The main draw of Lor Mee is its thick and flavorsome broth which is ladled onto yellow noodles and topped with braised meat and egg.
Penang Recipes
Healthy Kaya Jam Recipe
Learn how to make this delicious, healthy and creamy kaya jam in 15 minutes. It is so easy to make it yourself at home.
Gulai Tumis Ikan (Tamarind Fish Curry)
Gulai Tumis is a hot and sour curry which is traditionally famous among the Nyonya and Hainanese households in Malaysia.
Mango Sago Dessert
Mango Sago is a refreshing and satisfying sweet dessert made from freshly blended mango puree and coconut milk, with juicy chunks of mango, small tapioca pearls and pomelo flesh for that extra texture.
Stir Fry Seafood Yee Mee Recipe
This Cantonese-style stir fry seafood Yee Mee is one of the more popular stir fry noodle dishes here in Penang alongside Char Hor Fun and Hokkien Char.
Nyonya Jiu Hu Char (Stir Fry Jicama with Cuttlefish)
Jiu Hu Char (Stir Fry Jicama with Cuttlefish) is a popular Peranakan side dish that is the quintessential festival dish for the Penang Nyonyas.
Fried Oyster Omelette (Penang Oh Chien)
The combination of fresh oysters, omelette, starch, coriander and chili sauce blends perfectly making the dish so tempting and heavenly delicious. This dish is simple to make with minimal ingredients that can be easily sourced.
Seafood Curry Mee
Curry Mee is a popular street food in Penang. Curry Mee is a dish that’s full of flavours–slightly creamy soup infused with coconut milk.
Siam Laksa (Laksa Lemak)
Like many Penangites, I’m a big fan of Laksa. There are many versions of Laksa in Malaysia but in Penang, there two popular versions, i.e. Asam Laksa and Siam Laksa.
Penang-Style Wantan Mee
Wantan Mee, also known as Wanton Noodles or Konlo Mee is a very popular street food here in Penang. Wantan Mee is usually served with Chinese barbecued pork, wanton pork dumplings (boiled or fried), leafy vegetables, spring onions, topped with pickled chilies and sambal, and accompanied by a small bowl of soup with more wantons.
Chinese Mochi (Muah Chee)
‘Muar Chee’ are chewy and springy glutinous rice snack coated with sesame seeds or peanuts. If you have not tasted it before, ‘Muar Chee’ is very similar to Japanese mochi. Both are made using glutinous rice flour.
Handmade Fishball Koay Teow Th’ng
Koay Teow Th’ng is chinese flat noodles soup which is popular street food here in Penang. It a well known comfort food and people take it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The highlight of my Koay Teow Th’ng recipe is the handmade fishball from fresh ingredients.
Penang Asam Laksa
Asam Laksa is one of the most popular noodle dishes and is synonymous to the island of Penang. This flavorful, spicy, and tangy rice noodle soup is unique on its own and hits all the right notes.