This seems to be a week for food tourism! From news report in Bernama, The Star, NST and other media. It all started I think just before Raya with the Tourism Minister started talking about food and the next thing you know every one is saying we need to "patent" laksa, chicken rice, chilly crab etc.
I agree with the above, Malaysia especially Penang is famous for its food, cheep, plentiful food avaliable 24 hours from hawkers stalls, original kopi tiam and restaurants. Not the new fusion style kopi tiam, food courts and restaurants. As such please promote the Malaysian and Penang Food.
Each State have in unique Delicacys that seem to originate from. Even very simmilar dish are given a twists that may or may not resamble the dish you know
Each State have in unique Delicacys that seem to originate from. Even very simmilar dish are given a twists that may or may not resamble the dish you know
Laksa
if you order Laksa in
- KL - (to be exact its call Curry Laksa) Yellow Noodles, curry sauce with seafood / chicken (generall) - In Penang we call this curry mee.
- Penang - Thick Rice Noodles with spicy fish gravy, onions, lettuce, cucumber serve with Har Koe (Prawn Paste)
- Johor - Spegetthi (Yes) with boil egg spicy fish gravy, onions, lettuce, cucumber.
My only comment is that the Hainanese Chicken Rice in Malacca is serve with compress golf size rice balls, which is not found else where.
Update: There is also this dish that is commonly found in Penang, Singapore Bee Hoon with 2 variation in terms of colour, white and orange. the funny thing is that when I was working in Singapore for over a year. I cannot find this dish there ;- )
Well let they argue it out, publicty will spread, and hopefully there will be a Hainnanese Chicken Rice Tour, that will bring and let people try out the Thai Version, Melacca Version, Singapore Version (High class in Hotel) and in The Hainan Version. And also the Malay version of Fried Chicken Rice, The Result will be Airline, Hotel, Kopi tiam will all gain. ;-) the entire tourism sector.......... in various countrys.
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