You may heighten your eyebrow when somebody tells you lot that at that spot are a handful of delicious local delicacies surrounding a historical Chinese temple. Those who are inwards the know volition state you lot where to detect practiced hawker food; inwards the heartland of Bukit Mertajam town, Pek Kong temple has larn i of the of import local landmarks. The expanse is frequently packed amongst cars too is especially busy inwards the mornings, you lot volition detect traders pushing their carts crossing the streets too parking infinite is especially scarce inwards the vicinity. However, the hold off is worth-while too if you lot come upwards hither every bit good belatedly inwards the day, you lot volition missy the chance to savor roughly of the best local delicacies. Below are roughly of the items that you lot should non miss:
1) Pek Kong Cheng's Famous Duck Meat Koay Chiap (伯公埕驰名鸭肉粿汁)
Business Hours: The Duck Meat Koay Chip is unopen on every Monday. Opens from 6:30 am to xi am.
Business Hours: The Duck Meat Koay Chip is unopen on every Monday. Opens from 6:30 am to xi am.
Pek Kong Cheng's famous Duck Meat Koay Chiap (Rm 5/ regular)
It's difficult to missy this stall every bit at that spot volition endure many regular patrons surrounding it. The broth carries a unlike hue every bit compared to what nosotros conduct maintain here. It's lighter inwards colouring cloth but definitely non the flavors. It possesses a bold Duck-gamey gustation too would exclusively endure suitable for those amongst an acquired gustation bud. The apartment Rice noodles on the other hand, were chewier than the ones nosotros had. Something odd but exclusively meant for those amongst trained gustation buds.
2) Loh Mee or Hokkien Prawn Mee
Business Hours: The Loh Mee is unopen on every Mon too Tuesday. Opens from 6:30 am to xi am.
Loh Mee (Rm 5/ large)
We were every bit good belatedly too their Hokkien Prawn Mee was sold out. We opted for roughly other alternative- Loh Mee. We were surprised to detect that their version of Loh Mee was somewhat unlike to the conventional ones. It reminds me of Singapore Loh Mee inwards a way. We didn't similar the absence of the five-spice flavor, in all likelihood nosotros were accustomed to our really ain version here. Also, the broth seemed to endure sweeter than usual.
3) Curry Mee
Business Hours: The Curry Mee exclusively opens for trouble organization on Saturdays, Sundays too Public Holidays.
Business Hours: The Curry Mee exclusively opens for trouble organization on Saturdays, Sundays too Public Holidays.
Curry Mee (Rm 4/ regular)
This peculiarly stall of Curry Mee has an attitude; it exclusively operates on Saturdays, Sundays too Public Holidays. If you lot are slap-up to try, brand certain you lot larn your dates correct. Their Curry Mee did non aspect similar anything usual, to a greater extent than similar a hybrid betwixt Mee Jawa, Curry Mee too Hokkien Mee. The broth was veering towards the sweeter side spell the condiments were odd... Shrimp Crackers were added. It was precisely every bit creamy every bit nosotros were expecting too the Chili did non possess the quintessential smokiness. Not bad for a alter but on a regular basis, I'd stick to my onetime favorite Penang styled Curry Mee.
4) Red Bean Tofu Fah
Business Hours: The Tofu Fah is unopen on every Midweek too Thursday. It opens every bit early on every bit 10:30 am too closes every bit belatedly every bit half dozen pm.
Tofu Fah amongst sweetened Red Beans: Rm ii for a bowl (Rm 2.20 for takeaways).
Right beside the chief entrance to the temple, there's an unpretentious Tofu Fah stall. It didn't look attractive to us at showtime but when nosotros got to know that they serve Tofu Fah amongst an attitude, nosotros went ahead too checked it out without hesitation. The highlight is the sweetened Red Bean, somewhat similar to what a criterion bowl of Cendol would offering but instead of serving them on a mount of Ice, they are served on hot Tofu Fah. To my surprise, the flavor-texture combination was nice, reasonably sweetened amongst silky smoothen texture of the Tofu Fah too the nutty chemical constituent of the Red Beans. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 creative but delicious impact to the conventional bowl of Tofu Fah.
Ratings:
Taste: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Service: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Parking: 5.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Price: 7.5/10 (1-3 expensive, 4-7 average, 8-10 cheap)
Ambiance: 5.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Ambiance: 5.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Non-Halal
Service Charge: No
Government Tax: No
Additional Information:
Address: Off Jalan Pasar, 14000, Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Government Tax: No
Additional Information:
Address: Off Jalan Pasar, 14000, Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
