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bapester, on September 22nd, 2010%
Shining, shimmering, splendid. New World Park Char Koay Teow
One belief I hang on to when it comes to food is that there really is no such thing as the best place to eat a certain food, it all boils down to personal taste. Take the humble plate of char koay teow for example. Most of the locals and gastronomically-inclined non-locals would tell you that THE place to go to for the best char koay teow in Penang would be Lorong Selamat’s Kafe Heng Huat. (Although a recent boycott sparked by news of the cafe staff’s rude behaviour might take its toll on its popularity. Read about it here)
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bapester, on September 16th, 2010%
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bapester, on September 6th, 2010%
Apom at New Cathay, Jln Burmah. Fluffy!
I love apong/apam/apom. This fluffy dessert is made of the simplest of ingredients: sugar, egg and flour. Yes, it’s the simple things in life that can make a person feel most contented. Pouring batter into mini woks to form thin and crispy sides encircling a thick and puffy center- no wonder my Penang-ite friend tells me that apong/apam/apom is a slang word for the female genitalia.
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bapester, on December 9th, 2009%
According to my Penangite friend, this place opened not too long ago. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this place so much. With the fall in the popularity of the Hard Rock chain globally (no one buys Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts anymore, do they?) , I had initially thought that this place would be out of sync with the rest of 21st century nightlife. But I guess the people at Hard Rock were out to prove themselves relevant to detractors like me, as evidenced by their latest offering, the Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe Penang.
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