Pictures of some of the scrumptious hawker foods and snacks I have been eating in Penang. Some street foods / hawker foods are inherently unphotogenic, so I will save them for future narrations and postings.
Stir-fried Balitong (Snails) with spicy peanut sauce; in order to eat the snail, you have to suck the tail and then the head to pull it out.
Otak-Otak or steamed fish mousse in a gracious banana cup.
Kuay Teow Th’ng…
Nasi Campur Melayu or Malay Food.
Hokkien Mee or Prawn Noodle Soup with generous toppings of shredded shrimps, mantis prawns, and some spicy chili paste.
Pulut Udang wrapped in banana leaves and grilled over charcoal.
Pulut Udang is my favorite Malay snack…
…they are simply delectable.
Tee Nya Kuih or rice cakes with brown sugar syrup. This Chinese delicacy is getting harder and harder to find these days. I found it at Swatow Lane. A must try. Pandan flavor is also available.
More pictures of mouthwatering Penang hawker food:
- Photo Blog: Penang Hawker Food
- Photo Blog: Penang Hawker Food – Part II
- Eating Penang: Nyonya Kuih
As a newbie food blogger, I am two steps behind when it comes to the hot happenings in the food blogosphere. About a week ago I requested Passionate Eater to tag me for “Five Things to Eat Before You Die” started by Traveler’s Lunch Box — not knowing exactly what it meant by “tagging” (According to the rules of the kid’s game, I quickly ran away).
After finding out that I had been tagged, I started to panic not knowing exactly what to do (OMG, I’m “it”). So for the next few days, I lurked around the blogosphere and finally realized that I needed to suggest my own “Five Things to Eat Before You Die” list in return (Passionate Eater – I am sorry this has taken so long!)…
As an insatiable foodie, it’s a huge challenge to limit my choices down to just 5 foods. After much considerations and serious debate with others, I finally settled with the list of top 5 foods that I would like to share with you. As Rasa Malaysia is essentially a Malaysian food blog and the word “Die” is seemingly morbid in my dictionary, I have decided to take a lighter approach and give you “Top 5 Things to Eat (While Living) in Malaysia.”
- Nasi Lemak
- Roti Canai
- Penang Assam Laksa
- Malaysian Satay
And last but not least, at number 5, Grilled Stingray wrapped in banana leaves.
When live stingrays can prove to be fatal (well, you all should be aware of the sad incident by now), Malaysian Grilled Stingray is one of the best creations of Malaysian cuisine. Wrapped in banana leaves and seasoned with turmeric powder and other spices, this delicate fish is grilled to perfection and served with a condiment of Sambal Belacan with sliced shallots and lime juice.
There you have it — the top 5 foods to eat in Malaysia — remember, Malaysian food is not simply the five things I mentioned above. If you have the opportunity to travel through Malaysia, eat everything that looks interesting: not many places in the world have such varieties of food for your palate to experience.
OK, now you’re it…
Malay Satay — those little skewers of meat with peanut sauce and ketupat (Malay rice cake) is a very popular dish in Malaysia. Walk down any street in the country and the mouthwatering aroma of Satay exudes from practically every corner you pass: road side Malay stalls, hawker centers, pasar malam (night markets), kopi tiam [...]
My favorite Malaysian snack is Roti Canai, which you already know if you have read my thoughts about this fluffy, crispy, and flaky dish here. While I love dipping my Roti Canai in curry sauce, I also like it sweet — so sometimes I pour some sugar on my Roti Canai and eat it Indian-style [...]
They say that the sense of smell is most closely tied to that of memory, and preparing my late grandmother’s recipe for Kerabu Bee Hoon with its aroma filling the kitchen certainly brought back a lot of wonderful memories for me.
It had been almost two decades since I last had Kerabu Bee Hoon. My grandmother [...]
Fresh Okras (or Lady’s Fingers as these hairy and sticky vegetables are often called)
plus dried shrimp…
equals….
Malaysian Style Ladies Fingers! (Nicely manicured above)
Wait a minute — I wish cooking Malaysian-style Lady’s Fingers were as easy as 1 + 1 = 2, but nothing prepared fresh is ever that simple (If it was, you wouldn’t need [...]
I confess, I once did not cook curry chicken or kari ayam well. My curry chicken was always too watery, had too much curry powder, or was too loaded with coconut milk. Despite numerous attempts and countless trials and errors, it just never tasted right — frustrating me to no end.
Argh.
I eventually gave up [...]
Certain dishes include 3 parts nostalgia in the recipe. This is one of those meals; it brings back lots of childhood memories to me–um, all of them bitter and resentful.
I did not appreciate this dish as a child – not because it didn’t taste good or because the stinky smell of salted fish was overpowering–but [...]
