Penang Hawker Food
It is no surprise when Penang Hawker food can be remembered by all visitors and Hokkien Mee being really famous now. Our street food is ridiculously cheap, the warmth and ever smiling local hawker would complete your stay with our delectable food. Peddling in food carts along the beaches or food courts, one finds food from all regions surrounding Penang Malaysia.
 Hokkien Char, A Hokkien Dish recipe prepared with vermicelli and noodle with prawns, pork slices, bean spouts and chai sim. A Chinese noodle dish. |
Lor Bak, Wan Ton Mee, Mee Goreng or Mee Rebus, Satay Rojak brings back fond memories for you, I am sure. These are what we called street Penang food or hawker food.
Penang Food is Malaysia's center of good food and it comes as no surprise as we are unique in Malaysia because of our diverse culture.Chinese Food
With Asian dishes top on the list, the diverse Chinese dishes and Chinese food in the restaurant is also surprisingly affordable for a romantic dinner for two.
Nasi Dagang, One of a kind brownish flavored Glutinous Rice served with spicy Ikan Kayu and Pickle (A Malaysian East Coast Specialty Recipe Dish)
Malay Food
Traditionally, the lifestyle of Malays is one of agricultural and fishing. While fish is caught from nearby padi fields, rice is home grown on its home ground. In the past, Malays tend to have these attitude that they do not need much cash as all needed is surrounding their compound.
Wild roots, herbs and tree leaves are (salad) ulams for their daily diet of Malay Penang food. Belachan is in almost every Malay recipe.
For breakfast, they eat Kuih (cakes) made from starchy grains and roots such as glutinous rice, sweet potato, tapioca, or sago palm. The pandan (screw pine leave) is used the same way the English would use Vanilla. One Malay recipe dish stand out among the whole main course of dishes is the Nasi Lemak
English dishes from English cuisine but prepared by professional chef who left the hotel industry can be found all over the island. Fine class dining is one example. Their appetizer dishes as starters are mild, light and well prepared.
Some gourmet dishes flicking up European recipe, Korean Food recipe, done as main course recipe is commendable. The minority group of Eurasians. Portuguese or Dutch sailors also intermarried with the locals, forming a subculture called the Seranis.
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Eurasian Food
Unlike the Chinese entourage of the Princess Hang Li Po, the Seranis or Eurasians as they came to be known, adopted the religion, language and cuisine of the Portuguese.
The Portuguese, like the Malay, were seafarers on a grand scale, and their cuisines blended beautifully, so you can imagine our Penang food being fused left and right.
The term Eurasian came to include the children of the Dutch and English liaisons with Malaysian women. The Penang Food of the Eurasian community represents the deepest blending of the cultures of Malaysia, including the influences of Malay, British East Indies, Dutch, Portuguese, Indian, Chinese and Nyonya cooking.
Indian food
Curry chicken recipe prepared by the Southern Indians Penang Food are usually hot and typically use spices like turmeric, coriander, ginger, aniseed, cummin and black peppercorn. The chicken curry can be prepared wet or dry by adding coconut milk or santan. Tamarind is added for fish curry dishes to cut the spiciness. Thosai (rice and lentil pancakes), idlee (steamed rice patties), are served with dhal or sambal
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Chutney made from young coconut, mint, onion with coriander leaves are grinded and served for this morning or light meals. They will end their meals taking rice beverage which consist of rasam (a soup filled with pounded ginger recipe, fried spices and tamarind juices). Tairu or yoghurt, payasam with vadai is a must to eat on this banana leaf affair. Southern Indian Penang food is different from that in India. You will not get to eat some of these dishes in India, yes! You can bet they are finger licking good. Oh yes, try using your fingers to eat, it is acceptable even with two fingers, ya1
North Indian Penang food tends to be milder. The curries dishes features aromatic spices like cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, aniseed and saffon.
The masala recipe in food india uses cashew nuts, almonds and raisin. Dairy products like milk, cream, yoghurt and paneer (cottage cheese).
The most popular of all and a new trend to eating are Mamak food called Nasi Kandar. These Indian Muslims Penang Food are not rice cooker recipes. They are cooked in huge cauldrons. A typically main course recipes of rice based buffet with ten over curry dishes. The chicken or meat curries havea distinctive flavour. You should try this Nasi Kandar flavored dishes with a mixture of curries from beef, mutton or chicken recipes.
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Vegetarians dishes by both Chinese and Indians are a hit too as more people are getting to be health conscious. The soybean based vegetarian food, cooked and tasted like meat or seafood is a recent craze.
No garlic or onions are used by the strict vegetarians when cooking their dishes. Some vegetarians are allowed eggs in their diet.
Nyonya Food
The Peranakan Food or Nyonya Penang Food is another great choice of mix culturalfood. Spicy, hot, sourish, salty from the Chinese cuisine and curry recipes and dishes from the Malay and Indian influences. The food is generally spicy with the use of sambal and curry.
The Nyonyas are famous for their kuih, like Pulut Tatai, Huat Kuih, Kow Chan Kuih 9 layers sweet cakes), Rempah Udang ( a cake made of glutinous rice stuffed with chukur (kind of root) and prawns.
Some of the shrimp curry or fish recipes are unforgettable meal recipes. The Nyonya Penang Food are enchanced with Thai influence while our Malacca Nyonya has Malay recipes elements.
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