Air Itam Sister Curry Mee Chee Cheong Fun at Air Itam Penang Malaysia
The famous Sister Curry Mee was founded by two iconic sisters in Air Itam, Penang since 1946. They're now in their late 80s and the stall has been taken over by their grandniece. We're fortunate that the curry mee stall will continue to serve this iconic dish in its original recipe brought down from the sisters
The soup not really thick but it have the aromatic hint of coconut and curry blend in it. The bowl of curry mee is served with the noodles, cuttle fish, coagulated pig blood and tauhu-pok and the curry paste. Indulge this sinfully addictive bowl of curry noodles and you will totally in love with them.
The bowl contains several thin meat slices (肉片) which I feel is reasonably good. There is also some braised chicken feet (卤鸡脚), but there is little meat and I don't think it really helps in terms of flavor. Other ingredients in the gravy are a braised egg (卤蛋), pork lard (猪油渣), bean sprouts (豆芽) and fried onions. In particular, I like the use of pork lard as it gives a delightful appeal to the dish.
This Loh Mee Outlet normally always full of customer. You might expected sharing table with other people.
One of the best things is customers are allowed to add any chopped Garlic and Chili Paste into their noodles freely. It offers more flexibility especially to chili lovers like me.
One of the delicious Penang Hokkien Mee that famous to local is located in Sin Hup Aun. Selling for 20 over years the taste of the Hokkien Mee is very classic it blended well for the prawn and pork ribs flavour. The chilli paste for the noodle is stir fried before for better aroma.
One big reason why I prefer this stall of Mee Goreng over others is due to sweetness. I would prefer something not too sweet but flavorful enough. The noodles will be quite spicy for some so please do ask for less-spicy version upon ordering if you can't take spicy food. As for seafood lovers, they do throw in some generously sliced Cuttlefish for the extra bite. You would have noticed that the noodles were quite wet and moist as well; yes, the noodles were moist. It's just my personal preference that I prefer wet version of Mee Goreng over the overly dried version. Nevertheless, the Wok Hei still complemented the noodles well and it certainly enhanced the flavor of the entire dish. Thumbs up for this.
Normally after 4.00pm there were a large crowd around the stall. Some customers were sitting in their cars, standing around the stall and sitting along the edge concrete drain to enjoy the mee goreng.
Here's the location.
The name "Tok Tok" originates from the onomatopoeic sound a chef makes while kneading noodle dough with a bamboo pole, a tradition still observed at the entrance of this establishment.
The taste of the wantan mee are almost the same as before despite the chewiness of the noodle not as much and the gravy is more starchy. As for the Char Hor Fun, the taste is packed with wok aroma.
Tok Tok Mee Noodle House, used to known as Hong Kee Wantan Noodle now is operate by the next generation where the legacy of bamboo noodle was passed down. The taste of the wantan mee are almost the same as before despite the chewiness of the noodle not as much and the gravy is more starchy. As for the Char Hor Fun, the taste is packed with wok aroma.
If you want a local Penang version of loh mee, you can visit Kim Leng Loh Mee at Restoran Joo Huat at Perak Road Penang.
1119 Curry Mee Stall at Joo Huat Cafe is one of the curry mee selling in Penang that served non-santan (no coconut milk) at their base. The taste of the curry mee is as good as those that have included santan and it is packed with nostalgic and classic flavor. The blood cockles are fresh and juicy, while the soup is thick and aromatic, and the chili paste is packed with pungent. Overall the curry mee is worth the taste
The pancake taste good, the outer layer of the pancake is crunchy and the ingredient inside it is good too, though simple but I like it.
Tasty savoury fragrant KL style wanton noodles with tasty plump wantons.
Polo Bun with Butter (菠萝油) – RM4.50, a very typical Hong Kong pastry. The top of the bun was covered with slightly sweet crust while the inner of the bun was stuffed with a piece of creamy butter. In Penang, it is so difficult to get Polo Butter Bun. That is the reason I came to this cafe to try out the bun. It is in fact one of their best-sellers and usually sold out by noon. The top crust was so nice and the bun was soft and warm. Having it with soft and creamy butter was simply satisfying. This bun is perfect when it is served warm.
For the menu, although I thought that the price is wallet-friendly but the choices are limited.
Pitt Street Koay Teow Thng is one of the famous Koay Teow Thng in Penang that has been around for 60years. The original location of this Koay Teow Thng was at Pitt Street. It was moved to the new location at Carnarvon Street a few years back. One of the Specialists of this shop is the fish balls that are made of Eel Fish and the fish balls are homemade. Pitt Street Koay Teow Thng also selling Char Koay Teow now and the taste is promising too.
Koay Teow Th'ng is flat rice noodles, served in soup. It is topped with their homemade Eel Fishballs, pork meat that has been minced and flattened, and we were surprised to find some golden deep-fried Pork Lards in the bowl as well. The noodles were silky smooth, every ingredient is in perfect harmony. The Eel fishball though has a slightly different texture than the usual fishball bounciness, we can taste the delicate sweetness of the eel itself. It is definitely a hearty bowl of delicious Koay Teow Th'ng!
The broth was out of this world. Subtly rich with the extract from the bones.
Overall, we highly recommend the Assam laksa here, as it was our favourite bowl during this Penang trip. We enjoyed the well-balanced broth and flakiness of the mackerel bits.
Kim Laksa is one of the Laksa stalls that sells 2 types of Asam Laksa and Siam Laksa in Balik Pulau. Selling Laksa for more than 40 years this Kim Laksa is bringing the Penang's Flavour to the world. Besides that, the Vietnamese Food here is also very nice and authentic. The Banh Mi is so yummy and sells at a very affordable price. This goes the same as Vietnamese Chee Cheong Fun which is very appetizing and appealing.
This is lemak laksa, which contains coconut milk.
Tiger CKT is one of those famous CKT that located in a Old Coffee Shop in George Town, which is open for breakfast and lunch, perserving is RM7.50 at this date and time, comes with 2 large prawns, and will customize the CKT to your requirements. I would rate this place is as one of the Top CKT in town. (personal).
The Char Koay Teow may not look much different from the others, but it was really delicious, fragrantly fried with lots of “wok-hei” flavour! We suspected the use of duck egg made the delectable plate even more fragrant. It didn’t leave a very greasy feel too. Much better than the one we had from an unknown stall in Pulau Tikus the previous day!
The place was in in full swing on Sunday morning circa 10.00am and we were lucky to secure the last table or else we might need to wait table for hours according to Ken. We placed our order and wait patiently for our food to be served. There are other foods available in the coffee shop too such as prawn noodle (known as Hokkien Mee in Penang), Lor Bak and etc.
As the name implies, the restaurant specializes in assam laksa.
带着家里长辈来这，既能让享受认真制作的传统美食，也能让他们好好地在这个用餐环境享受一下, 让心情也便舒缓,能来这里用餐实在太棒了。
环境整洁光鲜。能在轻松的爵士乐中愉快地享用这般美食,顿觉格外地享受,心情也便舒缓了许多,来这里用餐美妙极了。
Wan Tan Mee House is one of the places that I have been patronizing for Wantan Mee. This shop has been serving wantan mee for 60 years and I have blogged about this shop since 5 years ago. The wantan mee style is Cantonese style which is served with starch gravy. The selling point is their deep-fried wantan that is crunchy outside and packed with filling inside. The flavourful starchy gravy makes this Wantan Mee outstanding too.
Overall, the taste of the wan tan mee was unique and the deep fried wan tan tasted crunchy and delicious. The price of the food here was considered reasonable too as the noodle portion and wontons were larger than usual . The drawback is the additional charge of clear soup which is usually complementary in other stalls. It is also not easy to find parking nearby as the road is a main road and parking is not allowed.
Potentially one of the most expensive Wan Ton Mees in Penang, Wan Ton Mee House's comes with a splash of own-developed Egg-gravy to be mixed and eaten with the noodles. On top of that, Wan Ton Mee House's rendition of Wan Ton Mee sees a serving of addictive Pork Lards, crispy Deep Fried Wan Ton/ Dumplings, dressed in a luscious gravy. The texture of the noodles was alright, but they could be more generous with the Chilies. Sambal will only be given upon request, which is a nuisance for chili-lovers like us. All in all, we thought the noodles were of decent-quality; definitely not something that we would want to go all out for it but neither do we against it.
Checking out Green House Prawn Mee Corner 青屋蝦麵 which has a storied history of over 30 years and the prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition. They are also awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand. Our order included the Hokkien prawn mee and their otah.
The video above is the brach of Burma Road. The taste of the soup is packed with prawn aroma while it is slight spicy with savory and sweet touch.
Their assam laksa, with lai fen (laksa noodles) in a piquant fish broth boiled with mackerel, tamarind and local spices comes with a heirloom of vegetables and a spoonful of thick prawn paste ‘hae ko’ (蝦羔). Drizzled with the prawn paste, the sour, tangy and spicy flavors of the assam laksa really hit the spot.
All in all its value or money and given the ambience, a good place to while away some time and relax to food and fellowship.
Penang has never run out of hidden gems, especially when food is concerned. Relau 88 Laksa is one good secret, the Assam Laksa stall housed within a garden supply shop at a corner house along Jalan Paya Terubong at Relau has been serving pleasurable Assam Laksa for months. Since it shares the same place as the garden supply store, the place is surrounded with charming flowers but it does get stuffy under the sultry hot weather. Positive reputation spread through words of mouth, the place is now thronged with patrons in the know. It is particularly busy on weekends, especially for those who yearn for a light, refreshing lunch/ snack. But Relau 88 is not a one trick pony, the locals' favorite icy sweet treats- Cendol and Ice Kacang are also available to cool your summer day.
百年路咖哩面的汤底很鲜甜，有豆腐卜（不懂为何，风暴兵太太觉得这里的豆腐卜比较爽口）、其他的佐料还有QQ的虾、蚶、鱿鱼和豆芽。
It lives up to its name of being white curry - a thin, sweet and milky broth made with meat stock with just a hint of curry flavor. It's very different from KL's curry laksa which is heavy on curry flavor and gives of a yellow hue.
I am definitely adding Go Noodles House to my favorite place to eat list, haha !
An exceptionally popular and fairly casual noodle-specialist hailed from central Malaysia has recently expanded its business operations to Penand and has finally swung opened its doors to the public. Go Noodle House's first Penang branch is strategically located in Gurney Plaza (7th floor/ opposite to SenQ). Beelines of long queues have been spotted for the past few days. The brand has gained strong reputation in terms of quality and wallet-friendly price tags. Go Noodle House is also famed for its signature clear-soup noodles, finished with Chinese Wine. The no-frills restaurant offers a simple home-styled cooking menu that features two types of noodle dishes- Clear Soup and Pan Mee (available from Rm 9.90). We were certainly impressed with the food quality, but we thought their service level could be further improved (or perhaps, the restaurant is still new and the staff lacked of experience and training).
南乳炸肉【RM7.80】为什么小编会点这个，因为看到很多桌都点，就try看咯！还蛮咔吱咔吱
Ah Gu Pan Mee is not the conventional Pan Mee place that serves Pan Mee in the neighborhood; it churns out atypical but lip-smacking flavors. If you think Pan Mee can only be served with clear Anchovy broth or dressed in dark Soy sauce, think again. Ah Gu, the Pan Mee specialist is creative at churning out Pan Mee... differently, some of the notable choices include Clams Pan Mee, Scallion Pan Mee and the never-out-of-fashion Pork Lard Pan Mee. Opened in less than a month, Ah Gu has garnered an appreciate following.
One can enjoy a piping hot plate of Tai Loke Mee KL Hokkien Char at RM9. Stir-fried in black sauce with crispy pork lard, seafood, and cabbage; the noodle dish comes very close to those sold in KL. The thick noodle has just the right softness making it enjoyable with the accompanying red chili sauce.
The stir fried noodles was fried to possess a nice subtle charcoal flavour (wok hei), along with a well controlled oil factor which was just right on point. Seasoning was nicely done, and the sambal chili given was perfect to introduce a slight heat component and a touch of tanginess.
The trademark of Kham Kee has always been their special handmade beef balls. They always have that bouncy al dente bite that you can hardly find elsewhere and they were bigger in size than others. Their chili sauce was also superb as it was a handed down recipe for decades. It was sassy recipe with hints of red chilies, bird eyes chilies and ginger with some pinches of salt. It was fiery spicy but I love it! The dish would come with a generous garnishing of chopped Chinese celery and some oil drained fried garlic. It was a simple yet fulfilling hot bowl of noodles on a rainy day~
Each bowl comes generously topped with chopped Chinese celery and some crisp fried garlic, making for a simple, satisfying meal. Delicious!
端上桌的牛肉粿条汤，汤底清澈，配料有牛肉片、牛肚、牛筋、牛肉丸和豆芽。牛肉粿条汤上撒满了芹菜和炒蒜。 不说不知，他们家的牛肉丸可是自家自制的呢。手工牛肉丸很弹牙，汤头清甜，加上牛肉片和粿条一起吃，味道果然独特，将牛肉片沾上他们家的辣椒酱吃，火辣的辣椒酱肯定让你又爱又恨。
It is nice dining in here at Lucky Bowl Noodle, though the place may be small but they have comfortable seating place with nice environment. Service is good and food serving is fast.
Sang Nyuk Mee (Rm 9) Diners have the option to pick either Yellow Noodles, Vermicelli Noodles or Koay Teow; the noodles are then dressed in Dark Soy Sauce and Pork Lard. It can be greasy but for those who appreciate the fragrance of the Pork Lard, you may find it palate-pleasing. The Pork broth on the other hand, was light on the palate but packed with deep meaty element. Also note-worthy was the Pork slices... extremely tender and almost melted in the mouth without chewing. Ask to exclude the innards if you are not a fan of those.
