PENANG & CAMERON HIGHLANDS (PART 2)

Lorong Selamat Char Kueh Teow

 Ahhhh...Sttttrrreettchh....after a good nap, Rocker57 and I went in search for lunch. Not sure where the locals eat but the popular tourist eateries are at Gurney Drive, Lorong Selamat, Lorong Baru - Off Jalan Macalister (Along the stretch of road just outside Sunway Hotel) and perhaps Lorong Swatow. Not forgetting the base of Kek Lok Si for the famous Penang Assam Laksa. I chose Lorong Selamat because it was nearby our hotel and I do know for sure they serve lunch. While Gurney Drive, & Lorong Baru opens only at night, not sure of Swatow, though.
The hawker that sells the famous Char Kueh Teow has since moved from the roadside into Heng Huat coffee shop. YES, she still has her signature red chef cap on and yes, she's still grouchy. She still uses the traditional charcoal to cook her delicious Char Kueh Teow. Please note that she still serve it with THREE(3) big prawns! The one shown here is complimentary from Rocker57, so please don't ask her how come yours has 3 and mine 6, OK? 
Seriously, I don't blame her for being grouchy. What with cooking under the scorching sun, non stop frying and the heat of the charcoal can really get to one's nerves. I guess the better the business, the grouchier she is....hehehe, my guess...my bad. Perhaps, she is a nice lady but the entire time I was there, she did not smile. Come to think of it, I've never seen her smile and I have frequent her stall more than 10 times if you must know ;)

The price of this plate - RM7.50! Pricey, for a such a small serving but good to the very last bite. The prawns are succulent, the bean sprouts cooked just right (still crunchy) and the Kueh Teow has the right texture and a hint of charcoal-cooked aroma...splendid. Haven't been to the Sisters at Macalister for many years, not sure if the price is the same. If it is, then the Sisters are cheaper because a sprinkle of crabmeat adorns the top of the pile while this one in Lorong Selamat does not have it. The former would be value for money, in this instance if you were to ask me.

Ice Kacang in Heng Huat

We had Ice Kacang to quench our thirst. For RM3.50 per bowl, personally, it IS again over-priced. Apart from the ice cream, the Ice Kacang tastes a lot of syrup, coloring & Gula Melaka (aka coconut sugar). I still prefer the one that was nearer to where this Char Kueh Teow lady used to cook. The Ice Kacang there is tastier and has more stuff inside like chincau, chendol, attap chee, etc. Then again, one man's meat is another man's poison, so don't take my word for it, ya.
We went to Plaza Gurney for dinner as we wanted to eat at Chili's. It was a 7 minutes ride from our hotel but would have been faster if not for the one-way streets in Penang. Unfortunately, the mall is not superbike-friendly. We couldn't enter via the motorbike parking as the pathway was too narrow to enter. We had no alternative but to enter from the car entrance and find our way to park at the bikers section. If the CCTV captured our act, hey....you left us no choice OK...we don't mind paying but your premises is NOT superbike friendly OK! In any case, at the bikers parking lot, there were lots of slimy, gluey yellowish thing that looks like it will drop from the ceiling anytime soon. So we had to park somewhere where there were none...limited spaces as expected. In any case, the gluey thing stayed stucked...thank gawd!!
To end the day, we failed to eat at Chili's as waiting period for a seat was over half an hour. So we ended at Paddington's Pancake as Rocker wanted to eat the pancakes. Strangely, we ended with salad and a small serving of Oreo pancakes served with ice cream. Later, we found out that we ordered dessert instead of main meal....hehehe...but we were satiated as we were quite full...as one grows older...I guess the stomach shrinks, as we tend to eat lesser....hmmmm...then how come I'm not losing weight??? Then again, that's another story to be told...perhaps later on??? Let's see how...
Catch my next blog on what we ate in Cameron Highlands, ya. See ya!