Penang’s Very First Nasi Kandar?

I might have mentioned before in this blog that my dad is a Nasi Kandar fan. And it is a known fact in our family that he gets up really early before the crack of dawn, carries out his daily chores and usually stops by for a quick breakfast at a nasi kandar stall of [...]

Tags: Buddies, Dad, Daily Chores, Dawn, Dishes, Food Stall, Haunt, Jokes, Kedai Kopi, Known Fact, Lazy Bum, Many A Time, Nasi Kandar, Pao, Patron, Penang, Pots, Queue, Stares, Sunday Morning, What The Fuss

Bangkok Tomyam @ Jalan Mahkamah, Bayan Lepas, Penang

One of my closest friends in Penang has always adored tom yam and Malay food (not to be confused with mamak food). So I knew she would be the best person to ask out for dinner one night when I felt like going for tom yam!
She brought me to….. Bangkok Tomyam! Bangkok Tomyam in Penang? [...]

Tags: Bayan Lepas Penang, Fish One, Fried Fish, Fried Rice, Ginger Chicken, Ikan Tiga Rasa, Kunyit, Mahkamah, Malay Food, Masak, Mushrooms, Nasi Goreng, Omelette, Spicy Sauce, Squid, Thai Chilli Sauce, Tom Yam, Tomyam, Translation 3, Tumeric

Ah’ Basri Satay – The Place To Satisfy Your Satay Cravings!

I’ve heard quite a bit about Ah Basri satay from my dear readers. But I’ve never actually found out where it was, until one night, I was hit by the mother of all satay cravings! Now when you get hit by a satay craving that big, not just any satay will do. Thus I set [...]

Tags: Beancurd, Chicken Satay, Chits, Chunks, Companions, Dear Readers, Dining Area, Dining Companion, Garden Salad, Green Apple, Grilled Meats, Kua, Nasi Lemak, Old Town, Rm1, Rm4, Satay Sauce, Satays, Sungai Ara, Tomato Rice

Satay Kajang Asli in Penang?!

Yep, you read that right. Satay Kajang Asli. In Penang!!
Or at least that’s what the banner said…

It was enough to draw me in to give it a try. After all, you’re talking to a huge satay lover here!
So one fine evening, we decided to go for a light dinner.

Tags: Burmah Road, Char Koay Teow, Heritage Hotel, Hotel 1926, Malay Food, Peanut Sauce, Prosperity Burger, Satay, Satay Kajang

Murtabak & Nasi Tomato @ Jalan Sungai Pinang

One of my dad’s favourite foods is ‘roti canai’. He loves the protein amped version of roti canai (murtabak) just as much!
Recently, dad told us about this place he discovered that serves really good murtabak. Excitedly he brought us to Jalan Sungai Pinang, and we parked the car on the roadside along the busy road. [...]

Tags: Curry, Gravy, Jalan Sungai Pinang, Murtabak, Nasi Tomato, Onions, Proton Edar Service Center, Ros Sirap, Rose Syrup, Roti Canai, Sirap

Mee CRC @ Larut Cafe

At the corner of Larut Road and Bawasah Road lies a little kopitiam that normally wouldn’t catch one’s eye. But you shouldn’t dismiss this quiet old kopitiam several doors away from Dorsett Hotel (ex Sheraton Hotel), because it is where you can find the very unique Mee CRC. They serve 2 types of mee here [...]

Tags: Bean Cake, Doors, Dorsett Hotel, Egg, Fridays, Grandpa, Gravy, Kopitiam, Kua, Mee CRC, Oomph, Padang, Potatoes, Recreation Club, Rm4, Sheraton Hotel, Squid, Tastebuds, Tau, Tomato, Victoria