China Cuisines Expand Penang’s Food Scene
By Enzo Sim
December 2019 FEATURE
They are distinct somehow from our local Chinese restaurants. Perhaps it’s because most of them have signage purely in Chinese, loud and usually in red.Over the past few years, Mainland Chinese restaurants have mushroomed all over Penang. The hotpot craze, which sees giants Haidilao and Xiao Long Kan joining the pantheon of steamy, pungent hotpot joints in Penang, has truly caught on here as well.Muslim-friendly CMRMany Mainland Chinese restaurants are non-halal, with few exceptions. One of the Muslim-friendly restaurants that...
Enzo Sim
is a Mass Communications graduate who has an unwavering passion towards international relations, history and regional affairs of Southeast Asia. His passion has brought him to different Southeast Asian capitals to explore the diverse cultural intricacies within the region.
