Penang Hawker Food
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Penang hawker food is definitely the BEST!
We made a short trip to Penang recently for a vacation. We were determined to make this trip as memorable as we can without spending a penny more than we should. So we got ourselves a list of really cheap hotels in Penang. We finally chose Tune Hotel which is located downtown Penang in Georgetown. According to reviews, (which we later agreed as well), the hotel is clean, convenient and we can walk to nearby malls and famous hawker eateries. So we're set :)
DAY 1
We checked in and immediately washed up. We strolled along the streets nearby and started exploring places to eat. That night for dinner, we discovered to our delight the famous Macalister Road hawker stalls.
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It was a bustle of activity and everybody looked to be enjoying their food. We quickly found a table and ordered several dishes that Penang is famous for.
We stuffed ourselves silly before making our way back to the hotel which was just 10 minutes walk away. (10 minutes because we walked slow to enjoy the night breeze).
Just look at what we feasted on:
Oyster Omelette
This local favourite was loaded with plenty of huge oysters and fried eggs. The oysters are mildly cooked - juicy and succulent with every bite. Sinfully delicious! You got to eat it when it's hot - it tastes far more exciting. This is our pick of best Penang hawker food!
Pork Satay
Satay is widely known as a Malay delicacy and a favourite among all races. The usual variants you'll find are beef satay, chicken satay and, if you're lucky, lamb satay which is also my favourite. So this pork satay variant was something new and definitely not a Malay delicacy as pork is NOT halal. Being Chinese, this was naturally not a deterrent for us, far from it. And, I must say, we were not disappointed. Very tasty and the peanut sauce went very well with the pork too.
Char Kueh
Char Kueh is very similar to Char Kuay Teow (which we did not order as the chef was nowhere to be seen) except that the kueh is made from steamed white radish cake while koay teow is Chinese flat rice noodle. The steamed radish cake is fried together with preserved turnip, spring onion, eggs, and added with ground fresh chilli paste (you can tell the hawker to exclude the chilli if you don't like it spicy). Definitely one of our Penang hawker food favourites.
Penang Hokkien Mee
Penang Hokkien Mee - we thought it was the usual dark soy sauce Hokkien Mee (a fried street delicacy) but apparently in Penang, this dish is Har Mee (Prawn Noodle). Hmm, this was only passable as I was expecting much more ingredients for the price we paid which comparatively (to other dishes) high.
Penang Rojak
Rojak is a local appetiser which comes in many variants. Penang Rojak is basically of cut-up fruits (young mango, jambu (rose apple), turnip, pineapple, cucumber, crackers / fried you tiao. The essence of this dish is the dressing we call 'Har Ko' (shrimp paste) which is deliciously pungent. The whole dish is abundantly sprinkled with ground peanuts.
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