Had lunch at the popular Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ (โmeeโ is the Hokkien/Fujianese word for โnoodlesโ) on Rangoon Road. That place continues to pack the crowds in.
It used to be popularly known as Dhoby Ghaut Curry Mee when it was located at the said location (Dhoby Ghaut) near Market Cross back in 1992. These days, itโs reinvented itself, coined the term โwhite curry meeโ, as its owners, Ipoh-born folks, said that โif we can have ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ, why canโt we have ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ?โ.
A standard bowl of โwhite curry meeโ: you get a mix of yellow Hokkien wheat noodles and thin rice โbee hoonโ noodles, garnished with tofu puffs, blood cockles and slivers of cuttlefish, all steeped in a coconut milk-rich gravy. Spoon over the chili oil condiment for a serious stab of heat.
The โ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆโ label has been copied by every other Penang curry mee vendor ever since. A bowl of their famously incendiary-hot chili paste is placed on every table, for the diner to add into oneโs own bowl of white curry mee. Be aware, the chili paste is ๐๐๐๐ spicy!
Donโt miss ordering their melt-in-the-mouth poached chicken - absolutely delicious and one of the best to be found on the island.
The pork meatballs and gingery beef tendon meatballs are delightful sides to order.
One of the best Penang-style curry noodles weโd had in a while.
Address
Hot Bowl Penang White Curry Mee
58C, Jalan Rangoon (Rangoon Road), off Burmah Road), 10400 George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: +604-227 3168
Operating hours: 8am to 3pm, Tue, Thu to Sun. Closed on Mondays & Wednesdays.
