Penang Curry Noodle in a Pack

Recently, there has been a buzz on Penang curry noodle in a pack.  These days there are so many variation of Maggi Mee or Cintan Mee, the traditional noodle in a pack, with lots of msg.  These days the instant noodle you see in the supermarket shelves come from many brands, many taste of variationsa nd flavour.


The latest are the Penang curry noodles, which is supposedly to be similar to the actual Penang curry noodle.  Well, we tried the famous My Kuali and Ah Lai Curry Noodle.

My Kuali was being fussed about as it is supposedly to taste fabulously delicious.  So, we tried and this is our verdict.  Mind you, these instant noodle does not come cheap, it costs about RM8.50 when you pick them up at supermarket or SGD4, if you get them delivered to you.

My Kuali is ok but we found it a bit blend when compared with Ah Lai.  Ah Lai has the stronger curry aroma with taste of dried shrimp.

HMMMMMM...... Sedap!!

I added the fishballs and change the noodle to curry noodle with beehoon and bean sprouts.

And I went to Penang to buy two cartons of them, one carton at RM82 each.  There are twelve sets of 4 packets in each carton.  You can get this or smaller portion from the shops along Penang Road.

Ah Lai Curry Noodle Penang

Betty's Lam Mee

Lam mee, choose your noodles from yellow noodles (which is the commonly used noodle for lam mee), bee hoon, vermicelli or koay teow.

Pour in the chicken boiled soup with added add on to enhance the nice taste of the lam mee soup noodle. Goes well with sambal belacan. Hmmmm.... I can take two bowls at one go.

Ipoh Kai Xi Hor Fun

OK, I admit it, I am a sucker for good food and companion. A visit to my pal's place in Ipoh is a must to complete the Taiping food escapade. Well, yes Ipoh is about 45 mins away from Taiping, but it was a worthwhile drive. Well, I am blessed with great companions and complemented with great food. My great pal and his wife even took leave to entertain us and brought us round Ipoh to taste the best of the best in Ipoh town.

What is kai xi hor fun? The food is finger licking good. Well, little Lee Ann who is 5 will support my claim. The innocent never lies. Our dear girl was actually eating ... believe it or not, sucking and cleaning up the chicken feet!! Well, I am no fan of any other parts of chicken except for its breasts, thighs and drumsticks. This food in a medium size coffee shop in Ipoh town makes my stomach growls. Kuey tiow, noodle any mee, just order... The chicken is so tender, juicy and tasty, the bean sprout is stir fried with garlic and tasty gravy, and mind you, the kuey tiow is smoother than lotion on skin!!

Total costs: Actually not sure, cause my dear friend who took leave to bring us around Ipoh paid for it. Thanks Ban Teik!

Mee Rebus

The mee rebus I am going to introduce to you is sold in "Chye Chee" or also known as "Cashier's Market". Don't ask me why they named it that. It was a routine for me and my family to visit "Chye Chee" once a week back then. It serves the many best food in Taiping. Real food lovers should visit this place, regardless of its mass and messy condition. It has many small stalls selling old good Taiping food.

There was only 1 stall selling mee rebus 10 years back. And mind you, these hawkers make big bucks selling this special noodle. They live in big house, boasts of owning plasma tvs and other great stuff money can buy them. Today, there are a few more stalls selling this spicy, potato gravy noodle. Now, one stall is in the same old "Chye Chee" place and another two serve mee rebus in Prima Coffee Shop. Well, they are all equally good. You can't find such rich nutritious mee rebus in Singapore or Malaysia, if I am allowed to boast about my town, I must say that only Taiping serves them.

Well, I usually have several rounds of mee rebus as I need to make sure I patronize all three stalls before I leave Taiping. I will usually order 1 mee rebus and teh peng (ice tea with milk) and a few other great dishes to fill me up.... before I go..go...

For 1 mee rebus and teh peng, total costs is only RM3.60

Address: Cashier Market, Jalan Panggung Wayang. The stall is on the far left of the market.

Kakak Taiping

This place is like a "historical place" in Taiping. Anyone who lives or grew up in Taiping would definitely know this place of noodle or mee. In fact, it is like a meeting place for those who return from overseas.

It becomes the first stop of the day. A place where nice hot chicken kuey tiow soup with bean strout and shallot is served. A place where you can get wantan mee,noodle and all the good noodly stuff and hot or cold beverage. For me, it is always kuey tiow soup with sambal chilli and teh peng (ice tea with milk) or kopi peng (ais coffee with milk). (I don't understand how people can take kuey tiow soup with just cut chilli when sambal chilli taste so good). The price of the food here had increased over the years. I used to pay about RM0.70 for a bowl of kuey tiow or noodle soup but it costs me RM2.50 now. Well, still a good deal when compared to other varieties of food in the city.

So, if you are in Taiping, make sure you visit Kakak in the morning! If you've not, you've not really visited Taiping!

Total Costs: RM3.70 for a mouthwatering breakfast! Worth it, man!

Address: 111, Jalan Pasar, 34000, Taiping, Perak.