Charcoal Char Kuey Teow Penang
Don t leave without trying the best char kuey teow in penang.
Charcoal char kuey teow penang. Char kuey teow is basically flat rice noodles stir fried with shrimp bloody cockles chinese lap cheong sausage eggs bean sprouts and chives in a mix of soy sauce. Char kuey teow is basically flat rice noodles stir fried with shrimp bloody cockles chinese lap cheong sausage eggs bean sprouts and chives in a mix of soy sauce. Labelled as penang s char kway teow king this old uncle whips up aromatic plates of char kway teow 6 50rm from a pushcart located at the corner of siam road and anson road. A great serving of char kuey teow is flavored not only with the freshest ingredients but equally important is the elusive charred aroma from stir frying the noodles over very high heat in a well seasoned chinese wok.
Charcoal char koay teow perak road penang char koay teow ckt in penang is highly regarded as one of the best in malaysia and there are fews well known such as the infamous lorong selamat ckt ah leng ckt with the options of adding big prawns or mantis prawns the legendary siam road uncle ckt or the big juicy prawns tiger ckt. A great serving of char kuey teow is flavored not only with the freshest ingredients but equally important is the elusive charred aroma from stir frying the noodles over very high heat in a well seasoned chinese wok. Friendly uncle flavorful koay teow especially with duck egg the price is a lot cheaper compared to other places. I prefer penang char kway teow to singapore style char kway teow because thinner strands of rice noodles are used and it s more savoury and spicy than the sweeter tasting ones sold in singapore.
Perhaps the secret is the skill of the chef a charcoal fire or a special ingredient like duck eggs or homemade sambal. It was described as the classic traveling food cart on four wheels. Penang famous charcoal char koay teow jalan siam penang we just back from a makan trip vacation food hunting trip where we went up to nothern part of malaysia penang taiping and ipoh our first stop was in penang and we listed a long list of penang famous street foods to try out. Dua char koay teow at butterworth offers an alternative wet variation.
Tucked in cecil street market is this charcoal flamed duck egg koay teow. For the uninitiated the wet version refers to the gravy based char kuey teow. After all it s one of the dishes that penang is most famous for. Unlike the usual dry version of penang s char kuey teow sg.
Siam road char kuey teow of penang has ranked 14th on the world street food top 50 list at the world street food congress 2017 in manila held from may 31 to june 4. Char kuey teow is now world famous. His son helps to take orders. Sadly not every char koay teow in penang uses charcoal as fuel.
We visited penang s best known street vendors and bring you the best char kway teow here.