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Stir fried spinach: served in a very small platter. The greens are liberally stir fried with a generous portion of palm oil and garlic, with a few dashes of finely chopped shreds of red chilies.
Stuffed to fu: ordinary class tofu applied with the diamond cut, deeply fried at the outer side, whilst maintaining a juicy tender filling at the inside. The fillings consisted of shrimp, minced pork, shredded carrot, mushroom slices and onion pieces. It is best devoured with a dipping of hot and sour sauce.
Seafood pot: contained therein, a hot closed container of porous clay, a plethora of vegetables and seafood. I have noted an assortment of white Japanese cabbages, large black mushrooms and button mushrooms, crab fillets, chicken slices, pork bits and middle sized prawns. The broth is of acceptable taste and the amount of seafood is passable. Serves up to three or four individuals per serving.
Pork ribs glazed with cane sugar: middle sized platter. Pork ribs are cut into bite sized cubes, marinated with either plum sauce or cane sugar with bitter caramel sauce and then shallow fried. Rib meat is a bit dry, but finely textured.
Deep fried prawns with mayonnaise dressing/salad prawn: Noted several variants. Those made by
Mango chicken: Happened to try this one out at
The 6 dishes mentioned above might require about RM 40-50++ at the Mile 4 night market Dai Pai. The prices for the same dishes with slight differences can be enjoyed at Buddy’s Hut (Mile 4), Penang House and
Update: Buddy's Hut had since closed down and was replaced by a vegetarian restaurant.
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