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KennethT

KennethT

Breakfast was included in our hotel rate and this hotel had quite a good breakfast buffet - lots of Western choices and a lot of local choices as well.

 

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Made to order roti canai with chicken kapitan curry.  There's also a little bit of a Indian style coconut curry (with mustard seeds) on the left.  Their roti was really good.  I was planning on getting photos/video of them making it near the end of the trip, but well, best laid plans and all....

 

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Beef rendang with coconut rice cooked with pandan, sambal and ikan bilis, with some pandan and cassava cakes.

 

This cute monitor lizard was a slow moving companion for a while, as well as the relentless crows!!!!

PXL_20221225_023047685.thumb.jpg.e9118a52b9ec0610ef4399cdbc70cfe9.jpg

 

After breakfast, we went to wander around George Town, the main city of Penang and a UNESCO world heritage site.

 

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PXL_20221225_043345551.thumb.jpg.531b10e9ddd987280a13d00127386edb.jpg

 

Stopped to get a drink, a Mountain Dew type drink that we've had in Singapore before:

 

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Penang is a fascinating mix of cultures - there's Chinese, Peranakan (descendants of Chinese men who arrived in the 1800s and married Malay women), Indian, and more.

 

PXL_20221225_051703878.thumb.jpg.56782a0eb3122329a2e20504205111b9.jpg

What is this?  A very popular food in Penang is called Nasi Kandar - it's basically rice with a bunch of Indian style curries.  Most Nasi Kandar places are open 24 hours and are always busy.  This line is for the oldest NK place in Penang, called Hameediyah.  We wound up standing on line for about an hour and a half.

 

PXL_20221225_051750912.thumb.jpg.75238a5aef478d02d497c87a62b36d64.jpg

 

Once you get inside, you see:

PXL_20221225_064446040.thumb.jpg.41ceecd0e2a072ac46679f92e0fe6ce2.jpg

The inside line, plus the guy making murtabah - which is roti dough stuffed with egg and other stuff, then fried.

 

The menu:

PXL_20221225_065353884.thumb.jpg.81290ce14b3891784e1b710386608d90.jpg

Prices are in Malaysian Ringgit - around 4.50RM to 1 USD at this time.

 

PXL_20221225_065759184-01.thumb.jpeg.ac593cfd9fc17cd366a342afab9da545.jpeg

Many different curries

 

PXL_20221225_070455571.PORTRAIT-01.thumb.jpeg.e3af5f9967583b8089f494b6592d6660.jpeg

Fried shrimp and cuttlefish

 

PXL_20221225_065721288.thumb.jpg.9442c874f54e68399920e195b98af733.jpg

Stuff to get on the side - vegetables, little fried crabs, hard boiled eggs...

 

PXL_20221225_071550945.thumb.jpg.0cfb70f8b36c3cb952a0870f27670735.jpg

Biryani rice (you could get plain or Biryani rice - pretty much everyone got the biryani rice) with ayam bawang (chicken with onions) and rabbit curry, with basically all of the curry sauces dumped on top, plus some okra for vegetable.  The ayam bawang is one of their famous dishes - the chicken is fried and then buried under a pile of caramelized onions for at least 90 minutes.  Supposedly, this restaurant goes through 70kg of onions per day just for this dish!  The rabbit was a special (we saw a sign for it out front) - it turned out to be the most juicy, tender rabbit we've ever had!!!

 

PXL_20221225_071630264.thumb.jpg.c265842551b6d07d3433512bd9835fa0.jpg

Awesome lime juice, not from concentrate.

 

The fallout from lunch:

PXL_20221225_080743866.thumb.jpg.1fd97d52b86c30fb54c7506f390f2a6f.jpg

 

While we were out, we saw a fruit vendor and picked up some for the room:

PXL_20221225_081016627.thumb.jpg.f32651824b75c3feabb77d50a5f426f6.jpg

The pineapple was awesome - super sweet.  The mango, not so much.  It was juicy but completely flavorless.

 

By dinner time, we were exhausted (jet lag) so we decided to stay in the hotel and just get some snacks:

 

PXL_20221225_110600143.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.e086f59157e27fc82fc8af03844b3ce1.jpg

chicken satay

 

PXL_20221225_110606618.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.0d6d6c04fc63bfcf0541343c07439add.jpg

stir fried bok choy.

 

 

 

KennethT

KennethT

Breakfast was included in our hotel rate and this hotel had quite a good breakfast buffet - lots of Western choices and a lot of local choices as well.

 

PXL_20221225_015810745.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.3491279f754a057c9e89e747189ae412.jpg

Made to order roti canai with chicken kapitan curry.  There's also a little bit of a Indian style coconut curry (with mustard seeds) on the left.  Their roti was really good.  I was planning on getting photos/video of them making it near the end of the trip, but well, best laid plans and all....

 

PXL_20221225_021905974.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.4e9a3f80079b8881d1a52408c9769a5c.jpg

Beef rendang with coconut rice cooked with pandan, sambal and ikan bilis, with some pandan and cassava cakes.

 

This cute monitor lizard was a slow moving companion for a while, as well as the relentless crows!!!!

PXL_20221225_023047685.thumb.jpg.e9118a52b9ec0610ef4399cdbc70cfe9.jpg

 

After breakfast, we went to wander around George Town, the main city of Penang and a UNESCO world heritage site.

 

PXL_20221225_042642887.thumb.jpg.0646ba1b69fcf034dff177e8bb447614.jpg

 

2048191659_PXL_20221225_0421100852.thumb.jpg.8b555013c3c6a51e78eea11b2815ab75.jpg

 

PXL_20221225_043345551.thumb.jpg.531b10e9ddd987280a13d00127386edb.jpg

 

Stopped to get a drink, a Mountain Dew type drink that we've had in Singapore before:

 

PXL_20221225_044002765.thumb.jpg.0340ce1fc942f3169c32527703ad2f88.jpg

 

PXL_20221225_050036296.thumb.jpg.fcd8d9f2785c238a9511e1af94b65e1f.jpg

 

Penang is a fascinating mix of cultures - there's Chinese, Peranakan (descendants of Chinese men who arrived in the 1800s and married Malay women), Indian, and more.

 

PXL_20221225_051703878.thumb.jpg.56782a0eb3122329a2e20504205111b9.jpg

What is this?  A very popular food in Penang is called Nasi Kandar - it's basically rice with a bunch of Indian style curries.  Most Nasi Kandar places are open 24 hours and are always busy.  This line is for the oldest NK place in Penang, called Hameediya.  We wound up standing on line for about an hour and a half.

 

PXL_20221225_051750912.thumb.jpg.75238a5aef478d02d497c87a62b36d64.jpg

 

Once you get inside, you see:

PXL_20221225_064446040.thumb.jpg.41ceecd0e2a072ac46679f92e0fe6ce2.jpg

The inside line, plus the guy making murtabah - which is roti dough stuffed with egg and other stuff, then fried.

 

The menu:

PXL_20221225_065353884.thumb.jpg.81290ce14b3891784e1b710386608d90.jpg

Prices are in Malaysian Ringgit - around 4.50RM to 1 USD at this time.

 

PXL_20221225_065759184-01.thumb.jpeg.ac593cfd9fc17cd366a342afab9da545.jpeg

Many different curries

 

PXL_20221225_070455571.PORTRAIT-01.thumb.jpeg.e3af5f9967583b8089f494b6592d6660.jpeg

Fried shrimp and cuttlefish

 

PXL_20221225_065721288.thumb.jpg.9442c874f54e68399920e195b98af733.jpg

Stuff to get on the side - vegetables, little fried crabs, hard boiled eggs...

 

PXL_20221225_071550945.thumb.jpg.0cfb70f8b36c3cb952a0870f27670735.jpg

Biryani rice (you could get plain or Biryani rice - pretty much everyone got the biryani rice) with ayam bawang (chicken with onions) and rabbit curry, with basically all of the curry sauces dumped on top, plus some okra for vegetable.  The ayam bawang is one of their famous dishes - the chicken is fried and then buried under a pile of caramelized onions for at least 90 minutes.  Supposedly, this restaurant goes through 70kg of onions per day just for this dish!  The rabbit was a special (we saw a sign for it out front) - it turned out to be the most juicy, tender rabbit we've ever had!!!

 

PXL_20221225_071630264.thumb.jpg.c265842551b6d07d3433512bd9835fa0.jpg

Awesome lime juice, not from concentrate.

 

The fallout from lunch:

PXL_20221225_080743866.thumb.jpg.1fd97d52b86c30fb54c7506f390f2a6f.jpg

 

While we were out, we saw a fruit vendor and picked up some for the room:

PXL_20221225_081016627.thumb.jpg.f32651824b75c3feabb77d50a5f426f6.jpg

The pineapple was awesome - super sweet.  The mango, not so much.  It was juicy but completely flavorless.

 

By dinner time, we were exhausted (jet lag) so we decided to stay in the hotel and just get some snacks:

 

PXL_20221225_110600143.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.e086f59157e27fc82fc8af03844b3ce1.jpg

chicken satay

 

PXL_20221225_110606618.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.0d6d6c04fc63bfcf0541343c07439add.jpg

stir fried bok choy.

 

 

 

KennethT

KennethT

Breakfast was included in our hotel rate and this hotel had quite a good breakfast buffet - lots of Western choices and a lot of local choices as well.

 

PXL_20221225_015810745.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.3491279f754a057c9e89e747189ae412.jpg

Made to order roti canai with chicken kapitan curry.  There's also a little bit of a Indian style coconut curry (with mustard seeds) on the left.  Their roti was really good.  I was planning on getting photos/video of them making it near the end of the trip, but well, best laid plans and all....

 

PXL_20221225_021905974.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.4e9a3f80079b8881d1a52408c9769a5c.jpg

Beef rendang with coconut rice cooked with pandan, sambal and ikan bilis, with some pandan and cassava cakes.

 

This cute monitor lizard was a slow moving companion for a while, as well as the relentless crows!!!!

PXL_20221225_023047685.thumb.jpg.e9118a52b9ec0610ef4399cdbc70cfe9.jpg

 

After breakfast, we went to wander around George Town, the main city of Penang and a UNESCO world heritage site.

 

PXL_20221225_042642887.thumb.jpg.0646ba1b69fcf034dff177e8bb447614.jpg

 

2048191659_PXL_20221225_0421100852.thumb.jpg.8b555013c3c6a51e78eea11b2815ab75.jpg

 

PXL_20221225_043345551.thumb.jpg.531b10e9ddd987280a13d00127386edb.jpg

 

Stopped to get a drink, a Mountain Dew type drink that we've had in Singapore before:

 

PXL_20221225_044002765.thumb.jpg.0340ce1fc942f3169c32527703ad2f88.jpg

 

PXL_20221225_050036296.thumb.jpg.fcd8d9f2785c238a9511e1af94b65e1f.jpg

 

Penang is a fascinating mix of cultures - there's Chinese, Peranakan (descendants of Chinese men who arrived in the 1800s and married Malay women), Indian, and more.

 

PXL_20221225_051703878.thumb.jpg.56782a0eb3122329a2e20504205111b9.jpg

What is this?  A very popular food in Penang is called Nasi Kandar - it's basically rice with a bunch of Indian style curries.  Most Nasi Kandar places are open 24 hours and are always busy.  This line is for the oldest NK place in Penang, called Hameediya.  We wound up standing on line for about an hour and a half.

 

PXL_20221225_051750912.thumb.jpg.75238a5aef478d02d497c87a62b36d64.jpg

 

Once you get inside, you see:

PXL_20221225_064446040.thumb.jpg.41ceecd0e2a072ac46679f92e0fe6ce2.jpg

The inside line, plus the guy making murtabah - which is roti dough stuffed with egg and other stuff, then fried.

 

The menu:

PXL_20221225_065353884.thumb.jpg.81290ce14b3891784e1b710386608d90.jpg

Prices are in Malaysian Ringgit - around 4.50RM to 1 USD at this time.

 

PXL_20221225_065759184-01.thumb.jpeg.ac593cfd9fc17cd366a342afab9da545.jpeg

Many different curries

 

PXL_20221225_070455571.PORTRAIT-01.thumb.jpeg.e3af5f9967583b8089f494b6592d6660.jpeg

Fried shrimp and cuttlefish

 

PXL_20221225_065721288.thumb.jpg.9442c874f54e68399920e195b98af733.jpg

Stuff to get on the side - vegetables, little fried crabs, hard boiled eggs...

 

PXL_20221225_065721288.thumb.jpg.9442c874f54e68399920e195b98af733.jpgPXL_20221225_071550945.thumb.jpg.0cfb70f8b36c3cb952a0870f27670735.jpg

Biryani rice (you could get plain or Biryani rice - pretty much everyone got the biryani rice) with ayam bawang (chicken with onions) and rabbit curry, with basically all of the curry sauces dumped on top, plus some okra for vegetable.  The ayam bawang is one of their famous dishes - the chicken is fried and then buried under a pile of caramelized onions for at least 90 minutes.  Supposedly, this restaurant goes through 70kg of onions per day just for this dish!  The rabbit was a special (we saw a sign for it out front) - it turned out to be the most juicy, tender rabbit we've ever had!!!

 

PXL_20221225_071630264.thumb.jpg.c265842551b6d07d3433512bd9835fa0.jpg

Awesome lime juice, not from concentrate.

 

The fallout from lunch:

PXL_20221225_080743866.thumb.jpg.1fd97d52b86c30fb54c7506f390f2a6f.jpg

 

While we were out, we saw a fruit vendor and picked up some for the room:

PXL_20221225_081016627.thumb.jpg.f32651824b75c3feabb77d50a5f426f6.jpg

The pineapple was awesome - super sweet.  The mango, not so much.  It was juicy but completely flavorless.

 

By dinner time, we were exhausted (jet lag) so we decided to stay in the hotel and just get some snacks:

 

PXL_20221225_110600143.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.e086f59157e27fc82fc8af03844b3ce1.jpg

chicken satay

 

PXL_20221225_110606618.PORTRAIT.thumb.jpg.0d6d6c04fc63bfcf0541343c07439add.jpg

stir fried bok choy.

 

 

 

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