George Town, Penang: Asia’s greatest street food city!
No time and only one stomach? Here's how to conquer this food-loving destination with your belt holes intact!
Penang food is a mix of traditional Malay, Chinese and Indian dishes, as well as fusion cuisines such as Baba Nyonya or Peranakan, which incorporates regional ingredients as well as Chinese and Malay cooking methods.
All of this can be found in hawker centers and shop houses throughout George Town.
Combine this with the city's collection of historic buildings in various styles. From old English colonial mansions to classical Chinese shophouses and Islamic mosques.
You have a city meant for walking and eating.
My first meal in the city is a plate of lamb rendang, a traditional Malaysian curry made with coconut milk and spices, slowly simmered to allow the meat to absorb all the flavors.
From that moment, I'm like a kid seeking out on a sugar rush.
Stomach space becomes precious. I obsess over where and when I'll have my next meal.
My mission: to enjoy as many of the island's famed dishes as possible in three days.
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