eat much Ang Chiew Mee Suah because it is not easy to find the ang chiew or red, rice wine (usually homemade) in Penang. I have meant to ask my bro-in-law, a Hokchiew from Sitiawan, Perak to buy me a bottle and some mee suah but so far, I didn’t manage yet.
So, when I saw this sign on a stall selling Ang Chiew Mee Suah, I hurry over. The coffee shop is at the junction of Burmah Road and Kedah Road junction. Just a tiny coffeeshop with not many other hawkers.
The bowl of mee suah is RM4 and it comes with a chicken drumstick, some black fungus, ginger and spring onions. The taste is good to me because I have not tasted other ang chiew mee suah sold in Penang before.
Long time ago, when I was in Sitiawan at my bro-in-law’s home, they actually slaughtered the chicken to prepare it. And the original Hokchiew folks picked wild mushrooms from their rubber plantation to prepare the ang chiew mee suah. How original! Usually, it is served on birthdays and other major celebrations.
I must make a mental note to ask my bro-in-law to bring back a bottle of ang chiew and some Sitiawan’s special mee suah so that I can cook it myself.
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
dear lilian..if u are desperately looking for ang chew,sometimes u might find it at mt.erskine market. a husband and wife grocery stall sell it and hock chew mee sua too. if they do not have ang chew they might have the ang chau,which is the remainder after straining the wine. it is delicious when fried with chicken or pork!
April 26th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Hi, Lilian…you want to eat ang chiew mee suah…very good…I’m from the hockchiew town.. and I got lots of mee suah at home…can get you some if I go back hometown….my mum made very nice ang chiew too…I had a posting of” how to cook ang chiew mee sua” at my blog…..(food). Homemade angchiew is the best….!