Tiffy's First Holiday......Food & More Food...

we awoke to explore Penang....

we hope???

Tiffy:  not yet CoCo as the hoomans are hungry...

they Can't be THIS hungry....ok,

let me explain HOW they eat....

a bit of this, that and that and

everything under the hot Penang sun...

breakfast....brunch.....lunch...

tea.....late evening snack....dinner....supper

does this explain How they eat?????

we kid you not!!!

they order little dishes everywhere

( geeeez,  these are hawker food

Not tapas!!! )

we went and Every time!!!

here's just Some of the dishes eaten DAILY

yes, daily!!! 

Rojak

a penang style salad with fruits/cuttlefish/

cucumber etc and tossed with prawn paste, chilli

and topped with ground peanuts 

Curry Mee

yellow noodles and vermicelli infused in

spicy coconut curry and with cockles

tofu puffs, cuttlefish, and shrimps as toppings.

Popiah

 jacama (yambean), diced beancurb,

and crab meat wrapped in fresh spring roll

Prawn Noodles

 popular noodle soup with spicy broth made from

prawn shells and heads.

served with slices of hard-boiled eggs, shredded prawns, 

 pork, crispy fried shallots and a spoonful of chili paste. 

Chendol (desert )

pandan flavoured noodles. shaved ice

  red beans in coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

Fried Oyster Omelette

 fried omelette with fresh oysters, with starch mixed into the eggs.

the key to this dish is Wok Hei (breath of wok) as well as

 the generous use of fresh and succulent oysters

Chee Cheong Fun 

steamed rice rolls with oil, sweet sauce, and

Heh Koe (prawn paste sauce)

  topped with toasted sesame seeds, and fried shallots

and chili sauce (if desired).

and MORE deserts......

Chendol again!

Apong Balik

Malaysian pancake filled with sliced bananas...

delish!!!

Pulut Inti

glutinous rice topped with caramelised grated coconut flesh

  wrapped in a cut banana leaf to resemble a square pyramid.

Kuih Lapis

uses only Tapioca flour and Rice flour

resulting a very soft and tender kueh (dessert )

with

 delicious fragrance from freshly squeezed coconut milk.

 you peel layer by layer

just for the fun of it

(not eaten like this by all,

 but definitely by mumster! )

they are NOT still eating BOL!!!

mumster returned to the hotel and ate again

but that's another post!!!

Finally, some sight see!!!

beautifully restored facade...

read more of the Peranakan heritage here and

here...

this hawker was selling biscuits.....

The Hainan Temple

we don't know about them, but

we ARE tired, not from the sight see

But from their food binge......

just in case you've missed our earlier posts:

http://luvbeingachihuahua.blogspot.com/2011/10/tiffys-first-holiday-ever.html

http://luvbeingachihuahua.blogspot.com/2011/10/tiffys-first-holidaysettling-in.html

till tomorrow,

meeee Tiffy & my sista,

pee ess:  to read more about Penang's food
do try this reliable link

http://www.what2seeonline.com/