Penang Food at a Crossroads

By Lim Sok Swan

December 2022 COVER STORY
main image
Photo by: Wilson Teh
Advertisement
PENANG’S STREET FOOD has always been a crowd-puller. Part of it has to do with Penang’s early history as a port. That inspired into being a smorgasbord of foods that marry food ingredients and cuisines from different cultures into innovative, popular and practical dishes. Penang’s street food was conceived to not only be cheap and filling for port workers often involved in manual labour, but also to include elements that reminded them of their ancestral homes.During the Covid-19 pandemic, I...

Subscribe to our e-archive to read our older articles.

Subscribe Now
Lim Sok Swan

is currently focusing on heritage studies. She believes that more understanding among different groups and cultures can make Malaysia a better home for all.

Back to Issue Next Article
Advertisement

Trending Now

Anecdotal Accounts of Chinese Women Migrants to Southeast Asia

The Japanese Conquest of Penang: Part One

A Red-light District Worthy of a Vibrant Port

The British-Siamese Boundary Stone: A Momentous Relic in Seberang Perai

A Brief History of 123 Macalister

Subscribe today to access over 2,000 articles in our e-Archive for RM150 a year, and get the 2nd year free.
Support Us

As Penang Monthly continues to evolve, we aim to deliver better quality reads. At present, our three current issues are free for public access. But we need your financial support as we endeavour to be the voice of Penang and an inspiring read for the curious Malaysian.

Every RM100 contribution from individuals (or RM1,000 for corporations) will be entitled to tax exemption receipt.
`