Posts Tagged ‘Savory Dishes’

BY CK Lam

There is a rare place serving piping hot bowls of Cantonese style dessert or tong-sui in Penang. The desserts not only satisfy your sweet cravings, its charming surroundings will also amaze you.

This nameless stall is located right in the heart of George Town. The business which started many years ago is now run by the second generation owner from the yard of his house on Victoria Street.

Slurping Sweet Tong Sui at Victoria Street, Penang by what2seeonline.com

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BY CK Lam

Pearly Kee, a fifth generation Penang Nyonya has just launched her first cook book entitled A Nyonya Inheritance at China Tiger, here.  Also present were the writer’s mentor, master chef Datuk Lim Bian Yam, family members and friends.

‘A Nyonya Inheritance’- cookbook with savoury Penang Nyonya recipes by what2seeonline.com

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By CK Lam

Having started off more than a decade ago in Penang, Shanghai Ding House of Dumplings is still drawing in the crowds, with many going for its noodles and dim sum.


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The weekend was awesome with a hearty breakfast at the charming seaside Sigi’s Bar & Grill on the Beach, Golden Sands Resort. It was a perfect place to enjoy a scrumptious breakfast, complete with a relaxing sea view and cool breezes!

From the extensive menu, diners can choose their hot breakfast item, which comes with a complimentary Continental buffet.

Weekend Breakfast at Sigi's Bar & Grill, Golden Sands Resort, Penang

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The Indian food, Putu Mayam is a snack eaten with fresh grated coconut and brown sugar or gula Melaka. It is also known as string hoppers and is eaten cold. This sticky noodle like snack is made with pressing the dough through a mould and steamed. It is a very popular snack and sold in many places. Most of us would have eaten it before.

Lately I was introduced by a friend to a stall in Little India that sells this traditional white delicacy together with the unusual brown ones. It is made with adapting the ingredient, biji sawi which many people claim to be healthier as it helps to regulate cholesterol and blood sugar level.

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