Things We Eat

We like food.  Everything about it is enjoyable.  Good thing Malaysia is known for its abundance of cheap, amazing, tantalizing culinary delights.  The Island of Penang has experienced a large intersection of cultures since its founding as a major shipping port in the 1880's.  The Chinese, Indian, and Malay have all established large communities in the city and thanks to this, their cuisine has also become a mainstay of the city.  The restaurants are open air markets where "Hawkers" serve their fare -- one or two dishes they specialize in -- for locals and tourists alike.  You walk up, point to what you would like, sit back at your table and within a few minutes, the chef is rushing out a piping-hot dish of pure culinary delight. Since we enjoy eating, we have spent our last few days cruising the city, partaking in all that Penang culture has to offer our palates.  No really!  We have done such a great job on our eating tour of the island that last night, Adam proclaimed that he had eaten himself crazy, only to rush back to his favorite Hawker to put in one last order!

Clams in a curry sauce.

Indian Roti stuffed with veggie chenni. It was bigger than Adam's head. In other words, it was huge.

Crab Spring Rolls with dipping sauces. (Heidi's favorite)

Char Kway Teow = Rice Noodles, Chinese Sausage, Egg, Bean Sprouts, Prawns, and Cockles in a lovely sauce. So good we had it probably ten times in three days.

Breakfast of Champions! (Pt. 1) Chicken, bean sprouts, and noodles.

Breakfast of Champions (Pt. 2) Rolled rice noodles, sesame seeds, and a sweet and spicy dipping sauce. The translation in Malay of this dish means pig intestines because of the shape and texture.

Prawn Mee. A prawn soup.

Our plate of mixed vegetables aka Adam's first encounter with stir fried lettuce.

Yummmmmmmmmm. Duck Rice.

Melt in your mouth chicken wings. Roti Bati and 5 spice Lobak.

Fried Oyster Omelet. Heidi has come a long way on her culinary adventure.