Here are some photos from last year’s festival to whet your appetite for George Town Festival 2011 taking place in Penang, Malaysia for the entire month of July, a celebration of the anniversary of the declaration of George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I have recently been spending some time in a nearby island republic. During my stay, my mind at meal times would always stray to the food that I missed most – Penang streetfood! My misery was made worse one night when I decided to take a chance and try the “Penang Char Kway Teow” served [...]
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We recently updated the Penang Street Food app. The app, which is now at version 1.2.1, is still absolutely FREE.
In the latest update, we added new features that you might find interesting. You can now share your favourite Penang delicacies with your friends via the built-in email feature. Or if you prefer, you can update [...]
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Why does Penang hawker food have the edge over Klang Valley hawker food in terms of taste?
If we were to compare one of Penang’s numerous delicacies, e.g. Char Kway Teow, why does Char Kway Teow taste better in Penang than the Char Kway Teow found in the Klang Valley?
The kway teow used is similar (but [...]
Nyonya Kueh are traditional Straits Chinese delicacies which are bite-sized desserts or cakes. The Straits Chinese ladies (or Nyonya) have long been famed for their culinary prowess which harmoniously blends Chinese, Malay, Indian and Thai cooking influences which also extended to their dessert repertoire which relies heavily on coconut cream, pandan (screwpine) leaves and brown [...]
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