Georgetown: TangYuen, VenisonNoodle,CharHorFun

As mentioned earlier that I will review on food in Penang recommended by the "Penang Ipoh, The Popular Food Guide @ Malaysia" by Wang Hong.

First I head for Lorong Selamat. On my way there, I passed by Komtar. There we stopped by the Jalan Magazine to taste the Hoe Hock Tien Tang Yuan. This little stall situated right opposite of the Shangri La Hotel.

Hoe Hock Tien Tang Yuen stall

There are 2 types of Tang Yuen. One is the normal ginger soup and the other is the brown sugar based soup. While the tang yuen, there are 2 types as well. They are the normal, small sized tang yuen and the other is the larger version with either peanut filling or black sesame filling. Each bowl of the Tang Yuen sour cost RM3. This is recommended for all Tang Yuen lover and those who exceptionally superb for ginger lover!

Normal ginger soup based tang yuen

brown sugar soup tang yuen

Personally, I liked the the smaller tang yuen for its texture. Very gummy...the larger is ok only. I think that the filling is rather little. It will surely be better if the owner can be kind with the filling. However if you are to compare this with the frozen readymade Tang Yuen that is available in the major supermarket, then I think this is better for its sweetness is just right.

Then we continued to the Lorong Selamat. This place has been very popular of its Char Kuey Teow but I tried something else. I was in the Yi Garden Cafe.

Penang Special Venison Noodle stall at the Yi Garden Cafe

The Venison Noodle recommended by the editor was superb. The noodle texture was very good. The tenderness was just right. Neither too hard nor soggy. With the rich soup based and the venison or what we called the meat of deer...it is irresistible! The meat was delicious.

yummy venison noodle...another serving please

We tried another recommended dish there. It was the Char Hor Fun or what we calles as the Yin Yong in some part of Malaysia...but sadly this dish was not as good as expected....


To get there from Komtar, turn into Jalan Macalister road. The greyish UMNO building is on your right. Along the way, there are many restaurants. Go straight till you see Yi Garden Cafe on your right. The restaurant is situated at the junction of Jalan Macalister into Lorong Selamat.