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Bukit Mertajam
Curry Mee @ Restoran Mika, Taman Sri Kijang
Feb 16th
This Curry Mee stall at Taman Sri Kijang is listed in malfreemap’s food directory and was also recommended in the forums. I went to try it this morning out of curiosity. Unfortunately it turned out it was a very bad Curry Mee that I will never touch again lol. This made me wonder if I tried the wrong one. But this is the only Curry Mee stall I saw in the area, hmm.
Anyway, besides the same ol’ ingredients it also had deep fried bean curd sheets, which is not commonly found in the traditional Curry Mee. The soup was bland tasting and the chili paste was not able to complement the Curry Mee at all. I only had a few taste and decided to discard it totally. No point elaborating further. If I were to give it a rating, it would be at most 3/10.
Taman Sri Kijang Curry Mee
Restoran Mika, Bukit Mertajam
GPS Coordinates: N5 19.286 E100 28.347
Duck Egg Char Koay Teow @ Jalan Pasar, Bukit Mertajam
Feb 13th
I am back in Penang for the Chinese New Year celebrations! Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone. When you’re reading this I am either having some homemade pineapple tarts, cookies and cakes; or I am enjoying a can of Shandy haha. This alcoholic lemonade beverage is a must for us (at least for me) or the Chinese New Year will seem to be lacking lol. The weather is crazily hot at Penang currently so a can of chilled Shandy is so-oh-enjoying!
Anyway during the Chinese New Year I will surely have BM’s famous Duck Egg Char Koay Teow for supper, which has sorta became an annual habit for me. So either I have it with my friends after our annual CNY gathering, or I go alone.
This year, the Char Koay Teow stall that I frequent the most at Jalan Kulim did not open for reunion dinner eve. Then the one near the train station doesn’t taste the same anymore ever since the youngest brother took over. Which left me only to look for the other brother’s stall located next to the taxi station.
Ho Soon Tomyam Thai Seafood Restaurant @ Bukit Mertajam
Feb 8th
Ho Soon Thai Tomyam Seafood restaurant was recommended by the helper who comes to help clean our house weekly. According to her the restaurant is always buzzing with families – something she knew because she works in the restaurant at night. Taking this as a hint of good food as well as to try something new, we decided to have a Thai meal at Ho Soon for our Christmas family dinner.
Well she was right about the buzz. During dinner time around 6pm, the restaurant was already almost full by the time we reach. If we reached 5 minutes later we would had have to wait for an empty table.
Needless to say, Tomyam is a must and we had a small portion of Tomyam Seafood @ RM18. The amount of seafood like prawns, squids and slices of fish was good, fresh and justified for the price. I like the Tomyam soup too. It was quite thick and slightly sweet, not too sour nor too spicy. Personally, I prefer this variation more because I am not too fond of sourish stuff.
Thai Steam Black Pomfret with Chili Lime Sauce @ RM38. We felt the portion was a little too big for the four of us but we enjoyed it nonetheless.
Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam @ Cherok Tok Kun, Bukit Mertajam
Feb 2nd
Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam is a small canteen like shop at Cherok Tok Kun that is famous for their traditional Malay noodles that uses flower crab to prepare the delicious gravy. The stall is located located just at the intersection before you turn into the road leading to Bukit Mertajam hill.
I am not sure if Haji Mohd is a branch or somehow related to Pak Man because both of them seem to sell the same thing. But their noodles tastes different so I am guessing no.
When ordering, I stood next to the stall and noticed a big pot of simmering gravy used to prepare the Mee Kuah. It smelled terrific and the heat was very overpowering. By this I knew I was in for something special.
A normal plate of Mee Kuah Ketam costs RM3, or RM3.50 for the bigger plate as well as the Mee Kuah Special. Not exactly cheap for BM standards but I would say it’s worth it considering the generous amount of ingredients they give – chewy sweet and spicy sotong, prawns, ‘heh chee‘ (prawn pritters), tau kua, chilies, hard boiled egg and a sprinkle of crushed peanuts. Shown here is the Mee Kuah Special, which I think had extra prawns and sotong.
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