Yam Rice is something of a specialty that’s often forgotten when it comes to Penang food, for one, it is not exactly a famous dish from the island, but rather on the mainland. Additionally, it is also a little bit difficult to call it a “hawker food” as this is more of a full blown meal best had for lunch or even dinner.
But alas, for those who loves pork, yam, or both, this is definitely a must-try if you find yourself by the lesser known half sister of Penang island – mainland Penang.
Chai Leng Park yam rice at Chip Heng kopitiam
When it comes to yam rice, the go to place is Chai Leng Park at Seberang Jaya, a stone’s throw away from the infamous Penang Megamall, once the biggest shopping complex in Penang, and I believe the first to have had an ice skating rink in Northern area.
In fact, there is more than one shop offering yam rice in Chai Leng Park, each serving its own customer base. My mom’s favorite is the one at Chip Heng kopitiam, so that’s where we went.
My last visit here was over 20 years ago with my late dad, a quick lunch detoured from buying tractor parts at a shop around the area. There’s definitely a sense of nostalgia for me. Things at Sebarang Jaya does seem to change little after all these years.
yam rice, mix pork soup, tofu & egg, braised pork trotter
For mom and I (later joined by an uncle), we ordered a big bowl of mixed pork soup, a side of braised tofu and egg, and a tiny bowl of braised trotter for lunch. These were of course, accompanied by their famous yam rice.
The soup has a sourish undertone brought on by those salted vegetable, with generous amount of perfectly cooked pork parts – including kidney, pork slices, pork ball, liver, and even coagulated blood. A dash of chopped cilantro completes the dish, and it’s as wholesome and would only be made better with a rainy, cold weather.
Those braised dishes did not disappoint either, I thought the trotter could be just a tad more tender but perhaps I was too used to the ways Klang bak kut teh is prepared.
Over all it was definitely a lovely lunch, 3 pax, and just a tad under RM 30.00.
P/S: there’s a BM Yam Rice at Publika that’s pretty decent too.
Address:
Chip Heng Kopitiam
45, Lebuh Kurau 1,
Taman Chai Leng,
13700 Perai, Pulau Pinang
GPS: 5.384447, 100.390979
Tel: 04-390 0136
One thing I’ve never tried, yam rice! Gotta do that the first opportunity I get. Oooo…love that soup!!!
suituapui: I think you’d like it đŸ˜€
There are too many good food I want to try at Penang and like what you said, Yam Rice most probably one of the least that get attention đŸ˜›
Choi Yen: haha yeah, you have to go up there for like a week maybe.
da best is assam laksa. It is Penang’s national dish…
kekeke: CKT PLS!
noooooo…..
kekeke: yessss
forgotten is correct – i’d totally forgot about this dish! only had it a few times back in the nineties, whenever we crossed into bukit mertajam to meet people – though i remember having it in balik pulau too, while attending a magistrate’s court case for a friend riding my bike without a licence. good times, good food đŸ˜€
Sean: is that a sign of old age? haha.
looks very yammy #yummy
kekeke: that’s right!
Oh yaaaa I tried the Publika one, ok la pretty decent.
Charmaine: yaa that one’s pretty good too
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