• MAM Holidays Malaysia - Combine this with the city’s array of historic architecture, ranging from old English colonial mansions to classical Chinese shop houses and Islamic mosques, and you have a city perfect for walking and dining. Local Penangites often find these hawker fares more affordable and convenient due to the widespread hawker stalls that are open most of the day and night. On February 22, 2013, Penang was ranked by CNN Travel as one of the top ten street food cities in Asia. Additionally, Penang was voted by Lonely Planet as the top culinary destination in 2014. To add to its accolades, Penang was recently named 2nd out of 17 best places to visit in 2017 by CNN, thanks to its world-renowned hawker foods.

Itinerary:

Choose one of the food routes from the options below, and between food tasting sessions, visit 1 or 2 nearby attractions close to the hawker center.

Route 1 – Mamak Mee Goreng Sotong (Indian Muslim style fried noodle with cuttlefish), Char Koay Teow (fried flat noodle with cockle), White Curry Mee (White Curry noodle with coconut milk), Chendol (a dessert made of glutinous rice in coconut milk), Assam Laksa (spicy and sour fish broth noodle), Nasi Kandar (Indian Muslim curry pole rice), Kueh Chiap (special handmade rice noodle in duck broth), and others.

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Route 2 – Nasi Lemak bungkus (banana leaf wrapped coconut milk rice), Koay Teow Th’ng (flat noodle soup), Prawn Fritter, Hokkien mee (prawn noodle), Curry Mee (curry noodle), Chendol (a dessert made of glutinous rice in coconut milk), Assam Laksa (spicy and sour fish broth noodle), and others.

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Route 3 – Hokkien Mee (prawn noodle), Curry Mee (curry noodle), Chee Cheong Fun (Sausage shape noodle), Char Koay Teow (fried flat noodle), Cuttlefish with Kangkong (Cuttlefish with water convolvulus), Rojak (mixed fruit salad with special sauce), Popiah (spring rolls), Assam Laksa (spicy and sour fish broth noodle), prawn fritters, Chendol (a dessert made of glutinous rice in coconut milk), and others.

After completing the mentioned visits, you will be dropped off at your hotel/accommodation with the best experience of Penang food.

• Professional English-speaking guide for attractions and food commentary
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off within George Town
• All taxes and service charges included
• Air-conditioned vehicle with fuel and parking
• Fuel surcharges included

• Food and drinks
• Personal expenses

Penang is considered one of Asia’s top street food destinations. The cuisine of Penang reflects its multicultural society in Malaysia. Most of these dishes are available at roadside stalls or pushcarts, commonly referred to as “street food” or “hawker food.” The offerings include a blend of traditional Malay, Chinese, and Indian dishes, along with fusion cuisines like Baba Nyonya, or Peranakan, which combines regional ingredients with Chinese, Malay, and Thai cooking techniques. This culinary variety is popular with both locals and tourists. All of Penang’s street foods can be found in hawker centers and shop houses throughout George Town.

• Do leave an empty stomach before start of tour.
• Please inform tour guide if you have medical condition, foods allergy, religious concern or any other things that needed to be let known to the tour guide.
• You know yourself better than anyone else. You can ask for less sugar, or less spicy or omit certain ingredients to the food operator.
• Foods taste are subjective and depends on individual liking and/or its acquired taste. Be open to taste new foods. Ask your guide or the food proprietor if you are not sure. Order food to share first instead of a big plate/bowl for yourself.
• Be open minded to the ambiance of certain location of hawker stalls or hawker centers.
• Duration of tour may varies depending on weather, traffic, attraction open hours, hawker or hawker center open hours, order congestion or late arrival of customer, customer’s cruise ship or plane.
• In some case where the said hawker for certain hawker foods may not be opened at the time of visit, it will be substituted with same hawker foods from other hawker or hawker center.
• Take a lot of pictures but do not waste foods.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.