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Mar

Penang Hawker Food at New Cathay Coffee Shop

Posted by: CK Lam in Curry Mee, Hawker, Koay Chiap, Non-Halal, Penang, Pulau Tikus, Street Food, Wanton Mee

BY CK Lam

Hawker food features prominently in the culinary culture in the state of Penang. Across the industry there are always places that constantly make headlines while others tend to be excellent but underrated, and the New Cathay Coffee Shop is classified as the latter.

Located along Lorong Kuching right off the ever bustling Burmah Road, this coffee shop is one of the decent places to sample a plethora of Penang’s street hawker fare. A favorite mostly with the locals, it begins to fill up as early as 7.30 in the morning and is absolutely packed during the peak hours of ten in the morning right through two in the afternoon.

For those opting for a lighter snack, the apom manis (Indian style pan cake) stall right beside the shop is an excellent alternative. Interestingly, the owner still maintains the tradition of using charcoal stoves and clay pots.

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Tags: Apom, Apom Manis, Banana Pancake, Bean Curd, Bee Hoon, Black Coffee, Burmah Road, Cake Stall, Charcoal Fire, Chili Paste, Ck Lam, Clay Pots, Coagulated Blood, Coconut Milk, Coffee Shop, Crispy Edges, Culinary Culture, Curry Mee, Decent Places, Duck Meat, Flat Rice Noodles, Flavors, Food Features, Food Stall, Half Boiled Eggs, Hawker Food, Indian Style, Koay Chiap, Leafy Vegetable, Local Delight, Makansutra, New Cathay Coffee Shop, Pan Cake, Penang Curry Mee, Penang Hawker Food, Pulau Tikus, Rice Vermicelli, Rm3, Roadside Stall, Street Hawker, Toast Bread, Toasty Flavor, Wantan Mee

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Oct

Nasi Dalca and charcoal toasted roti Bengali

Posted by: CK Lam in Georgetown, Halal, Mamak/Indian, Media Preview, Nasi Dalca, New Straits Times (Northern Streets), Penang, Roti Bakar, Street Food

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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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

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May

Penang 24-hour Food Tour Guide

Posted by: CK Lam in Assam Laksa, Batu Feringgi, Cafe, Coffee, Dim Sum, Drinks, Fried Noodle, Georgetown, Hainanese Cuisine, Hokkien Mee, Japanese Cuisine, Mainland, Malay Cuisine, Nasi Kandar/ Nasi Briyani, Nyonya Kuih, Penang, Penang Mainland, Porridge, Rojak, Roti Bakar, Satay, Seafood, Szechuan, Time Out Penang

By CK Lam

Spending your weekend in Penang? Do check out this 24-hour guide to eating on the island non-stop, written by me for TimeOut Penang 2012. Hope everyone have a great time indulging in all the flavourful food, rich in spices and herbs from the many restaurants and hawker stalls in Penang.

6am – 7am: Special Famous Roti Canai
56 Jalan Transfer
Open daily, 6.30am-1pm, 3.30pm-7pm
Soak in the slow pace of life in Penang with breakfast at this road side stall, which is famous for its crispy roti canai. There are several varieties of curries to complement the roti canai – mutton, beef, chicken, fish and dhall. The place is usually packed with customers waiting for a table.

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Tags: Aik Hoe Restaurant, Ais Tingkap, Assam Laksa Air Itam Market, Bamboo Baskets, Batu Ferringhi, Carnavon, Cheese Omelette, Chin's Stylish Chinese Cuisine, China House, Chinese Cabbage, Chinese Water Chestnut, Coconut Jam, Coffee Garden, Coffee Lane, Da Ban Chinese Restaurant, DeHappy Seafood Restaurant, Espresso Coffee, Ferringhi Coffee Garden, Focaccia Bread, Food Tour, Free Range Eggs, Half Boiled Eggs, Hawker Stalls, Hock Seng Rojak, Homemade Bread, Ikan Bakar Teluk Tempoyak, Kuih Nyonya Moh Teng Pheow, Lebuh Campbell, Lemak, Light Breakfast, Main Street Cafe, Miraku Japanese Restaurant, Mozzarella Cheese, New Lane Hawker Food, Old Green House Restaurant, Ong Cheng Huat Seafood, Pandan Leaves, Penang 24-hour Food Tour, Penang 24-hour Food Tour Guide, Penang Food Guide, Pork Roll, Restaurant Kapitan, Roti Canai, Selera Sri Tambang Mee Udang, Shing Kheang Aun, Skype, Special Famous Roti Canai, Sup Hameed, Tho Yuen Chicken Rice Restaurant, TimeOut Penang 2012, Tin Drum, Toast Bread, Toh Soon Cafe

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Feb

Penang Food – Roti Bakar at Campbell Street

Posted by: CK Lam in Georgetown, Hawker, Penang, Roti Bakar

Toh Soon is a small side street cafe situated in the folds of Campbell street. This cafe which is run by Mr and Mrs Ooi has always been a hit with the locals all this while, especially their varieties served for breakfast and tea time. One of our pit stops for breakfast during the Canon Singapore Photography & Food Trip was at this joint which has an alley atmosphere.

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Tags: Aa, Amp, Atmosphere, Bakery, Bottom Width, Campbell Street, Canon, Canon Singapore, Charcoal, Charcoal Toast Bread, Chocolate Bread, Counterparts, Decades, Gas Stove, Gps Coordinates, Half Boiled Eggs, Kampung, Kopi, Lemak, Locals, Malabar, Ooi, Parking Spaces, Peanut Butter, Penang Food, Photography, Roti Bakar, Singapore Food, Steam, Tea Time, Thumb, Time One, Toh, Toh Soon, Toh Soon Cafe, Water Boiler

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Oct

Salted Chicken at Pulau Tikus, Penang

Posted by: CK Lam in Chicken Rice, Chinese, Penang, Penang Restaurant, Pulau Tikus

*** The outlet has closed.

If you are in Pulau Tikus area, you are most likely to see this signboard by the road side of the bustling Burma Road. It is indicating the newly opened stall selling salted chicken (yim gouk kai). It is located just one shop away from the Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng.

This stall is the branch out from its outlet in Joo Leong Cafe in Bayan Lepas (famous for its toast bread and half boiled eggs). The chicken is wrapped in “tracing paper” and baked in two woks filled with heated coarse salt.

A bird cost RM22 whereas half of it goes for RM11. The chicken is quite small size, considering it as the ‘kampung breed’ and has less fats compare to the normal chicken. The flesh of the chicken is very tender and tasty. The combination of salt and Chinese herb of Dong Guai gives the meat a unique flavourable aroma and it goes well with rice.

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Tags: Anchovies, Blanch Vegetables, Burma Road, Chicken Leg, Chinese Herb, Coarse Salt, Delivery Services, Google, Gouk, Guai, Half Boiled Eggs, Penang, Proprietor, Pulau Tikus, Rice Side Dishes, Rm4, Salted Chicken, Side Dishes, Signboard, Toast Bread, Tracing Paper, Woks

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