Hawker Food Heaven at Genting Food Court Penang

Sometimes, being a Penangite, I feel pointless going all the way to Georgetown for hawker fare at inflated prices, eg, Burmah Road Char Koay Teow costs RM 6.50-7 when it was not tasty at all.

So we prefer to eat at residential places like Bayan Lepas or Ayer Itam. It was raining cats and dogs on last Monday so we made a sudden decision to go to Genting Food Court, which I have never been all my life or at least, had faint memories of it, as my parents do not spend much time exploring food much and mostly eat at Super Tanker Food Court only whether for breakfast/lunch/dinner.

Penang White Curry Mee 

The Curry Mee costs a whopping RM 4 for small portion, and if you want prawns, recommended to order the medium one at RM 4.80. The chilli is just incredible but it was not as oily as others. The best thing about Penang Curry Mee is we have a lot of ingredients like pig blood, cuttlefish, bean sprouts, cockles and beancurd. By 12.30 pm, they have finished 1 big tank of curry soup.

Char Koay Teow (RM 5) 

Since mum said the normal Char Koay Teow I used to eat when young at Pulau Tikus, taste quality has declined recently, we were searching for one place as substitute and found it here by accident. I even ordered Duck Egg Char Koay Teow for only RM 5! 

Loh Bak 

One of Penang's famous food is Loh Bak and they have tasty ones here. The most unique thing is selling giant octopus which is rare in most Loh Bak stalls. Due to the 2 octopus I ordered, the one below cost RM 12.90 

Braised Chicken Leg (RM 5) 

Mum and me are huge fans of braised chicken leg, so since she mentioned it, I told her to go ahead ordering this. The chicken legs are a bit lesser than the Medan Selera near Penang Free School, so not that worth the money paid at RM 5

Details: 

Lorong Delima 3, Taman Island Glades, 11700 Jelutong Penang 

Paratha Crispy Popiah

I went out with colleague from BEC, Sara Wong for lunch after her 2 months' maternity. She wanted to go to bank to we went to Jaya Shopping Mall and decided to come to Paratha when I saw the super duper cheap unbelievable prices of RM 3.29 for Nyonya Laksa and additional RM 3.20 for Iced Lemon Tea and Penang Rojak! Looks like a great deal not to be missed.

When the curry mee arrived, boy were we shocked! The portion was so small for a primary school student!

Nyonya Laksa (RM 3.29) 

There are many different laksa available (or for those Penangites out there, it's considered curry mee nyinya style). Nyonya laksa comes with fishballs and very thick paste and all with bihun.

Penang Rojak 

This is the smallest Penang Rojak I have even eaten!

Penang Laksa (RM 3.29) 

Sara also ordered the same set but hers has a little different ingredient - fish cake!

Japanese Seaweed Popiah (RM 7.08) 

Sara was feeling hungry so we ordered this vegetarian item since I was on a diet of carbs. She did order another bowl of the same laksa though. The popiah was alright and luckily, didn't have too much mayonaise.

Details:
Add: Lot No. LG-23A & 23 B, LG Floor, Jaya Shopping Centre, Jalan Semangat, 46100 PJ Selangor 

Fatty Chong Restaurant

Nowadays, ever since we discovered this incredible place, we always come here whenever I have a lot of work to rush at home. The speed of cooking, the reasonable price and the amazing taste are the combination of reasons. Can you believe it that I had the below curry and 2 vegetables for merely RM 40 and RM 3 for 2 rice and RM 5 for 3 herbal drinks? It is even cheaper than the nearby kopitiam that is stuffy with very long duration of cooking taken.

Fish Head Curry (RM 25)

The portion was so big with so many ingredients such as ladies fingers, tofu pok, fish head etc. The curry is also thick enough to satisfy my fussy palate and managed to score very high in me. The best part is that all this great taste is attainable at less than RM 30, much cheaper compared to a diluted version in a supposedly famous Fish Head place in Puchong.

Paku-Pakis

My top favourite vegetables are definitely Paku-Pakis / Midin except that they always put in too much salt.

Tofu with Pumpkin Sauce

Though the portions are smaller, the tofu are super soft and delicious. It is swimming in pumpkin sauce, a delight to even pumpkin-haters like me! I dislike eating steamed pumpkin or pumpkin in its original form but discovered I am ok with it in soup or sauce or deep-fried tempura-style.

Details:
Address: Fatty Chong Restaurant, 39-41, Jalan Sri Sentosa, Taman Sri Sentosa Jalan Klang Lama, KL