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Classic Hokkien Mee, Penang

March 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Hokkien Mee, a Penang favourite

Prawn mee was never something I enjoyed until of late when a friend got me hooked on finding the best there was out there. Prawn mee or better known as Penang Hokkien Mee is a dish of noodles in stock made from prawn heads, shrimp and pork ribs.

Classic Hokkien Mee

My recent prawn mee discovery was at this corner shop along Jalan Perak called Classic Coffeeshop, opposite the Padang Brown food court. The stall opens at 8am but it’s best to get there before 9.30am to avoid disappointment – my friend who recommended this place mentioned the noodles are sold out by then. For the uninitiated, only Hokkien Mee is served at this coffeeshop.

Pork slices, shrimp and fried shallots

Really good stuff

Depending on the crowd, expect to wait between 15-20 minutes for your turn. But the wait is worth it I tell you. The noodles were good stuff. Each bowl comes with pork slice, shrimp, fried shallot and a spoon of chilli paste.

Gloriously red broth, fully flavoured from the prawn heads

The broth was full of flavour and gloriously red from the prawn head and stock – very addictive! A small bowl cost RM4.50 and a large, RM5. Take my advice and order the large. It was so good that the stranger from the next table interrupted my moment and (obnoxiously) used his camera phone to snap a picture of my prawn mee.

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Ambiance: 5/10
Price: 6/10
Food: 8/10 (non halal)
Verdict: Best prawn mee I’ve eaten in Penang Island, thus far.

Classic Hokkien Mee
126, Jalan Perak
11600, Penang
Business hours: 8am to 10am (closed on Tuesday)

Blue Mountains, Sydney

March 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Like the Sydney Harbour Cruise, part of the three attractions I visited using the iVenture Card was Blue Mountains. The explorer bus tour starts from Katoomba and allows you to hop on and off at your own leisure.

At the Three Sisters

There are 29 attractions at Blue Mountains so you basically choose the ones that interest you and get off the bus. Buses go around the sightseeing tracks every 20 minutes or so – you get a bus schedule to allow you to plan your sightseeing around them.

Firepiece to keep me warm

Real Hot chocolate

Milkshake, and hot chocolate ingredients

With hot milk and cocoa bits

A candle to keep it warm

I didn’t exactly do the entire Blue Mountains tour; just the Chocolate Factory, Echo Point and The Three Sisters. The weather was quite chilly to be outdoors let alone the mountains and all I wanted to do was curl up with a hot chocolate. It was exactly what I did.

Blue Mountain Chocolate Company

While the hot chocolate wasn’t that great, it was perfect given how cold that morning was. rif’s chocolate milkshake was better but the weather was too cold for me to indulge.

rif and I, by the love locks at Echo Point

Blue Mountain directory

Three Sisters

Echo Point allows you a good view of The Three Sisters and the valley and because of that, it was one of the more crowded spots. If you’re feeling adventurous, rent a bike and cycle through the viewpoints. It’s definitely a different (and more challenging) way to experience the Blue Mountains.

Amazing view

Kevin the Koala

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For more information about Blue Mountains and for available tours, visit the official website here.

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Lai Foong Beef Noodles, Kuala Lumpur

March 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Dry Beef Noodles

Each mouthful was a delight. Thin strips of hor fun, tossed in a mixture of dark soy sauce, shallot oil and pickled vegetables. As I indulged in my large bowl of noodles, the corner of my eye spotted several people waiting for a seat or table to free up, just so they could experience what I was experiencing at that very moment.

Lai Foong Coffeeshop

Beef ball soup

The heady scent of boiling beef broth and the sound of the noodles being tossed added to the experience. You know you have come to the right place – Lai Foong.

Tasty

A bowl doesn’t come cheap these days; you’re looking at RM7 for a small bowl and RM8 for a large. You have a choice of hor fun (flat rice noodles), yellow noodles or vermicelli, prepared kon loh (dry) or soup style.

Beef ball, beef slices, tendon and tripe

Each bowl of noodles come with beef balls, beef slices, tendon and tripe, which you can customise to add on or remove the parts you don’t like. Pretty good stuff, but I still prefer the beef noodles in Pudu.