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Food review : Penang Kitchen @ 283 tanjong Katong

Ever since I started blogging, I realise that I have a really bad habit. I would even blog at wee hours when I am really sleepy if I have eaten something really good and I can't wait to share.

Yesterday I was invited to a food tasting event hosted by OpenRice. Gosh. I can safely say I just had one of the best Penang food in Singapore yesterday.Haha.

Penang kitchen is conveniently located between 2 bus stop thus it's highly accessible via buses which will bring you to either the green or yellow MRT line(Nearest MRT is Dakota & Paya Lebar MRT. On top of that, it can be easily spotted along a roll of shophouses with its bright yellow signage. Beside the restaurant is also brightly lit with welcoming orange lights, the seatings here are also spaciously separated. Thus even though it was a small family style restaurant, it gives its customers a very relaxed feel. On top of that, for those who are interested in cooking some penang dishes, they do sell certain dry ingredients here too. 

While we were having a round of introduction with fellow foodies from open rice, we were served with the nutmeg lime drink($3.20). This is a very uniquely refreshing drink. Although one of the ingredient is lime but the drink is a spot on that is neither too sweet or sour. On top of that, the drink is also good for digestion and soothing the throat. Personally I like this thirst quencher and would highly recommend it as it is not very commonly found anywhere else and it tastes really special. 

The first dish we had was the Penang Fruit Rojak ($7.80). It's a mixture of 8 types of fresh fruits and vegetables which includes starfruit, pineapple, green and red apple, mango..etc in their special prawn paste and also their homemade youtiao. This is a very appetising dish with an interesting twist of sourness from the usual rojak. Although there are youtiao in it, the youtiao are broken into really small pieces that added some crunchiness to the dish. Interesting! =)

Penang Sampler($13) was the other starter that we had. It is a combination of Lor Bak & Belacan Wings. The Lor bak is actually a local ngoh hiang look alike but with a slightly different taste as they are using marinated tender pork strips wrapped in beancurb skin instead. While the Belacan wings are chicken wings and drumplets marinated in special secret recipe. Personally I would prefer the belacan taste to be a little bit stronger cause otherwise I think it tasted just like normal deep fried chicken wings. And as for the Lor Bak, I prefer my local ngoh hiang better. lol

One of the highlights of the night must be the Penang Asam Laksa ($8.30). As a big fan of this dish, I have yet to find anything near to the authentic ones that i have tried before. However I am happy that this dish changed my whole gastronomic journey. Not only is this topped with a lot of fresh condiments such as mint, onion, cucumber, pineapple and chilli, every mouth is a flavorful experience for the taste buds. The balance of the sweetness, spiciness and sourness from the sardine soup base and the crunchiness from the fresh condiments was a spot on.On top of that, the overall taste is not too fishy and the ingredients given are very generous. Thus making it another die-die-must-try dish here.

Nasi Goreng Kampong Penang ($8.90) was another dish that was well loved by the fellow foodies. Not only the restaurant is very generous with the ingredients given, the prawns is really fresh and big! On top of that, it is mildly spicy and every grain of rice is so well fried and seasoned. Kudos to the chef!!!

The next dish is the Penang Prawn Noodle Soup (Noodles or bee hoon or combination, $8.30). The soup is really rich and flavourful and the ingredients given are really generous. However, personally I feel that the taste is quite similar to prawns noodles outside, perhaps the only different is the taste here is more intense.

Beside that, we had the Penang Char Kway Teow ($8.30). The kway teow was stir-fried with chinese sausage, prawn, egg, ku-chai, bean sprouts and PORK LARDS!!! What is Char Kway Teow without pork lard, right? The sinful pork lard is that missing ingredients that most hawkers have ommited nowadays. However without it, the dish can never be made wholesome again. Thus the char kway teow here is really awesome. Not only does it has that "wok hei", it's not oily and also ingredients are generously added to the dish. Yummilious!

Herbal Duck Mee Sua (small serving :$9) was another hit among the foodies. It is a traditional clear soup, well-cooked with herbs for 6 hours. However the duck meat was still so tender when we had it. On top of that, the smell of the herb is really strong and the mee sua is well "soaked"( but not in those soggy soggy texture) with the rich savory herbal soup.

Like I always say, there is space for desserts no matter how much you are. The Penang chendol ($3.80) is really not to be missed. Although the colour seems as if there isn't much gula melaka in this dessert, every mouth was a burst of gula melaka in the mouth! According to the lady boss, they use only pure gula melaka and thus explained the reason why the dessert is not very sweet yet the the smell of gula melaka is really intense.On top of that,  with the combination of high quality chendol( the green jelly) , red beans and kidney beans, thus a bowl of perfect chendol is born! 

But the chendol wasn't the last dish of the night, we had hot almond with tang yuan ($4.80) before the night ended. Accordingly to the boss, the almond paste is handmade from scratch. Thus it's really smooth and fragrant. On top of that, they have added egg white to complete the taste with the sesame tang yuan. It was really good that I even had 2 bowls of Hot Almond takeaway for my family. =)

Overall it was a great dinning experience at Penang Kitchen with all the mouthwatering great Penang dishes. On top of that, the serving staff here are really helpful and friendly. The dirty dishes were cleared away once we finished our meals without us asking the staff to do so. Good job! Penang kitchen is definitely worthwhile for me to travel all the way from the west to the east of Singapore just to have it. 

Once again, thanks to OpenRice for the gracious invite to have such wonderful Penang food. For those who has not signed up with openrice, please do so now. From now to 31 December, not only can you redeem for awesome sure-win prizes such as shopping vouchers(CPL / NTUC/ H&M / Forever21), Ben & Jerry ice cream, movie tickets etc..by just joining the hungry game. You can also stand a chance to hit the jackpot and win additional attractive prizes. Best of all, for every new OpenRice account signup, OpenRice will pledge 100g of rice and all proceeds will be donated to needy households within the Central Singapore district. Super mutli-win situation!!! Quick sign up now and do good at the same time. Time to spread some love people!!! Sign up now!!

PENANG KITCHEN

KATONG OUTLET: 283 Tanjong Katong Road Tel: [phone] Open Wed - Mon: 11.00am - 3pm; 4pm - 9.45pm Closed Tuesdays

~~The above are strictly my own opinions and I am not paid for the above review. =) ~~