Glen City Roast Bar

Dumpling Noodle Soup

This place is strongly recommended especially when you are extremely hungry. Why? It's because of the big serving. Take the above noodle soup for example, it is enough for 2 adults! The noodle was so soft compared to the others I have had in Melbourne.

Stir fried mixed vegetable

Their roast pork rice is also value for money.

Roast Pork Noodle 烧肉捞面

Glen City Roast Bar is located at the popular Kingsway in Glen Waverley. You can add them to your supper list as they are open everyday until 2am!!

强烈推荐这家餐馆，特别是当你极度饥饿的时候。为什么呢？这是因为他们给的份量超大。就如以上的水饺汤面为例，足给两个成年人吃！与我在墨尔本吃过的其他面条相比，他们的面条是如此柔软， 十分好吃。

他们的烤肉饭也非常物有所值。

如果你有吃宵夜的习惯，那你就要把港城烧腊（Glen City Roast Bar）记下来了，因为它们每天营业至凌晨2点！！

Oh Chien at Carnavon Street

Fried Oyster Omelette (Oh Chien) @ Seng Thor Kopitiam

Wanton Mee @ Seng Thor Kopitiam

When I posted these two pictures on Facebook recently, my friend instantly commented that they are from Carnavon Street. He recognized mainly because of the first picture which is the fried oyster omelette or Oh Chien which this place is renowned for.

We were trying our luck that day due to difficulties finding a parking spot right in the heart of George Town but to our delight we managed to find one right in front of the coffee shop. We parked where we could see our car just in case the 'Mata' came and gave us lottery ticket as our spot was not actually a parking lot.

Anyway, we went in and ordered the Wanton Mee first as I have had it before many years ago and knew that it was good. With the mixture of steamed and deep fried wanton, this dish did not disappoint me and I soon found myself polished the entire plate with my tongue instantly. 

Those who are no stranger to Penang hawker food know that the dish comes in small portion. I was looking at the Oh Chien stall while having my noodle just then and was reluctant to make my order due to the seemingly long queue. I soon couldn't resist the temptation of the famous Oh Chien and ordered one plate after all. Have to wait a while due to its popularity but it came eventually.

The oyster and egg fused together to create this beautiful golden mixture which would made one drools just by staring at it. I gently picked up one piece and slowly moved it into my mouth and my god, it tasted heavenly! The combination of crispiness of the batter with the juiciness of the oyster was simply irresistible. 

These two dishes can summarize what Penang is all about: simple, delicious and money well spent. The downside was I got sore throat after the Oh Chien and have to suffer for the next three days miserably without any hawker food indulgence.

Seng Thor Kopitiam is located at the corner of Carnavon and Kimberley Street, Penang.

Wanton Mee @ Lebuh Melayu

We originally wanted to look for a famous Koay Teow Th'ng hawker stall at Lebuh Melayu or commonly known by the local Hokkien community as (台牛后) but couldn't find a parking spot ( a thing that everyone should get used to whenever driving around George Town), so we ended up somewhere in the middle of the street where we accidentally discover a make-shift stall with lots of people. It was located at the corner of Lebuh Melayu and Lorong Tok Aka in front of a heritage building:

The stall in front of a heritage building along Lebuh Melayu where we are about to talk about.

We decided to explore this place simply because there is a parking spot available in front of us (finding a parking spot along the street in Penang is sometime harder than looking for gold). As the tables around the stall have been fully occupied, we have no choice but to sit across the street. There were a few tables set up along the five-foot way in front of a heritage shop house. We peeped inside the house and saw a poorly maintained living room, not sure whether there is anyone living there. Anyway our focus is on food, not history of the house so we went across to make our order but was asked to go back to our seat to wait for them to come to take the order instead. They were so busy that they had to take care of those who ordered first plus those waiting eagerly in front of their stall for takeaways.

Fortunately it didn't take long before a lady came along and took our order of two bowls of wanton noodles and soya bean.

You know why most people fall in love with Penang food so easily? It is because of their stingily small portion that makes you crave for more! Somehow they know just the right amount to make you feel good without filling your gastronomical tank. The texture of the noodles is fantastic and the sauce is simply wonderful: not too salty but making the whole dish juicy.

Quite reasonable price @ RM3.60 per bowl.

Location: Corner of Lebuh Melayu and Lorong Toh Aka

Business Hours: 12.30pm - 5pm

Penang - Asia's No.1 Street Food City

CNNgo has compiled a list of Asia's 10 Greatest Street Food Cities and guess what, Penang came out on top of the other nine! The list is as follow:

1) Penang, Malaysia

2) Taipei, Taiwan

3) Bangkok, Thailand

4) Fukuoka, Japan

5) Hanoi, Vietnam

6) Singapore

7) Seoul, Korea

8) Xi'an, China

9) Manila, The Phillipines

10) Phnom Penh, Cambodia

And the top 10 list of Penang street food goes like this:

1) Penang Assam Laksa

2) Hokkien Mee

3) Wonton Mee

4) Nasi Kandar

5) Rojak  

6) Lor Bak

7) Curry Mee

8) Char Kway Teow

9) Koay Chiap

10) Ice Kacang

Whenever you are in Penang, don't forget to get a copy of Penang Street Food Brochure from airport, major shopping malls and hotels. Happy food hunting while in Penang!

Recipe For Tok Tok Mee (Wonton Noodle)

Recipe for 4 Servings

Seasoning

·         ½ teaspoon of oyster sauce

·         ½ teaspoon of dark soy sauce

·         1 teaspoon of light soy sauce

·         1 teaspoon of sesame oil

·         30ml of lard oil and crisps

·         500g of fresh wantan noodles

Toppings

·         200g of sliced barbecued pork

·         8 fried wantan dumplings

·         150g scalded and cut into 5cm lengths of Chinese flowering mustard (chai sim)

Soup

·         600ml of chicken stock

·         8 wantan dumplings

·         Salt and pepper

Pickled Chillies

·         3 fresh sliced green chillies

·         2 tablespoon of white vinegar

·         Pinch of salt

·         2 tablespoon of light soy sauce

Wantan Dumplings

·         150g of minced pork / chicken

·         50g of minced prawns

·         ¼ teaspoon of ground white pepper

·         1 teaspoon of salt

·         1 teaspoon of sesame oil

·         1 teaspoon of corn flour

·         1 egg

·         100g wantan wrappers

Steps To serve

Put in a tablespoon of seasoning with a teaspoon of lard (or shallot oil) in a mixing bowl. Toss in the cooked noodles. Place noodles on a serving plate and top with sliced barbequed pork, vegetables, freshly ground pepper, lard crisps and fried wantan dumplings. Serve with a small bowl of wantan soup and a small sauce dish of pickeld chilli in light soy sauce.

Preparation of Pickled Chillies

Mix the chillies, vinegar, salt and pickle for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight. Serve with light soy sauce.

How To Blanch Wantan Noodles

·         Using your hands, shake the noodle coil to loosen it.

·         Once water is boiled, and place noodles in a perforated ladle. Dip the ladle into the boiling water for about 30 seconds.

·         Remove and plunge into cold water for a few seconds and then drain it.

How To Prepare Wantan

Mix well all the ingredients except wrappers in a bowl. To wrap, place a teaspoonful of the filling mixture in the centre of the wrappers and gather up the edges to form a bundle.

How To Prepare Wantan Soup

Bring chicken broth to a boil; in another pot, bring water to a rapid boil and drop in the dumplings. Cook for 20-30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and put into the soup pot. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper.


For recommendation of this dish in Penang; refer to

• Wantan Mee @ Gurney Plaza 
• Tok Tok Mee  

 

For other recipes; visit

• Recipe for Hokkien Mee  

Wantan Mee @ Gurney Plaza

I’m going to recommend a place that see Wantan Mee in a shopping mall which is located on the 7^th Floor of Gurney Plaza. Max Gourmet (美食之家) specializes in Hong Kong cuisine with variety of noodles, pastries and dim sum. The Wantan noodle served here is a bit different from the usual Penang version as its recipe is actually prepared in Hong Kong style. Penang Wantan Mee uses Soy Sauce while the Hong Kong type utilizes oyster sauce. Its noodle also has a crunchy texture to it which I like most about this dish. Besides this dish, the Dim Sum here is also one of the better one in town as it is actually quite a challenge to find good one in Penang.

Other food you can get here includes prawn dumpling, Siew Mai (烧卖), egg tart and many more.

There is plenty of seating both inside and outside the outlet; thus there shouldn’t be any problem of getting a place. The best part of it is that it is located on the 7^th Floor of Gurney Plaza which is also where you can find Golden Screen Cinema. For those that like to have a bite before your next favorite movie, this is the place to be!

Business Hour: 10.30am - 10.30pm everyday