Archive for September, 2006

Chinese wine – Mei Kwei Lu/Mei Kuei Lu

I tried to fine out more information about this mei kwei lu Chinese wine but can’t dig out much.  It is a very fragrant wine which is suitable for meats and is an important flavourings for making bak kua or barbeque pork. My sister-in-law used this mei kwei lu to season the mince pork and [...]

Posted by lilian on September 29th, 2006 under Food, Ingredients | 9 Comments »

Kek Seng Kopitiam – Ais Kacang, Pie Tee, Laksa & Koay Teow Th’ng

Almost every Penangite knows where Kek Seng is if you ask them.  But try asking them, when was the last time they eat there and they will probably tell you something like, Decades ago. Kek Seng is probably one of the earliest hawker centre/kopitiam with many hawkers on the island, dated back to 40-50 years [...]

Posted by lilian on September 25th, 2006 under Dessert, Eating places, Food | 23 Comments »

Caunterhall flats eating place

Caunterhall area has one of the earliest low cost flats.  My uncle & auntie used to stay there in their one room, miniscule high rise flats. The place is still very cramp but it has some of the nicest foods around Penang. Their morning market has a lot of stalls with good food, i.e. provided [...]

Posted by lilian on September 22nd, 2006 under Eating places, Food | 10 Comments »

Chinese lap cheong (dried pork sausages)

The best foods are always the most unhealthy? I think this applies to the Chinese sausages. It has colourings, preservatives, lots of lard, salt and has been left in the open for months. Yet, who doesn’t like having the real air-dried sausages from China? Usually, they are only available during Chinese New Year. However, this [...]

Posted by lilian on September 15th, 2006 under Food, Pork | 19 Comments »

Mooncake with Chinese ham (kim thooi)

Mooncakes are so expensive nowadays.  One piece costs almost RM10 per piece.  At this price, one can only nibble on it, right?  Anyway, I only eat one type of mooncake and it is the traditional nuts and Chinese ham variety. I bought two mooncakes yesterday.  One with the regular lotus paste with salted duck eggs.  [...]

Posted by lilian on September 10th, 2006 under Festivals & Religious, Food | 16 Comments »

Ingredients : Chinese dried foodstuffs (oyster, shrimps, fish)

I made a trip to the traditional Cantonese Chinese sundry shop selling dried foodstuffs today and decide to snap a photo of all the stuffs I bought. Ellena has asked me about the dried fish fillet, so here is the photo of it. First off, this is the dried oyster. There are several grades and [...]

Posted by lilian on September 9th, 2006 under Food, Ingredients | 8 Comments »
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