Kulim Wanton Mee

It's six weeks after passing of bro. We are at Kulim buddhist temple for the 6th prayer. On the way back, we stopped by Kulim town for early lunch for the famous, of course, wanton mee.

The shop lot is confusing to locate as there are many imitation stalls that sprout all around the same area. Only those who have ate there often can show you which is the "correct" stall.

The noodle is home made and prepared al dente. The soup is clear and pork base. The dish tasted like what wanton mee should taste like.

In the coffee shop, there was supposed to be the famous chai kweh too but it's not open that day. Instead we ordered the chicken from chicken rice stall and their vegetable soup. No bad, but not too good either. Just to get some protein and fibre together with the wanton mee.













The coffee is served black with heavy sugar sedimentation at the bottom of the cup. You stir more if you want sweeter coffee, and less if you prefer bitter. And the cup is original design.












Ordered a fancy drink, in Kulim standard, the 3 layer tea by F&N. On the bottom layer is palm sugar syrup, 2nd layer is F&N evaporated milk, and top layer is plain black tea. When mixed together, it taste like palm syrup milk tea. I know... I am just writing what I taste!




A coffee shop at Kulim Old Town

Wen Xiang porridge

Feel like having something light for dinner? Do head to Wen Xiang coffee shop for light and greasefree porridge.

We ordered 1 pot of prawn porridge and 1 pot of seafood koay teow soup to share amongst 3 pax. Both pots were served together and both are equally good.

There were at least 20 prawns in the porridge which made the soup so sweet and tasty. The fish koay teow soup comes with fish, cuttlefish, minced pork, fish ball and fish cake. Customer can opt for any combination of prawn, fish, crab, frog legs, pork, fish ball, fish cake, meat ball or minced meat with porridge, koay teow, bee hoon or noodle in clear or spicy tom yam soup base.

You can see the left over prawn at the bottom of the pot, we packed it home coz we simply can't finish them.

Total bill came to about RM48, inclusive of drinks.

Wen Xiang coffee shop
Taman Cegar
14100 Simpang Ampat, Penang
Tel: 013-424 2333
Opens: 6.00pm - 11.00pm

Belated birthday dinner at Cassis

Kate has purchased 4 Groupon dinner at Cassis back in April. First to celebrate her birthday and also on her pay rise. Her initial intention was to have the family together, including our dearest late-bro. However event took a drastic turn and bro passed away end of May. It was a mixed feeling to have the dinner at Cassis without bro... but here we are. The first thing I noticed inside Cassis is the service is POOR POOR POOR. The air-con is freezing cold so skimpy evening dress for this restaurant is out of the question. The deco is fancy, with Far East Moroccan feel of heavy colors and abundance jewelry. The restaurant is name after the owner/chef's wife Cassandra, who I can only presume looks like how the restaurant is decorated.

I have heard about dining at Cassis usually finish up with crossing over the road for a bowl of Hokkein Mee at Bee Hooi coffee shop. Which is not necessary a bad thing if one is a small eater. The menu changes every 2 days, depending on what is available at the market.

After about half an hour of putting up with the non-existing service, we were served the entree, which is different from what the menu stated. Reason being Kingfish is out of stock! The 3 scallops are pan-fried succulent with bubbly sauce that looks like spit actually.

Duck Spring Roll + Foie Gras Sauce - I resisted this dish on the menu for two reason. One I don't eat duck, second foie gras is cruelty to animals. When the dish is served, there is not taste of duck nor goose liver.

Pork belly + banana + Toffee Sauce. I supposed "food connoisseur" will say animal fat is what brings out the flavour in meat. To me, the visible rind of fat is just disgusting. The meat is prepared nicely though. Tender and juicy. Didn't realised it was banana toffee sauce though.

Cauliflower Soup + Corn + Truffle Oil. Fancy way of calling a cream vegetable soup with sprinkle of oil from a fungus hunted by pigs.

The actual serving of the soup. Notice the comparison in size of the wine glass to the soup bowl.

Salmon + Mushroom + Mixed Herbs Emulsion. The salmon is sear fried, very nicely done as I like mine raw. Those who doesn't like sashimi should request the chef to cook more thoroughly for medium to cooked salmon.

Vanilla Crepe + Strawberry + Balsamic. Ok, fancy name but it's just flour, eggs and water batter skilled then rolled up to crepe.

Cassis is renowned as "WORLD CLASS cuisine" available in Penang. Go judge for yourself, at RM180++ per pax, I have tasted better outside Cassis Penang!


Cassis Restaurant
368-1-14 Belisa Row
Jalan Burma, 10250 Penang
Tel: 04-229 3858
Opens: 12.00pm-2.30pm & 7.00pm-10.30pm

Poolside breakfast at Noordin Mews

Audrey booked an overnight stay at Noordin Mews for a weekend short break. It was very nice to do nothing for  a change.

The breakfast for the mews guests is standard. Start off with fruit juice - either apple or orange. I chose orange.

Cute teacups of butter and blueberry jam.

 Toast and eggs of your choice - I chose for omelet with everything.

Although the breakfast is simple, but taste good with relaxing/holiday mood. Simple things in life is sometimes the best.

Christopher Ong, the owner of Noordin Mews, is well known to have a good eye for antique pieces. So it is not surprising to see classic glass from F&N with gold rim when the waitress served us ice water. I remembered we used to have one of these glasses at home way back when I was young.

Another classic glass from Hennessy. Move over Coca-cola glass!


Noordin Mews
53 Lebuh Noordin, Georgetown
10300 Penang
Tel: 04-2632125
Opens: 7am to 10pm daily

MoonTree 47

Cozy alternative little cafes are sprouting out all over Penang these days. Audrey has been bragging about this place for longest time and today I finally have the luxury of time to visit it.

The whole cafe is kampung heritage theme to reflect Georgetown status. Standard seats are available in the shop front, with staircase in the middle to access the guest room on 2nd floor. The bar in smacked right under the staircase where a range of alcohol and coffees are available. Crossing over the bar is he backyard garden and kitchen. The weather was not too hot so Audrey and I decided to sit at the garden.

First to cool off, ice coffee with vanilla ice cream. Delicious!

Audrey ordered the Turkish kebab, which was served with potato chips wrapped and banana orange as compliment - kind of weird combo - but the taste is good. The wrap reminds Audrey of the time she was traveling to Turkey but to Kate, it was just Indian spices.

Ordered another drink to cool off the heat - ice lemon juice. It's refreshing and thirst quenching.

House Salad - the dressing is home made. Very special blend of herbs and vinegar concoction prepared by the lady chef, aka owner, who have travelled extensively herself. The sauce sort of reflect her conversation with us where she picked up a few cooking tips / culture from all over the world. Audrey even mentioned she has a Turkish "boyfriend".

Greek salad - nice and simple just a splash of balsamic vinegar.

The perfect way to end a meal with coffee & cream.





MoonTree 47
47 Muntri Street
10200 Georgetown
Pulau Pinang
Tel: 04-2644021
Opens: Mon - Tue: 10:00 - 22:00
Wed: 10:00 - 17:00
Thu: 12:00 - 20:00
Fri - Sun: 09:00 - 23:00

Good ol' Yoong Kee

Yoong Kee is one of the oldest and surviving eating place since my childhood days. My grandpa absolutely love the food as it is cooked Teochew style. This shop is one of the pioneers in Bukit Mertajam township and the setting has been such since day 1. Do check out the original signboard and its first telephone number on the wall. Look up the ceiling and see the antique fan still in operation.

After placing our orders, we ordered White Man rojak as entree. The peanut serving was overdone considering I am a lover of peanut. The sauce is not as good as Black Man rojak but I will elaborate more on later posting on Bukit Mertajam rojak story.

First dish up is Deep Fried Tofu served with Sour Vinegar sauce. Tofu is Puling Goose Meat in teochew province. The locals are too poor to eat the real thing and often use tofu as an alternative. The tofu is fried at high temperature, the outer crust is crunchy while the inside is soft and hot! The vinegar sauce has shallots and chili which blends well with the tofu taste.

Tuna white cabbage - one of my favourite dish here. The ingredients are simple - TC Boy tuna in brine, garlic and white cabbage. Put them together and it's a classic good old dish.

The famous Kailan salted fish. This dish looks simple but takes years for the chef to master. I remember when the 3rd generation first took over the business, this dish was inedible. Only after years of practice standing in front of the HOT HOT wok and countless splashing of oil onto his hands that the grandson finally master this dish. It's a MUST TRY. The fragrance of the salted fish, mixed with Kailan stir-fried at exactly the right temperature and time, every mouthful has the sweetness of crunchy kailan and savory of the salted fish.

Steamed stingray Teochew style. It's sour and tint of spiciness combined with fresh fish meat steamed at the right temperature and time. It can only happened to very experience chef who cook this dish at least a million time.


Yoong Kee Eating Shop
207 Cheok Sah Square
Jalan Pasar
14000 Bukit Mertajam
Tel: 04-5302296
Open: 11am - 3pm & 6pm - 10pm

The best Hokkein Mee ever

"The BEST Hokkein mee ever!" declared late-bro. No question asked. So we left the house at 6am to fetch the 4 lovely ladies to savor a bowl of this special noodle. One has to go very early in the morning as the queue is long and the stall will usually run out of noodle by 9.00am.

After a good 10 mins wait, a bowl of piping hot noodle was served. We ordered 8 bowls but they served only 4, with the other 4 served 5 mins later. That's the service once would expect at this famous/infamous stall. Despite the crappy service, a taste of the noodle makes everything worthwhile.

The soup is thick with heavy prawn flavour. The home made ground chili paste pack a strong kick to the soup. Noodles are prepared al dente, it's pure perfection!

Swee Kong Cafe
Solok Moulmein
Pulau Tikus, 10250 Penang
Open: 6.00am - 9.00am