That is where we went recently...across the magnificent but under-construction Penang Bridge to the mainland...Prai!!! This is part of our gang's exploration. i get to revisit all those places that I enjoyed good food when I was working over there.
Tai Cho Restaurant and Hotel is place where you must try the roasted duck (and I dont mean one that associates to the hotel!!!). It is off Kampung Benggali. The roasted duck is served with special sauce - bean paste (tow chneoh) with bird's eye chili (cabai burung/chili padi). You can have the duck and the roasted pork in that sauce. They serve "lor nooi" (spiced egg), "lor tau knua" (spiced beancurd), chai boay soup (mixed vegetable soup - nothing to hoot about here) and the fish ball soup (as they said...QQnen nen - in mandarin please!!!).
After forcing all these within hours...off we went to Simpang Empat to Hup Hoe biscuit shop. This shop is famous for the roti teow (bread stick, which you find in pink plastic bags). The confectionary shop carries and sells many types of biscuits and they are usually fresh - biscuits from the good-ol-days (roti chiat, roti kapai, pong pniah, sambal heah bee tau sah pniah, atap chi to the modern cream biscuits). 
It was a nice simple outing this time. Let's see where to next...:)
This time, we did not have to wake up and depart at 4.30am!!! We get to sleep in longer. We left Penang at about 9.45am. We took a slow drive across the bridge enjoying some light converstations.
First stop - dim sum at Jalan Tembikai (in Bukit Mertajam). Wong Chow is a corner coffee shop where I enjoyed the wantan noodles although it is more famous for it's dim sum. Although, they have extended the tables to a few doors away, the place is still jam packed. The wantan noodles is something that makes you wanna eat more than a share. The dimsum is good and very reasonably priced. The har kow (prawn dumpling) is great here. 
Next, after having our tummy half full, we drove down to Kampung Benggali area. Although it was a little later than usual, we were estatic that the place is still open. Restoran Kim Seng is very famous for it's dry koay teow with roasted pork. The koay teow is served dry with beansprout, mince meat and fried garlic served with a very well blended chili paste.
Tai Cho Restaurant and Hotel is place where you must try the roasted duck (and I dont mean one that associates to the hotel!!!). It is off Kampung Benggali. The roasted duck is served with special sauce - bean paste (tow chneoh) with bird's eye chili (cabai burung/chili padi). You can have the duck and the roasted pork in that sauce. They serve "lor nooi" (spiced egg), "lor tau knua" (spiced beancurd), chai boay soup (mixed vegetable soup - nothing to hoot about here) and the fish ball soup (as they said...QQnen nen - in mandarin please!!!).
After forcing all these within hours...off we went to Simpang Empat to Hup Hoe biscuit shop. This shop is famous for the roti teow (bread stick, which you find in pink plastic bags). The confectionary shop carries and sells many types of biscuits and they are usually fresh - biscuits from the good-ol-days (roti chiat, roti kapai, pong pniah, sambal heah bee tau sah pniah, atap chi to the modern cream biscuits). 
It was a nice simple outing this time. Let's see where to next...:)
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Next will be Kedah.... :P
Cheers
Carole & Peter
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