Though we spent much of our time in Penang eating (and chasing after street art), we did learn a little about George Town’s rich history by visiting some of its most notable museums and cultural attractions.
To be honest, we didn’t take a bus to the foothills of Air Itam to visit Kek Lok Si Temple. We went to seek out two of Penang’s most legendary hawker stalls.
With all the heritage houses and street art to be discovered here, it almost feels like a giant labyrinthine playground.
If you enjoy catching Pokemon monsters, then you’ll have a blast trying to find all of George Town’s street art. Here’s what we caught.
Set inside three heritage houses with hip and uber stylish interiors, ChinaHouse is a multifaceted concept that’s hard to put into any one box.
When you continue putting this much time and effort into something, even after 30 years, it can only mean that you love what you do. Without question, the Por family LOVES making these bowls of duck koay chap.
Lok lok is a type of communal steamboat where diners sit around a table with a central pot of boiling water. A wide selection of food ranging from seafood to meats and vegetables is skewered on sticks and placed around the table.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Singapore Botanic Gardens covers an area of 74 hectares and is home to multiple themed gardens, three lakes, and a tropical rain forest.
Presented over three courses — starters, mains, and dessert — Chef Malcolm Lee aims to give diners the experience of going to Grandma’s house and being served a thoughtful sequence of lovingly cooked food. It’s an interesting concept we thought, and one that says a lot about Peranakan culture.
It was hilarious to see ourselves in all the pictures. Hamming it up more and more with each exhibit, I felt like a kid again just letting go and having a blast.