Not going to lie, the few times I had nasi lemak in Klang Valley resulted in disappointments. See, as someone who grew up in Penang and loves nasi lemak, the expectation is a little bit different, especially when it comes
KY eats – Penang Mt. Erskrine Market Curry Mee (Night)
Whenever I’m back to Penang, curry mee is always something I look forward to. To me, it is one of the essential Penang hawker food that one must have whenever on the island, alongside with char kuih teow, prawn mee,
KY eats – Free School Road Goreng Pisang, Penang
What do you do when you find yourself in between meals in Penang? You go for snacks, of course, and one of the better snacks to look for is available at this perhaps inappropriately named Free School Road goreng pisang
KY eats – Popiah at Shang Wu Hawker Stalls, Penang
First of all, I have to thank Ah Bok for reminding me of this place via his instagram feed. For those who may not be too familiar with this slightly less popular Penang hawker delight, the popiah in Penang is
KY eats – Chulia Street Wantan Mee, Penang
When it comes to Penang hawker food, I believe wantan mee is not going to be even top 5 for most people. Off top of my head it’ll usually come after char kuih teow, laksa, curry mee, prawn mee, kuih
KY eats – Pulau Tikus Prawn Mee at Swee Kong Kopitiam, Penang
While char kuih teow gets all the fame, I believe Penang Hokkien mee, or what the rest of Malaysia usually refers to as Prawn Mee, is the true number one hawker dish in Penang. You can find prawn mee being
KY eats – Maple Palace, Finest Chinese Cuisine in Penang
When it comes to Penang, most of us instinctively have hawker foods in mind, and with good reasons since the island is arguably the best place to be for street food. Well, the same taste for good food in Penang
KY eats – Traditional Peanut Candy with Pohpiah Skin, Penang
There are several types of peanut candies you can find in Malaysia, the one that’s most common is perhaps the type you find in Ipoh, with hard candied sugar and relatively chunky peanuts. Personally though, my favorite is the type
KY eats – Wantan Mee with Prawn Mee Soup, Mt. Eskerine, Penang
Prawn mee, or Hokkien mee as we call it in Penang, is undoubtedly one of the most popular hawker dishes on the island, you would find it in almost every kopitiam or hawker centers, and being someone who hailed from
KY eats – Chee Cheong Fun at Genting Kopitiam, Penang
For someone who’s from Penang, I guess this blog will never be complete without a mention to the best chee cheong fun on the island, so here I present to you – Genting Cafe Chee Cheong Fun. Genting kopitiam, Penang