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Gurney Drive Hawker Center | George Town, Penang Malaysia

Gurney Drive Hawker Center

 

Ice Kacang

 

Cooking Sotong Bakar (BBQ squid)

 

Sotong Bakar (BBQ squid)

 

Ladies of Rojak

 

Rojak

 

Everytime without fail, when we go to Penang, we go to the Gurney Drive Hawker Center to eat. It’s just so much fun watching all the people running around buying a dish here and there. It’s actually quite amazing how the hawkers keep track of what goes to who. Highly recommend going here if you have the chance. Really cool place to go eat; huge variety.

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Gurney Drive Hawker Center (information gathered 8/2012)
At the end of Persiaran Gurney you’ll see Gurney Drive Hawker Center. It’s quite close to the Gurney Mall, so in the event you still can’t find it, look for the mall instead.
George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Parking
All along the street leading up to the hawker center, there are places to park.

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Tropical Fruit Farm | George Town, Penang Malaysia

At Tropical Fruit Farm, Bandar Batu Feringgi

 

Rojak fruit plate

 

Fruit plate (all grown on the premises)

 

A really fun, but slightly timely trip up the mountain side to reach the next location. This place rests 360 meters above sea level (1180-ish miles) on a 25 acre plot of land that is home to 250 types of fruits! Something about the elevation and scenery made this food experience ever more special.

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Tropical Fruit Farm (information gathered 8/2012)
Jalan Teluk Bahang
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
04-8665168
Hours
Mon to Sun 9:00am – 6:00pm

Parking
Once up the mountainside, there was parking for 15-20 cars. It seemed we went on a slower day, but this is a tourist attraction of sorts, so come early.

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Tropical Fruit Farm (main site) http://www.tropicalfruitfarm.com.my/

Red Garden | George Town, Penang Malaysia

Outside Red Garden

 

A hawker cooking our skate wing on banana leaf

 

Frog leg congee garnished with green scallions

 

Char Kway teow with cockles

 

Satay (beef and chicken)

 

Rojak and misc south eastern fruit

 

Hawker serving skate

 

Skate wing on banana leaf

 

Oyster Omelette (Hor Chien)

 

Fried rice w/ salted fish

 

After relaxing a bit at the hotel, we were finally ready to take on the next stop of our food adventure. I remember coming to Red Garden many years ago and I’m happy to note, it’s just as good as before. We started inspecting each stall as soon as we walked in, determining what we should order. I believe as they’ve done this so many times before, they all knew what should/should not be ordered. Being in a food inspecting trance, we really didn’t talk with each other much. Amazing that we somehow had no duplicate orders! As we all sat down, we probably waited no more than 5-10 minutes before the food started coming one after another (my inner fat kid was so happy).

The skate wing had a proper sear, was well seasoned, and quite fresh; cooking on top of the banana added another dimension of flavor as it gave the fish a wonderful aromatic sweet flavor. Another dish that stood out was the frog leg congee as it was relatively sweet from the fresh frog legs; the congee itself was nicely cooked, being rather smooth and silky in texture. Finally, the best one was the oyster omelette! Great flavor from the well-seasoned chili-sauced oysters; the 1 to 1 proportion of egg to oyster was a bonus. Ugh, salivating just thinking about it. The only dish I would say could have been better was the satay. In some eateries in Ipoh, you’ll see hawkers cook with skewers of meat shallowly above the coal grill. They would constantly fan the fire, preventing the meat from burning. This created an awesome crust/sear, with the little bits of coal-charred meat adding wonderful aromatics. Was not the case here unfortunately, but that is still not to say it wasn’t tasty.

The meal was insane.

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Red Garden (information gathered 8/2012)
George Town, Penang Malaysia
Hours
Varies depending on vendor to vendor.

Parking
There is a good amount near the entrance to the Red Garden. Unsure if there is a cost as we ended up walking from the hotel.

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Kedai Kopi Ho Ping | George Town, Penang Malaysia

Kedai Kopi Ho Ping

 

Inside Kedai Kopi Ho Ping

 

Hawker cooking kway teow

 

char kwei teow

 

Penang asam laksa

 

Rojak and misc south eastern fruit

 

Har mee

 

Chendol- Rice flour jelly with palm sugar, coconut milk & red/kidney beans.

 

As we arrived at Penang, we basically dropped our luggage at the hotel and then hit the ground running. First stop, we went to this place relatively near our hotel (10 minute walk). Kedai Kopi Ho Ping is a small little eatery with multiple vendors outside cooking/waiting for your order.Favorite dish of the series was the Penang asam laksa; a dish packed with flavor. A base of mackerel soup, has a bit of sour from the tamarind, onion to add some sweetness, chili to add some spicy, and finish that off with fish flakes and the sweet prawn paste to really bold the flavors. This bowl of asam laksa has it all.

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Kedai Kopi Ho Ping (information gathered 8/2012)
George Town, Penang Malaysia
Hours
Varies depending on vendor to vendor.

Parking
We ended up walking here from our hotel, but as you can see from the outside shot, parking looks a bit limited. You may need to drive around a bit to find parking along the street.

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