Padang Hawker Delight

When you yearning for supper and yet you do not know where to head to. Well, let me introduce this place to you. This place no stranger to anyone in Penang. It’s a big football field that in between Jalan Dato’ Keramat & Jalan Anson. This football field is actually next to a BhP petrol station.

What’s famous down there… well, there are a lot of food down there. Even they have stall selling dim sum, char koay teow, hokkien mee, koay teow th’ng, and so on.
We took one of our dinner at the ‘padang’, and that night hubby and I were extremely hungry, first get our seat, second hubby quickly went and ordered 2 bowl of wanton mee and a bowl of wanton.


The noodle is tender, and it is not soggy at all; but slightly oily to my liking. And I could see lots of lards in the bowl of noodle as well as the wanton.

富貴麵, I don’t know what is it… and this stall actually caught my attention. Without second thought I actually asked hubby get the order for me.


Tada… guess what? It’s actually Lam Mee. Some of us will call it birthday noodle, but I wonder why富貴麵? So, if it’s direct translate, that would be Rich and Honor Noodle? [grin] What’s make a good Lam Mee? Of course, the broth and the sambal belancan chilli, both of this accommodate with the taste well.

Well, will your saliva drip down from your mouth??
Will this make you hungry?? [wink]

Home Cook Fish Head Noodle 魚頭米粉

I have not been putting any effort this week and last on my blog. Not any other reason but I have been busy at work and even worked over the weekends. And, not because of am neglecting this, but I couldn’t spare any time to maintain it. But am glad I do see comments from you guys. And these comments are the encourages that keep me moving.

Ok, let’s talk about Fish Head Noodle this time.

Remember I blogged about the best Steamboat in Butterworth (紫薇園魚頭火炭爐), that’s the place for Fish Head noodle as well. And, per bowl costs us RM7-00. Though is very big portion, however, we consumer will ask, does it really need to spend RM7-00 just for a bowl of Fish Head noodle?

So, what I did was, I cooked the same soup base as theirs and here it turns out to be. And hubby finds it almost the same as 紫薇園魚頭火炭爐 in Raja Uda.
First, I deep fried those fish head, fish meats and the yam as well. Once done, put the yam in the pot and boil for 2 to 3 hours, plus the fish bones, pork bones, fish meats. Once it’s almost done, what I did was, I add some condensed milk into the soup base. And, that turns out to be this delicious looking soup. [LOL]
Having fish head noodle best is having thick rice vermicelli (米粉), some people will go for thin one and some will go for maggi noodle. Since, I was following the same as the outlet, I’ll go for the thick rice vermicelli.
Well, … here comes my home cook fish head vermicelli (魚頭米粉), isn’t it nice? Drool, huh???
Oh yes, what’s famous in that place was their soup base and their chilies. Chop lots of garlics, chilies, and add lime to it. This is the one and only one that accomplish the delicious 魚頭米粉.

Wanton Mee, Chai Leng Park

If you're happen to be in mainland, any part of the area... do drop by this place Chai Leng Park for food. Cuz, you can find many good food down here. And this Wanton Mee is one of them, especially their home made chicken leg.

I know not many people like chicken leg, some would think of the hygiene factor, but, to them they were not known that they actually remove the skin of those legs and boil it first before they cook for others dishes. A very good example would be the man at home... been telling him don't know how many thousand times, the process of cooking chicken leg, and his expression to me is always the same.
Anyway, this stall used to man by a married couple, now that they are getting old, their son will help them to continue the business. Some how or rather their characters are inherit from the parents. Why I commented that?

Whenever they have many orders, they seem to lost track of all the orders and they can completely forgotten about it and didn’t even serve at all. That’s what I said so. There was once, they forgotten my order, and noted that they have given a new customer after me. When I went back to them, they realize they have forgotten about it.
Honestly, I don’t deny the fact that their noodle is really crunchy, and even if they over cook, it doesn’t look soggy.

This place is easy to find, it’s actually next to a clinic, and it’s in the corner shop. Also, same row as Teo Chew Beng as well. If you know the way to Pearl View Hotel in Chai Leng Park, you will know how to get in here, … it’s simple and easy.

Hope you enjoy exploring.

Yin Yau Kui Hakka Noddle

Been wanting to share this eatery place, and it's one of our favourite place in Ipoh. In fact, this place has been reviewed by Rasa Rasa.

This place was actually introduced by our uncle, he brought us here for breakfast once, hubby and I love the noddle very much, as well as other dishes like meat balls, fish balls and other deep fried stuff. I was told this stall is actually originally founded by the stall's late father, now it has passed on to the next generation.
Needless to say further, do check this out whenever you're down in Ipoh for holiday or business. Hubby noticed that the famous celebrity Jacky Cheong came to the shop before, and it seems they have those paper cuttings and hang on the wall for diners to see.
The shop opens as early as 7am, normally it will close before 12noon. Weekends will see a bigger crowd flooding to the shop, so be early. Oh yes, please also take note that this stall do not operate during Chinese New Year period, especially on the day 9th. Price wise, is reasonable. Oh yes, this shop is actually located near the famous 芽菜雞 shop - Lou Wong (老黄芽菜雞).

In fact, 5 of us were there this morning, total paid out was only RM28-00. We have tried other Hakka Noddel stalls in Penang, none of these stalls could compare to this in Ipoh. So, this is highly recommended one that you shouldn't miss!!

Koay Teow Th'ng 粿條湯

There's a saying only sick people will take Koay Teow Th'ng. But most disagree with this statement, that includes me.

I believe many have blog about this Pitt Street Koay Teow Th'ng that specifically located in Hai Oan coffee shop along Burmah Road (few shops away from the current Mekio Furniture Shop, for the old timers will know that's the Rex Theater), ie. The Simpler Life. For those that understand Mandarin, they will know or have heard of this coffee shop 槟城车水路海安茶室.

The history of this stall is actually originated from Pitt Street and it was managed by the father. Perhaps due to high demand, they have actually branched out into several places in the island. Well the one in Hai Oan coffee shop is managing by the son and the daughter-in-law.

And for all you know this is one of the famous one in Penang Island (hehehhe... and it's also my favourite koay teow th'ng). Every time I revisit the stall, I always asked for extra chilies, and I could finish the entire bowl of soup too.

You could see from the picture that it says their fish balls are home made, and price are reasonable too. For a bowl of Koay Teow Th'ng with fish balls is only RM2-50, small bowl is only RM2-00.

Ajisen Ramen

Whoever saw this cute little girl holding a bowl of noddles, am sure you will know this is Ajisen Ramen's symbol or rather logo. Unfortunately I don't understand Japanese, thus don't really understand what it says about its history in their website.

I believe this is a 1st outlet in Penang, and it's located in Gurney Plaza.

Hubby and I was pretty spontaneous when we decided to call a half day off from our hectic schedule. We both are enjoying our quality time that spent together.
I didn't know much about this Ramen, but from the menu that they gave us, I could see they do have many branches in all over the world, eg. Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, etc.The waitress there was kind enough to introduce their specialty and also explained to us their soup base are mainly came from pork ribs, bones and so on (non-halal). In fact, she recommended 'Volcano Ramen' which is the spicy type of ramen.

With that recommendation, I took the 'Volcano Ramen' and hubby took the Dried Ramen. Both turn out to be nice and good, but hubby prefers their Dried Ramen, cuz, that's something different from the soupy. Oh yes, one thing that we like it very much is because the noddle textures are crunchy and less alkaline. For the lunch itself, we have spent RM31-50, so expensive or not?? Or we should weigh this with the quality time spent with your loved one?

Address & Contact Number
Ajisen Ramen
170-G-51 Gurney Plaza
10250 Penang
Tel/Fax: 04-2266 827

Lean Gaik Hokkien Mee 福建麵

In one of my post on hawker delight, I did mention there are some good stalls were being published in this magazine called Flavour. For this Penang Hokkien Mee that am going to talk about, it's also in the same issue with the other that I've posted before.

For those that wonder, let me give you a brief idea..... In Penang, we called it Hokkien Mee, whereas in Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur, they named it Prawn Mee. Why? Because the soup base is made from prawns.

I have not try to make one of this on my own, and I understand the process of doing it is kinda tedious.

Anyway, Lean Gaik Hokkien Mee is one of the best hokkien mee in mainland, or rather in Chai Leng Park. If it's not, they wouldn't have being interviewed and published in this magazine called Flavour, right?

We have been patronizing this stall for awhile, until lately we noted our cholesterol level has shot up, so decided to call it a quit. Now that, we are back here again, of course, we'll order whatever we want.... [wink]

Their main dish is Penang Hokkien Mee, other than that they have Loh Mee (rice and egg noodles in broth thickened with corn starch and beaten eggs, served with eggs, meat slices and bean sprouts), and Dried Hokkien Mee.

Beside that, they do have side dishes like mantis prawns, eggs, siow bak (roast pork), pork knuckles, pork ribs, etc....

It used to be RM2-20 for small bowl and RM2.80 for big bowl, I believe with the inflation, it has gone up to RM2-50 for small bow and RM3-00 for big bowl. Well, regardless the price is, we are still going back to them, as their Hokkien Mee is really nice.

Herbal Soup Noddles

First of all, I would like to apologize for not able to post some blogs down here, and I've been busy, apart from that things at work are a bit hectic too.

Anyway, weekend, ... Saturday! Of course, I'll hunt for food to fill up my empty and starving stomach~la... and guess many people knows that, breakfast is the most important meal for the day. Without that, I can't even think of anything to write. Hahahaha....

Anyway, I was actually driving around and didn't realize I've actually cross the bridge, and also realized that early dawn it was raining too. With such cozy whether, what would be the best thing to eat then.... hmmm....

We didn't really got far away, but landed in a place called Chai Leng Park where you will see lots of local hawker delights down here, food like Hokkien Mee, Wan Tan Mee, Char Koay Teow, etc.... Like I said, a cozy whether is best to go for some soupy noddles, huh!


So, we ended at this place called May Siang Way. Hubby and I ordered this herbal soup noddle, where they have ribs, duck meat, drumstick and chicken too. Each of those for only RM3.30, comparatively to Penang Island, some charged RM3.70. Of course, the soup from May Siang Way is not has tasty as the one sell in front of Kah Motor in Sungai Pinang (槟城鸭腿面线). But this one isn't that bad too.

By looking the picture, you could tell how steaming hot it is and I would have to take awhile to snap it.

In fact, it doesn't look as good as the one that I mentioned, or sumptuous. However, like I said it isn't that bad to give it a try. After all, it's only RM3.30, plus the bridge toll is only RM5.60, right?

Then after could have a slow drive down to Bukit Mertajam or another neighbourhood Seberang Jaya, where they have just have this new place call Sunway Carnival. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures from that mall, otherwise, it would be more to share with everyone.

My simple dinner

Monday usually nothing much to prepare for dinner …
Thus, I’ve decided to make simple dinner like this ….

Fried ‘yee mee’ & ‘pei tan sau yook chook’.

Ingredients for ‘Yee Mee’ are as follow –

2 bundles of yee mee
Sotongs (squid)
Chicken meat
Vegetables
Prawns
Garlic

1st, fried garlic till fragrant and dump chicken meat, prawns, sotong into the wok.
Follow by yee mee, and add some soya source, a little bit of sugar to balance the taste…

Wola … here comes my Fried Yee Mee…. Nice or not?

As for the ‘Pei Tan Sau Yook Chook’.
1st, you must soak the rice for half an hour.
Cut pei tan (century eggs) into small small cubes.
Seasoning the mince pork meat with salt and a little bit of sugar.
Oh ya, do add some salted eggs, it will make your porridge very tasty.
Hmmm… yummy yummy ….

After cooked, add on ginger, Chinese parsley, that will make your porridge very nice tempting looking.

Tempting?? Delicious?