Herbal
duck drumstick noodle soup (鸭腿面线); definitely one of the Penang delicacies
although not as popular as Laksa and Char Koay Teow in which Penang is famous
for. The noodle that is usually used to prepare this dish is called misua (面线); a very thin salted Chinese noodle which is
made from wheat flour. The soup is cooked with Chinese herbs, red dates and
duck meat in a pot for about 2 hours until the duck meat is soft and tender. Some
people might not like the taste and smell of duck meat and it is perfectly fine
for customers to choose other alternatives such as chicken or pork to go with
the herbal soup. This is because the main salient point of this dish is in its
soup.
The
most famous Duck Drumstick Noodle Soup in Penang has to be the one located at
Sungai Pinang. Most people know about it and I won’t be recommending it here. Instead
I’m going to recommend a lesser known one located in Green Lane; the same
coffee shop where I wrote about its chicken rice (you can refer to Chicken Rice at Green Lane). Although it is not as popular as the one at Sungai Pinang, I’m
quite satisfied with its herbal soup taste which is quite rich and the plus
point here is that it is also less crowded with more comfortable place to dine
in.
So
the next time you want to try duck drumstick noodle soup in Penang but you hate
to be on a long waiting list under the hot sun (as will happened at Sungai
Pinang); you can give this place a try.
For the location kindly refer to Kedai Kopi Heap Huat.
