Xen Teck Cafe @ Pengkalan Weld, Penang.

Occasionally, we will head to Pengkalan Weld to have our breakfast during the weekend. We normally like to go there pretty early as if you come late, normally its hard to get some seats. I always think that I had blogged about this place long time ago as I have been patronising this place for many years.

Anyway, I took this opportunity to introduce you a place for breakfast. They have a great varieties of choice to choose from:

Food that we savour:

Koay Teow Th'ng
We quite enjoy the Koay Teow Soup. Love the broth which really nice and tasty. Occasionally. I will order their been hoon soup as we love the springy vermicelli textures. If you love springy type of vermicelli, please give this a try!

Char Koay Teow

Fried Rice
Char Koay Teow and the fried rice are from the same stall. Love their food from this stall as they cook the food with the exact wok heat (wok hei in Cantonese) needed. Not everytime you get to savour their fried rice if too early. Fried rice from this stall is my princess favorite.

I brought a few visitors here before and they really enjoyed the char Koay Teow from this stall compares to the other.
* Note: I think this stall have changed proprietor since my last visit. The taste has vary.

 Curry Mee
The curry mee here is also not bad. Have the rich aroma of curry. Quiet generous amount of ingredients in it.

Wantan Mee
Sometime I will opt for wantan mee when I wish to have some dry version of noodles. The noodles have a right texture. Not too soft. 

 Hokkien Mee
The hokkien mee is also one of the popular dishes at this coffee shop. Have a nice soup base.

Bak Kut Teh

I like to enjoy a bowl of bak kut teh if we arrive pretty early in the morning. As sometime is very cool due to the seabreeze. With a cool weather and enjoy hot pipping bak kut teh is very enjoying for us. 

I love their bak kut teh soup base and my princess will usually go for the meat ball.

Ban Chang Kuih
Whenever we visit this coffee shop, hubby never failed to order the ban chang kuih. Sometime he will order the normal type, sometime with peanut butter or with bananas. They have lot of choices to choose from but normally I will prefer the normal type or with extra peanuts.Overall, this is one of the favorite morning breakfast places as they have many local delicacies to choose from under one roof.

Jalan Jalan Cari Makan at Balik Pulau, Penang - Part 1

After the great Christmas dinner get together with my friend and family. We woke up late this morning. So we went to grab a quick bite at Georgetown area and doing some errands. After that hubby decided to visit Balik Pulau for a leisure walk around.

Balik Pulau Tau Fu Fah

First stop, we stopped by the famous tau fu fah stall which already moved into the car park area. (They were suppose operate on the main road - Jalan Balik Pulau.) You can park your car here if you were lucky to get some car park. Normally it's quite easy to get one but with a long weekend holiday + school holiday, you have to try on your luck! 

 Tau Fu Fah Stall

 Tau Fu Fah

It's a very hot day today at Balik Pulau but this does not stop me for having this hot tau fu fah. I am having this just standing beside the stall. You can opt for soya bean drink or others as well.

It's been quite a long time that I did not had a nice and rich aroma of tau fu fah. This stall is considering having quite smooth tau fu fah with the gula melaka syrup.

Balik Pulau Art Mural 1

Wrinkled old Fisherman mending nets  by Julia Volchkova 

You can take a photo of this mural after a nice bowl of tau fu fah as it is painted on the sidewall of the pre-war shop house. 

NAN GUANG LAKSA

Nan Guang

Ice Nutmeg with sour plum - RM2/glass

This is one of the famous drinks - ice nutmeg with sour plum. Give it a try if you are nutmeg person. 

 Laksa - RM3.50

Normally, most of the patrons that came to this shop will opt for their laksa.

 Ipoh Yong Tao Foo - RM3

Now you can order other food than laksa. Hubby went to order this Ipoh Yong Tao Foo located in front of the shop on the main road of Jalan Balik Pulau.

Kang Kung Cuttlefish - RM10

This stall is located at the car park area. This kang kong cuttlefish is fully loaded with the peanuts. Cuttlefish texture is just right. Not too soft.

Balik Pulau Mural Art 2

If you drive furthermore up towards Scared Heart High School, you will find the following mural on your left:

The Silversmith by Ernest Zacharevic

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Coya Healthy Cuisine (古雅料理)

The place that I am going to blog about is another place to go when you thinking to have some vegetarian and healthy cuisine. This remind me that the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爷) fall from 24.09.2014 till 02.10.2014 this year. Which is absolutely is another place to drop in.

Coya Healthy Cuisine (古雅料理)

Address: 4A Lorong Selamat, 10400 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang.

Tel: 04 - 2262357

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coya99

Business Hour: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm, 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Closed on Monday

GPS: 5.419108, 100.326188

 Interior of Coya Healthy Cuisine 

As for the starter, I would like to introduce some of the juices that offers in the shop.  

 A: Red Queen - RM12
Mixture of pineapple, beetroot and lemon. I am having this. It tastes more towards sour due to the lemon.

B: Fair Lady - RM10.90
Mixture of celery, apple and bitter gourd.

C: Jackfruit Lassi - Rm10.90

D: Banana Lassi - RM9.90

 Golden Pumpkin Sour Plum - RM6.50
This is actually a nice appertiser to start with. The owner was telling us that base on the customer feed back about the spicyness of the pumpkin, they reduce the chili while marinate the pumpkin. The taste of this appertiser for me is actually like mango. 

 Deep Fried Eel (Mushroom) - RM10.50
This deep fried eel is another dish to recommend. I love the deep fried mushroom coated with the special sauce and the hint of fragrant sesame seed topped on it.

 White Tom Yam - RM8.50
If you like something sour and hint of spicyness, perhaps you could give this a try. It  is actually consists of vegetables, dumplings, fresh mushrooms with fresh lime, chilli and lemongrass.

Claypot Bak Kut Teh - RM12

This claypot bak kut teh consists of soy meat pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices including star anise, cinnamon, dang gui and fennel seeds for six hours.

If you like stronger herbs flavour of bak kut teh, perhaps you could give this a try!

Curry Chicken Rice - RM12

NOODLES

 Green Pepper Bolognese Spaghetti - RM12.50
It like the texture of the spaghetti being served here. At least it is not soft and lumpy. But beware of the chilli served in this plate of green peppeer bolognese spaghetti. For me, I feel that the spicyness is ok but I think will be a bit too spicy for those who can't take spicy food.

 Hot & Spicy Noodle - RM10.50

BURGER

Portobello Giant Mushroom Burger - RM49.90/plate
If you like to savour this plate of Portobello Giant Mushroom Burger, please call them  two days in advance. As it is a pre-order item. 
This is Coya signature breadless burger. They marinate the Portobello Giant Mushroom in mild spicy pineapple paste and cook under low heat to maintain the tenderness and trap the juice inside the mushroom. As for the burger they use Hericium Erinaceus Mushroom, potato and mix together with the herbs and spices to form an unique vege burger.
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CHARITY ACTIVITIES ORGANISE BY COYA HEALTHY CUISINE

COYA Healthy Cuisine is going to cook healthy foods every day for 10 days from 23.09.2014 till 02.10.2014 during The Nine Emperor Gods Festival. They will supply lunch to Shan Children' Home @ Jalan Mount Erskine, Children Protection Society @ Jalam Scotland, The Ramakrishna Ashrame @ Jalan Scotland and Ru Yi Home @ Jalan Air Terjun. If you would lke to make a donation, please contact Coya Healthy Cuisine.

IDEALITE 品味舒食 @ Gurney Plaza, Penang.

More and more people are being health conscious lately. You will see that their eating habits had changed. If you are looking for some balanced nutrients food, then perhaps you can give this place a try. 

IDEALITE 品味舒食 is Malaysia's 1st wholesome Dining Place. Their main aim is to guide the public towards embracing a modern and healthy cuisine. Their food preparation is according to the 8 balanced nutrients calculation. IDEALITE 品味舒食 food does not contain any meat, peanuts, white sugar, white salt, MSG, synthetic colorings or preservatives in the food served. Instead soya based products, whole grains, brown sugar, rock salt, fruits and vegetables that have been clean in an ozone machine to remove chemicals and pesticides would be used.

IDEALITE 品味舒食 had three branches in Penang:

Main Outlet:

27C, Jalan Gottlieb 10350 Penang. 

Tel: 604-2263650

Business hours: Tue- Sun 8:00am to 9:30pm (Close d on Monday)

Other outlet:

Queensbay Mall 3F-10A Queens Street.

Tel: 604-6431228 

Business Hour: 10:30am to 10:00pm

and the outlet at 

Gurney Plaza - 3F-60

Tel: 604 - 2267296

SUSHI, SALADS and SNACK CORNERS

Pumpkin Piglet Bun - RM6.70

The pumpkin piglet bun is so adorable. The bun is very soft and the pumpkin paste inside is just perfect for my liking. It is not too sweet. I am sure most of the kids saw this they will like to try. 

(a) Wu-Wa & Fong Yi - RM6.70

Basically it is panda bun with lotus filling.

(b) Sesame Bun 

It is a wholemeal bun fill with the sesame fillings.  

Sesame Bun interior

Be aware when you consume this bun as all the sesame will burst out.

Hokkaido Vege Sushi RM9.70

I found that the plum sauce above the vege sushi is too much. I feedback my opinion to the owner suggesting that they served the plum sauce in another small bowl would be good. So that way customers can dip the sauce according to the preferences.

Japanese Golden Dumpling - RM10.70

These crispy dumplings have a solid texture and are moist on the inside.

Japanese Hericium Salad - RM17.70

According to IDEALITE, this dish is good for stomach nourishment and anti-cancer. 

I like this salad. As I love the Hericium mushroom very much. 

Provence Tempura Mushroom - RM 10.70

This tempura mushroom is also one of my favourites. Crispy outer part and inside is with juicy mushroom. With the hint of herbs. Loves it!

Sesame Sauce Chee Cheong Fun - RM5.70

Idealite Chee Cheong Fun - RM4.70

Please note that all Idealite Chee Cheong Fun does not contain any benzoic acid.

Fu Wa Hot Spring - RM 8.70

Oriental fresh mushroom soup and eggs. (Egg are optional)

BROWN RICE

I have sample few types of brown rice meal as the following:

Royal Sweet & Sour Hericium Meal - RM 18.70

This meal is ideal for reduce stress and lower cholestrol.

 Signature Nasi Lemak - RM15.70
This meal is good for prevent stroke, enchance stomach and spleen function.

 Black Pepper Eryngii Mushroom Meal - RM 18.70

This meal is ideal for slimming and improve immunity.
All the set meal above came with a bowl of soup. Out of the three, I prefer the signature nasi lemak. 

 Signature Hakka Lei Cha - RM14.70

This meal is good for anti-aging, enhance stomach and spleen function. 
If you are "basil" lovers and like the basil tastes, then I would recommend that you try this.

Bak Kut Teh Rice - RM13.70

This is one of the popular dishes at IDEALITE. I like the soup and the ingredients in it. As it is not over like some other vegetarian shops. Some shops tend to put too many of gluten meat in it. I just like the way it is simple and yet delicious.

PUMPKIN RAMEN & SPAGHETTI

If you don't like to brown rice, you can try their ramen and spaghetti.

Hokkaido Miso Ramen - RM 15.70

Rich miso soup stewed with various types of vegetables. 

Green Curry Ramen - RM 13.70

Idealite are using organic oat milk to cook the green curry. No coconut milk was used. 

Thai Style Spaghetti - RM16.70

Overall, they have wide range of food choice. If you want more information about the food, please check here. They just launch

PENANG LOCAL DELIGHTS

Penang Local Delights - Penang Laksa, Penang Hokkien Mee and Penang White Curry Mee. Give them a try!