i guess i have already passed that stage that i must take photos of every single food laid in front of me.. when i remember Penang is a heaven for local street food, and that many bloggers love to see food posts (in the common flat layout), and in order i am not "complained" for not writing a food post for my Penang trip, haha!! hence, i searched for the food photos i reminded myself to take.. okay, here are what i have, *paiseh*.. but i have to say i did enjoy the food very much, so enjoyed that my camera may not "eat" before me, hahaha!! hope you enjoy reading too.. :p
we went to the public market at Air Itam (photo above) in the morning.. i've heard a lot about this place, but only realized it is surrounded by mountains.. beautiful when you ignore the messy traffic in that area but look far at the green mountains behind.. :p
#1.. we went there for this asam laksa which is one thing you should not miss, a lot milder compared to the very spicy and sour version we have here in KL.. just like the people too?? hahaha!! oh, i LOVE the iced nutmeg juice (no photo though)..
#2.. we then went nearby for this very interesting curry noodles, i guess this must be the legendary Penang White Curry huh?? comes with cuttlefish and blood pudding, and guess how this is sold by two old sisters boss?? move your cursor over the photo.. :)
#3.. no seat at the curry stall and we were asked to sit at the cheong fun stall opposite.. and that was why this plate of cheong fun with prawn paste was on our table!! i think the prawn paste was very nice, but too bad, only in Penang..
#4.. we walked a bit in the market and then hopped onto the car.. Lorong Selamat next for this famous char koay teow.. okay, RM9(!!) with three huge prawns.. but sorry, my comment is: overpriced and overrated, period.. i also heard that if you order using authentic Penang Hokkien, you will only have to pay RM7, this is unfair!!
#5.. one of the side dishes to go with our char koay teow (did not take photos of the rojak buah and sotong kangkung), this oh-chien was indeed a lot nicer!! i like the way they cooked it slightly burnt and crispy outside but soft and a little chewy inside..
#6.. BONUS: this was the prawn noodles we had a day before next to our hotel.. too bad, we were too early and many ingredients like roast pork, kangkung and beansprouts were not ready, hence this plain looking bowl.. nevertheless, it tasted good!! only to realize later this is the famous Green House Prawn Mee at Jalan Burma..
i know you sure exclaimed that i ate a lot after reading this post, haha!! but the truth is, food in Penang are not in big portion, furthermore many things we ordered were for sharing only, hence we actually didn't overeat.. just that we were too old to stuff in too much of food~~ :D
there is one thing i love about Penang, everywhere i go in Georgetown, i can still see old buildings very well preserved and maintained, and many are converted for commercial use.. so unlike her big brother KL, where it seems all old buildings must be demolished to give way to modern structures (=.=").. after a brief walk at Armenian Street that night , we hopped over to this place called ChinaHouse for a drink.. nope, it's not a place to house just the Chinese but a place with restaurant, bar, art centre etc under one roof, one roof that links two pre-war colonial house.. i LIKE this "retro contemporary" place, sounds contradicting?? but that's what it makes me feel!! :p
Friend: So, is this your first time in Penang?? Me: Of course not, I've been to Penang several times before!! Friend: Really?? When was your last visit then?? Me: Form 3!! Friend: ... (=.=")
muahahaha!! okay, i guess the friend would probably think it's more appropriate for me to might as well tell him "Yes", since Penang has changed so much over these 20 years.. i was indeed very impressed with the changes on this beautiful island.. years ago, we used to go to places like Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si, but i guess in these couple of years, the Armenian Street has become the hottest attraction for (especially Malaysian) tourists huh?? and so after dinner, the friend took us there for a walk.. i finally got to see the real thing of what has been so "big" on social media these couple of years.. hmmm, okay, a very retro and artistic street.. i took some photos of them there (as shown below), i have been there.. :p
