Hawker Foods and Restaurant in Penang

Special thanks to CRIZ BON APPETITE for inviting us to join the Penang Hawker Foods & Restaurant Hunting Trip together with the KL Berjaya group student chefs and also hosted Steven and my accommodation. Some of our foods hunting is around George Town, which is recognised by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as World Heritage Site (a place has special cultural or physical significance). During our 3 days 2 night, we manage to explore following foods:

1. Kimberly Street

Duck Meat Keuy Chap

The Keuy Chap is served with either rice sheets (keuy) or   rice (in porridge form). I have omitted the duck blood and organs/visceral. Once I tasted the Duck Meat Keuh Chap, seriously, I can felt the duck flavor was filling up all of my mouth. The taste was so irresistible and I kept telling Criz that I will miss this so much.

Open: 6.30pm-midnight.
Close: Thursdays except if it's a public holiday.
Price: RM 6.00

I am not a fan of Braised Chicken Feet, but it is still okay for me to try on it.  The chicken feet here has a softer texture compared with the one I tried before. It was juicy and full of flavor from the sauce. It is worth of a try! =D
The Peanut Tong Sui is served with sliced YouTiao (Chinese Bread Sticks). This tong sui (dessert) is common during funeral in some Chinese places. The YouTiao are very crunchy (a little bit hard). I would prefer if it is more crispy. However, the taste was good and it is different when you eat the YouTiao with  peanut tong sui


2. Magazine Road

I recommend you to have a try on Hoe Hock Tien Tang Yen whenever you are around the Magazine Road. The stalls are located opposite of Traders Hotel, before the De Shang Lounge KTV Nite. You can search more about them at their blog, fan page or contact Micheal (016-477 7764).

The small Tang Yen are very soft, while the big is filled with either peanut or black sesame. I have eaten the peanut and it was good!!! The soup was a little bit spicy but it just good enough to my liking. I do not know much about ginger, but according to the owner, the ginger used are good quality which was harvested in somewhere hills.


3. Breakfast at Gelugor & Chowrasta Market
The Curry Mee with six prawns, scoop of clams, squid, and vegetables cost only RM4!!!Do you believe it?! Haha! The soup was mild in curry taste and others are okay.
There is a speciality of the Chee Cheong Fan, where the sauce made of Peanut Butter. The taste are much more sweeter and fragrant. It is recommended that to share this food with your friends, otherwise you might feel "full".
The wantan mee is different from what I eaten before. The mee is fried before mixed with the sauce. Well, the texture is different. It is crunchy and tasty~
The forth and the fifth is Peanut biscuit and soybean drink respectively.

4. Visitation to Hock Lok Siew Biscuit Manufacturing, Lebuh Noordin, Penang


4. Chin Bee Tea Restaurant
Will blog this in next post.

5. Assam Laksa & Lemak Laksa & Char Koay Teow at Sin Hwa Café, Pulau Tikus, Penang

The Sin Hwa Cafe is renowned with their Assam Laksa! You can know more about it at 10 of the best cheap eats in Penang We have been served three types of laksa, which are assam, lemak and mixed. The Assam Laksa sweeter, the Laksa Lemak more sour (with pineapple). Special thanks to Ken for sponsoring us the Apong. It costs 30 minutes waiting time by Ken! The Apong is succulent and surely more than palatable~

6. Zi Zai Restaurant, Paya Terubong, Penang
The abalone are so white~~~ Haha! We have ordered the Poon Choi, fried belacan chicken, assam prawn, lala and vegetable. The Poon Choi should be good, but sadly accident happened. The chicken was a little bit salty for me, maybe due to the crust covering it. Overall is okay nia...

7. 43 Cafe, Sungai Dua, Penang

This is my first time tasting on pork burger. This pork burget made of butter toasted bun, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and cheese. I love the pork patties. It is flavorful and juicy~ Yummy.

My most recommended food at 43 Cafe is the Ribena Ice Cream. Oh no, I am still craving for this now! It is not easy to describe the taste. This Ribena ice cream has a mild ribena flavor, however, the taste is sweet, milky and little bit salty. We were guessing Jacgy (the owner) used cream cheese in this, but we are wrong. Haha! The ice cream cost rm6 per cup, but I bet you it is worth to try! =)

8. Malaysian delicacies & I Mum Mum Pan Mee, Lebuh Macallum, Penang

1. Cherry coconut tart (someone favourite dessert) =P
2. Ma Lai Kuih - spongy with coffee flavor.
3. La Jiao (spicy) Ban Mian
4. Jiao Zhi

9. Ivy’s Kitchen, Penang Authentic Nyonya Cuisine
Will blog this in next post.

In this 3 days 2 night food hunting in Penang, we have successfully eaten 40+ different foods. It was a little bit tiring for us (from Melaka) to travel, but it was a great experience! Of course, it is also excited to meet new friends (student chefs from Berjaya group at KL)!!! Stay tune for the next two posts regarding on the Penang must visit restaurant! =D