When I first came to the United States to pursue my Master’s Degree in Communications, the first thing I learned in my Multicultural Communication class was the distinct difference between Individualism and Collectivism. Here comes the lecture notes: “Individualism stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself…
Shanghai Ding is a Shanghainese restaurant in Penang. I love Shanghainese food and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try the food at Shanghai Ding. I took my whole family there and sampled a lot of great dumplings, dim sum, and rice and noodles. Penang is not Shanghai, but I was very pleased with the quality of food there. I…
To many people in the West, the notion of hawkers, roadside stalls, and kopi tiams (coffee shops) is as blurry as a smoked mirror; the concept is vague and hard-to-grasp (no, they are not like a food cart selling cotton candy, nor are they a McDonalds or Starbucks). Therefore I would like to take you on a journey through the…
After an exhausting 26-hour Penang-Singapore-Taipei-Los Angeles journey (layovers included) and then another hour to drive south from Los Angeles International Airport, I finally made it back to my place (specifically my pillow) in Irvine, California. Sleep-deprived and physically-drained, I hit the bed and passed out slept for the next 12 hours. Waking up in my place in suburbia, I immediately…
I’ll write a complete food guide soon. For now, here are some of the most famous hawker food in Penang. Hainanese Chicken Rice served with fresh cucumber and chili sauce. Apong Manis or simply known as Apong. Apong Balik… Assam Laksa. Roasted Chestnuts. Locally, they are known as Lat Chee. Hot food, curries, and home-cooked dishes served at a Chinese…
While I had planned to share every single meal of my Penang culinary adventure with you, alas, my initiative and enthusiasm has been dampened by one unsurmontible obstacle: the painfully slow dial-up connection at my parents’ home…
Pictures of some of the scrumptious hawker foods and snacks I have been eating in Penang. Some street foods / hawker foods are inherently not photogenic, so I will save them for future narrations and postings.
Recently, a friend of mine in Hong Kong asked me about Penang Assam Laksa. She told me that she had it in Penang and has been craving it and requested me to give her the recipe. I told her that she will have to go back to Penang again if she really loves it as my recipe will not do…
There is a serious problem when it comes to living in the United States – the lack of choices when it comes to easily available food. Granted, one can pretty much eat anything they want in the U.S., but what I am talking about is food that you can get rather easily without having to drive your car, get into…
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