Hock Chicken Rice - Tanjung Bungah

Most Penang TAR students would know this chicken rice stall. Initially located in a small shack by the roadside, when development engulfed the area, they have since relocated to the Tanjong Bungah wetmarket makan area.

All the pictures you see below was the meal we had. 

All in Rm16 only.

1. One generous plate of chopped chicken together with one par boiled liver plus spring onion garnish that's missing eleswhere

Kerabu Tomyam Bee Hoon - forgotten by tourism brochures

This vermicelli dish is a living testament of the extent of Thai and Nyonya influence on Penang cuisine. 
Most will serve it plain, with some chopped mint leaves and tiny pieces of vegetarian fritters on top.
 

Offered at most hawker centres reknowned for cheap food, there is no fixed rule to finding the exact stall that hawks it, as it is normally sold alongside other dishes such as chinese pasembor.

Mouthwatering Jackfruits - Tg Bungah night market

It's not easy trying to get the fruit out from it's compartment and not get a layer of sticky gum all over it.

Requires a fair amount of skill to do so. 

That's why most prefer to buy it from traders .

Besides, one fruit holds so many seeds, it's quite impossible to finish .

I thought I'd eaten it all, but this batch, hawked by these traders at the Tanjung Bungah pasar malam,

knocked me off my socks !

Bear in mind that the brilliant, almost fluorescent yellow colour you see, is not touched up.

All natural !

Can you believe it ?

Feels like Kaoshiung ( NH ) - Tg Bungah pasar malam

The Tg Bungah pasar malam is slowly evolving.

The entrance has lost its Malaysian-nes already with more young entrepreneurs introducing a lithany of creative dishes to us. 

Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining.

I do find the change quite exciting.

And so do others. As evident from the little patient queues forming at the new outlets.
But it does feel like Kaoshiung, minus the cold weather.

The mysteriously good looking Oink Oink burger chef, kinda makes you wanna look twice.

Haven't tried this yet, but I am sure it 
( the food, yo, not the chef, whatever were you thinking,haha) must be good, judging from the crowd

Kapah served in bamboo - Sunshine Bay (NH )

While Kapah is a shellfish that is available in abundance all year round,
in the old days however, December used to be the bonanza time ( so I was told ) that locals took a sieve to the beaches and hauled home enough bounty , to even have it pickled.

We're at Sunshine Bay tonight and it's packed to the brim .

Lots of returnees back home for Christmas, Gurney Drive is jammed to the brim, as if it were CNY.

Having eaten here numerous times, I was game for something new this time.

Hokkien Mee - Menara Asas ( NH )

Update Jan 2017 : we just found out that this original famous Hokkien Mee stall has shifted to the Tg Bungah wetmarket foodcourt . Best to go and get your fix early in the morning .
The stall inside this kopitiam is no longer the same operator .

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Original post from 2012 :

While a lot of people swear that this is one of the best Hokkien mee stalls on the island today, so far,  it hasn't managed to lure out of state visitors to make a beeline here.... yet.

We placed our order with one of the two sisters and sat right at the back.

The stall is on the left hand corner of this photograph

Hillpark Roasted Chicken Rice (NH)

In Malacca they have rice balls, but I've never seen anything like this until today....how'd they come up with this shape ? Looks like a tent or some sort of Cappadocian cave dwelling.

Weird but cute.

The rice is not your usual chicken rice kind of rice...instead it's very garlicky,fluffy and dry.

Take a closer look.

Canai Tomyam Cafe, Jalan Lembah Permai ( U )

Note : fast forward 2014. They have been chased out and replaced by a roti canai seller now. Was told that they have relocated a few doors down but when I tried out the food, the recipes just did not seem right. Tomyam was horrid, omelette terrible.
Well what to say when their chefs are now smoking keretek, an Indonesian ciggey. My guess is that Indons/ Suluks ( yes, they are here in Penang pretending to be Malays) have now resorted to hawking the popular Thai Malay food when they clearly have absolutely zero talent in cooking anything other deep fried fish. Sad case really but don't be fooled.

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The general complaint , is that the service here is incredibly slow. Not to worry. We weren't in a rush.

Ordered this huge basket of keropok with dip, to stave off hunger.
Wise choice on our part as other patrons were doing light neck and leg stretches every now and then as if we were all on board a long haul flight.

Summer Garden Food & Bistro, Vale of Tempe (NH)

What makes this restaurant so arresting and stand out from all the rest, is this cascading wall of water at the entrance.

While the inside is no less elegant as it is cozy.

View from the wine bar.

Sunshine Bay Seafood Restaurant ( NH ) - New Location

Sunshine Bay Seafood Restaurant, built it's reputation by serving up generous and delicious portions of super fresh seafoods at very reasonable prices.

This is their new location with bigger,better ventilated seating space than when they were operating from Kedai Kopi Sin Eng Huat .

Their signature dish, prawn tomyam is a feast for the eyes .

Served in a real coconut husk bowl,it contains 8 medium sized succulently sweet prawns, cooked in a tangy, fiery thai influenced soup,of lemongrass rolls,topped off with pretty sprigs of mint to complete the picture.

Sri Ananda Bahwan- Tanjung Bungah ( PF )

Nobody else is as successful on this row.

Many restaurants have come and gone but Sri Ananda remains the one, that draws a wonderful mix of local and international customers,both day and night,to enjoy a cheap Indian meal in a tropical beach hut garden like atmosphere.

I really like their ghee tosai.

No doubt it's a little oily,but it's kueh kapek crispy,fragrant, comes with 4 different dips and is large enough to be shared by two.