GEORGETOWN — Instead of asking “How are you?”, Chinese Penangites used to greet each other with the Hokkien phrase “Lu chiak pa boey?”, which translates to, “Have you eaten?” From the hawker stalls to ...

I'm a lifelong learner, and that's probably why I love the bookstore, the movie club, and meeting new people. When I think ...

At the entrance, there was a sign saying that those who order in Hokkien are eligible for a Penang kia discount. Unfortunately, the cashier at the time didn’t understand Hokkien, so our first mission ...

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1.Add 15 cups of water into a pot and bring it to bowl. Add in all the shrimp heads and shell and simmer on low heat for about 2 hours or longer until the stock becomes cloudy and is fragrant.

Celebrated Michelin Selected Penang eatery Gen is chef Johnson Wong's love letter to Malaysia and his adopted home state.

One might ask, who would print out their face on a store header? Well, Penang Man, the newest inclusion to Albert Centre Market and Food Centre did, and it’s surely gaining traction as a marketing ...

Musical inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of places. For Penang-born actress, singer and songwriter Chelsia Ng, the idea for one of her songs came from her search for a familiar food. “‘Balai ...