Traditional steamed/deep fried Chinese rice cake & pancake

[HIDDEN]

The art of making of these pancakes is older than the heritage shop lots. You'll  need to acquire the taste. I like the one in the 4th pic (softer chewy center made of glutinous rice) while my hubby thought it has a weird combination. He likes the one in the 5th pic with sesame seeds!
You can get smaller versions of these pancakes at the Mount Erskin wet market (Fettis Park) early in the morning. If you go too late they are sold out!

http://www.wikistreetfood.com/Penang:Cintra_Street_Steam_Rice_Cake_and_Pan_Cake

BB

[HIDDEN]

BB you live in a gastronomic wonderland. I have not tried these pancakes but will do, I need my horizons broadened.

The linked article also mentioned the famous Tai Tong, if you live in Penang you have to give it a try. At Dim Sum time its hot and steamy and the flavours wafting around are fantastic. The ladies with the Dim Sum wagons are cheeky and funny too.

http://www.wikistreetfood.com/Penang:Tai_Tong_Restaurant

Have you tried it before?

Bob

[HIDDEN]

Bob I was there before. When we were little my cousin and I followed our grandpa once for a very early morning Dim Sum with his old buddies. He used to start walking at 4.30am from Greenlane to Tai Tong for his morning exercise. That was the 1st and last time we went with him 
We were at Tai Tong 3x after 12pm so no DimSum but we had the different fried noodles. A couple from UK took us there as I've completely forgotten all about this place. The 3rd time we went with our daughter as we thought the noodles were ok but she didn't like them. Reason is I'm allergic to oyster sauce and I guess the cook used msg and that's a big No for her.
Yes, I love Dim Sum but I avoid any thing Chinese with brown sauce and miss out a lot of yummies 

BB

[HIDDEN]

hi,

Dim Sum is great, and as Qjumper posts, "the ladies with the Dim Sum trolleys" are a part of the eating experience. It's the speed with which the items are transferred from the trolleys to the table, and then eaten. Fast food indeed. And then the empty plates are counted to get the bill, small ones so much, bigger ones more.

My experience of Dim Sum is mainly in Singapore which is where I am at the moment. Today's lunch was Korean deep-fried saba fish, followed by a 4pm "tea" of almond paste desert, and fresh pasta and parmesan for dinner. Quite a range.

[HIDDEN]

Those 'ladies with the dim sum trolleys' are a rarity nowadays, even in HK....looking forward to dim sums there 
Did you know in the 'old days' (can only say for Pg) what's left on those little plates could be returned and patrons paid for what they ate eg ate 2 'harkow' out of a steamer with four or 1 bbq pork buns out of 3... This kind of practice is not acceptable now hehe, just doggy bag the left over and pay.

btw Scott, did you drive to Sing in your car or bike down? May be have a separate thread to tell us about pros/cons of driving a foreign registered vehicle to/in Sing.?Thanks.

BB

[HIDDEN]

Dim Sum Trolleys are still the go in Oz. Heard a radio report a few years ago that they were being phased out in HK because the trolleys needed too much space to manouver between the tables. Removing the trolleys meant  more tables.

[HIDDEN]

hi,

It also used to be the case of ordering satay and only paying for what was eaten. So the rest, left on the central plate was returned ... hmmmm. It was good for business, if you ordered 20 sticks of each type the hawker would give you 30 on the probability that you'd finish them off.

That was Singapore in the 80's, don't know about now though.

BB, I didn't drive down as there's an entry cost to Singapore, plus ERP, plus CBD details, plus parking anywhere, etc. I thought about it and whilst I'm here I'm going to check out the requirements. I know that a foreign registered car is allowed free entry for a total of 10 days per year.

I'll start a new post once I have the info.

[HIDDEN]

Oh, I forgot all about the satays, same here in Pg in the 60s, but not sure when that changed!

Thanks Scott, look forward to your findings as I've always wondered if it's too costly and as a driver what are the things to look out for in Sing.

BB