Comments on: Penang Hawker Food (Penang Street Food)

By: Penang – The Big Three « Street Foodie — Asian Street Food Blog

Penang – The Big Three « Street Foodie — Asian Street Food Blog — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:45:05 +0000

[...] to make an all out assault on the Big 3 – the three dishes identified by Penang expert Rasa Malaysia as the essential tastes of Penang. Along with Robyn Eckhardt at EatingAsia, her writing was one of [...]

By: Xuwen

Xuwen — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:45:46 +0000

These photos of Penang hawker foods make me feel hungry each time I look at them! I am glad that I have discovered this great Rasa Malaysia website when I wanna learn how to cook proper Malaysian foods. I really miss my hometown and Penang foods are always the best to me!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:17:53 +0000

Hi Rasa Malaysia,

I always sneak peek on your website as you have a great recipes on Malaysian food wheter its chinese, malaysian or nyonya food and I’m so lucky to found your website, such a coincidence.I’m an Indonesian lived in Toronto. I’ve been to Penang last year, ohh the foods is UNBELIEAVABLE, so cheap (even cheaper than in Spore) and its so niceee. Thou there is a bit similiar to Medan’s food ( North Sumatra, Indo) but There is a unique taste that diffrentiate from other place. I love the char kwetiao & asam laksa ( me & my mum eat that a lot)=p I forgot what other things that i tried but those two i remember the most lolz=p Btw do you have any char kwe tiao recipe? I don’t know how they cook it so nice, like the dryness with the egg and the flavour is different from how i cook at home. Thx and good job on you recipes & photos. Keep it up! Cheers

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:54:53 +0000

Joey – that’s great. I hope SoCal has it soon!

By: Joey

Joey — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:08:01 +0000

I’m a former resident of Malaysia now living in Portland, Oregon. We actually have a kind of ‘hawker stall’ business here. They are called food carts and the City of Portland supports these businesses. They are popular and growing. All kinds of food from all over the world, even Bosnia. No Malaysian yet. Here’s a link to a site about these food carts

http://foodcartsportland.com/

You should try them if you come up here.

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:29:55 +0000

You will have to head back to Penang ASAP!!! :)

By: yowzah

yowzah — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:01:05 +0000

AIYO looking at those pictures made me homesick and hungry!!! Haven’t been home for 2 years already, absolutely gotta make a trip home soon! You’re so lucky you get to balik kampung quite often :) I remember eating this super spicy and unforgettable delish indian food, banana leaves and all at this little restaurant in gelugor where my aunt lives. My dream is to go back to that restaurant again…Thanks for posting the pictures, definitely brings back memories :)

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:20:16 +0000

Ooooh, I just don’t understand why elsewhere fruit juice is not as celebrated. I looooove the fresh fruit juice available at Penang kopitiam: watermelon, apple, orange, carrot with condensed milk, and starfruit, so good. Oh, and yes, the pat poh peng, sui kam peng, keat po, etc. So good.

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:18:43 +0000

Nora – ha, if your dad is from Penang, and I can totally relate to his excitement when taking about Penang food. It’s in the blood of those born and raised in Penang. We might have left our little island, but our heart and stomach are left there forever. LOL.

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:16:42 +0000

A little promotion doesn’t hurt, as long as the food delivers. LOL.

Oh yes, when I was attending college in KL, the first few months was so tough because the food was just really tasteless and bland compared to what I have used to. So it was a difficult adjustment for me. It didn’t only happen to me, but all my friends from Penang. No offense to KL hawker food though. ;)