Nyonya Kuih Pie Tee Recipe (Top Hats)

Great things do come in small packages–such is true when it comes to Nyonya Kuih Pie Tee. Alluringly gorgeous in presentation and rank high in the taste and flavor department, Nyonya Kuih Pai Tee are virtuous snacks that showcase clean flavors and brilliant combination of fresh ingredients–it’s undeniably one of the most inventive and vividly luscious Nyonya creations.
Making Kuih…

Bak Kut Teh Recipe (Pork Bone Tea Soup)

A good food photograph, beautifully composed and captured, is like fine art; igniting both appreciation and salivation. And the internet is my own personal art gallery. When I crave street food, I stare at my posts here, here, and here about Penang hawker food and salivate over the pictures (in all modesty, it’s more the memory of taking them). When…

Stir-fried Savory Clams Recipe

Call me a clam predator or clamoholic, I love clams and can’t get enough of these little shelled mollusks. Clams are extremely juicy, flavorful, and a versatile ingredient. There are so many ways you can consume them: steamed, fried, stir-fried, boiled, baked, soup, or raw (like the Japanese do). For me, I always love my clams stir-fried–a little bit of…

Indian Mee Goreng Recipe (Indian Fried Noodles)

It’s been a busy week and I haven’t had much time to cook. However, food is food; you have to satiate your hunger regardless of how busy you are.
I wanted to prepare something not overly complicated yet different tonight so I cooked up this nice serving of Indian Mee Goreng.

Sour, spicy, sweet, and tangy come through in this dish. I…

Steamed Eggs with Cincaluk Recipe

Blamed it on either my Nyonya heritage or my own disturbingly distinct palate, but I have a penchant for what other people would classify as stinky foods. Stinky as in salted fish, Chinese cheese, belacan, and yes, fermented shrimp. My neighbors go out to eat when I prepare this last dish.
Locally known as Cincaluk, it usually comes packaged in a…

Eating Penang: Nyonya Kuih

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.
Thus I am sharing my adventure with you in small tastes, i. e. a few pictures at a time — sort of like stealing…