Hokkien Mee | Penang Food World

Hokkien Mee, commonly known as prawn noodles, is a dish of either yellow noodles or rice noodles served in a thick prawn and pork broth garnished with ital (water spinach) and bean sprouts. It has a strong, spicy and flavorful prawn paste. A bowl of Hokkien Mee is usually served with slices of boiled eggs, fried shrimp, thin slices of lean pork and sprinkled with crispy fried shallots, as well as a spoon full of chili paste. Some cooks add crunchy golden cubes of fried lard to jazz up their bowl of Hokkien Mee. Usually a basic bowl costs between RM3.00 to RM3.50. Some Hokkien Mee stalls offer extra toppings such as pork ribs, mantis prawn, fish balls and roast pork at additional charges. It is slightly spicy but chili paste can be added to make dish spicier. It is one of the most popular hawker food locally and is available throughout the day and at night. This is a non-halal dish.

Where You Can Eat: Hokkien Mee

Jln Burmah:One Corner Cafe, Cathay Coffee Shop Kwai Lock Cafe, Green House

Jln Perak:Classic Coffee Shop

Jln Presgrave:Heng Kee Cafe

Tanjung Bungah:Lucky Ninety Seafood Cafe

Batu Feringgi:Gerai Makanan & Minuman Long Beach

*Source:Penang Food Trail

Hard Rock Hotel Penang | visitPenang 2010~2012

Hard Rock Hotel Penang is a luxury resort situated along the famous beaches of Batu Ferringhi. Located in the Pearl of Orient, Hard Rock Hotel Penang is iconic, bringing the multicultural Penang to new heights with its authentic Hard Rock experience. This hip and trendy resort in Penang is suitable for families, couples and singles for their relaxing accommodation in Penang.

With a total of 250 guestrooms, there is nowhere more luxurious than Hard Rock Hotel Penang to spend your holiday. With a contemporary feel, all rooms are well-designed with guests in mind. With Wi-Fi connections, iPod docking stations and 32-inch LCD screen TVs, you can stay connected with your loved ones and be entertained 24 hours.

For wine and dine in Penang, Hard Rock is synonymous with music, good fun and entertainment and Hard Rock Hotel Penang offers a plethora of options to entertain all and to have fun! Anything from intimate private meetings in Penang to spectacular banquets for up to 300 guests, meeting planners will receive extreme Rock Star service and an event everyone will be talking about.

The walls in the Hard Rock Hotel Penang are adorned with images, memorabilia and icons reflecting the revolution that changed the face of music, fashion and arts. It's a celebration of popular culture from the 50's through the new millennium. Its fun atmosphere and clean, modern lines make this the ultimate ROCK RETREAT for all!

Come to Hard Rock Hotel Penang and feel like a star! It is all about the experience.

For more details please visit: penang.hardrockhotels.net.

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*Photos:Hard Rock Hotel Penang FB

Queensbay Mall, Bayan Lepas | VisitPenang 2010~2012

Queensbay Mall in Bayan Lepas is the largest and longest shopping mall on Penang Island. It opened to the public on 1 December 2006. Queensbay Mall has a gross built up area of 2.5 million sq ft, and a total net lettable area of 1 million sq ft. The 9-storey mall has 5 storeys of shopping space for 500 outlets, and 8 storeys of parking space. The anchor tenant at Queensbay Mall is Jusco, which opened its first Penang outlet here. The Jusco store takes up approximately 25% of the net lettable retail space, or 255,000 sq ft. Another major tenant at Queensbay Mall is the American bookstore chain, Borders, also opening its first outlet in Penang, as well as Guess, Dorothy Perkins, Topshop, among others. Starbucks will have a standalone store on the North Zone and another within Borders in the South Zone. In addition, there's the usual Giordano, Sub, Popular Bookstore, Chicken Rice Shop, GNC and more.

Queensbay Mall takes over from Bayan Bay Megamall, a joint venture between Bayan Bay Development and the Penang Development Corporation. Bayan Bay Megamall stalled in 1998 at the height of the Asian Financial Crisis, when it was already 60% completed. It was revived by CP Mall Sdn Bhd in June 2005, with an obligation to complete it by July 2007. However, CP Mall was able to complete the revived project, and Queensbay Mall opened to customers on 1 December, 2006.

*Source: penang-traveltips.com