Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Penang most iconic streetfood

Hmm, hard to nail down...

The oyster ommellete perhaps is the best. At this restaurant though, a seafood restaurant, the cook pretty much nailed it. Rating: 9.8/10. 
Generous topping of large osysters, shallots, spring onions and eggs.
At Teluk Kumbar Seafood restaurant.



Or is it the Char Koay Teow or Hokkien Prawn mee. At Golden City Coffeeshop in Reservoir Garden Penang. 
Char Koay Teow 9.5/10. 
Hokkien mee 9/10
A Indian Muslim Mee Rebus at Balik Pulau is perhaps one of the best Mee Rebus I tasted. They use squid gravy as the sauce, with Indian fitters, hard boiled egg, bean sprouts and tofu. 
9.5/10 (just because of the unique squid broth)

Another famous dish of Penang is the Assam Laksa. Voted top 20 street food by CNN and featured by Anthony Bourdain's show. Influenced by Thai and Malay dishes, this Penang Chinese version doesn't use curry but soup is made from fish. Somehow the fishy smell of the soup contrasts very well with herbs/vegetables like pineapple, onions, Vietnamese mint, cucumbers and torch ginger flower. 
At this particular laksa from the famous Ayer Itam market, rating 9.5/10

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