Day 80 ... Dinner in Penang

We resumed our journey to Penang after our lunch break in Ipoh. Arrived in Penang Tune Hotel about 4pm. Checked in. The Tune Bill for a Five Star Bed at One Star Price was RM10-95. Went up to the third floor, and Bryan stopped at the above room. 

Three-One-Eight. 

I asked, Did You ask for this room?

Bryan said, No, the guy just gave this room. :D
All my favourite numbers. :D

Ricky came to pick us up at 6:30pm for dinner. Went along Gurney Drive (I think) and stopped by one of the food hawker outlet. Got us a table. 

While waiting for the rest to turn up, we ordered Or-Chien (Fried Oyster). THAT was the highlight the dinner, for me. 

Oh my, it was out of this world! Truly, out, out, out of this world.

I should have just ordered another plate all for myself ... but decided against it. What would the others think?

Sting Ray with some kind of spicy sauce over it.

Yeah, the presentation is not so great. Ah, but looks can be deceiving. Tried it and found that the fish was absolutely fresh and tasty, and the sauce was quite interesting to the taste bud. :D

Japanese Tofu with Egg

I think my kindy kids will like this.

Fried KangKung

Look at all the stalks. Must be a balding kangkung. 

Not much leaves.

Sweet and Sour Meat

Very deep fried and high in ...

Eat first and worry about that later. :D

Meet Everyone!!! :D

Bryan, Ricky, Miranda, Grace's Mother, Grace 

We had a really nice dinner. 

I couldn't get the Or-Chien out of my mind. 

Thinking about it the whole night.  

The taste, the texture, the crispy bits, the succulent egg, 

the fresh oyster dipped in chilly sauce ... O-M-G! 

Time of Posting : 2:22pm (Wed) 

Day 80 ... Pan Mee Noodle Lunch In Ipoh

Today, Bryan and I took a trip up north. We stopped by Ipoh for lunch. Since we had Ipoh Hor Fun (rice noodles) the last trip, we decided to try a fairly new Pan Pee (Flour Noodles) restaurant that is opposite the Ipoh Viva Center. :D

 Bryan ordered Spicy Dry Pan Mee. 

See the heap of sambal (chilly) at 2 o'clock?

 He enjoyed it very much, and wanted me to take this snapshot for HIS blog.

Grin. Too late. 

 I went through the menu, and came across 

Set No. 11 : WOLFBERRY PAN MEE.

Wolfberry? Your guess is as good as mine.

I checked and the waiter assured me that the only meat in it was chicken meat.

No, no WOLF ... not even in disguise, I don't think.

My WOLF noodles came this way. No marks for presentation, huh.

Looks kinda messy, don't You think? 

Immediately, leaned over to Bryan and said,

"Exchange half-half." 

That means, I eat half of mine, and he eats half of his, and we swap.

I normally resort to immediate sharing when the thing I order turns out not as expected.

Oh Yes, by the way, we had Iced Milk Tea with our lunch.

Oh, the teh si peng was just excellent!

Close up. Looks like yee mee noodle at first glance,

but the waiter said, it's made of PUMPKIN. 

Pumpkin???

Oh okay ... Let's just try it ...

After my first mouthful, leaned over to Bryan again and said,

"No need to share." :D

The noodles were smooth and nice, soup was tasty,

  I added side sambal (chilly) to spice things up a notch.

 We ordered a "middle" dish.

In our family, whenever we eat out, we normally call a "middle dish."

A dish that is placed in the middle (of the table) for all to try. 

Sometimes, we call just one middle dish, sometimes two, sometimes three ...

Oooohhhhh ... The dumplings were just awesome ... :D

The dumpling wrap was all slippery, soft and smooth.

That itself got BONUS points from me.

Normally, I chew up the dumpling skin all around the meat, 

and pass the meaty part to Bryan. 

This one though, I didn't. 

The filling was actually quite, quite good. :D

Time of Posting : 1:17pm (Wed)