Penang Food Tour (FINAL Part) – Batu Lancang Market
April 16, 2008 | 13,020 views
Let’s bring back the shine? Yeah, let’s hope the new state government keeps their promises …
Refreshing sugar cane juice @ Stall No. 5 
No water added (except ice) RM1
The words of FCOE still rang in my ears; “MUST try the chee cheong fun, OK?!” However, what she failed to warn me was that there are TWO stalls selling CCF. Hmm. Incompetent guide. =P Had to make an emergency call to ensure we did not order from the wrong one … thus …
FCOE’s favourite stall No. 50
I ordered 2 strips/blocks of her fav CCF from a very friendly looking uncle, at stall No. 50. He asked in Mandarin, or could be Hokkien whether I wanted them to be served ‘opened up’ or in ‘cubes’. Hmm, funny question? But it seems some Penangites have them cut open and served. Weird, huh?
2 blocks/strips at RM1.60. What a steal …
Tastewise? Sorry FCOE, my tastebuds not accustomed to Penang’s version of CCF. But it was not bad. On par with the Kimberley Street’s and Lorong Delima’s, but Material Boy,being the CCF connoiseur that he is, commented on Delima still retaining the trophy in his books. Oh well, let’s move on to familiar territory …..
Chinese style Pasembor with Jelly Fish (RM3)
One of my all-time fav Pasembor on the island, albeit a Chinese version, the Batu Lancang Pasembor really carved a name for itself. Throngs of ppl ordered from this stall No. 8, and you may have to brave the wait (though no more than 20 minutes). But this time around, it was slightly spicier than usual, which was fine with me.
Delicious Char Kuey Teow (RM3)
Still craving for more, as this was the last meal for this trip, I knew I have to satisfy my lust for Char KueyTeow, my top most favourite choice when it comes to Penang food. There are at least 2 stalls selling this, but I stood by FCOE’s recommendation and my own previous experience and ordered one with everything (clams, egg and prawns) from stall No. 28, right beside Nyonya kuih stall. As expected, beyond compare (when compared with Ipoh’s version). Smoky flavour sipping through the golden bits of eggs enveloping the smooth rice noodle, springy medium sized prawns, and juicy cockles. With Chinese waxed sausages to boast. And it was spicy! Extremely up my alley…. Oh yeah …
Location : Batu Lancang Market. Somewhere near Jelutong area. At Jalan Lintang, Batu Lancang. Specifically? From Jalan Gelugor, you will pass by USM Batu Uban gate on your left. Go straight for around 5 minutes, passing a few traffic lights, until you come to a Shell petrol station on your left. There will be a fork after the station. Take the right path (slightly up hill) to Jelutong. Go straight some more, and take the first turning on the left. You will come to a 2 way road, with houses on both sides. Go til the end to a T junction,and turn right. The market and the food court is to your immediate left. There is a large parking lot in front of the market.
Eh? You didn’t try the Seafood Char Koay Kak? It’s very famous there since I was a kid.
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That place is packed – breakfast, brunch, lunch, tea.. Haha. I usually buy my nyonya kuih there. Very delicious! But the serving size is getting smaller and smaller
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oh this is so lovely, not you but those hawker food you had!
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little inbox : yeah, last time tried before. they have a branch somewhere else if i remember correctly, cz i remember the logo. 🙂
durianberry : Yeah! but seems open at 3.30pm only. so we did not wait. but I was searching for the BIG curry puffs, @ RM1 per pc last time. but where art thou???
big boys oven : LOL, i’m lovely too! hehe, coming to this market, never run out of idea on what to indulge in, probably cz many choices and most of them tasty.
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OMG, is penang! Is CKT~ I love their version of CKT!!! *drool*
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oh oh oh..the chinese pasembur.. yum yum yum!
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jojo : YEAH! one of the best in Pg, at least to me. on par with pulau tikus one, i supposed.
sc : drool … drool … 😉 something bout those crunchy prawn crackers in there really made me begged for more …
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ipo mali ipo ipo mali!! =) i jus came back from thr!! slurp!!! chee cheong fun~
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yammylicious : REALLY?!! hows the gastronomic experience? 😉 share some love for Ipoh food ya?
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Oi! Dun over-exaggerate my fetish with CCF lar!….And dun be so picky whn it comes to Penang chee cheong fun…!U may offend alot of ppl out there ler… =P
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But really ma, everywhere you went also ccf ccf …hehe … whoops, to all those offended, pls take it in stride. I love ccf too, but not the Pg type only. =P
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Ya… go for the Batu Lancang Market pasembor, i love it.
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May I know what time does this batu lanchang market open n close? 🙂
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J2Kfm Reply:
November 29th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Hi Charmaine, a bit late in replying you sorry. The market opens very early for breakfast, and closes in the evenings.
Some stalls have different hours. Best to go during lunch.
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Hello, is it the “???“ moved already ? our company trip make a visit there but could not find it already. 🙂
But thank you for your penang food iternary. It make our company trip become fat gain trip but so relaxing. 🙂
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Had the char koay teow from stall 28, the supposedly famous mee goreng from stall 30 and also another supposedly famous pasembur from stall 8. Mee goreng 6/10. Char koay teow 6.5/10. And the pasembur 7/10. None as good as the best in penang and far from it. The only reason i think people come here is because of the convenience of all stalls under one roof. Apart from that… very sub par food.
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