Wednesday, Jun 09

Taste the Local – Penang Food

By Max Tan

15. NASI BIRIYANI

Nasi Biriyani is a traditional Indian rice based dish accompanied by meat, basmati rice,vegetables and curry.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR NASI BIRIYANI :

Kapitan Restaurant

Kashmir Restaurant

Sri Ananda Bahwan

14. PASEMBUR

Pasembur is a dish comes with ingredients such as prawn fritters, fried dough fritters or crackers, half-boiled egg, bean curd, potatoes and topped with sweet potato sauce mixed with shredded cucumber and jicama (sengkuang) .

TOP 3 PLACES FOR PASEMBUR:

Batu Lancang Market Food Court

Cecil Street Market 七条路巴刹

Pasembur Stall no. 09 Anjung Gurney

13. LOK LOK

Lok lok is a dish where we can choose our favorite stick,dip into boiling water and eat with chilli or peanut paste

TOP 3 PLACES FOR LOK LOK:

Padang Brown Ah Beng Lok Lok

Ping Hwa Lok Lok 槟华乐乐

Pantai Lok Lok

12. MEE SOTONG

Mee Sotong is a unique version of mee goreng mamak which cooked with yellow noodles mixed with a slice of breadcrumbs sprinkled with bean sprouts and fried with sambal.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR MEE SOTONG:

Hameed Pata Mee Sotong

Seeni Mee Sotong

Rasheed Mee Goreng Mamak

11. TOMYAM

Tom Yam is a kind of soup with aromatic, spicy and sour that adding dish of Thai and Lao origins.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR TOMYAM:

Asia Cafe

Lai Hoe Tom Yum 来和

Village Fish Head Bee Hoon

10. CENDOL 
Cendol is an dessert for hot days, which contains green rice floor jelly,coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR CENDOL :

Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul

Cendol @ Lebuh Cecil Market

Cendol Asli Pak Haji

9. CURRY FISH HEAD

Fish head curry is immensely popular in Penang. With South Indian origins, it uses a combination of various spices and ingredients to create its well accepted delectable taste.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR FISH HEAD CURRY :

Taman Free School Food Court

77 Restaurant (Fish head Curry)

Sri Siam Curry Fish Head 

8. SATAY

The closest Malaysian cuisine goes to barbecue. Simply put, Satay is charcoal-grilled meat served in mini-skewers that are consumed dipped in a very tasty ground peanut and curry sauce.Satay sold everywhere mainly at food courts.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR SATAY :

Satay Wak Man

Hamid Satay

Red Garden Satay & Chicken Wing

7. ROTI CANAI

Roti canai is an indian influenced flatbread dish found in several countries which served with dal or any types of curry.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR ROTI CANAI :

Roti Canai Argyll Road

Roti Canai Gemas Road 

Transfer Road Roti Canai

6. ROJAK BUAH

One of the best things to do in Penang  trying its most unusual foods. Rojak buah is one of those, a type of Malaysian salad with cucumber, pineapple, mango, guava, jicama, bean sprouts, , cuttlefish and youtiao.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR ROJAK BUAH :

Hock Seng Rojak 

Kareem Pasembur Rojak 

Rojak Ho Wei Jeng 

5. CHAR KOAY TEOW

Char Koey Teow is  a famous food at Penang.Koay Teow is large flat rice noodles, which  fried together with egg, bean sprouts, and fat prawns.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR CHAR KOAY TEOW :

Siam Road Char Koay Teow

Tiger Char Koay Teow

Cecil Street Market

4. TANDOORI CHICKEN

Tandoori Chicken is one of our favorite Indian staple dishes, and one of Penang Little India’s must-try food.Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices is cooked for hours in a traditional hollow tandoor oven, it is usually served over a fragrant naan (flat and fragrant bread, which is rolled with water and dough, and then also cooked inside of the tandoor).

TOP 3 PLACES FOR TANDOORI CHICKEN :

Restoran Kapitan Chulia Street

Hameediyah Restaurant

Restoran Kasim Mustafa Nasi Dalcha

3. ASSAM LAKSA
Penang Assam Laksa is  a spicy, flowery, minty, sweet, sour, fishy noodle soup that has no comparison.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR ASSAM LAKSA :

Air Itam Market Laksa 

Cafe Ko Cha Bi Balik Pulau 

Penang Road Famous Laksa

2. NASI LEMAK
Nasi Lemak is the most traditional Malaysian version, the rice comes paired with sambal (a spicy sauce), anchovies, peanuts, and a boiled egg. However, many street food stalls serve it with fried chicken or fish, fried egg, cockles, or chicken or beef rendang (spicy meat dish).

TOP 3 PLACES FOR NASI LEMAK :

Nasi Lemak Liverpool

Projek Nasi Lemak

Ali Nasi Lemak Daun Pisang 

1. NASI KANDAR
This classic Malaysian dish combines steamed rice and an assortment of different curries, sides, and condiments. The rice is occasionally seasoned, and the choice of curries includes various combinations of vegetables, meat, or seafood. Traditionally associated with Penang, the dish was initially developed among the Indian community who brought their culinary traditions to Malaysia.

TOP 3 PLACES FOR NASI KANDAR :

Tajuddin Hussain Nasi Kandar 

Nasi Kandar Line Clear

Nasi Kandar Deen Maju

 

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