BY CK Lam
Penang’s latest eatery serving giant river prawn is House of Udang Galah (HUG). Located on Hutton Lane, the restaurant housed in two renovated heritage shop houses offers fresh udang galah (giant river prawn) cooked in many different ways. Italian, Western, Malay, Indian and Chinese method of cooking is offered. The prawns are cut into halves and cooked with the head and shell intact.
One of HUG specialties is the Udang Galah in Chef Specialty Lime Sauce. The prawns steamed with garlic, chilli and ginger, made up a perky and appetising dish. Garnished with Chinese parsley, the dish costs a little fortune at RM109 (730g at RM15/100g).
Udang Galah in Chef Specialty Lime Sauce
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Tags: Bean Curd, Black Fungus, Chilli Powder, Chinese Parsley, Ck Lam, Drunken Style, Drunken Style Udang Galah, Giant River, Green Vegetables, Heritage Shop, House of Udang Galah, HUG, Hutton Lane, Lime Sauce, Little Fortune, Makansutra, Many Different Ways, Oyster Sauce, Peking Duck, Powder Mixture, River Prawn, Shop Houses, Soft Shell Crabs, Spring Onions, Udang Galah, Udang Galah in Chef Specialty Lime Sauce, Udang Galah Rice Soup in Casserole
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
BY CK Lam
Yi BIn is a double-storey shop house located on Hutton Lane, Penang. This old tea house operated by Mr E.G. Lai since 2007, sells a range of Chinese tea leaves and pottery besides serving home-cooked Nyonya and local Chinese style cuisines.
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Tags: Antique Cupboards, Assam Pedas, Bamboo Blinds, Chinese Black Mushroom, Chinese Tea, Ck Lam, Clay Teapots, Delightful Dishes, Distinctive Flavour, Double Storey, Feature Bird, Floral Aroma, Glass Pot, Glass Shelves, Hutton Lane, Kua Chai Pui, Lemon Grass, Mr Lai, Mustard Cabbage Rice, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Oolong Tea, Penang Tea House, Pot Of Tea, Pu Er, Rm10, Sambal Belacan, Tea Leaves, Tea Pots, Tea Taste, The Mansion of Tea Art, Ti Kuan Yin, Tie Guan Yin, Yi Bin
Penang is abuzz, especially in the heritage and cultures scene with the newly opened Hotel Penaga. The beautifully restored boutique hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Georgetown, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Situated along Hutton Lane intersecting Clarke Street and Transfer Road, the hotel is within walking distance to many eating outlets and attractive historical places.
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Tags: Angela Hijjas, Architect Hijjas Kasturi, Attractive Locations, Boutique Hotel, Charming Rooms, Chinese Porcelain, Clarke Street, Clarke Terraces, Dominic Johns, George Fishman, Glenn Romanis, Helen Bodycomb, Heritage Hotel, Hijjas Kasturi, Hotel Heritage, Hotel Penaga, Hotel Penang, Hutton Lane, Hutton Rooms, International Architect, Library Restaurant, Mozaic Artwork, Penaga, Penaga Spa, Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Boutique Hotel, Penang Hotel, Rainwater Harvesting, Rimbun Dahan, Salon Spa, Serene Garden, Shop Houses, Small Library, Spa Pool, Tanglung Bar, The Cinnamon, Transfer Suites, Unesco World Heritage, Unesco World Heritage Site, War Shop, Wife Angela, World Heritage Site
Business is usually bustling at the Hainanese Chicken Rice stall in Kheng Pin Cafe located in the junction of Sri Bahari Road and Penang Road. This stall run by a couple is one of the places with a good rendition of chicken rice in town. The poached chicken is deliciously prepared, a firm smooth skin with a layer of gelatin underneath and tender juicy meat.
A meaty plate of chicken
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Tags: Bahari, Business Hour, Char Koay Teow, Chicken Broth, Chicken Drumstick, Chili Sauce, Chopped Scallions, Fook Cheow Cafe, Gizzard, Hainan Chicken Rice, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Hutton Lane, Juicy Meat, Kafe, Kafe Heng Huat, Kheng Pin Cafe, Koay Teow Th’ng, Lorong Selamat, Lunch Meal, Mid Town, Mid Town Cafe, Nam Seng Coffee Shop, Office Workers, Parking Lots, Penang Road, Poached Chicken, Sesame Oil, Silky Skin, Smooth Skin, Sri Bahari Road
Do you prefer to eat Kampung Chicken rather than the commercially bred chicken? If you do, then head down over to Hutton Lane. There is a stall that sells chicken rice and a variety of meat – roast pork, roast chicken and bbq pork and their speciality is the Kampung Chicken.
This variety of Kampung Chicken is known as “ang koo” in Hokkien or “woo so kie” in Cantonese. The meat is tasty and lean. The yellowish skin is much thinner and very smooth (doctors advised not to eat the skin but can’t resist!!!). It comes with steaming hot rice, garlic chili sauce and their special soya sauce with chopped chinese celery leaves.
And also not forgetting the soup which has a bit of chinese kei chi and herbs. It is mild and very tasty….
Look out for this stall as you travel downwards in Hutton Lane. The coffeeshop is on your left, two houses away from the mosque.
**Updated 2010** – The stall is no longer operating!
Tags: Bbq Pork, Cantonese, Celery Leaves, Chicken Rice, Chili Sauce, Chinese Celery, Coffeeshop, Garlic, Garlic Sauce, Hokkien, Hutton Lane, Kampung, Kei, Koo, Mosque, Pork Roast, Roast Chicken, Roast Pork, Soya Sauce, Yellowish Skin
