Penang Hawker Foods

• Taman Free School hawkers
  Taman Free School flats are one of the earliest low-cost high rise flats found in Penang, after Rifle Range flats. My tua-ee or eldest aunt used to stay there and I used to frequent the hawkers there. Being in a much poorer area, hawker foods are cheaper but tastier because the lower income [...]
• Jalan Macalister - Yi Garden hawkers
  I have been patronising this coffee shop for more than 20 years but only today, I know the name is call Yi Garden. Been there so often but I think I have never posted about this place before. The place is famous for its orh chien and sar hor fun. Recent years, [...]
• Tea time Malaysian or rather Penang style
  plenty of icky stuffs to dip into the hot, boiling water like liver, kidney, octopus, various types of shellfish, fishballs and more. Fancy pig's ear and pig's snout plus pig's cheeks for tea?
• Have you ever eaten un-laid eggs?
  Lau keh boh or old hens are very good for making stocks. Their old bones and tough meat gives very sweet stock. Moreover, the meat will be too tough for eating and hence, they are normally used to make soup only. When we slaughter these old hens, we will find egg yolks in their [...]
• Jalan Macalister/Jalan Krian : Ah Lim Birthday mee (lam mee)
  Older generation people must eat birthday mee (or seh jit mee) on their birthday. If I am not mistaken, this is more of a Hokkien tradition as there is another type of Teochew birthday mee. This noodle has the Nyonya influence as it uses sambal belacan. Why do people eat birthday mee? The [...]