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[food review] Taste of Georgetown at KSL City

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I love trying out new eateries, especially across the causeway in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. When my JB blogger friend invited me for a food tasting session at the Taste of Georgetown on a random Saturday, I accepted it without any hesitation! The Taste of Georgetown is located at KSL City Mall, and the whole eatery place is filled up with wall murals and positive vibes from Penang. The eatery place is fairly small with an unpretentious setting, and has a simple street dining feel.   We started off with the Penang-style Chee Cheong Fun which had a good mixture of sweet and prawn paste sauce. It had a good taste of 'Penang', and I enjoyed it very much.  I love the mildly sweet Popiah . The only downside was the skin was abit too soft for my liking, and couldn't all the ingredients properly. It crumpled rather easily upon being lifted up chopsticks. Fortunately, it was compensated by the large amount of flavorful ...

[random] JB/SG eats + Hari Raya Gathering Lunch

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Last year, while exploring the inner parts of Mount Austin, me and baby discovered an eatery place that serves a delicious and tasty 'Chicken Pot!' I had enjoyed the experience, and recently I re-visited this eatery place again! On hindsight, I realized we discovered this eatery because we were attracted to the large bright yellow signboard that was very prominent! Upon being seated, we ordered the signature Chicken Pot, and requested for the Small Version. This version is already good for 1-2 pax. The Chicken Pot consists of various cuts of fresh chicken meat that is cooked in a delicious black sauce with chillies, and it is served on a burner in a pot akin to the ubiquitous Steamboat. At the eatery, one can also order some additional ingredients to 'throw' into the chicken pot aka steamboat style, and we did just that by ordering Golden Mushrooms, Tang Hoon, Black Fungus, Tang Ou, and Luncheon Meat. I felt that the luncheon meat gave it an extra flavour! You can...

[penang trip] George Town + food gem

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The Lithuanian-born artist, Ernest Zacharevic left his mark in Penang with all his beautiful wall paintings over George Town . Penang Street Art has been an appealing highlight for all tourists from all around the world.  George Town, Penang has therefore developed into a vibrant street art area and scene! Boy on Chair I love these fortune cats! The street art includes metal sculpture as well, and these are made of steel rods   Little children on a Bicycle Uncle Mike got us tickets to Khoo Kongsi Temple which is located in Cannon Square in the heart of the oldest part of the city of George Town . It is a large Chinese clan-house with a highly decorated with ancient  Chinese ornaments, and this marks the dominant presence of Chinese culture in Penang .   The famous Khoo Kongsi is the grandest clan temple in the country...