Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Bengali Bread, Black Pomfret Curry, Brinjal, Chicken Curry, Chicken Meat, Dalca, Distinct Taste, Egg Custard, Fish Head, Flavo, Fragrant Rice, Half Boiled Eggs, Hutton Lane, Mustard Seeds, Nasi Dalca, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Penang Famous Roti Bengali, Roti Bakar, Roti Bengali, Roti Canai, Scrumptious Meal, Side Dishes, Soggy Toast, Sour Flavor, Star Anise, Street Food, Tables And Chairs, Tender Chicken, Toast Bread, Tong Aik Emporium, Wholesome Meal
BY CK Lam
In Penang there are many alleys and walking down a right one gives the opportunity of finding delicious street food. Located in a short alley on Hutton Lane, Penang is a cosy stall that wowed customers with its simple breakfast menu and nasi dalca.
We popped into the stall owned by M.M. Abdul Jaafar which has been operating before 1957.
Abdul Jaafar serving the breakfast crowd
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Acar Rampai, Beef Rendang, Beef Satay, Breaking Fast, Buah Jeruk, Bubur Kacang, Bubur Lambuk, Buffet, Courses Feature, Crunchy Crackers, Fish Crackers, Gulai, Hotel In Penang, Kacang Hijau, Kacang Panjang, Kambing Panggang, Kampung Nelayan, Kerabu Ulam, Kuih Muih, Kunyit, Murtabak, Nasi Briyani, Nescafe Tarik, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Nyonya Kuih, Pajeri Nenas, Ramadhan Buffet, Rendang Daging, Roti Jala, Sambal Belacan, Traditional Kampung Nelayan, Ubi Kentang, Ulam Pegaga, Ulam Raja, Vistana Hotel, Vistana Hotel In Penang
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 21st July 2012
BY CK Lam
For Ramadhan, Vistana Hotel in Penang is offering a full Ramadhan buffet with a traditional Kampung Nelayan theme from July 21 till August 17. The buka puasa spread has over 120 hearty as well as light traditional kampung dishes. There are western salads and plenty of appetisers. Ulam comes with plenty of choices — daun selon, timun, kacang panjang, petai, ulam pegaga and ulam raja — with a variety of condiments, notable ones being sambal cincaluk and sambal belacan. Other appetisers include kerabu ulam and acar rampai.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: ABC Seafood stall, Airasia, Bean Sprouts, Beef Noodle, Belacan, Bidayuh, Cat Statues, Chicken Slices, Coconut Milk Soup, Half Day Tour, Iban, International Performances, Kuching Sarawak, Laksa Sarawak, Longhouses, Madam Tang Restaurant, Manok Pansoh, Media FAM Trip, Melanau, Midin, Mount Santubong, Orang Ulu, Rainforest World Music Festival, Restaurant Budaya, Santubong Sarawak, Sarawak Cultural Village, Sarawak Tourism Board, Signature Dish, Tebaloi, Top Spot Foodcourt, Traditional Dish, Umai, World Harvest Festival, World Music Festival
By CK Lam
It is exciting to hit the road again, this time on the Media FAM Trip to Kuching, Sarawak. The trip to the city of cats is organized by Sarawak Tourism Board in collaboration with Air Asia. Besides the orang utan and the different ethnic groups of Sarawak, there are other attractions, such as the many cat statues.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Aroma, Ayam, Business Hour, Chicken Curry, Crispy Edges, Curries, Dishes, Egg, Flat Pan, Flatbread, Gravy, Indulgence, Kuah Banjir, Kucing, Mutton Curry, Nbs, Nbsp, Pan Service, Penang, Poached Eggs, Ramadan, Roti Canai, Roti Prata, Roti Sardin, Roti Telur, Slow Pace, Special Famous Roti Canai, Spices, Teh Tarik, Telur, Tender Pieces, Torn Pieces, Transfer Road, Variations
Roti canai is available in numerous stalls around Penang and each stall has its own variations such as the roti sardin, roti telur and the paper-thin roti tissue. They serve it with their own curry dishes, from the simple dall curry to the meaty curry.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Apom, Apom Balik, Ayam Golek, Bayan Lepas Penang, Beef Rendang, Betawi, Coconut Shrimp, Crispy Edges, Deep Fried Tofu, Egg Batter, Fish Crackers, Food Bazaar, Glutinous Rice, Hard Boiled Egg, Keropok Lekor, Lemang, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Pantai Jerjak, Pantai Timur, Pasar Malam, Prawn Crackers, Pulut, Pulut Udang, Ramadan Food Bazaar, Red Bean Paste, Rempah, Roti John, Satay Chicken
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 13th August 2011.
When looking for food to break fast, the pasar malam bazaars can be a change from the traditional food bazaar. The one at Pantai Jerjak, Penang, opens every Wednesday from early afternoon. There is a good crowd of all races.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: 100g, Basic Ingredients, Bean Sprouts, Bukit Mertajam, Coconut Juice, Delicious Taste, Dua, Flower Crabs, Fresh Seafood, Freshwater Prawns, Hard Boiled Egg, Mee Goreng, Mee Kuah, Mee Udang, Mid 1980s, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Noodles, Nutmeg, Penang, Prawns, Rich Broth, Selera Sri Tambang, Shallots, Spicy Flavors, Tambang, Taste Buds, Udang Galah, Wonderful Place
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Northern Streets) on 8th July 2011.
I had the pleasure of being introduced to a wonderful place for mee udang. The makan outing had brought us to the mainland. Located in Bukit Mertajam at Seberang Perai, this place is known as Selera Sri Tambang.
The scrumptious Mee Udang from Selera Sri Tambang!
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Ais Tingkap, Anggur, Bakso, Bakso Nasi, Basil Seed, Charcoal Fire, Chopped Peanuts, Chowrasta Market, Coconut Flesh, Cucur Udang, Curry Itik, Fragrant Herbs, Fried Tofu, Ground Peanut, Gum Resin, Hand Held Fan, Hawker Food, Itik, Lime Juice, Lontong, Mutton Satay, Nasi Pandang, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Olibanum Gum Resin, Palm Sugar, Pecel, Penang Hawker Food, Pesto Bandeng, Rawon, Samosa, Satay, Selasih, Spicy Sauce, Street Food, Tamil Street, Tingkap, Tiny Shrimp, Vadai, Window Sherbet, Wooden Mortar
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 24th May 2011.
If you’re at Chowrasta Market in George Town, Penang, stop by Tamil Street, located on one side of the market building. This street is worth exploring for its variety of street food. Look out for a stall selling Ais Tingkap (translated as window sherbet). This classic chilled drink is named such because it used to be sold through an open window.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Anchovies, Anjung Gurney, Ayam Goreng, Battle of Penang Hawker Masters 2012 Nasi Lemak Champion, Coconut Milk, Coconut Rice, Crunchy Peanuts, Cucumber Slices, Deep Fried Chicken, Fragrant Coconut Rice, Fried Egg, Glutinous Rice, Gurney Drive Hawker Center, Haji Ismail, Hard Boiled Egg, Hashim Haji Ismail, Hawker Center, Hawker Centre, Hawker Fare, Hawker Food, Hawker Stalls, Idyllic Place, Ikan Bilis, Local Delights, Metal Trays, Nasi Lemak Cili Bilis, Nasi Lemak Cilibilis, Nasi Lemak Kukus, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Northern Streets), Pandan Leaves, Pulut Durian, Rm2, Santan Pulut, Sticky Rice, Sunrise Mc Donald, Tasty Meal
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Northern Streets) on 3rd May 2011.
One will find numerous hawker stalls serving a wide array of local delights at Gurney Drive Hawker Center in Penang. Nasi lemak lovers should try the all-time favourite at Nasi Lemak Cili Bilis. The stall specialises in nasi lemak kukus (steamed rice in coconut milk). (The owner, Hashim Haji Ismail who is the champion in the Battle of Penang Hawker Masters 2012’s nasi lemak category has switched to using palm milk instead of coconut milk).
The rice, cooked with ginger, coconut milk and pandan leaves that give it an amazing aroma, is steamed on the spot on large metal trays in a giant steamer.
Rice and egg steamed in the premises itself
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Anchovies, Bean Sprouts, Botol, Chicken Curry, Coconut Milk, Coffee Shop, Cucumber Slices, Daging, Delicious Food, Dipping Sauce, Food Court, Lembu, Mid Morning, Mouth Watering, Nasi Campur Melayu, New Addition, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Perlis, Pinang Delicious Food Court, Spicy Dishes, Ulam, White Rice, Wholesome Meal
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Northern Streets) on 14th April 2011.
Nasi Campur Melayu is a relatively new addition to the nasi Melayu stalls in George Town. This stall was set up a few months ago in Pinang Delicious Food Court on Macalister Road by siblings Roslina and Rosniza binti Mansor.
Originally from a coffee shop in Island Glades, the sisters have since moved their business down town. The dishes taste different from those around Georgetown as the dishes have a greater Perlis influence, said the owners.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Bean Curd, Bean Sprouts, Boiled Potatoes, Chili Sauce, Chopped Spring Onions, Coconut Drink, Court Houses, Crispy Bits, Cucur Udang, Edgecumbe Road Mee Goreng, Edgecumbe Road Pasembor, Flavors, Fried Prawn, Gurney Drive, Hard Boiled Egg, Hard Boiled Eggs, Hawker Stalls, Indian Rojak, Kmpg, Kompleks Makanan Persiaran Gurney, Lime Juice, Mamak, Mee Goreng, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Northern Streets), Palm Sugar, Pasembor, Popul, Prawn Fritters, Shallot, Spicy Chili, Sweet Peanut Sauce, Thick Sauce
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Northern Streets) on 2nd February 2011.
It’s been sometime since I last visited Kompleks Makanan Persiaran Gurney (KMPG). It is located along the Gurney Drive seafront promenade. It is small by any standard, and is occupied by a few Mamak hawker stalls. However, despite its size, this place has built a reputation for offering delicious mee goreng and pasembor, known also as the Indian rojak.
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