In the last 3 posts, I wrote about restaurants that I have tried. But, Penang is famous for hawker style food. The tourists (mostly mainland Malaysians and Singaporeans) flock to the island for the hawker food. That is the number one attraction and probably followed closely by the heritage and culture of the island. After [...]
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Foodtrail in Penang 4
Posted in About, Asian Food, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Hawker Food, Penang, Restaurants, Travel on April 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Lunch at Sawak Cafe
Posted in About, Asian Food, Australian Food, Food, Hawker Food, Restaurants, Tasmania, Travel on November 30, 2010 | 12 Comments »
When I came back to work yesterday, Monday 29 November after a 2 weeks holiday in Penang including a weekend in Bangkok, there was 75 emails in my Inbox. Not many compared to my partner, who had over 200 emails! One of the email in my Inbox came from a Malaysian colleague. She is a [...]
“Pho 2″
Posted in About, Asian Food, Food, Hawker Food, Laos, Recipes on August 29, 2010 | 12 Comments »
I like to thank Salalao, Peter and Dillon for their comments on my last post on making pho. I have my second attempt yesterday. This time with Ox Tail and grilled the bones, onions, ginger and garlic for that extra strong flavour in my pho stock. The results, a much stronger and delicate flavour. Love [...]
Penang – Pearl of the Orient
Posted in About, Asian Food, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Hawker Food, Penang, Restaurants, Travel on July 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Penang is also known as “The Pearl of The Orient”. It is a small island in the Straits of Malacca, west of Peninsula Malaysia. The island is full of surprises, with lush tropical forests, rolling hills, sandy beaches, a rich culture of a true multiracial society with international residences, prewar buildings in the heart of [...]
Food of Penang – Part Two
Posted in Asian Food, Culture, Food, Hawker Food, Penang, Restaurants, Travel on July 11, 2010 | 25 Comments »
“Really?..” “wow, you really….??” I said, “yes, yes…,” “and, why not?” Locals think I am a nut case. I mean..really, is there anything wrong with taking a bus or walk? In Penang, everyone drives, even if it is in the next block, which takes 5-10 minutes to walk. Only people that has no car or [...]
Food of Penang – Part One
Posted in Asian Food, Culture, Food, Hawker Food, Penang, Travel on July 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
It has been several weeks since I last posted on my blog. I was traveling. The biggest mistake I have ever made on this travel was – I forgot to bring along my camera battery charger! Thus, after the first few days of happily snapping my camera away, I ran out of battery! That was [...]
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