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Sweet jelly from Bukit Tambun

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Bukit Tambun is a fishing village located on the mainland in Batu Kawan, under the Penang state. I will blog about the place and its seafood later. One of the attraction from Bukit Tambun is their sweet jelly. These jellies are eye candies. They come in so many shapes, colours and flavours.

The above photo is the range of available jellies. Three boxes of these jellies cost RM10. The jelly is made from the agar-agar powder and also konyaku jelly. You can see the santan and pandan layers jelly, tiny ones with one longan in each piece, coconuts flavoured made from coconut water and coconut flesh and of course, the jelly angkoo.

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This photo is not very clear because my sons were grabbing the jellies before I can manage any nice close-up shots. Anyway, I hope you can see the miniature, pink, green and white angkoo. These jelly angkoos have fillings like peanuts, corn, red-beans and lotus paste.

Though other places tried making these jellies, I found that those from Bukit Tambun still stand out in terms of workmanship. It must be a tedious process making them because several process are needed in order to make the layers.

While on the subject of jelly, I also have one photo of miniature vegetables made from konyaku jelly. I bought this from one of the night market in Penang. Can you see the brinjal, tomato, chilli, lettuce and etc?

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**Bukit Tambun is easily accessible from the North-South Highway exit at Bukit Tambun. Just drive straight to the end of the road where the jetty for ferry to Pulau Aman is. The uncle who sells the jelly put his tiny stall at Gee Seng Seafood Restaurant.

Posted by on June 13th, 2005 under Dessert

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  1. Lucy Liu Says:
    June 13th, 2005 at 9:44 pm

    Hi Lilian,
    your information on foods and Penang is so tempting and I can’t help but keep on coming over to check out the nice sinfully Penang foods and desserts.I am actually consider to feature your website in our trivial section for Light & Easy radio station .Keep up the good job Lilian, you are a great ambassador to promote the charm and multicultural Malaysia to the world.Bravo.

    Sincerely,
    Lucy Liu

  2. Chingching Says:
    June 14th, 2005 at 3:07 am

    These tiny little desserts look so so so nice!!! i miss malaysia now! We dont get to eat this kind of “koh kuih” in Perth.
    I remember last time i went back. i had those kuih and dessert in KL.. OMG! i paid RM15 for 2 little boxes for them. is that normal price in msia? anyway.. i was so so craved for them. =)
    I had some kuih back in Penang as well.. Penang food is the best!!!!! I went to Spore as well.. nah!! so generic of msian food.. =(
    Lillian, you roXXXX!!!!

  3. babe_kl Says:
    June 14th, 2005 at 11:44 am

    i ate at one of the seafood places at bukit tambun, so darn cheap!

    i tasted the angkoo jelly first at a wedding in seremban many aeons ago. it was still the best there.

  4. lilian Says:
    June 14th, 2005 at 5:18 pm

    babe - Really, you must lead me there. If there is ever a trip to Seremban.

    ChingChing - you made my day. Thank you. Once I get back my better and bigger camera from the repair shop, I will repay your kind words with lots of kueh photo, ok?

    Lucy - Oh Wow, flattered beyond words. It is an addictive past-time on my side here. I just love to share everything I can get my hands on. Now I go about my daily meals, wondering what I can write. Thank you for dropping by.

  5. boo_licious Says:
    June 16th, 2005 at 3:42 am

    Oh yum, jellies are my fav.

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