Curry Mee is another famous hawker food in Penang. Every Penangnite has his or her own favourite stall (or stalls). Most of the garnishings are the same - cockles, prawns, cuttlefish, tau pok, some have fish balls, some meat balls, some curry chicken, etc. The thing that makes a bowl of curry mee kicks, is the chili paste.
Down in Abu Sittee Lane towards Burma Road, there is a air-conditioned shop called Hot Bowl. It is located nearer to the Indian coconut shop. Hot Bowl serves "white curry mee". The soup is white and rich with coconut milk and you can add the chili paste to your liking. As a matter of fact, they even sell the chili paste separately in glass jars. The soup here is nice, thick and you can even smell the coconut milk (santan) before you add in the chili paste. The chili paste is very well mixed and cooked...with a trace of fried sh
allots. There is always a small bowl of chili paste on every table. For those who likes to "keh leow" (add more garnishings), they have meat balls, fish balls, etc. The fried bean cake (tau pok) is also something that adds to the flavour.
Down in Abu Sittee Lane towards Burma Road, there is a air-conditioned shop called Hot Bowl. It is located nearer to the Indian coconut shop. Hot Bowl serves "white curry mee". The soup is white and rich with coconut milk and you can add the chili paste to your liking. As a matter of fact, they even sell the chili paste separately in glass jars. The soup here is nice, thick and you can even smell the coconut milk (santan) before you add in the chili paste. The chili paste is very well mixed and cooked...with a trace of fried sh
allots. There is always a small bowl of chili paste on every table. For those who likes to "keh leow" (add more garnishings), they have meat balls, fish balls, etc. The fried bean cake (tau pok) is also something that adds to the flavour. 
Besides curry mee, they sell chicken rice (no roast chicken here). The pek cham kay is very smooth and garnished with lots of spring onions and chinese celery. The rice has the aroma of chicken and pandan and also lemak enough. Too khar chor and sometimes nasi lemak is in their menu. Sometimes you will see bak chang and fried fritters.
Ratings : 7/10
Next, is the Chew City Coffee Shop up in Tanjung Bungah. It is along Jalan Sungai Kelian. Right outside the coffee shop usually there is a table under a large Carlsberg umbrella mended by the brother of the curry mee seller, selling miniature cream puffs, apple pies and chicken pies. The pastries are good...they come in bite size.
Next, is the Chew City Coffee Shop up in Tanjung Bungah. It is along Jalan Sungai Kelian. Right outside the coffee shop usually there is a table under a large Carlsberg umbrella mended by the brother of the curry mee seller, selling miniature cream puffs, apple pies and chicken pies. The pastries are good...they come in bite size.
The curry mee her
e is a little different from Hot Bowl as it is not white. The soup still have the fragrance of the santan and pandan, but it is less thicker, it makes you feel like eating some home cook curry chicken. He garnishes the curry mee with mint leaves. For those vampires who likes blood, the chicken blood cakes are smooth and there is no trace of unpleasantness. The chili paste is unlike those with dried shallots, but nice enough to compliment the soup.
e is a little different from Hot Bowl as it is not white. The soup still have the fragrance of the santan and pandan, but it is less thicker, it makes you feel like eating some home cook curry chicken. He garnishes the curry mee with mint leaves. For those vampires who likes blood, the chicken blood cakes are smooth and there is no trace of unpleasantness. The chili paste is unlike those with dried shallots, but nice enough to compliment the soup.Ratings : 7/10
Next to the stall, is a stall selling claypot rice. It comes with chicken or pork ribs. I like the claypot rice here because you can taste the salted fish (kiam hoo). Tastewise, it is almost like the claypot chicken rice anywhere else. I think a little more chinese cooking wine would add the aroma of the burnt rice. I like mine with egg. Trouble is, usually one claypot is not enough for me!!!
Next to the stall, is a stall selling claypot rice. It comes with chicken or pork ribs. I like the claypot rice here because you can taste the salted fish (kiam hoo). Tastewise, it is almost like the claypot chicken rice anywhere else. I think a little more chinese cooking wine would add the aroma of the burnt rice. I like mine with egg. Trouble is, usually one claypot is not enough for me!!!
Ratings : 6/10
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