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Met my long time blog friend Austin Bush of Real Thai this afternoon, who came to Malaysia on an assignment for the Lonely Planet guidebook. We had Char Kuey Teow.
Quoting Austin’s blog, my Char Kuey Teow was better than yours.
When it comes to hawker food (street food), real foodies know that Malaysia owns it. And when it comes to really good hawker food, Penang owns it. Enough said.
My Char Kuey Teow recipe is here.
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I think that picture says it all! Yum! I SO need to get myself to Penang soon!!!
it looks like paithai, does it taste similar too?
No it tastes completely different. Pad Thai is sweet this is not and with a lot wok hei.
Looks fantastic!
Lorong Selamat ckt, for the win!
You have keen eyes and got it right!
I am not able to print the recipes. The link takes me another page. But love all your recipes!
It should be in pg 2 for the recipes
I live in a place where fresh Asian ingredients are hard to come by without having to travel. Would you recommend certain substitutions… such as Sriracha for the chillies?
Amazing dish. Can’t wait to finally try it in mmm exactly 2 weeks from now on the spot:D
I miss my favorites in KL…..nasi lemak, char kuey teow, chicken rice, poh piah and many many more.
Looks amazingly delicious!
mmm…. i’ve been holding off a trip to Penang for awhile, but it seems like this is just the push I need to taste original Penang CKT! And then try it back home =)
It looks delicious. Maybe I should try this char kuey teow.
Hi ! have been a follower of your wonderful blog for a long time now. Have a quick favor to ask, im making a trip to penang and was wondering if you could share some food recommendations please. I know you run a food tour, but unfortunately im there on work and my schedule is so crazy, i would never be able to make it at all.you can email me on my address if thats ok or ill check back here for an answer, thanks!