Penang Chinese Style Mee Jawa 槟城爪哇面

I like the Chinese version of mee Jawa 爪哇面 from Penang a lot.

As the name mee Jawa states, it is presumably a Javanese (Indonesia) origin dish.

Ah Soon Prawn Noodle · Hokkien Mee · Simpang Ampat, Bukit Mertajam, Penang 大侠蝦麵 · 福建麵

Penang style prawn noodle stall on the Bukit Mertajam i.e. mainland side of Penang.

Stall name: 大侠虾面卤面

Address: 3, Lorong Kendi 7, Taman Merak Jaya, 14100 Simpang Ampat, Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Tel: +6011 1080 7553

Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Origin of Hokkien Mee in Penang · Noodles in Prawn Head Soup from Xiamen

Hokkien mee in Penang (known in Singapore as Penang prawn mee) refers to the umami rich, spicy soupy noodle dish garnished with prawn, pork slices, hard boiled egg, kang kong (water spinach), and fried shallot. The signature soup which defines the dish is made by boiling fried prawn heads, shells and sambal chili together with pork and chicken stock bones.

Tourism Malaysia Penang Balik Pulau Durian Packages 6 May - 6 August 2019

Tourism Malaysia just launched Durian Packages with Balik Pulau 8321 durian plantation, Asia Gateway Tours agency and hotels Rainbow Paradise Beach Resort, Sentral Seaview, Berjaya, Vouk Hotel Suites, Royal, Bayview, Cititel and Lexis Suites Penang. 

Kim Laksa in Nan Guang Coffee Shop in Balik Pulau, Penang Asam Laksa 金叻沙

On the way to the durian plantation in Balik Pulau, our guide Ronny brought us to downtown BP for Kim Laksa. It's the most famous Penang asam laksa stall in Balik Pulau.

What to Eat @ KSL JB - Penang Food - Taste of Georgetown

OK back in JB to look for good food. Decided on Taste of Georgetown in KSL City Mall as I tried their original outlet near Sutera Mall before and there were several dishes I enjoyed there.

ESCAPE Penang Adventureplay & Waterplay. Take Back our Childhood

After eating lots of famous Penang food, we had plenty of calories to burn. Shopping doesn't help much as it is often combined with snacking 😂 Fortunately, Penang has many sports attractions that burn calories while having fun.  We spent an entire afternoon at ESCAPE and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.

Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm in Teluk Bahang Penang

For your next Penang trip, I highly recommend dropping by Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm for a couple of hours. But, I cannot guarantee that you will not be mesmerised by the beautiful butterflies and end up staying longer than you planned 😄 I had to be pulled away to get on the bus 😂

Penang National Park. Taman Negara Pulau Pinang

Before my eco-tourism trip with Tourism Malaysia, I didn't even know that there is a national park in Penang. Taman Negara Pulau Pinang may be Malaysia's smallest national park, but it is just the right size to fit in half a day of fun exploring some of Malaysia's unique natural wonders. It sure makes a visit to Penang more interesting - adding another reason to visit Penang on top of eating, photos with wall murals in Georgetown, shopping, sun worshipping and partying in Batu Ferringhi.

Eco Attractions of Penang. The Pearl of the Orient is More than a Foodie's Paradise

I was wrong about Penang.

I always thought of Penang first as a foodie's paradise. It's all about char kway teow, asam laksa, nasi kandar, orcee durian, tau sar piah, followed by mural art in Georgetown, and clubbing in Batu Ferringhi.

There is little opportunity for sports and exercise beyond queuing for food, so thought this frog in the well 🐸

Famous Kimberley Road Char Kway Teow @ Sin Guat Keong 新月宫茶室

Our tour bus stopped near Kimberley Road and our guide gave us 30 minutes "to contribute to the Penang economy".

Making Belacan at Chop Kim Hoa Penang. The Smelly Thing We Love 骆金和峇拉煎廠

Updated 24 May 2019. When we are away from Singapore and Malaysia for a long time, one of the things we miss most is this smelly thing we put in a lot of our cooking - belacan or fermented shrimp paste.

Secret behind Penang Char Kway Teow. Sang Yoon Noodle Factory 生源

The Penang style of char kway teow is well loved in Malaysia and Singapore. Personally, the top three things that make a good Penang char kway teow are quality kway teow (rice noodles) infused with a tasty sauce seared in with good wok hei 鑊氣 by skilful frying.

If I must choose the most important one, my vote goes to rice noodles because when the kway teow is bad, even the best wok hei and most special sauce can't do much to save the dish.

Penangites are so lucky with food - thanks to their water quality, Penang (together with Ipoh) makes the best rice noodles in Malaysia.

Luxury Edition Fried Bee Hoon at Goh Chew Kopitiam in Penang 五洲茶室

So, you are in Penang and is a little jaded with same old tourist fare and don't have time to get out of Georgetown. Here's one place locals have kept under the tourist radar.

Leong Yin Mooncakes 梁贤月餅

Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Leong Yin Pastry's factory in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The Leong Yin 梁贤 brand of premium mooncakes are sold throughout Malaysia. Leong Yin also develops and produces mooncakes for premium overseas clients, exporting to 17 different countries around the world.

Special Memorable Seafood at Jia Siang Cafe Balik Pulau Penang 家香茶室 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Jia Siang Cafe 家香茶室 (actually a zhi char place) is a special type of seafood experience. It's at a small fishing village in Balik Pulau, Penang. We buy our own fresh seafood straight off the small boats and Jia Siang Cafe cooks it for us and serves it for a reasonable fee. I came here twice during my week long trip to Penang 😄

Soon Hiang Hand Made Tau Sar Piah & Tambun Biscuit📍33 Jalan Kuantan Penang 順香豆沙饼 ☏ +604 - 229 5799

Tau Sar Piah 豆沙饼 and Biskut Tambun 淡汶餅 are the most popular gifts visitors take away from Penang. Most visitors leave the island with boxes of these iconic traditional biscuits synonymous with Penang.

Celebrate Lantern Festival with Dim Sum @ Tai Tong Restaurant in Penang

Came to the famous Tai Tong Restaurant 大東酒樓 at Lebuh Cintra in Penang for dim sum. The dim sum was tasty, with lots of varieties but the thing that struck me most was the atmosphere here during the annual lantern festival.

Halal Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee Cifu Omar

Irene kept raving about Sifu Omar's Halal Penang Hokkien mee during my Penang trip, and we finally got to try it on the last day before I boarded the plane home.

Toh Soon Cafe, Georgetown, Penang 多春茶座

My Penang kaki (friend) Irene had been raving about this back lane Toh Soon kopitiam since the day I arrived on the island. It was only on the seventh and final day before we found time to pop by Irene's favourite breakfast haunt, despite food touring Penang at whirlwind pace. There were just too many great food places to cover in Penang.