The elusive Pei Pa duck

Pei Pa duck is very easy to find in  Ipoh .

However , when it comes to Penang , huh , boy , it can be quite a challenge .

Had my first fill at a hawker in Tg Tokong , then I went to Bee San in Air Itam twice and on the second visit , somehow the duck was so smelly , I just wanted to expire from the face of earth .

Long story short , after soooooo many years , I've found a new place selling this delicacy , 

but well , it's in a shady kopitiam which isn't very wonderful to look at as they seem to sell so much beer here , you'll be hard pressed to see so many beer promoters inside one kopitiam of this size, anywhere else . I counted at least 6 of them in here and that's really a lot for a place like this !

By the time we arrived , these 3 birds were left . Requested for the breast meat cos that's my favourite part .

There's a lot of fat wedged in between . A great duck hawker knows that , THAT is by far the tastiest , most scrumptious part of the bird apart from the skin . Only asshats remove the fatty bits .

While I did not fancy any of the sauces ( maybe it suits the beer drinkers in this kopitiam  ) , and the chai boey was really waaaaayyyy too hot for me to enjoy , the star of this meal , of course is the duck .

Not too salty , very meaty , delightfully fatty , with skin that crackles once you sink your teeth in .

That portion above , rice included cost us MYR 25 .

Drinks paid separately .

Now if you're in the vicinity , it's a good idea to drop in for a bite , but just beware that there are quite a lot of smokers , as well as the fact that this shop is not the fanciest of establishments .

Gangster area ? Not anymore . Lots of the folks here are from other states , thus sometimes , you might even hear less than savoury cussing as a lighthearted exchange between two acquaintances . Now , that , is abnormal behaviour for Penang . 

Location : Yee Hai kopitiam , Perak Road , Penang .

Time : night only