Hokkien Char (福建炒) Stalls in Penang
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Hokkien Char is a fried noodle dish that is commonly sold by hawkers in Penang. It is usually served with a dip (or dollop) of sambal belacan. Hawkers selling Hokkien Char usually sell Sar Hor Fun and Yee Foo Mee as well.
Hokkien Char (16 August 2008)
The main ingredients of Hokkien Char are mee (yellow-colour egg noodles) and bihun (white-colour rice noodles). To these are added prawns, pork and chye sim (Chinese mustard green). Some stall also include fish balls and pork liver to their Hokkien Char. A plate of Hokkien Char costs between RM3.00 to RM5.00. You can order it with or without egg, which costs an additional 50 sen.
Variations to Hokkien Char is found in other states of Malaysia as well as in Singapore. However, beyond northern Malaysia, the dish is called Hokkien Char Mee and even Hokkien Mee. It is never called Hokkien Mee in Penang, as Hokkien Mee refers to an entirely different dish here - the one called Prawn Mee elsewhere in Malaysia.
Stall selling Stall selling Hokkien Char at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court (16 August 2008)
Let me make it incredibly easy for you to locate a Hokkien Char stall nearest you. The food map below pinpoints all the locations I've come across.
Hokkien Char (16 August 2008)The main ingredients of Hokkien Char are mee (yellow-colour egg noodles) and bihun (white-colour rice noodles). To these are added prawns, pork and chye sim (Chinese mustard green). Some stall also include fish balls and pork liver to their Hokkien Char. A plate of Hokkien Char costs between RM3.00 to RM5.00. You can order it with or without egg, which costs an additional 50 sen.
Variations to Hokkien Char is found in other states of Malaysia as well as in Singapore. However, beyond northern Malaysia, the dish is called Hokkien Char Mee and even Hokkien Mee. It is never called Hokkien Mee in Penang, as Hokkien Mee refers to an entirely different dish here - the one called Prawn Mee elsewhere in Malaysia.
Stall selling Stall selling Hokkien Char at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court at the Bayan Baru Market Food Court (16 August 2008)Let me make it incredibly easy for you to locate a Hokkien Char stall nearest you. The food map below pinpoints all the locations I've come across.
Restaurants with Hokkien Char on their menu
Places to eat Hokkien Char, as recommended by members of Hawker Food Planet
- Chu Lian Chen recommended the Curry Mee and Hokkien Char at Jalan Samak, in George Town, Penang, on 29 October, 2019.
Where to eat Hokkien Char Stalls in Penang
- Under The Big Tree Coffee Shop, Ipoh Lane, Jelutong
- Restoran Satu Sembilan Sembilan Lapan
- Cafe Loke Yong
- Restoran Yee San
- Kim Hee Cafe, Jelutong
- Kedai Kopi Goh Chew, New Lane
- Sri Aman Food Court
- Kedai Kopi New Cathay
- Cheapside Hawker Centre
- Padang Brown Johore Road Hawker Centre
- Gold Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant
- Kedai Kopi Baru, Lorong Selamat
- Selera Sim, Jalan Tengah
- Kedai Kopi Khek Leng, Terengganu Road
- Farlim Kopitiam
- Astaka Batu Maung
- Bayan Baru Hawker Centre
- Jelutong Market
- Bee Hooi Coffee Garden, Kimberley Street
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