Coconut Palms Delicious Seafood @ Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus

Coconut Palms Delicious Seafood opened its doors about 2 months ago, taking over the large bungalow house that was previously Audees Cuisine (and before that I think it was some restaurant serving Australian cuisine?).

At first we had our reservations about Coconut Palms, but having drove past the place and seeing it’s car park packed to [...]

Tags: Australian Cuisine, Bungalow House, Chinese Dishes, Chinese New Year, Coconut Palms, Delicious Seafood, Dipping Sauces, Dried Chilli, Dried Fish, Fish Tanks, Fried Squid, Pulau Tikus, Rm10, Squids, Style Chicken, Thai Chilli Sauce, Thick Sauce, Tumeric, Vegetable Dish, Western Food

Yummy Chinese Pancakes @ Church Street, Penang

Regular readers of this blog will remember this post back in 2007 when I blogged about one of my favourite foods in Penang – the unique and yummy chinese pancakes. I was introduced to this delightful snack by my dad which originally sold in a coffee shop off Beach Street (next to Maybank and Standard [...]

Tags: Aunty, Bananas, Cathay, Ck, Coffee Shop, Crispy Edges, Crowd, Delicious Pancakes, Favourite Foods, Fragrant Aroma, Goodies, Hawker Food, Hwa, Kopitiam, Loh, Ocbc Bank, Penang, Pulau Tikus, Snack, Sweetness

Johnny’s Nasi Lemak – A Truly Unique Treat!

Nasi Lemak is indeed one of the best loved staple foods in Malaysia. Various versions are available, from the simplest form (those RM1 per packet nasi lemaks) to the more elaborate types where you can pick and choose your dishes to go with the rice.
One of the most unique nasi lemaks I’ve come across is [...]

Tags: Amp, Bowl Of Rice, Cucumbers, Dishes, Dollop, Fragrant Rice, Heaven, Kopitiam, Limited Supply, Nasi Lemak, Pot, Prawn, Pulau Tikus, Rich Rice, Rm1, Sambal Belacan, Sambal Ikan Bilis, Saturdays, Simplest Form, Staple Foods, Supermarket, Tikus

Indian Dessert: Putu Mayong & Putu Piring @ Pulau Tikus

Putu Mayong and Putu Piring have been a family favourite since I was young. I was first introduced to it by grandpa who is definitely a lover of these simple yet delicious Indian dessert. Made up of rice flour and then steamed, these are then eaten with a mix of dessicated coconut and brown sugar.
And [...]

Tags: Bee Hoon, Big Car, Brisk Business, Car Park, Dessicated Coconut, Grandpa, Indian Dessert, Jala, Kopitiam, Liking, Match Made In Heaven, Mayong, Pulau Tikus, Putu Mayong, Putu Piring, Rice Flour, Rich Taste, Shreds, Stall Owner, Strands, Sweet Brown Sugar, Sweetness, Vermicelli

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 [...]

Tags: 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

Unique Pork Satay @ Bangkok Lane

‘Satay‘ is probably one of the best loved snacks in Malaysia and Asia even, with each country having their own special way of making satay.
Tucked away in Bangkok Lane in Pulau Tikus, Penang, is an eccentric uncle hawking his unique pork satay (currently priced at RM0.50 per stick, used to be only 40cents a few [...]

Tags: Bangkok, Bangkok Lane, Burmah Road, Charcoal, Charcoal Fire, Crispy Edges, Disappointment, Kopitiam, Penang, Penang Hawker Food, Pork Marinade, Pork Satay, Pulau Tikus, Push Cart, Satay, Satays, Saturday Mornings, Saturdays, Secret Recipe, Spicy Peanut Sauce, Sweet Aftertaste, Thursdays, Tumeric

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, [...]

Tags: 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

Sawara Yong Tao Foo @ Pulau Tikus Penang

Whenever I want to have something simple and wholesome, Sawara Restaurant at Burmah Road comes to mind.  They started out as a humble lil restaurant serving mainly yong tao foo items made with 100% mackerel fish and some noodle dishes. Since then, the menu has flourished to include many other items like fresh fish slices, [...]

Tags: Burmah Road, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner, Claypot, Dried Noodles, Fish Ball, Fresh Fish, Ginger Slices, Humble Lil, Mackerel Fish, Many Other Items, Many Other Types, Noodle Dishes, Pork Chop, Pulau Tikus, Rm5, Sawara, Soup Noodles, Spring Onions, Uncooked Fish

Unique Chinese Pancakes @ Cathay Kopitiam, Pulau Tikus

First of all, I must apologize for my inactivity last week. My streamyx at home was down for almost a week…and I could feel my fingers itching to edit & upload photos and do a blog entry… Luckily everything’s back to normal and I’m back with a vengeance! (which means…more food!!)
So to celebrate, I’m posting [...]

Tags: Aunty, Bananas, Boh, Cathay, Ciap, Delicious Fish, Duck Meat, Favourite Foods, Fish Meat, Hawker Food, Kopitiam, Long Wait, Meat Soup, Noodles, Pancakes, Penang, Pulau Tikus, Rasa, Sesame Seeds, Streamyx

Lecka Lecka @ Pulau Tikus

Had previously spied this place earlier on and finally….its open!!

Upon visiting the newly opened Lecka Lecka on Sunday night we were greeted by the ice cream bar…
I have tried Lecka Lecka in KL but it was a long time ago and I couldn’t remember what the flavours taste like…so my family and I had a [...]

Tags: Alcoholic Drinks, Basking Robbins, Brownies, Burmah, Creme Brule, Daez, Flavors, Gelato, Grand Opening, Japanese Restaurant, Lecka Lecka, Main Meals, Milk Water, Nippon, Pulau Tikus, Sponge, Two Doors, Waitress, Western Food, Yoghurt