The Food Site

We are die-hard Hainan chicken rice and (char siew) roast pork fans so we tend to try out quite a lot of chicken rice stalls all over Penang. One of the stalls we often frequented is the one at Kristal Coffee Shop.

Kristal Coffee Shop

They have absolutely delectable roasted chicken, roasted pork and yes, even roasted duck.

Roast pork, roast duck, vegetables and soup

This is what we usually order when there’s five of us lunching there (including in-laws lar). I simply love their:

Roast pork

Otherwise known as char siew. Just look at it. Makes me feel hungry all over again just looking at this picture. It is roasted to perfection, with a crispiness to it and yes, so tasty, I could gobble the whole plate without eating it with the rice at all. Here’s an even closer look:

Roast pork

I also like their roast duck

Roasted duck

Yes, it is as good as it looks. The meat is tender and it doesn’t have this strong ‘duck’ smell. They probably marinated it very well.

Here’s a map to the coffee shop. Parking is a bit of a hassle since it’s on the main road so you may have to park quite far and walk over.

Rating: 7/10

Price: $$$ (darn it, most foods everywhere are at this rate nowadays!!)

Those of you into Thai Food, well, head on over the New World Park for the Thai Food Fair being held there until end of this month.

And this is not one of those traveling Thai Food Fairs that are usually being held at shopping complexes like Midlands Park and Sunshine Farlim. This is much, much better and yep, different.

The stalls are especially sourced by the Thai Consulate and it is organised by the Thai consulate so it is definitely better than those run-of-the-mill Thai fairs that are held at different locations for weeks and sometimes, months on end.

Thai Fair at New World Park

Thai desserts on stick

Thai Fair at New World Park includes other non-food Thai items

Thai Fair at New World Park

Amongst the food I bungkus (bought back) are:

Som Tam - some sort of mix vegie salad

Maeng Kam - Sirih wraps of dried shrimps, shredded coconut, peanuts, chili, onion, ginger, lime and some sauce

There are about 15 food stalls there so there are different choices of Thai food there. Do try out their:

Thai Laksa

Definitely one of my favourite food is Thai laksa. I simply love the idea of adding loads of green veg to it. Damn good ler.

The fair will be held there until Aug 31. So, if you have a craving for some authentic Thai food, you know where to go, for now.

Rating: 6/10

Price: $$$ (yes, things and food tend to be overcharged)