Laksa Tempurung Kulim

Now why didn't anyone think of serving Laksa Kedah this way before ? 

Presented inside a scraped out coconut shell , the result gets everyone wanting to make a beeline here in a jiffy.  

Looks beauuuutiful and so delicious when posted up on the social media .

Cendol Casa - Jalan Sutera Prima , Prai

Dining under the trees out in the open , even under such hazy conditions, is what we Malaysians like best .

Situated in front of an apartment block , this dessert stop attracts hoardes of Uni and college going students because of one main ingredient , Koko Krunch , a type of breakfast cereal . 

Hokkien Mee 1173 - Permatang Tinggi

Some people call this Ah San or Ah Shan hokkien mee but I would rather refer to it's address 1173, because you'll need it. 

Locating the shop, is no easy feat .Wedged inside a Chinese New Village enclave , where roads are narrow and challenging to navigate and decipher , we actually got some help from local folks at the local town hall to show us the way .

Coming all the way , having gone through all that trouble to finally arrive at the right place , was worth it. 

Requested for additional ingredients such as a whole egg and one chicken feet and the hearty , filling portion just blew me away  .

However , if you are from the island , you need to know that you will probably find this salty . But if you are say, from KL or Ipoh , you might agree that the very tasty prawn and pork broth brewed together with a lethal dose of pounded dried chillies , is what one would refer to as ....Mee Yoke. 

Small portion with additional ingredients .

Delicious .

Butterworth Curry Noodles House - Jalan Raja Uda

The shop is always crowded and after ignoring it for so long, we intend to find out why. 

Yes , why is it always so crowded ?  

Gou Lou Wantan Mee - Kampung Malabar

Update , May 2016 : the wantan mee has gone down the drain . Wantan dumplings are smaller , noodles not as good. Not recommended .

Fans of Gou Lou Wantan Mee from the former Yi Garden Cafe , you can now heave a sigh of relief. They are still in operation . In fact most of the famous stallowners from that kopitiam have set up stall here....from the Pan Mee & Braised Chicken Feet seller , to the Teochew OhChien also the Oh Mee stall , ya, you can come get your fix here.

Man I love this seller, his wantans put others to shame. They're bigger than dimsums and do not have one ingredient less .

Disgusting looking Malaysian Chinese hawker dishes that are good for health

When I'm feeling under the weather I load up on gross 

looking Chinese foods.

This hawker on Kimberley Street sells duck porridge and 

after eating a whole bowl , whatever latent heat that is trapped in my liver is expunged almost instantly.

I can feel it escaping from my back and there is a general feeling of relief from that.

Free School fried fritters

Actually I don't understand why other operators just cannot get this fritter recipe right. All you need is a small dose of kapor or lime powder which has by now proven to be carcenogic if eaten regularly. Why we eat such things well, I really have no answer for that other than we used to trust others whenever they told us certain foods were good for us. But now that we know better we still get drawn to them like moths to a flame. Yellow noodles, wantan mee, canned fried dace, luncheon meat...all equally bad for us still we love eating them.

So anyway, that's what this stall is famous for. 

Fried fritters. 

You can get yam fritters, yam with niangou fritters, sweet potato fritters and banana fritters.

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

Roasted duck rice - Goh Chew Cafe

A roasted duck meal like this would cost a bomb in Beijing or Hong Kong, ah, but not in Malaysia. Simple, filling and very delicious , this roadside stall is where I get my fix every now and then.

This coffeeshop is not my favourite place in the world, so most times if I don't do a takeaway I will request for my meal to be sent across the street to another premise.

Sin Hup Aun Cafe - most un-Milo Milo (NH)

The young cafe owner has had a rather glorious past, in the field of bowling. The massive collection of trophies that line the back of this kopitiam attest to that. Rumour has it, that he invested his prize monies in this prized catch.
The kopitiam's fame was further cemented when Dr Pornthip, the forensic pathologist, otherwise known as Thailand's Dr Death, dropped by for a bite at the curry mee stall, a local favourite, that is located here.

 

With such an illustrious headstart , I really don't understand why, they had to resort to this. 

Duck Meat Koay Teow Thng - Super Suck XXX ( NH)

Oily....sweet.....wrong recipe.

Most horrible ktt !
few fishball,small fibres of meat ....Costs $5 !!!

Who would have thought of using the thng for boiling kai see chook (chicken porridge) to cook koay teow thng ?

Koay Teow Thng - Kimberley Street (NH)

This was actually a very quiet street before a tv programme made a bunch of hawkers here so famous

Sadly, the stall in the picture below, 
is one of the last remaining handful that offers a decent bowl of koay teow thng , today, on Penang island
(there are so many horrible ones , let me tell you )

Glad to say that the owners have not let success go to their heads.They're one of the most humble, friendly and patient stall owners around.

My order comes complete with sliced red chillies ( rare ! )

Char Mee Suah - Cecil Street ( NH )

While Penang is reknowned for its char koay teow, have you ever tried char mee suah ?

There's sawi, pork slices, prawns, eggs and taugeh inside.

All nicely charred and very yummy.

Noodle is of a thicker texture than the usual variety you find in soups.

A rare dish that's in danger of disappearing but available here.

There are two stalls in this wetmarket, hawking this dish.

Both are just as good.

Just look out for the sign hanging high above and you will find them

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

Free View , Cheap Food near Queensbay ( U )

Chances are most of you would not know that this place even existed .

There are a few pasar malam style traders that open here on a daily basis and I guess you have to try them out one by one first before you find one that you like the best.

The main draw however is the fact that you get to dine on a sandy beach with a free view of the Penang Bridge. Simply spectacular ....how can you beat that?

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.

Penang Kueh at Cecil Street Market ( NH )

There are not many good kueh stalls around nowadays.

Although there are 2 operators in this afternoon market, I prefer to buy from this one.

Pasar Air Itam Laksa ( PF )

This famous stall needs no introduction

Apparently it's their prawn paste which makes them famous

888 Hokkien Mee, Sar Tiao Lor ( NH )

In the morning,there are a few great hokkien mee stalls on Penang island. Far less though at night.

This place ranks in my acceptable category when I'm looking for a decent bowl of Hokkien Mee after 8

There is a silly new rule in force now.

If you sit inside this shophouse where 888 is housed , you may order food from other operators.

But should you decide to sit elsewhere in other kopitiams, you can forget about trying it out because the others apparently won't allow you to call this hokkien mee over to their side.

Ah Leng CKT - Zoo Road ( NH )

Finally found where he operates his night time business ! It's at Zoo Road in Air Itam

Funny.

You know how it's been raining like crazy the past few days ?

Char Koay Teow doesn't taste so good during cold weather. I think it tastes better when we have to sweat it out.