Posts Tagged ‘Hokkien’
Chinese New Year Pineapple Tarts Recipe
The blogosphere seems to be abuzz with Pineapple tarts! What with Chinese New Year a mere 3 weeks away! In fact, Food4Tots was also making them almost the same time I was, so we launched into a long discussion about them, exchanging tips and stories.
My family and I love this delicious, addictive tart [...]
Tags: Annies, Bali, Batches, Blogosphere, Chinese New Year, First Mistake, Grating, Hokkien, Jam Recipe, Josephine, Juices, Lai, New Year, Odd Shapes, Pineapple Jam, Pineapple Recipes, Pineapple Tart Recipes, Pineapple Tarts Recipe, Pineapples, Rasa Malaysia, Yonks
Luk Yea Yen Vegetarian Restaurant (Nine Jade Emperor Festival) @ Lorong Selamat
The Nine Jade Emperor Festival (Kow Ong Yah in Hokkien) is a Taoist festival which is celebrated for 9 days during the 9th Lunar month. It is to celebrate the return of the spirit of the Gods to earth from Heaven. It is also believed that there will be rain during this period.
During this time [...]
Tags: Brown Rice, Hokkien, Jade Emperor, Kow, Lorong, Lorong Selamat, Lunar Month, Macalister Road, Makeshift Tent, Mutton Curry, Nine Jade Emperor Festival, Ninth Lunar Month, Restaurant Caption, Return Of The Spirit, Soyabean, Strict Vegetarian Diet, Table Cloths, Vegetarian Food, Vegetarian Meat, Vegetarian Mutton Curry, Vegetarian Restaurant, Vegetarian Restaurants, Vegetarian Restaurants In Penang, Vegetarian Roast Duck, Wheat Gluten, Yah
The Hokkien Mee Chronicles – Part 2 (Pulau Tikus Balai Hokkien Mee)
Apologies for my lack of updates and disappearance from the blogosphere of late. The past week and the coming few weeks would be a whirlwind of activity as I pack in work, a short work trip, being a bridesmaid, organizing a bridal shower, catching up with friends who’re back from overseas, taking some friends out [...]
Read MoreTags: Adue, Apologies, Being A Bridesmaid, Blogosphere, Bridal Shower, Disappearance, Hokkien, Hokkien Mee, Husband And Wife, Kedai Kopi, Kopitiam, Pau, Penang Hawker Food, Phobia, Piping, Police Station, Polis, Pulau Tikus, Sunday Mornings, Swee, Whirlwind, Wife Team, Work Trip
The Hokkien Mee Chronicles – Part 1 (Super Hokkien Mee)
I read that Babe in the City is organizing a Mee and My Malaysia ‘open house’ this year in conjunction with Merdeka Day for food bloggers… but since I don’t really cook (prefer to bake) and I happen to be consuming a lot of Hokkien Mee lately, I thought I’d do the next best thing.
So [...]
Tags: 9am, Aunty, Babe In The City, Bloggers, Burmah, Chili, Conjunction, Curiosity, Disbelief, Hair Academy, Hawker Food, Hokkien, Hokkien Mee, Kopitiam, Lai Lai, Malaysia Open, Open House, Pau, Penang, Penang Hawker Food, Spoon, Takeaway
Uncle John’s Balik Pulau Durians
It would seem like going to Uncle John’s durian farm in Balik Pulau is getting to be a yearly affair since I was first introduced to this place last year. And so this year, about 20 of us durian lovers made our way again to Balik Pulau for another round of RM12 durian buffet!
Uncle John’s [...]
Tags: Asking For Directions, Balik Pulau, Best Bet, Brain, Creamy Flesh, Creatures, Durian Season, Durians, Hokkien, Jack Fruit, Juicy, Landmarks, Map, Queue, Rambutans, Sacred Heart School, Signboards, Skins, Tiny Seeds
Breakfast @ Pulau Tikus
One of my favourite places to go to for Sunday morning breakfast is Pulau Tikus market area. Traffic and parking around that area can be quite a bit of a hassle since this area is usually jammed packed in the mornings. But every once in a while, I do not mind braving the marketing crowd, [...]
Read MoreTags: Babi, Ban Chang, Breadcrumbs, Carrots, Chocolate Banana, Culinary Adventure, Curry, Fillings, Grandma, Hokkien, Interesting Things, Kopitiam, Kuih, Morning Breakfast, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Police Station, Potatoes, Pulau Tikus, Station Business, Tuna
Tua Pui Curry Mee & O Kio @ Weld Quay
One of my favourite Curry Mee stalls in Penang is located along Weld Quay just outside the stall owner’s house. If you are travelling with the jetty on your left, Tua Pui (hokkien for ‘fat’) Curry Mee stall is further down from the jetty, after the Shell station, on the opposite side of the road.
There [...]
Tags: Acheh, Chicken Curry, Chicken Feet, Chilli Paste, Curry Chicken, Curry Mee, Fish Balls, Hokkien, Jetty, Lemon Juice, Lychee, O Kio, Penang, Penang Hawker Food, Piping, Prawns, Quay, Quot, Shavings, Shell Station, Side Dishes, Signboard, Squids, Stall Owner
