Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Sa Chew Cafe – Chicken/duck rice

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 has been [...]

New Lane : Chee Cheong Chook – Pig’s intestine porridge

If you have tasted this stall chee cheong chook, then, you probably can never find a better one. I tried once in Hongkong and that one sucks compared to the one in Penang. The stall is located at the corner of New Lane and Macalister. New Lane is where Sunway Hotel is. They start selling [...]

Gertak Sanggul : Hai Boey – for the freshest seafoods

I have some really lovely photos of the seafoods found at Hai Boey, Gertak Sanggul, Penang. It is a very secluded seafood place by the beach. The location is via Bayan Lepas to Teluk Kumbar. So, if you intend to go, remember to ask a local because you willl definitely get lost in the dark. [...]

Mee Suah Koh – A Teochew’s speciality

Mee Suah is made from flour and calls flour vermicelli. It is a very versatile noodle as it cooks easily and is tasty with basic soup. However, the Teochew clan, one of the Chinese dialect group has managed to make mee suah into an expensive dish with the addition of expensive seafoods like sharksfin, abalone, [...]

Duck’s web barbequed = Chinese delicacies

It is rather rare to find a hawker selling barbequed meats buns by the roadside nowadays. Not many people like to stand there, fanning the charcoal fire to barbeque the Chinese barbequed meat and chicken and duck innards. But it is such a nice snack. The barbequed meat will be sandwiched in soft, steamed buns [...]