This year my family and I made our 5 hour return to Sungai Petani which "officially" was for prayers at an old chinese temple in Kepala Batas, a small town on the way. I've been going to this particular temple ever since I was a baby and my mom has been there since she was a baby and her mother before her so you can guess its pretty much a tradition.
But... in all honesty it was most probably due to the ever awesome food. Food here is cheap (come on...where else are you going to find a bowl of noodles for RM2.80), delicious and generous in ingredients. The best part is...its still following the old recipe that been passed on from generations thus the authentic taste.
Photos by wenlynn-chin.blogspot.com
One of the best places to eat is a street in the old township called 'jee kay' or 2nd street. With plenty of hawker fare to choose from, here is where the best food on the whole of SP is located. But beware...you are strongly advised to come at 4pm as the food will be all sold out by 7pm.
On second thought, people here must've really love their food to come at 4pm...
Some of my favourites are Song Song chicken (which by the way I swear is better than KFC), laksa, Ly chee kang, cendol, popiah, lobak and not to forget the springrolls and the chai kwey here. These are not even half. You may need to come for a few days to be able to sample everything.
Another great time to sample the food is during the morning. Opporsite 2nd street there is a multitude of old coffee shops but there is one particular shop which serves the best loh mee you could ever find. The secret was in the gravy that has the ideal consistency of neither too liquid or thick. However I don't think there will be many years left to enjoy the old man's loh mee as I have not seen anyone taking up his mantle. The same goes with the super delicious banana pancakes from a back lane street across the coffee shop
These are some of the best food that I enjoyed and hope to continue eating for many more years.
