Robyn Eckhardt writes: If you've been to Penang you know this noodle. And, chances are, you recognize this woman. She has been called many things ('crusty' might be the most complimentary) by those who have supplicated at her stall and endured the wait for what is argued to be Penang's best char koay teow. 'We Penang-ites are arrogant,' a native of the island told me before our last trip up north. 'We know we make the best food in the country, and we know you know it. So we don't have to be nice.' Uh-huh. In truth we didn't find Soon Suan Choo, who's been working her ... read more

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vkeong writes: Siang Leng forwarded me an email yesterday about one of the best char koay teow in Penang - Ah Leng Char Koay Teow. The email contents looked very familiar, because it was copied from makankings‘ blog. Apparently, Lilian blogged about it not long ago too. Based on the directions given by Ah Quah, we finally found Ah Leng. He was not too hard to find after all, the only problem I encountered was to find a place to park my car. Ah Leng is only assisted by his daughter (I assume) and business was brisk. All tables in the coffee shop had ordered his char koay ... read more

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Makan Kings writes: Fried Koay Teow a.k.a Char Koay Teow is one of the best hawker delicacies in Penang. Penang is famous for its Char Koay Teow. You can easily spot a Char Koay Teow stall in any coffee shop, hawker center and also food court in Penang. It can be consider as a “MUST EAT” category for tourist and most of them would love it. Although I am born in Penang but I must admit that I am not a fan of Char Koay Teow. I didn’t specifically like it or dislike it. A lot of people came to Penang and wanted to try good and nice Char Koay Teow. There are so many stalls in Penang but which one ... read more

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Lyrical Lemongrass writes: 1.I first stepped foot into Red Ginger at the Plaza Damansara outlet in May 2007 when my dear friend from cyberspace, Msiagirl, and I met for the very first time. It was a friendship that was headed in the right direction, and when we met up, there was only a very comfortable familiarity and a lot of excited twitters between two very old birds! "Metaphorically, my life was rich with new experience like reading poetry in Malaysia, a country I had exiled myself from for so long. I was attending with my new blogger friends, another rich and rewarding experience: new kindred is a rare and valuable thing, and here ... read more

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Lyrical Lemongrass writes: Jalan Bukit in PJ was a favourite haunt for me during my university days as it was within walking distance from the university, and I could find cheap and tasty food there. Usually, when I had a craving for char siew pao (barbequed pork bun), I'd quickly call one of the more-than-willing fellas to accompany me to Jalan Bukit where we'd get our pork fix before trudging back to our residential college.Naturally, when I heard that a bungalow along Jalan Bukit had been converted into a restaurant, I had to find out more about this place and whether or not it deserved to invade my memories with ... read more

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