writing it...

finally.. the continuation of the first part(though it has been more than 2 months).. pardon me...

this chicken rice is dubbed as the best chicken rice you can get in penang as the complementary soup that it comes with is not an ordinary chicken soup. It has a sour yet spicy taste just like tom-yum but doesn't taste like tom-yum. The shop is located somewhere near Kek-Lok-Si temple and as i know it was just opposite a bus stop.

What word i can use to describe Penang? the answer is FOOD HEAVEN!

The outcome of the unique diversification of the community in Penang are the unique foods by the local community. You even can get Thai food here since Penang ain't far from the Thais. Fortunately i got the chance to try out some siamese dishes made by some thai aborigines during the thai festival along Komtar walk.

this dish is called tom-yum-gung. It taste definitely like tomyum. For this dish, you can have a selection of either mee hoon, kuey tiaw, or noodles to be added into the tomyum.

Then i tried this dish. I forgotten the name but I know the main ingredient is made of papaya. Not bad. Taste sour yet salty.

Another dish i tried is the 'mango and sticky rice'. Basically there's mango added with a little condensed milk and sticky rice which are coloured with pandan and yam flavour.

You can try these 3 dishes at Komtar walk, next to Georgetown White Coffee if the festival is still commencing.

Another special dish on my list is the indian fried noodles.

this indian fried noodles is like the fried hokkien mee in Kuching but loads of spices are being added into the noodles to spice up the taste. Taste like the local hokkien mee but feels like 'ma lak mian'...syok....

This might look like an average cup of milk or soya bean but it isn't. This cup of drink is Coconut Shake. Wow.. people nowadays are being very innovative. Actually they don't shake the coconut instead the add a scoop of vanilla flavour ice-cream on top like a float. Drinking coconut alone feels refreshing enough for me what more to say when they add a scoop of ice-cream on top? lagi syok....

You can only get this treat only from Jalil's special ice kacang in front of Fort Cornwallis.

Later late in the evening i headed down to Northam beach cafe for my dinner.

northam beach cafe... where the sea is just beside the cafe...

You get a variety of cuisines here... western or oriental.

This one up here is a French cuisine. It's a crispy toast on top of a mug of hot mushroom soup. You need to use your spoon and poke it from the middle and try stuffing the whole toast into the soup. Then you eat the toast together with the soup.

You can get German sausages here too...

the only german sausage you can have on the whole island of penang.

And not to forget, this is my favourite drink in Penang. The penangnites called it 'am-peh-le' which sounds more like umbrella. Whenever i tried to order this drink, i'll always recall how to pronounce umbrella. And it makes me think of Rihanna's Umbrella-ella-ella...

It's made from a local fruit which i'm not quite clear of the exact name of it in english. The fruit itself is like a nut which is green in colour. So think hard and let me know what it's called...

i got so obsessed over this drink that i forgotten to take a pic of it every time i ordered it. Luckily i remembered it this time but half of it was already in my tummy.

If you like the sour taste in your taste buds, this is the drink for you... syokkk.....

to be continued...

wanna have a little taste of shanghai??

in kuching, u can.
















located at Jalan Keretapi. If you happen to know where Tarot Cafe was, this shop is just hiding at one corner near Tarot Cafe.




















they had this big poster inside of their restaurant to make you feel like your in shanghai but it never does.

the specialty of this restaurant is their reputable 'xiao loong pau' which was previously available at King's Centre but suddenly vanished in thin air.

Other dishes such as the roasted duck and noodles was a little disappointment for me.

anyway, if you're craving for 'xiao loong pau', this is the only place to feast your lust.

There's one poster that attract me....













it's kinda blur but it sure is nice to see it yourself...

where can you get the best of local foods out of sarawak??

the answer... COURTYARD
















It's under the same roof with Sarakraf Pavilion(before Westwood) at Jalan Tabuan

In the morning, the place operates just like any other tourist destination displaying local cratfs and selling them too.

In the evening, this place turns into a cafe, bistro and a restaurant.
cafe and bistro operating from 5pm until 1am.
restaurant on the other hand operates from 5pm until 1130pm.



the theme is being local. from the structure to design. from design to food. its local



If you're a food lover, i do recommend this place. it just brings out the best of the local food and you'll just simply love it.
Sarawak is known for its pepper so they often use it in most of their dishes but undeniably fantastic though being spicy.

Once you'd tried it, you start to appreciate being local.
















it's finger licking good















hell yeah...

it's valentine!! the streets along padungan and waterfront were packed with stalls selling flowers and valentines souvenir... it even caused traffic congestion since last night!.. wow.. the power of love that can even cause traffic jams here and there...

anyway...valentines isn't my motive. Hall 1 is having a blending on the same date with valentines at main hall from 730pm-9pm. Initially it was decide to have a love feast but i don't have the slightest clue how it ended up just having a tidbid or refreshment. I didn't know what tidbit i should bring but since it's valentines, maybe i can try preparing valentines chocolate cookies. haha. weird?? nah.. the saints from hall 1 are gonna be my valentine for that night. haha.

So 1st and foremost, i called up enid(as always if it comes to pastry. credits to her) to get the recipe for the chocolate cookie. Jotting all the items and almost all her advice in my notebook so i don't bungle through the baking. After that, i went to a pastry supply shop in india street but have a haircut before that(hot weather!!). As i dazzle my way to india street, i spotted a few significant things...






since when i opened a restaurant??





















they drew a really 'straight' line...










weird but distinctive for me...haha

anyway... i started preparing the cookie once i got back home.







before going in the oven...













final result??....






jiang jiang!!













made a total of 101 chocolate cookies...
no machine used during the preparations only my two hands...haha... just to show how much effort or 心思。。。haha... hope it does la..
comments?? some good some mediocre...
anyway... there's always room for improvement.