Butterworth Leng Gaik's Dry Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee)

Hokkien Mee, I ate a lot but do you try dry hokkien mee before? Shop selling Koay Teow soup offer dry koay teow th'ng, shop selling wantan mee (suppose to be dry) also offer wantan mee with soup. Now Hokkien mee suppose to be soup one offer dry hokkien mee. 

When eat Hokkien mee, you need to taste the sweetness of prawn from the soup. In order to offer a good dry prawn mee, the sweetness of prawn have to go into the noodles then only be able to taste the sweetness of prawn. In Leng Gaik's Hokkien mee, it seem quite success to bring the sweetness of prawn in dry hokkien mee.

I tried the normal prawn mee as well. Not so bad as dry one really standing out, Prawn mee soup just normal like others. One thing no so good about Leng Gaik's prawn mee is the price, it is expensive for normal hokkien mee. Not like putting a lot of ingredient or whatsoever, 2 bowls of Hokkien mee + a side dish (Chicken Popiah) cost RM10.60.

I know RM10 is nothing nowadays but I still find the hokkien mee here is expensive compare to others. If you want to try the dry hokkien, this place just opposite the Sri Siam Curry Fish Head at Chai Leng Park. If not mistaken, they open morning until the hokkien mee sold out. That day, I went around 2.00pm, the siok bak (pork) already sold out, dry hokkien is the last bowl we ordered. To avoid disappointment, go early lah.

Balik Pulau Laksa & Hokkien Mee

Many tourist come to Balik Pulau for Durian and Laksa. I don't eat durian although my grandpa own a good quality durian farm. Don't ask me about durian, I visit Balik Pulau for food especially Laksa. You can easily find 3 or more Laksa shop in Balik Pulau town. However, many usually don't eat Laksa at Kampung Jalan Baru because it not easy to find and distant from Balik Pulau Town


This house not only sell Laksa

but also selling Hokkien Mee

Those who crave for spicy Laksa and Hokkien Mee, you can kill 2 birds with 1 stone by visit to this house. Yes, it is a house, neither shop nor stall.

It may be a little bit hard to find but it is worth for your food hunt trip at this corner of Penang Island because the scenery along the road is beautiful and the food is in good taste

Penang Real Hokkien Mee (Prawn Noodles)

After Penang Beach Carnival Dragon Boat Race, our club organized a post-race gathering at one of friend's house. This gathering already postponed 3 times and finally it happen. Specialty about this gathering is Hokkien Mee (Prawn Noodles).

Alex Tah's mum used to sell Hokkien Mee at Mccallum Street, Penang. However, she is retired now. So, there is no way you can eat her hokkien mee anymore. Although, there are so many hokkien mee available in every corner in Penang. This is the best hokkien mee I tasted so far. 

Look at it already "lau nua" *gulp*! Not to mention, the good companion of Hokkien Mee, Mr. Siok Bak. I believe many Penangites will agreed with me on the "good marriage" between Hokkien Mee and Siok Bak. 

If you want to find out the combination of Hokkien mee and siok bak, you can visit to Astaka Batu Maung. Buy the siok bak from market and add it to the hokkien mee because there is no way to eat this homemade hokkien mee by Alex's mum. 

Batu Maung Dual Hokkien Mee

Batu Maung is small town in Penang. It is locating in the southeastern part of Penang Island and in term of food, normally people tagged it as place to eat seafood. Indeed, Batu Maung is famous with seafood. But, there are others famous food as well like Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee) at Astaka Batu Maung, What is Astaka? In hokkien, it is bang-san. In short, it is morning market at Jalan Baru Batu Maung. Found beside Wen Khai Primary School at GPS coordinate: 5.295494,100.280199 and near to Penang International Airport. But don't set GPS and go to Penang International Airport as you won't get to eat Hokkien mee that I mention here.


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One special item about this Astaka Batu Maung is you can find twin food stall in the same Astaka, everything double. No kidding! Example, you can find 2 stalls selling Char Ho Fun, 2 stalls selling Char Mee Hoon, 2 stalls selling Hokkien Mee and even 2 stalls selling coffee side by side. Normally, it is a conflict to sell the same food, same drink in same Astaka. However, they are still co-exit together and live harmony. It is up to the customer to decide what to order from...




...And It is also confusing which one to order from. As this blog description said: "Find food by searching the sense of food and then quickly track down what you should eat for the day, I suggest you order the Hokkien mee (Prawn Mee) from Chai's Hokkien Mee （财）The taste is more real by using many prawn to cook the soup, compare to another Geat's Hokkien Mee (玉）Which the sweetness of the prawn soup is a bit artificial.

Above is the Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee) from Chai and below is the Hokkien mee + Loh from Geat. Both also eatable, just the Chai hokkien mee is preferable over the others.

If you happen to shopping at this morning market, you can contact me for breakfast at Astaka Batu Maung. However, don't too early in the morning...hehe. The hokkien mee still available until 11am+. 

Permatang Tinggi Hokkien Mee

I food hunting this place for 3rd time, this place famous for Hokkien Mee & Loh Mee that  beeing published in local newspaper called Ah Shang Hokkien Mee. It is not easy to find if you not local. Elisa bring me to this place for first time. It not found at main road but one of the house at the Taman of Permatang Tinggi, Bukit Mertajam. 


If you would like to explore this Permatang Tinggi's hokkien mee, refer to below map or use this coordinate: 5.302844,100.478017.


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The Hokkien Mee taste good at my first visit, you can add extra meatball, chicken feet, loh nui (herb egg), egg and others. I guess the best is the homemade chili they provide. I always like original taste of hokkien mee and prefer not to put chili to spoil the taste. However, heavy taste or spice lover can add and change the hokkien mee to curry mee as the chili is free flow:

My second visit to this place is a bit in shock because the table is full of flies. I feel sick after eating the hokkien mee because worry about the hygiene of this place. Then I convinced by friends that Jawi, BM, Tambun these area is normal with many flies. Not sure why but the flies are big and many compare to other area. 

I doubted and visit again this place after longtime. (Hard to find good food around Simpang Ampat Area, I force to go back to same place when running out of choices) I think the flies is because the hygiene of this place. Look at the plate soaked in the oily water with tissue paper plastic and unknown floating stuffs:

This probably the last time I visit to this place unless they improve the hygiene. Not to condemn this place, but the hokkien mee not standard all the time. Sometime it taste good, sometime taste so-so only. Probably overrated by local newspaper or not much competition around that area. Trust me, I tried one of the Laksa at Permatang Tinggi Market, it is the worse Laksa ever but the seller still can survive.