Food Trail Ipoh and Penang (1)

The recent trip to Penang to meet up with friends, old and new, saw us on the lookout for good food. We made an early start so that we could have breakfast in Ipoh, a 2-hour drive away from Kuala Lumpur.

                                            Morning queue of cars heading into Kuala Lumpur

It was a smooth drive and we soon saw landmarks which indicated that Ipoh was far away.

                                                    Limestone Hills of Ipoh

Ipoh is renowned for its smooth kuey teow soup too, apart from its steamed chicken and bean sprouts. We located a coffee shop on the outskirts and ordered kway teow soup and a bowl of fishballs to share.

                                                               Fish Balls

                                            Prawn & Meat slices in the Kway Teow Soup

After a satisfying breakfast, we headed for Penang, aiming to make it for lunch. A friend would be meeting us to take us out for lunch.

We made good time despite a queue on the way into Penang. Our hotel was located within the Heritage area so its frontage had to be behind the main road.

Our friend arrived and he whisked us away for lunch at the Penang Club which had a good view of the sea. We had assam fish head, chicken, claypot taufu and a vegetable.

That night we opted for hawker stall food. This is where we landed. There were many stalls selling a variety of food and the coffee shop was packed. These are what we ordered.

                                                        Prawn noodle soup

                                                  Vegetable spring roll (poh piah)

                                                         Oyster omelette

                                                        chicken & beef satay

                                                           Loh Bak

The hawkers were kept very busy fulfilling the orders placed by the never ending round of customers who walk in, hunting for a place to sit.