In Penang, a Hokkien-majority place, but where its street food culture is dominated by the Teochews, π¬π°π’πΊ π΅π¦π°πΈ π΅π©βπ―π¨ is one of the most popular street food item,. There are basically three major branches of π¬π°π’πΊ π΅π¦π°πΈ π΅π©βπ―π¨, each with their own fans:
- Duck broth version
- Pork broth version
- Chicken broth version
Quite a few koay teow thβng hawkers choose to blend 2 or even all 3 of the meats for their broth. One of them is the well-known π¬π°π’πΊ π΅π¦π°πΈ π΅π©βπ―π¨ stall at Evergreen Cafe Koay Teow Thng (ζ°ΈθθΆεΊ) on Hutton Lane.
Founded in the1960s by Hainanese chef, Tan Yin Seng, itβs been operating at this location on 11 Hutton Lane, 10050 George Town, since 2004. The present owner-chef is Tan Yin Sengβs son, Tan Eng Moh, whose π¬π°π’πΊ π΅π¦π°πΈ π΅π©βπ―π¨ is one of the tastiest around.
His version of koay teow thβng comes with strips of chicken meat, duck-meat, fish-balls, chicken gizzards, and minced pork balls. Finished off with a scattering of chopped scallions and a spoonful of golden-fried minced garlic.
Majority of Penangites are Hokkiens, Fujianese-Chinese who like their yellow-hued Hokkien noodles over the flat rice koay teow noodles of the Teochews. So, in a nod to their Hokkien customers, most koay teow thβng places also offer the Hokkien noodles, or even a mix of the two types of noodles, like what one of my fellow diners ordered here:
Evergreen Cafe also offers the βdryβ type of the koay teow dish - the one here has a very savory soy sauce-based dressing.
It comes with an accompanying bowl of pork-chicken soup replete with meats, chicken offal, pork meatballs, and bouncy Teochew-style fish-balls.
One of the best koay teow thβng meals weβd had in Penang.
Address
Evergreen Koay Teow Thβng (ζ°ΈθθΆεΊ)
11B, Hutton Lane, George Town, 10050 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +6012-520 5031
Opening hours: 7am to 2pm daily, except Wed.
