Unlike Malacca peranakan, Penang peranakan food has a different taste.
Because it is situated to the north of Malaysia, it has a little bit of
Thai influence in cooking. The peranakan food taste a little more spicy
and sour compared to the Malacca style.
Restoran Pinang Peranakan is a family restaurant. You will see the huge
portrait outside the window pane of the shop. That's the ancestor of the
owner.
Step into the restaurant, you will notice the eclectic style interior.
The collection of Chinese tea in the house and kopi luwak in canister.
Now, let's get to the food. You will find typical nyonya cuisine on the menu. They have almost everything. Let's start with brinjal cooked with minced chicken. You have to try this. It has a blend
of sweet and salty taste. A very typical home cooked nyonya food.
Hong bak, stewed pork. You have to order this if you're a pork lover.
The layer of fat is so soft like tofu and it melts in the mouth. It is
cooked with bamboo shoots.
Kerabu. I think it is quite unique that they put in black fungus as one
of the ingredients. However, I don't really fancy this because it is too
sour and too spicy. If you like sour and spicy food then you might like
this.
Kangkung belacan, which I think is pretty normal. Nothing interesting.
Fried chicken. This is not your ordinary fried chicken. The batter they
use to fry the chicken has some spices in it. I can't tell what, but it
is really good.
Asam prawn. This is also another must-try. The prawn is fresh and the asam sauce is really good.
If you're planning to go, I would advise you to go earlier. They have
quite good business and their daily ingredients run out really fast. To
keep freshness of the ingredients, they don't stock up that much. Restoran Pinang Peranakan is situated at Logan Heritage row, Beach Street. It's quite easy to locate.
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