Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Air Itam, Air Itam Assam Laksa, Assam Laksa, Balik Pulau Assam Laksa, Business Hour, CNNGo, Cuisines, Delicious Foods, Dustin Roasa, Eagerness, Emas, Fish Base, Fish Smell, Fishy Taste, Flavour, Food Journalists, Food Survey, Forefathers, Great Testament, Hawkers, International Food, Mouthful, Penang, Penang Assam Laksa, Shrimp Paste, Tamarind, World's Most Delicious Foods
Penang’s Assam Laksa has been voted No. 7 under CNNGo International Food Survey as “foods worth traveling the world to gorge on”. This is indeed a great testament to the hawkers who work hard to make sure Penang Assam Laksa is not only delicious but as authentic as to what their forefathers did.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Aceh, Balik Pulau, Creamy Flesh, Durian Season, Durians, Early August, Full Swing, King Of Fruits, Langsat, Mangosteen, Many Other Types, Month Of June, Narrow Path, Natural Atmosphere, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Nutmeg, Orchards, Penang, Pondok Upeh, Steep Steps, Tropical Fruit Trees, Twenty Five Years, Unpredictable Weather, Vegetarians
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 21st June 2010.
Many people love the durians from Penang and the best time to indulge in the King of Fruits this year is from the month of May to late July. This year’s durian season is much later due to the unpredictable weather.
Many will make a visit to the durian farms located around Teluk Bahang, Pantai Aceh and Balik Pulau, with the latter being the most popular area for durian seekers. Most of these farms are closed to the public and only a few are open and even then, they tend to be more of eco-tourism orientated.
The King of Fruits Have Arrived!
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