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What to eat in Penang

Penang is always the choice destination for a food adventure.  You will find a wide array of delicious food - from sweet snacks at roadside stalls to specialty cuisines in topnotch restaurants.  Learn about what to eat and Penang food in myPenang and get a list of some of the best restaurants or hawker food stalls in George Town.

 

laksa Malaysian food

 

Laksa

 

Penang Hawker Fare

To get the real taste of Penang you have to sample the infinite array of hawker food (street food). Hawker food refers to the variety of snacks, noodles and rice dishes that are usually served hot and fast, and are readily available at roadside stalls or coffee shops.  Sample the best of Malaysia's street food. Some of Penang's famous and popular street food are:

Nonya Kueh, Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ang koo kueh

mee koo kueh, Malaysia

pulut inti, kueh Malaysia

mee koo kueh

pulut inti

 

What to eat in Penang

Hokkien Mee

Yellow noodles and rice noodles serverd with prawn and pork soup, garnished with egg and prawns - a specialty of the Hokkiens of Penang.

Laksa

Rice noodles in spice, sour fish flake light gravy. This noodle dish popular in Penang and the northern part of West Malaysia.

Jui Hu Eng Chai

Cuttlefish with vegetables served with a sweet sauce made from beans  

Nasi Kandar

Spicy rice served with a selection of curried dishes

Lobak & Hare Chnee

Crispy meat rolls and prawn fritters  (see photo above)

Char Kueh Teow

Flat rice noodles fried with prawns, bean curd and egg

Chee Cheong Fun

Broad flat rice noodles served with a sweet sauce

Kueh Teow T'hng

Flat rice noodle with soup and bouncy fish balls

Lor mee

yellow noodles served with a starchy sauce/soup

Curry mee

Rice or wheat noodles (yellow noodles) served with curry gravy cooked from chillies, santan and curry spices.

Mee Jawa

Chinese style mee rebus. Of yellow noodles served with thick grave made from potatoes and curry spices, garnished with egg, tau knua, etc.

Nasi Lemak

Rice cooked with coconut milk served with egg, chillies and anchovies

Teh Tarik

Bubbly Aerated tea??  More about these Penang food in our Travel Guide.

law mee

sambal belacan

hokkien mee

 Recipe here

Favourite question from Food Lovers: 

Where do I get the best Char Koay Teow and Hokkien Mee in Penang? What's good at Swatow Lane? Where is the Gurney Drive Hawker Centre or Island GLades?  

.......Get all your answers in My Penang. The book comes with numerous maps showing where some of the popular hawkers stalls are and lists a selection of places to taste the popular Hokkien Mee, Laksa, Char Koay Teow or Rojak stalls. Get description of hawker food and lots of photos to guide you on your eating spree .

Where to eat Penang hawker food

Coffee shops - shops that are usually not air-conditioned but with wide open doors,  where you can get a drink or meal or rice or noodles - lunch dinner or supper. There are numerous coffee shops all over town. Some of the best hawker food in Penang are in these shops.

Roadside stalls - consists of hawker stalls (street vendors) selling a variety of street food or drinks. You will find more roadside stall at night, or in the morning when it is cool. Many Penangites dine at these stalls. Penang is know as for her hawker food.

Food courts - holds many hawker stalls at a location, which can be open air (usually open at night) or in an shopping mall.

Details of where to get the best hawker food in Penang is in My Penang.

 Where to buy myPenang

Malaysian Recipes here     

More Malaysian Food

Malaysian Kueh

Malaysian Chinese New Year Cookies Recipes

Learn from a local

What to eat in Penang, a listing of best hawker food places and where to eat in Penang ..... all only in My Penang

My Penang travel guide

 

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Nyonya Cuisine

Penang is also the place to sample Nyonya (sometimes spelt Nonya) cuisine. Nyonya food is a blend of Malay and Chinese cooking styles and ingredients but Penang Nyonya cooking has Thai influences due to the proximity to Thailand. The taste of Nyonya cooking is unique and the cooking style is a time consuming and meticulous art resulting in its distinct flavour. When in Penang, try out some of these unique popular Nyonya Cuisine:

Pickled dishes

Acar Ikan (Pickled Fish)

Acar Awak (Pickled Vegetables)

 

Rice dishes

Nasi Ulam - Rice with shreded herbs, vegetables and salted fish

Nasi Kunyit - Glutinous rice cooked with tumeric and coconut milk and served with chicken curry

Nasi Lemak - rice cook in coconut milk and served with sambal ikan billis

Nasi Ulam, Malaysian food

Seafood dishes

 

Perut Ikan (Veg. curry with fish intestines)

Asam Pedas (Light, sour fish curry)

Otak-otak (Steamed spicy fish cake)

Chili Crab (Spicy stor fried crab)

Chilli Crab, Malaysian food

Vegetable dishes

 

Popiah (Spring rolls)

Perut Ikan (Vegetable and herb curry with fish intestines)

Jiu Hoo Char (Fried vegetables with cuttle fish)

Acar Awak (Pickled vegetables)

Achar timbun (pickled, spiced cucumber)

Sambal belacan (Chilli mix)

Jui Hu Char, Nonya foos

Malaysian cakes

Malaysian cakes usually of rice, rice flour, other flour and is usually steamed. Examples of kueh:

Nyonya kueh (which is of Sino-Malay origin)

 

Note:

Nyonya Food originates from the Peranakans or Baba and Nonyas. Baba and Nyonya refer to early Chinese migrants who came to the Malay peninsular from the 18th century to 19th century. Some married Malays or are decendents of 'old' Chinese families who assimilated many cultural practices of the Malays into their Chinese culture. Though their cultural practices and spoken dialect differ from that of Chinese, they are administratively not classified as a cultural group and are classified as Chinese. (Nyonya is spelt Nonya in Singapore)

Details of the Baba and Nonya of Penang

Malaysian Recipes here

Malaysian Kueh

Malaysian Chinese New Year Cookies Recipes

Learn from a local

What to eat in Penang, description of Penang food a listing of hawker stalls, nyonya restuarants where to find them  in Penang ..... all only in My Penang

 

 

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