Editorial December 2024 I Know Why Penang Food Is So Amazing... 3 min read BORN WITHOUT ANY spoon of any metal in my mouth, food was a matter of having enough to dispel any… Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
Cover Story December 2024 Taking Penang's Street Food Global 12 min read IN 2016, a chicken rice stall in Singapore was awarded a Michelin star. This, and a stall selling pork noodles,… Sheryl Teoh
Feature December 2024 Who Gets to Cook Penang's Iconic Dishes 4 min read EARLIER THIS YEAR, MBPP Councillor Tan Soo Siang and Penang EXCO Jason H’ng echoed the 2016 call by Lim Guan Eng to ban foreigners from cooking 13 local dishes in Penang—Nasi Lemak, Assam Laksa, Pasembur, Mee Sotong, Char Koay Teow, Carolyn Khor
Feature December 2024 Penang Food Flourishing in Our Twin City Adelaide 5 min read PENANG PEOPLE ARE very proud of their food. As I sat in one of the board rooms awaiting the Lord… Rachel Yeoh
Feature December 2024 On the Cusp of Penang Haute Cuisine 5 min read GROWING UP IN Penang as a lover of nasi (rice) in all forms, I recall queasiness at sampling what I… Liani MK
Feature December 2024 Preserving the Recipes of Penang's Home Kitchens 7 min read “WHAT ARE THOSE sweet bean curd sticks called again?” “Te-ga-kee. You can get it from the market. Please also get… Wong Zen-Zi Wong Zen-Zi
Feature December 2024 Different Dialects Different Flavours Different Stories 5 min read WHENEVER I THINK of the diversity of Chinese cuisine, which is most distinct between the different dialect groups, a particular… Chong Lee Choo Chong Lee Choo
Feature December 2024 Penang Snack Makeover 4 min read FOR A PENANG foodie who is always in need of the occasional kick in between dry meetings on long weekdays,… Liani MK
Feature December 2024 There are Rolls and There are Rolls, in Nyonya Cooking 5 min read HAINANESE SPRING ROLLS or choon piah may be related to Popiah, but they are not the same thing. This uniquely… Dr. Ong Jin Teong
Feature December 2024 Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Featuring Elias Moncado & The PPO Strings 5 min read THE ATMOSPHERE WAS buzzing with anticipation as the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) featured acclaimed musicians from Germany and the UK… Dato’ Danny Goon Dato’ Danny Goon Katie Coolbaugh Katie Coolbaugh
Feature December 2024 It Was 20 Years Ago When The Indian Ocean Tsunami Hit 5 min read DECEMBER 26, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the deadliest of tsunamis, triggered by a 9.3 magnitude undersea megaquake… Lee Khiam Jin Lee Khiam Jin
Peaks and Parks December 2024 Mount Elvira: In Search of a Lost Bungalow 6 min read ANY AVID HIKER in Penang with a keen interest in conquering the many peaks of the state would spend time… Rexy Prakash Chacko