Sunday, November 16, 2008

Malaysian Cuisine at Penang in Lodi, NJ


After not being home for almost 2 years, my supply of spices and pastes are running extremely low. I'm out of Sarawak laksa paste and my once filled to the brim curry powder bottle will soon be a distant memory. Thank goodness, I'm going back to Malaysia in 4 weeks :) Time to restock!

All right, back to Penang. When Penang opened up in Lodi earlier this year, it was a dream come true. We had heard rumblings of Penang from a fellow Malaysian we met at a local eatery. At least, we don't have to drive all the way to Hoboken or Edison to satisfy our satay, roti canai, nasi lemak, etc. cravings.

Several weeks ago, we went to Penang for a nice Sunday night dinner before heading back to our usual work day routine. Adrian is more of a regular than I in Penang because his office is only 5 minutes away from the restaurant. Did I mention that Penang is also a good place to eat if you are looking for an express lunch? Anyway, back to dinner...

Doesn't this look like kampua mee? The dish is called BBQ roasted pork lo mee* (dry).

*Mee = mein = noodles.

Hint: Could have been better if the soy sauce doesn't have a slight bitter after taste.



Steaming hot Bak Kut Teh

Our favorite dessert - peanut pancake with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream *yum*

2 comments:

cooknengr said...

That look nickiang like Kampua.

Serenity said...

cooknengr: nothing beats the good old kampua :)