Discover Penang Hainanese Food Before It’s Too Late!
By Julia Tan
February 2017 FEATURE
If taste can transport you into the past, then Hai Onn Restaurant is a special little time machine.Hainanese cuisine has always had a place in the hearts – and stomachs – of Malaysians, from the staple chicken rice (with Malaysians and Singaporeans hotly debating its origins), to the potato gravy-based chicken chop with roti bakar on the side, and the hailam char (yellow noodles in white gravy).Hainanese food is also much sought after to feed guests at Chinese weddings. Dishes...
Julia Tan
went to primary and secondary school at Convent Pulau Tikus before continuing sixth form at St. Xavier’s Institution; any other school was out of the question. She misses the fried rice at the school canteen, and laments the passing of the wan tan mee lady.
