By kyspeaks for HungryGoWhere
Whenever anyone mentions Penang, char kway teow is surely one of the topics of conversation, and inevitably the issue of where to have the best char kway teow will come up. The answer varies, depending on whom you ask. Many will mention the two
Lorong Selamat hawkers, some will mention
Ah Leng CKT, while others will point to
Siam Road char kway teow, our topic of the day.
The stall is located at the corner of Siam Road
The char kway teow stall is located on Siam Road by the intersection of Anson Road, just right opposite Hock Ban Hin kopitiam where you can consume your precious plate of char kway teow. The old uncle has been in this trade for decades, and business seems to be ever more popular. Waiting time can be quite brutal if you are there on a Saturday afternoon (we waited for almost an hour), so don’t go there when you’re starving.
Glorious char kway teow that packs a punch
The char kway teow (RM5.50) here is rather old-school, it’s plenty oily but with good “wok hei.” The prawns are of decent size but not of the giant gourmet variety found at Lorong Selamat, and there’s lap cheong (Chinese sausage), cockles, chives, bean sprouts, kuey teow, and more importantly, chunks of fried lard as well.
Chunks of fried pork lard can be found in this dish
I also find the char kway teow here a bit spicier than other places, but well within most Penangite’s tolerance level (seeing that we love our curry mee, prawn mee etc). If you’re a char kway teow lover, this is one of the places that you’ll have to try at least once.