ANOTHER BREAKFAST SESSION WITH MR. RIDWAN AND FAMILY IN PENANG

Lempeng Pisang a.k.a Banana Pancake

  22ND DECEMBER 2024   ~ We were actually not that sure where to go for breakfast, perhaps we had been there frequently. We ended up at this food court in Kompleks Lebuh Nipah to get some local food.

Apam Lenggang, another type of
local pancake

This was my second time at Lebuh Nipah. I was introduced to this place by another UPM TESL friend back in 2022. [READ HERE]

Dim Sum

Fried Kuew Teow

The wait for the fried Kuey Teow took longer time as the queue was long this time.

Mr. Rdiwan seemed not to fancy the breakfast food from the food court this time so went to another Original Kayu Restaurant nearby.

My first time at this restaurant was in 2018 when I first went to visit Penang and there was a short gathering with my UPM TESL friends. [READ HERE]

The second time also with my TESL friends, when we went for supper after attending a wedding reception in the evening. [READ HERE]

Eventually, the breakfast had become brunch for me and I did not go out for lunch after that. There would be however the dinner session before leaving Penang.

MY PENANG GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE 2022 BEGAN

  16TH DECEMBER 2022   ~ My gastronomic adventure in Penang began as soon as I left Penang International Airport. Puan Aishah Aboo Bakar, a friend of UPM TESL Class of 1993, was kind enough to fetch and take me to Kompleks Lebuh Nipah for breakfast.

There were many people at the food court that morning which indicated this should be a popular eating place in the morning among the locals.

I was first introduced to Apom Lenggong by my friend. It was something like the usual Apam Balik, crispy all around except there was this soft part in the middle. The pancake came with sweet gravy, whcih could be coconut milk or condensed milk.

Then there was a plate of chapati.

the cook at work

Finally, a plate of Char Koey Teow, hot from the pan into the plate.

I would have to thank Puan Aishah for the big breakfast as I did a lot of walking around Georgetown right after that. However, this was just the beginning of the gastronomic adventure.