Night Charms in Kimberley Street Penang

koay chiap/duck porridge stall

koay chiap - glutinous rice cake in duck soup - nice!

koay teow soup stall

Koay teow soup - not bad....can give a try

Chicken leg and loh egg from koay teow soup stall (gravy quite salty)....prefer the mount erskine one....also from the mount erskine afternoon koay teow soup stall (beside the indian temple)

Red bean dessert

Nutmeg dessert (can take it with yeow char koay)...I like this!

yong tau fu motorbike seller

Purple Chili Padi

Seen a purple-coloured chilli padi before? Here is it. This is my first time seeing them. Found this in my neighbour's farm :-). This neighbour plant a lot of chili padi as he said his family can't live without chilies. I love chili padi too but not to the extreme that I can't live without it...hehe...

Met up with the neighbour yesterday evening when we were taking our dog for walk. He said this little purple thingy here is much more hotter and spicier than the green ones....hmm...forgot to ask one from him to try....

TAR CHANG JIN Korean Restaurant @ Autoworld Juru

Last week I tried out this korean restaurant with my hubby and sister. This restaurant is located at AutoWorld Juru Penang. All of us find the food here nice and good. The prices here are quite reasonable as well. Even though we didn't order the BBQ dishes but from the menu you beef BBQ cost < RM30, which I think it's quite reasonable.

Kimchi hot pot (2-3 persons serving)

Famous korean fried rice cake

Fried glass noodles korean styles- even though it looks like some normal fried glass noodles but it tastes different and it's good. It's the sesame sauce they used!

8 Refillable banchans



Nice highway view from inside the restaurant

1st Attempt on making Loh Bak (5 spice meat roll)

At first I was worried that it does not turn out well....but I was very happy and delighted...It looks good and taste good and ok :D....but need some improvement per my hubby's feedback that I need to add a little bit more of the 5 spices powder and maybe adding some water chestnut to include some crunchiness in it....I tried two types of wrapping.....one with 'ekor' and one without...hehe...but I like the one with 'ekor' one....like to bite the crunchiness of the 'tail'...hehe.... Just finished wrapping....before drowning 'them' into the hot bubling oil....

Here's the recipe:

1 pieces bean curd sheets (cut into 6″ x 8″ rectangles) **[just cut according to the pre-folded bean curd sheets after you get from the market]**

500g lean pork (cut into strips)

300g water chestnuts (skinned and chopped finely) - optional but this will give you the crunchiness

1 onion (finely chopped)

2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)

1 stalk chinese parsley (optional - finely chopped)

1 cucumber(optional)

Seasoning:
2tbsp of soya sauce

2 1/2 tsp five-spice powder

1 egg (lightly beaten)

2 tbsp tapioca flour

1 dash of white pepper powder

Method:
Combine the seasonings and add in lean pork strips and marinate the pork for at least 2hrs.
Chop the water chestnuts and combine with the marinated pork, add garlic, onion, chinese parsley and mix well.
Lay one sheet of pre-cut bean curd skin on a flat surface. Light dab it with some water to soften it. Spoon the mixture onto the sheet, fold in the two sides and roll up tightly. Alternatively, just fold/roll tightly and at the finishing fold, lightly press at both end of the meat to make the meat to compact in the middle. Seal the edges with the marinate juice.
Heat up your wok, pour in 2 cups of cooking oil and deep-fry the meat rolls over medium heat until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Serve with sliced cucumber and chili sauce

Kemunting Lakeview Restaurant @ Sg Kob, Mahang

This restaurant is located in the Mahang area of Kedah. The lake water fish dishes are good and tasty. I love them. To get to here from Penang, use the BKE highway and pass thru Kulim High-Tech park. After turning into Kulim High-Tech Park, go straight and at the fourth traffic light, turn left towards Mahang. Follow the road and go straight on. You will pass by Petronas on your left and caltex on your right. Straight on and you will pass by police station and pusat serenti on your left. Then about 1KM, you will come to a junction with the below sign board - Restoran Kemunting Lake View (GUINNESS). Follow it. You will notice that there is almost similar signboard with Tiger. Don't follow that. It will lead you to another seafood restaurant (competitor). Make sure to follow the one with GUINNESS logo. Comparative to the one opposite Petronas station (recommended by Astro Ah Xian), this one is more cleaner, brighter and most of all less less flies and road leading into the restaurant is in much better conditioned than the Restoran Kolam Ikan (oppo Petronas station). This restaurant is also floating on the fish lake. So you will have a nice view of the lake with the fishes swimming by your side. Besides fishes, paddy frog dishes are also their specialties.

Catfish in the water

lampan fish in the lake

Steamed lampan fish - it is a very nice fish to eat. The flesh is very smooth, tender and has that fresh sweetness on every bite. Just eat it slowly....while enjoying every bite of the fish and this will prevent you from swallowing any bones....this fish has many bones...

3 tastes tilapia fish

Restoran Q Wok Nyonya Curry House @ Bayu Mutiara (near Juru Auto-city)

This restaurant is located at Bayu Mutiara, Bukit Mertajam. It's just 1km away from Juru Auto-City. It's a new restaurant which just opened recently. Price is quite reasonable but the taste wise is so-so...err...I would say my grandma's nyonya dishes were much better than food in this restaurant...Missed my grandma's cooking a lot......

Good Hakka/Tai Po noodles @ Taman Inderawasih, Prai

The tai poo noodles is hand-made by the towkay neoh's husband. Normally this coffeshop is crowded with OL/OM & factory people especially during lunch time but if you reached there by 12 noon, I'm sure you will still find yourself a table. The coffeeshop is behind Public Bank where you can park your vehicle at the Taman Inderawasih medan selera parking space. Besides the hakka/tai poo noodles, the 'Koay teow th'ng' there is quite nice as well.

Restoran Fatty @ Ipoh (Old Town Jalan Bijih Timah)

Delicious steamed lampam fish

Stir-fry ginger-onion wildboar meat

"Three taste HotPlate" in nyonya sauce

Homemade taufu in hot wok

五大天王 - 5 types of vege in one plate


We've tried the dishes in this restaurant twice. The dishes are great. Other dishes, like kong poh belut, etc. If you are in Ipoh, do drop by :)

Check out this lady :)

She has a good voice, right? :D

She is Zee Avi, from Miri Sarawak. She just released her album today. View her profile and listen to all her songs at http://www.myspace.com/zeeavi

Char Koey Kak

I know there are many Char Koay Kak sellers in Penang but I always like this Char Koay Kak from this uncle. I've this Char Koay Kak since young. This uncle stall is located beside Desa Green flat at Jalan Van Pragh. Normally he opens his stall around 1.30pm. The Char Koay Kak comes in small, medium and large, from RM1.30 - RM2.00.

If you have the chance, try it :)