We woke up for an early breakfast in Pulau Tikus, the place where Hui Wen lives. We took a short stroll to New Cathay coffee shop as it was just "right opposite Hui wen's house", as she always puts it. lol. Once there, The ONE stall that caught my eye was the KUEH CHAP stall! oh, the fond memories i had eating kueh chap while growing up in Kuching stimulated the food nerve centers in my brain. To those who are not famililar with Kueh chap, it basically comprises of noodles which resembles "Hor Fun", however much thicker and flatter. The broth is made of chinese herbs (like bak kut teh soup), flooded with duck or pork meat and "tou fu". In Penang, however, they serve mainly kueh chap with duck. In Kuching, kueh chap is exclusively pork-based.
Penang Duck-based Kueh Chap
After having a go at this, i personally think that Kuching Kueh chap is still the best. (sorry hui wen :P). On the side note, if anyone is visiting Kuching anytime soon, you will find the best Kueh chap in Poh Kwong Park (where i used to live), behind Kueh Siang Ann shop. Kueh Chap aside, lets now focus our attention to Penang laksa.
The broth was slightly diluted, however when mixed with the sambal, it was absolutely heavenly. They gave a generous serving of "tau hu pok" together with fresh prawns. Yum. After a scrumptious meal, our next destination was Penang Hill, also known as Bukit Bendera.
Mega and Hui Wen "sardined" inside the tramp on the way up.
A snapshot view from Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera)
David Brown cafe
The door leading to David Brown cafe at Strawberry Hill
Before heading to our next stop, Kek Lok Si, we decided to stop by for lunch at Air Itam for ASAM LAKSA! According to hui wen, this asam laksa is the best among the lot! And true enough, it was indeed the best asam laksa i have ever tasted. I decided to order mine with "Ha Gou" (Prawn paste) as i have never tried this combination before. The tinge of Ha Gou definately spiced up the taste of the asam laksa.
After the short trip to Kek Lok Si, we were hungry again and decided to stop at New World Park (Next to Tune.com Hotel) for tea. We had Ho Chien, but it was not the best we have tasted so far.
New world park Ho ChienWe were so stuffed by then, but we still wanted more! haha. Our next food stop was Abu Siti Lane, which is well-known for their coconuts. The coconuts on that day was not very sweet and it was practically tastless. Nevertheless, it was a great drink for cool-offs on a hot and sunny afternoon.
We were so stuffed and bumped out that we headed back to Hui Wen's place in Pulau Tikus for a well-deserved afternoon nap. After a re-energizing nap and a complete digestion, we were ready for more FOOD! bring it on! haha. We headed to Gurney Drive, but when we arrived, half of the good stalls were closed. Dissapointed, we decided to eat at another food court, known as Good all. Teng Wai and I had the chicken Teriyaki from the japanese stall and it was pretty good. The chicken was tender, and was served along with Miso soup and garlic rice. Mega and Hui Wen had claypot chicken rice instead, since they were not big fans of japanese food :P
Chicken teriyaki
We were so stuffed and bumped out that we headed back to Hui Wen's place in Pulau Tikus for a well-deserved afternoon nap. After a re-energizing nap and a complete digestion, we were ready for more FOOD! bring it on! haha. We headed to Gurney Drive, but when we arrived, half of the good stalls were closed. Dissapointed, we decided to eat at another food court, known as Good all. Teng Wai and I had the chicken Teriyaki from the japanese stall and it was pretty good. The chicken was tender, and was served along with Miso soup and garlic rice. Mega and Hui Wen had claypot chicken rice instead, since they were not big fans of japanese food :P
Chicken teriyaki
That was all the fun-packed adventure we had on day 2 in Penang! more to come. stay-tuned.
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