Penang Must Try Hawker Food

In the first month of 2017, I am luckily to have a chance to go travel with my whole family. Although the reason why I have to go Penang isn't make me happy. It is because of my parents have to check their health. I came 2 days earlier than the doctor schedule, so I can visit some of must visit hawker food in Penang and here's my list Penang Must Try Hawker Food:

1. Penang Famous Chendul

This is my top list must try Hawker Food in Penang. The combination of chendul, red bean, shave ice, gula malaka. It combine to be super nice. Eventhough I like this combination but for my personal preference, I prefer cendol texture in Indonesia. But ice chendul will be nice especially in the sunny days and you need something to refreshing your throat

Penang Road Famous Chendul
Jalan Penang, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours: 
Monday - Sunday : 10.30am - 7pm

2. Rojak

Near the chendul, there is many food stall which serve many yummy food. Rojak is one of the must wanted food. Indonesia also has Rujak as well, but the different between Rujak and Rojak are the ingredients and the sauce. Rojak consist of some fruit, tofu and cuttlefish. The sauce the use "petis" as we known as one of West Java spice and gula malaka. 

3. Char Kuey Teow

Char Kuey Teow we knew as Fried Kwtiauw in Indonesia. The main ingredients are same but the are some of ingredients that makes Char Kuey Teow is must try food in Penang. Usually they use 

Kafe Ping Hooi 
179, Lebuh Carnarvon, George Town
10450 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Monday - Sunday 8am - 2.30pm

4. Dim Sum

I never thought that Dim Sum in Penang is cheap and super finger licking. Every morning in Penang, I had Dim Sum as my breakfast. There are many dim sum place I visited such as Tai Tong Restaurant, Zim Sum, and Yong Ping. Tai Tong wins my heart, it will be my favorite dim sum in Penang. They have several varian such as chee cheong fan, porridge, pao, steam dim sum, and fried dim sum. My favorite is Salted Egg Bao which is only RM 2. That is so cheap and the bao is BOMB. If you like salted egg bao, you must visit Tai Tong. 

Tai Tong Restaurant

45, Lebuh Cintra, George Town, 

10100 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours:

Monday - Sunday 06.30am - 2.00pm

Zim Sum 

No62, Jalan Macalister, Georgetown, 

10450 George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Opening Hours:

Monday - Sunday 06.30am - 2.00pm

Yong Pin

No. 11-B & C, Jalan Sungai Ujong, 
10100, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Monday - Sunday 6am - 12pm and 7pm - 12am

5. Curry Mee

Curry Mee will be one of the famous food in Penang. The combination of the thick spice and white savoury soup will make you like curry mee. The white soup consist of coconut milk that makes the flavour of thick spice will be all out. I tried curry mee near the Penang Road Famous Chendul

6. Laksa

If you like something fresh and spicy, you'll like Laksa. The soup is very rich from the combination of chili, shrimp, and many spice. Usually the use white noodle and it texture very nice. Even I am not a big fan of Laksa but taste better that Malaysian food in Jakarta. There are so many Laksa in Penang, but you can try Laksa in Kafe Ping Hooi and Penang Road Famous Chendul 

7. Fried Oyster

Fried Oyster looks very simple dish. It is the combination egg and oyster. But if you cannot cook well, it won't impress you. I tried fried oyster in Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, you will find crowded stall who cook nice Fried Oyster. You should try it

Gurney Drive Hawker Food

172, Solok Gurney 1, Pulau Tikus, 

10250 Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Opening Hours 
Monday - Sunday : 11am - 1am

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Sweet and Savory Dessert by Island Creamery

Island Creamery is one of my favorite dessert place in Jakarta. They opened their first store in 2004 at Flavour Bliss, Alam Sutera. Then they opened another store at Kota Kasablanka Mall, Pondok Indah Mall, Kelapa Gading Mall, Summarecon Bekasi and Puri Indah Mall. Last saturday with my officemate, I went to Island Creamery Puri Indah Mall to join the Food Tasting. They are going to launch new menu in July. I have a previlege to tried their new menu more than anyone else.

Like another first outlet in Alam Sutera, they made the same interior and bring it as identity of Island Creamery with light wood chair and small corner for children to drawing and colouring. They have indoor and outdoor area, so you can choose which are is suite for you.

As the sweet and savory dessert they prepare, they have 2 quirky savory dessert and 1 favorite milkshake. Let we start with The Elvis Milkshake combines fresh banana ice cream blended with dark chocolate fudge and peanut butter for that extra savory kick. It is so suitable for summer, especially who loves peanuts butter will love this milkshake.

The Elvis Milkshake Rp. 35.000,-

Secret Pop! Sundae, which has chocolate and caramel sauces drizzled on Vanilla ice cream topped with caramel popcorn and candied chicken bacon bits. It surprise me who never has any experience with savory and sweet ice sundae. In my first bite, I really doubt this ice cream but in the end I was not really care about the chicken bacon on top. It gives you and extraordinary experience to eat more than sweet dessert. 

Secret Pop! Sundae Rp. 39,000,-

The Lighting Rod Sundae has walnut brownie topped off with a scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream, chocolate fudge and salted pretzel sticks. It is suitable for chocolate lover like me. I really like it when the walnut brownie mix with chocolate butter ice cream and the pretzel sticks in one full spoon. I really love the richness and saltiness of peanut butter and pretzel sticks. It will be my next favorite sundae.

The Lighting Rod Sundae Rp. 39.000,-

As a gift, Island Creamery gives me 4 boxes of cookies. I love cookies and I am really how the cookies taste like and I am going to paired them with some tea or coffee.

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Sorry for super non update and non reliable food blogger

Hey foodie friends, sorry for not updating so long time. I am still living. I had been eating a lot of yummy or unyummy food. But in this 6 months, I have been really focused with my job as a banker and I really want to achieve something in my banking career. I push myself in my career tried the best that I can be. I worked over time, somehow I miss my leisure time. I miss find some new place to eat, but I couldn't. I tried some new side job, some new opportunities but I failed. 

I lose my self and no more excited to go to work, then someday I woke up noise in my head told me how I am starting to apply to become a banker, the reason why I could love my job. Then I realize that I wanna be a banker. I love for my job, besides that I am getting smarter to manage my time. Lately, I am really busy at work, but when I went home I miss something. I miss something that makes me busy, make me passionate again that is blogging.

One day, I puzzled myself to write again to back to my old hobby. I came again to food tasting. I see new people. I am back on track. I am blogging again. 

Wait me for first reviewed after my long break. Wish you are all excited, so see you


xoxo,


Inez

Starbucks Lunch Product

 

Last wednesday, I invited with Starbucks to Wholesome Food Delicious Conversation. In this time Starbucks is getting ready for launch some lunch product. They held this discussion near my office in Starbucks Pessangrahan. I am so happy finally they make event in my living area. Here's the story

As usual, we have known Starbucks as coffee store, so we start our discussion with coffee tasting. They served us Medium Kenya. It is light coffee and this is one of my favourite coffee bean in Starbucks. Accompany with lemon biscuit, it is nice to accompany the coffee. I love the coffee and the pairing.

Then we start our dinner to taste and to score also give an opinion about the Lunch Product in Starbucks. Actually Starbucks has many lunch menu in their store, but not all store are provide this lunch menu. In this lunch product, they have 5 menus. There are Caesar Salad, Pesto Fussili with Roasted Eggplant and Tomato, Farfalle with Beef Meatball and Sauteed Spinach, Pesto Tomato Mozarella Panini, and  Grilled Chicken Humus Panini.

We started with Caesar Salad. It looks like another Caesar Salad, there is nothing special with this salad. Moreover, I think the vegetable is not really fresh maybe because its refrigirated for could hour, also the dressing is too little, I need more dressing. All the component are right, but I need more improvement. 

Pesto Fussili with Roasted Eggplant and Tomato. It looks little bit dry, but it smelled good. This menu intended for vegetarian. I think the pesto has not really strong enough for me, but the tomato in exact amount. For the roasted eggplant, I think it would be better to change it to be mushroom, according my judgement more people like mushroom than people who like eggplant.

Farfalle with Beef Meatball and Sauteed Spinach. It comes really nice and it smelled good. I am a big fan of creamy pasta and so of many people out there will drooling when saw this yummy dish. Beef Meatball always reminds me of IKEA meatball, so my expectation of any kind of meatball little bit high. This Beef Meatball is nailed it. I like it, it is tender and well marinated. Farfalle comes so good accompany with spinach, it will be healthy as well.

Pesto Tomato Mozarella Panini is pesto in Panini version. It comes little bit sprawl, but the mozarella will kick your taste buds. It taste so great yummy panini, I like it, but the pesto is not really strong I tasted tomato domain the panini. It looks by the picture that show they sliced the tomato quite thick.

Grilled Chicken Humus Panini comes with chili flakes and red pepper powder on top. It makes this panini little bit spicy. Grilled Chicken little bit dry, but they combine with mushroom so you'll get the juicy from the mushroom. They use fresh vegetable so this is another healthy food from Starbucks which you could grab in your rush lunch time. 

 

For all I am waiting for this lunch menu, I wish I could grab their pasta and panini as soon as possible and I wish they could make many improvement that we discuss. 

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Thank you for the cake Hitokuchishoppu

Its December, this month is full of joy and happiness. It is my favourite month of the year, coz I will have a lot of party, gift exchange, christmas tree and more fun will coming in this month. So, I've got an early Christmas present from Nadya Tan the owner of Hitokuchishoppu, she asked me to try their roll cake. We could design our roll cake as like as we want. I choose Christmas pattern bcoz you could have another option to bring as gift exchange. 

Make Your Own Dumpling Ur Episode Urbanesia

Couple weeks ago, I invited with Urbanesia in event 'Make Your Own Dumpling with Paradise Dynasty'. I am really happy I could have a fabulous weekend by have different activies. Urbanesia has event named  Ur Episode. Ur Episode is an event held by Urbanesia, it is not only cooking class, they have many kind of activies in Jakarta. Here's my story about 'Make Your Own Dumpling with Paradise Dynasty'

Create Wonder Share Joy by Red Cup Starbucks in 2013

 

Red cups is coming to town. Here again red cups from Starbucks, the joyful thing happen from my favorite coffee shop. I am really excited every time Starbucks has launching their red cups. It is because they always bring wonder and joy in every single thing they served to us. They always have new coffee bean, new coffee latte, new food, new tumblr special christmas and new beverage flavour. Here's what they have in this holiday season 2013.

Food Tasting Hawaiian Food by Hawaiian Bistro

When I go to PIK usually brain recall that the place for enjoying ramen and bubble. We knew there are so many ramen and bubble there. But when I invited to Hawaiian Bistro, I have a question that where it is? PIK? I surprise there is another food category beside ramen and bubble. Hawaiian Food is kinda new thing to me. I never eat Hawaiian Food and I only knew a limited food really taste being Hawaiian. So better than you confused, you could check out what is Hawaiian Bistro is

Rosso : Italian Restaurant in Shangrilla Jakarta

Shangri-La Jakarta has 5 great restaurant,  one of them is Rosso. In Italian,  Rosso means red, so when you step your foot in Rosso, you'll surrounded by red colour in ever single detail they have shown to you. Rosso. Rosso represents passion, warmth and elegance. The restaurant offers sensational yet authentic Italian cuisine, a combination designed to stimulate the well-known Italian passion for vibrant lifestyle and food. Rosso has many section, they have many private room, so if you have to meeting after office hour, Rosso will provide cozy place to enjoy Italian food. Rosso also provide couple of wines also mocktail and cocktail. 

   

 

 

Authentic Taichan

Taichan Ramen is old ramen resto in Jakarta. I think I knew that about Taichan since I am in elementary school. Actually they are Japanese resto, so they are not only served ramen but also rice box and etc. So, couple weeks ago when I visited Pondok Indah Mall. I went there to take a look Taichan Ramen. I am quite rare went to Pondok Indah Mall, so I choose Taichan as my place to eat dinner. So here's what we had as dinner.  

 

Tsurukamedou

Tsurukamedou is new hip place in Taman Ratu. They served yummy ramen, which is succesfully make me curious what make them really special. Then two weeks ago, me with my sister and Joan also her boyfriend went there not in meal time. There are no people come, when I came there, but not longer after that so many people come to taste their ramen. What makes them really special? Here what I found.

Marugame Udon

Marugame Udon is new udon resto in Jakarta. I know I am little bit late visited them, but it is better late then never right. Marugame maybe is the first japanesse resto which is specialize in udon. As I know maybe ramen is more popular than udon. But it doesn't make Marugame Udon not popular. So many people kinda curious about Marugame Udon and in the lunch time Marugame Udon has long queue. Marugame Udon served so many style of udon, if I know udon only served with soy sauce soup, but in Marugame Udon you could find many style of udon soup.

Ramadhan Hamper by Oatmeal Cookies

On the first day of July, Oatmeal Cookies launch their scrumptious healthy cookies is made by warm hand of Oatmeal Cookies. It made by mom. Actually oatmeal cookies is my family cookies heritage, sometime when we are travelling or we are stuck in the middle of traffic jam, we usually hungry and to safe our tummy from hungry we eat some snack that we bought from you-named-it bakery which is usually sell yummy cookies, but we just realize we cannot eat unhealthy cookies. We have to consider our health. Then we got an idea to make oatmeal cookies. 

Pier 16 : Seafood Resto in Pantai Indah Kapuk

 

Pier16 is newbie resto located in Pantai Indah Kapuk, new food district in North Jakarta. I invited to their food tasting with many fellow blogger. Before I invited to Pier 16, I already knew there is Pier 16 who served seafood. I am seafood lover and I really happy that there is seafood resto invited me of new way enjoying seafood. 

Pier 16 have cute way of enjoy seafood, not like high-end seafood resto or not like hawker seafood resto. They served in their way to enjoy seafood. They served seafood in western way, even we also see they served Indonesian way to served seafood.

Nannys Pavillion Barn in Flavour Blis

Nannys Pavillion is not a new place for me. It is my favorite place to enjoy pancake, pasta, and anything which is always yummy and drooling my eyes with their lovely and cute ambiance they are served to me. I always love the way the named their menu. It looks like they wanna served Nannys heritage food to the others. Then I love they also have different theme in every store they have, so you won't get boring with their interior while you visit Nannys.

Hometown Traditional Cuisine with a Little Twist by Thai Alley

 

I had to survey to meet my customer in Gandari 8 Office Tower. Then after meet them, I was hungry and I was looking for unusual lunch with my office mate, Andrea. I recomend her about Fook Yew, but both of us already tried them and kinda curious with new Thai resto in front of them. So we walked out to Thai Alley and check out Thai Alley menu and we were agree to taste them. 

Jamur Kriuk Eyang

Jamur Kriuk Eyang

Who doesn't like crispy mushroom. I am a big fan of them and it is my favourite snack when I watched tv or when I have my family time. Then I've got sampler from Jamur Kriuk Eyang. Jamur Kriuk Eyang is one of the best Mushroom seller that I knew. They make so many Crispy Mushroom dipping and edition. It make enjoy Crispy Mushroom with Jamur Kriuk Eyang will be different. In this time, they sent me Custom Your Own Crunchiness. You could check the choose the crunch level by choose what how to make it being ur favourite snack.

Lasagna Lasagne

Lasagna Lasagne Large Rp. 85.000,-

Beside I am food blogger, I also love baking. But I only could bake limited item. Luciky lasagna is one of dish that I could bake. I usually make lasagna to eat by my self or given to my friends. Since I am working in Banking Institution, I don't have any more spare time to make lasagna. So, couple weeks ago, I've got scrumptious lasagna from Lasagna Lasagne. First time, I thought it will be some kind of basic lasagna I usually taste. But this is so different. Lasagna Lasagne is one of the best lasagna I like. I really love it so much. It feels like my mom's lasagna for me. Kinda love it in the first sight.

Italian Fair Week by Scusa

Couple weeks ago, I was invited to Italian Fair Week by Scusa. If you are follow my blog, you knew that I had been invited in their White Asparagus Affair in May. Then in June they once again invite us to taste their Italian Food. In June, Italy also celebrate their Independence day, so Scusa presented a selection of exclusive set menu from the well know region of Italy to satiate the appetite. In Italy, there are 3 regions which is Sicily, Tuscany and Veneziea, each region feature on the set menu along with favourite menu options for the ultimate dining experience in Scusa.  

Pink Series for Mothers Day by Calais

To celebrate mother's day in May, Calais present Pink Series a series of bubble tea consists of 4 variants. There are Strawberry Milk Tea, Watermelon Milk Tea, Strawberry Blush Smoothies and Sourberry Smoothies. All that series has pink colour, as representation of women. Ingredients of pink series are strawberry and watermelon. Pink Series only available until the end of july, so it is very limited time to join Pink Series.