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Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 9:08 AM 0 comments By: Chan

Celebrity Chef Chen Hong Chef park Chef Billy Ng action in Georgetown, Penang

Another food hunting day with Celebrity Chef Chen Hong, Chef Park and Chef Billy Ng in Georgetown Penang. It was a good Saturday morning, we arranged our chef to visit to the popular food in Georgetown, Penang.

We visited the wood fire char kuih kak in the town. Celebrity Chef is such a professional, he is really good with crowd control :)

After that we brought him to visit Chowrasta Market.

And eat the famous Chee Cheong fun at Chowrasta Market.

Chowrasta Market (GPS : 5.418523,100.331684) :- The wet market was build in 1890 and one of the biggest and hottest spot among all Penang people. Why it is a called Chowrasta? It is surrounded by for crossroad, Chowrasta Street, Tamil Street, Kuala Kangsar Road and Penang Road. It is known as Kelinga Ban San, because most of the stall own by southern Indian. In the market you can find all kind of thing you can think of. From souvenirs, pickle nutmeg, tau sar peah, dodol (durian cakes) and coconut taffy. Daily product like face rice white powder, cloth, decoration. You can get meat and vegetable from here too.

Followed by Cecil Road Market food court or 7th road "ban san". There have a lot to offer, so when you visit Penang remember to pay them a visit.

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

Monday, June 27, 2011 at 11:24 PM 0 comments By: Chan

(Non Halal) A visit at the Claypot Restaurant @ Jalan Sg Kelian, Hillside, Tg Bungah, Penang

This hidden pearl in Hillside is popular among TAR college student and local. This claypot restaurant is serving home cook dishes. Although the cook no longer the owner but the taste of the dishes still at the professional level. This is because their generosity on the sauce.

While my visit is during day time, so all the customer is hiding inside the shop. No people is siting outdoor for lunch. All were enjoying their meal inside the cozy, cold and clear dine in area.

You can't miss the big sign of the shop just beside the road.

Don't you think it is very cozy to hang out with family or friends?

Claypot Salted Fish Chicken RM8.00 per Claypot
Love the slight saltiness :)

Claypot Vinegar Pork RM8.00 per Claypot
Very thick sauce, love it ... great food always unhealthy :)

Claypot Herbal Chicken RM10.00 per Claypot
Very herbal smell, love it :)

Claypot Ginger Chicken RM8.00 per Claypot
Very gingery, even for me a non ginger lover also love this dish :)

Claypot Ginger Beef RM9.00 per Claypot
Love the tender, juicy and sweet beef, YUM!

Meat Dishes - Claypot Salted Fish Chicken, Claypot Herbal Chicken, Claypot Ginger Chicken, Claypot Vinegar Pork & Claypot Ginger Beef that i had tasted the other day :)

Stir Fried 'Dou Miao' (Snow Pea Shoots) RM8.00 per Plate
Crunchy and fresh, what else you want from a vegetable dish?

Stir Fried Long Beans with Prawns and Sambal RM10.00 per Claypot
This one is a MUST try dish, it is home made sambal. Taste super good!!!

Stir Fried Chinese Chive Flower Buds with Shredded Meat RM11.00 per Plate
Chive flower not my plate of vege, no comment :)

Claypot Brinjal with Minced Pork RM8.00 per Claypot
One of the best dish :)

Claypot Spinach Soup with anchovies RM8.00 per Claypot
I see lots anchovies but it taste smooth and over anchovies :)


Vegetable Dishes - Claypot Brinjal with Minced Pork, Claypot Spinach Soup with Century Eggs, Stir Fried Chinese Chive Flower Buds with Shredded Meat, Stir Fried Long Beans with Prawns and Sambal & Stir Fried 'Dou Miao'

Drinks - Loh Han Guo with Chrysanthemum, Shan Cha with Appril & White Nutmeg Juice

Jerry keep spying on me the other day :)

A photo by Jerry.

I was capturing this twinkle twinkle little star in the shop :)

Overall experience is good although the person in charge of the shop a bit rude to us. Good food to offer, what to complain :)

Durian hunt at Sungai Batu Durian Stall

These few months I have been hunting for durians. I am extremely disappointed to say that this year Penang Durian quality drop drastically compared to last year. This is due to the climate change and moved the durian season period. Last year durian season started early and able to avoid to bloom during raining season.

I noticed that this year durian is not "oomph" enough compared to last year. Moreover due to raining season a lot of durian drop while it is partially ripe. So we get to "enjoy" a lot of half half ripe durian.

This round we went to a Durian Stall at Sungai Batu stall just opposite a mosque. The stall consistently have walk in customers.

Durian shots :)


Does this look like porcupine???

I am the king :)

24, RM12/kg

Creamy texture but not so sweet, medium bitterness with not much durian smell. It is a new species from the orchard. So it is still young in term of the tree. This is the 1st year they start selling it.

D14, RM12/kg.

The texture of the DURIAN meat is watery and not creamy. Not much durian smell but it is medium sweet with low bitterness.

Kim Poh, RM12/kg
This one got more durian aroma, creamier than D14. Medium sweet and bitterness.

Kunyit / Musang King, RM20/kg

It is called with many different names but it comes to the same type of durian. It is have strong durian aroma, creamy texture with medium sweet and bitterness.

See how small the seed is for Durian Kunyit :)

Besides Durian, they are also selling a few other kinds of fruits.
Normal Durian, RM4 ~ 5 /kg.
Rambutan and Mangosteens, RM10 per 3kg

Even their Buffet Durian Promotion (5-10pax at RM25/adult and RM15/child) shone out amongst the rest as there will be unlimited supplies of branded durians for your consumption.

Info from Crizlai
Name: Ah Joo Durian Stall
Branch Address: 1238 Jalan Bayan Lepas, 11900 Penang, Malaysia.
Contact: 017-422 2248 (Ah Joo)
Business Hours: 10.00am-12.00am (daily)
GPS: 5.285736, 100.238872

Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 9:57 PM 0 comments By: Chan

SOHO FREE HOUSE @ Penang Road ~ Best place to chill out :)

While i was helping out on Celebrity Chef Chen Hong, i sneak out to go chill out with my gang at SOHO FREE HOUSE. It is really a great place for night people. If you are not a night owl / smoker / drinker, SOHO still have something to offer which are their delicious meal.

It is located in the heart of Penang, so there are alot foreigner enjoying their night.

Great ambiance to break away from your hectic life and work, don't you think so?

Who is the tattoo fellow beside me? scary :)

Clockwise : 1. Kilkenny Draft Beer. 2. Fresh juice. 3. Traditional Shepherd’s Pie (Chicken) - RM7.80. It is the best dish of all. The minced chicken taste so good by itself. Sam mention that their minced lamb even better. 4. Homemade Burgers (Beef/ Chicken) - RM7.80. Nicely cook burger. 5. Roast Herb Chicken - RM7.80. I love the smashed potato very much, the chicken taste good with the brown sauce. 5. SOHO Speghetti (Chicken) - RM7.80, is one of their best seller as well.

Bangers ‘N’ Mash - RM7.80, i just love BIG sausage don't ask me why :) May be because i alway eat the lousy cheap sausage from the market :)


Guess what with the promo the meal even more worth, don't you think ?

After the meal, i rush back to the G hotel to meet up with the crew. Lucky CrizLai cook us delicious tong sui. Thank you buddy :)

A day with Celebrity Chef Chen Hong to Eat Out in Penang

How dare you say you visited Penang without visiting Penang Peranakan Mansion? So after breakfast we went to the Mansion to get to know the history and lifestyle of the Peranakan in the northern region.

We were shooting alot of cool pictures in the mansion. The place is really nice and old, Penang Peranakan Mansion did a very huge favor for Penang people to reserve and protect this place so that we can understand the life of the Baba Nyonya in Penang.