Ipoh – Penang – Ipoh trip (10.10.09 – 12.10.09) Part 2

after procrastinating for quite some time, i think it’s time for me to continue with the 2nd part of the trip. haha!

morning view from my budget hotel

feeling hungry in the morning, we proceed to eat char koay teow for breakfast.

again, it’s down to making decisions again. it’s either the one in Lorong Selamat or the one in Jalan Macalister.

in the end we chose the famous sister’s char koay teow in Jalan Macalister.

the reason? because we heard that the one in Lorong Selamat is arrogant. food won’t taste good if the service is lousy.

i will try that one next time i’m in Penang again though.

anyway, after going round and round the place, we found the place. and for what?

this:

the whitish thingy on top of it are crab meat. Penangites love to put it on top of CKT. i think it’s just a lame excuse for them to charge us more. haha!

GF having the first mouth of the legendary CKT.

and how does it fair?

i would say that if you have got used to KL’s CKT, you will find it a bit bland. but it still taste good to me, with right amount of spiciness.

and oh, it is less oily too~~~ unlike the ones in KL.

so, if you are intrested, please remember to look at this banner. with such a big banner, it will be hard to miss. haha!

of course with such a measly sized CKT, how can we feel full at all?

next stop, Curry Mee at Lorong 100 Tahun.

but wait!!! before that, we have to stop over at Ghee Hiang. i’m not really a big fan of it. but since GF wanted to buy it for family and friends, i just tag along and take some pictures. just in case anyone here is interested.

for something that has been selling biscuits (and sauces) since 1856 AND still survived, it should be good, right? haha!

ok, back to curry mee in Lorong 100 Tahun. we wasted no time in getting back on the track.

this guy makes great Curry Mee but not very good at taking orders…

this bowl of treasure makes me salivate…

with generous amount of prawns, cuttlefish, tofupok and cockles, i know this is one hell of a curry mee. i decided to omit pig blood on that day coz i don’t feel like eating it on that day though.

and do you know the biggest difference between the ones here and in other places (other than the taste and price)?

this…

this is the deciding factor. you decide how much you want to put it. even the whole bowl (crazy!!!) coz the bowl of belacan is yours anyway, even if you only order 1 bowl. nice~~~

this is how it looks like once the belacan is mixed. looks oily but trust me, it is one of the best curry mee i have tasted. this stall will be my all time ‘must-eat’ place when i’m in Penang in the future.

later in the afternoon, i craved for nasi kandar.

i’m sure most people will mention Nasi Kandar Line Clear when we talk about Nasi Kandar.

but i think i will never go there again. after what i experienced two years ago. i’m not going to go into details what happened then, but let’s just say that it is not very hygienic. nothing nasty happened to me actually, it’s just the physiological after effects that makes me wants to avoid this stall.

so, with Line Clear Off my list, i’m lost to where to get a nice nasi kandar. in a haste, i just go to (of all places) the shop next to Line Clear and take-away a simple masak hitam chicken with mixed gravy to fill in my stomach.

doesn’t look so appetising? get used to it, k? this is nasi kandar. it’s supposed to be messy anyway. don’t let the look turn you off though.

but unfortunately the list of good food ends here…

later at the day, we went to New World Park to have a light dinner.

to sum up my experience there, i can only say that it is just a fancy food court with pricey lousy food with the main intention to con unsuspecting tourist, and hell the parking fees are not cheap too!!!

the same can be said for the following place too:

apologize for the crappy photos…

yup. it’s Gurney. the food had gone from bad to worse over the years. period.

all of these failed badly…

i think we went to Gurney is just for the sake of going to Gurney. i haz a sad~~~

later at night, it’s supper time!!!

where else to end our glutton trip for the day other than the oh-so-popular Sup Hameed?

GF getting the soup from the staff.

the soups are not cheap either. and the charge extra 30sen if you take away.

too bad, our expectations were too high. the soup were too watery, the taste are a bit bland (not enough herbs, maybe?) and the portion are too small. but then again, who cares about the portion when the food sucks?

and with it, we end the night with grumbles after having a great breakfast and lunch earlier in the day.

to be continued. Part 3 will come soon!!!