Pulau Tikus and its good food...

Pulau Tikus...my favourite town on the island of Penang. I always get a nice feeling whenever I'm in that area. Besides being near the sea...Gurney Drive is just a stone throw from it...it also boasts of nice hawker food in the various coffee shops found in the town. One of them is Swee Kong Coffee Shop which is located on Solok Moulmein just opposite the Pulau Tikus Police Station. I usually go for three things whenever I go to that coffee shop...the hokkien mee (Penang's prawn noodles), fried wantan and the original apom balik. The hokkien mee has a nice prawn-flavoured soup and is normally sold out before 9a.m. I like the fried wantan because of its crispiness and its adequate fillings and the apom balik is authentic to me because it is cooked in claypots and of course tastes original and nice. Check them out if you happen to be in the area.

yummy hokkien mee at Swee Kong...

the crispy fried wantan...

and of course the original apom balik...notice the banana leaf below it...supposed to add flavour to the apom...



Happy food hunting and as usual have fun always!