Chicken Rice at Jalan Atas at Nibong Tebal, Penang

HELLO! HELLO!

Wow. The last time we posted anything here was LAST MONTH! 

March has been a crazy busy month for the both of us, hence the dead-blog for a while. Ahhh. Feels good to be back here to our baby. 

We were not able to spend so much time together this month as we both are so caught with work etc. Okay okay. You did not come here to read about our mundane working life. 

Here it goes! CHICKEN RICE AT NIBONG TEBAL.

Who seriously says that there's nothing to eat here? You just gotta find cleverly. Hahaha. 

Have fun you guys! :)

The last time we went to Nibong Tebal, we ate a few other things that you can find them here and here and here and here.

We also decided to try out the chicken and pork rice. Well, we are quite a huge bunch of young people who's always hungry I guess. 

So many good things to eat when you're at Nibong Tebal. You just gotta know where to find them. That's why you're reading us now :))

The stall is located in the middle of the nameless coffeeshop.

Green chilli sauce. Good stuff.

Cantonese style barbequed pork aka char siew / Roasted chicken rice.

He says: Yummy! Kinda hard to find this kind of chicken rice now.. The sauce is not too seet nor too salty. Not bad :)

She says: The gravy on top of the rice is sweet and sticky. Very yummy. The char siew is very soft and it tasted like any normal char siew would. I like it because it's really soft. The roasted chicken is normal. Overall, quite a yummy dish.

Chicken Rice at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal, Penang

Price: Cheap

Ratings:
His rating: 6.5/10
Her rating: 6/10

Cheng Hwa Seafood Porridge at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal

ROADTRIP TO NIBONG TEBAL!

If you see some of our previous posts (here, here and here), you would know that we really make sure we make it to full use of our makan-makan there. Small town, but so many good food to eat! We of course ended our night there with the ever famous crab porridge! 

We did not go to the usual restaurant that is famous for crab porridge, Chang Kee. This time, we decided to try out the new place. We saw a few times when we were there that this restaurant was filled with people. Even got people stand and wait. So we thought it must be either really good or really cheap!

Let's see what was the result. 

Cold and sweet Octopus (Japanese style) - RM10

He says: Cold. Its like going to Sushi King for the takos!

She says: The lady who mentioned this to us DID NOT say it was going to be a cold sweet dish. In fact, we were all expecting the usual steamed ones. I didn't like this dish. 

Vegetable with pork floss (bak hu) - RM6

He says: Normal dish...

She says: So normal.

Seafood Tomyam Maggi Soup (1 person) - RM7

He says: Pretty good.. more of a sweet and sour kind of tomyam..

She says: Normal tomyam. Seafood tomyam, but I only have prawns and fishballs. I don't like this tomyam. Not spicy enough. Very normal.

Steamed Clam (sour) - RM12

He says: Kinda like the sauce! I would say the best dish of the night.

She says: A bit sweet and a bit sour. I can safely say this is a dish that we were smiling while having it. Clams are all open and pretty fresh. No sand or mud. Quite nice.

Crab Porridge (1.02kg of crab) - RM66

He says: Normal. Nothing special..

She says: This is a huge letdown! The soup has no crab taste at all. The rice were soft. they were okay. Overall, as a crab porridge dish, it failed big time. At least for me. Two thumbs down for this one.

Cheng Hwa Seafood Porridge at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal

Price: Expensive

Ratings:
His rating: 3/10
Her rating: 2/10

Famous Hokkien Ta and Wan Tan Mee at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal

Yay! More Nibong Tebal foood! Click here and here to find out more makan-makan at Nibong Tebal.

When I say Hokkien Mee, everyone knows what that is right?

I hope you all know, especially if you're a Malaysian! If not, SHAME ON YOU! Kidding kidding.

So yeah, hokkien mee is a popular dish in Penang, loved by many.

BUT how many of you know what Hokkien Ta is? 

Hokkien Ta is the dry version of hokkien mee. Soupless Hokkien Mee. A bit difficult to let it sink in, ins't it? 

Hokkien Mee is actually eaten mainly for its soup. So, if the soup not nice, it's a bad hokkien mee. So hokkien ta how?

Easy peasy.

The chilli they use to mix with the noodles and ingredients will determine whether it's a good hokkien ta or not. Actually, we have not known of anywhere else that serves Hokkien Ta other than in Nibong Tebal. Seriously.. So, if you go to Nibong Tebal, just stop here for a good 15 minutes and try out their Hokkien Ta.

This stall is at the same place with the Ice Blended Peanut and Laksa! Just click here to see and you'll know what I mean!

Sure got crowd everytime.

They also sells Wan Tan Mee and Koay Teow Th'ng.

The Hokkien Ta is served with yellow noodles. If you want, you can also request to have them served with wan tan mee's noodles.

See that big pot of chilli over there? It's not that spicy actually. It's just nice nice.

Hokkien Ta (Soupless Hokkien Mee)

He says: Super good thing! Must try. Dry version of hokkien mee.

She says: Very unique. Everytime I go Nibong Tebal, for sure I will order this one. FOR SURE. I like it better if its with wan tan mee's noodles. 

Wan Tan Mee (dry)

He says: Its okie.. I would say this dish has its one unique taste. Different of normal wan tan mee but its just alright..

She says: Noodles not too soft and not too hard. very springy and nice. Sauce is quite sweet and tasty. Quite a good dish.

Famous Hokkien Ta and Wan Tan Mee at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal

Price: Cheap

Ratings:
His rating: 7.5/10
Her rating: 7.5/10

Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman Tick Kee at Lorong Siong, Nibong Tebal

Welcome to the post that you will thank us for at the end of it (we hope!)

Many people struggle with finding what's good to eat when they travel to Nibong Tebal for like a day's trip. Well, we have for you a few places that you really have gotta try! We have blogged about this at Nibong Tebal.

This place is very hidden. We would like to think that only locals who live there would know of this place. In fact, we were introduced to this place by a friend who lives there for many years. If it's not for him, we will never know of this hidden coffeeshop that sells pork/seafood noodles.

Nibong Tebal is really a very small town, very close to Parit Buntar. If you've been there once or twice, you'll be able to recognize the roads and it's not that difficult at all to travel in the area of Nibong Tebal. You can actually park your car somewhere and walk around, though there's not much things to see or do there, other than eat, catching octopus and see fireflies at night.

This time, we brought a group of our friends there. Some kinda likes it, some just okay with it, and us, WE LOVE IT! 

Kedai Makanan dan Minuman Tick Kee.

Somehow, most restaurants and coffeeshops at Nibong Tebal always ends with Kee behind. No idea why.

Fresh raw ingredients for you to choose.

Place your order here.

One of the reasons why we like this place so much is this *points photo below*

The chilli. The locals here mix the chilli with the soup so it becomes like hokkien mee kind but it's not and does not taste like hokkien mee. Some other people usually just dip their food into it and mam mam.

He says: Yummy. Spicy enough =)

She says: Very special kind-of chilli. It's spicy, a little bit sweet and it's very fragrantful. I don't know if there's such word, but yeah. Very ons! :)

Pork noodles - RM4

(price depending on your chosen ingredients)

He says: Really like this one. The soup taste really good.

She says: Soup is sweet. Pork meat/meatballs all very tender, not overcooked. The soup can be very addictive I tell you. SUPER LOVE IT!

He says: Muahhh,.. really ada ohhhmm.. i would say eat half of the bowl then put the chilli in.. So you get to try both! =D

She says: I can't actually decide which one i like most. With chilli in the soup or without. BOTH ALSO GOOD. Everytime I have this, I sure need tissue for all my "cendols"! Love it!

Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman Tick Kee at Lorong Siong, Nibong Tebal, Penang

Price: Reasonably cheap

Ratings:
His rating: 8/10
Her rating: 9/10

Famous Ice Blended Peanut and Laksa at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal

It was a hot day. A very very hot day. The sun shines really bright and all we wanted was to jump into a pool of iced water. Haha. Okay, not iced water lah, but a pool of water to cool ourselves down.

BUT!

What better way to cool yourself down than a glass of the ever-famous ice blended peanut?!?! And a bowl of laksa! And we're at Nibong Tebal!!! Come onn! This is a muct try here!

A lot of people do not really know what to do when they are in Nibong Tebal. So, that's why we're here to tell you. Not what to do actually. More like what to eat here, in Nibong Tebal. Hence, we are called whatTWOeathere! :D

You know there's this thing about laksa that the best time to have them is during teatime. I don't know about most of you out there, but for the both of us, we do not usually order laksa for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Not even supper. It's only teatime. Please tell us if you feel the same way! :)

So yeah, laksa and ice blended drinks for teatime at Nibong Tebal. 

They are sold by one family.  When you walk into the nameless coffeeshop, you'll see two similar stalls that sell laksa and ais kacang. This time we tried the on the left.

Laksa

He says: Malay style of laksa when compared to Penang's. Pretty good though..

She says: The crunchy thing on top is yummy. The soup is very different to the normal ones that we have in Penang. Quite nice.

Ice Blended Peanut - RM1.50

He says: One of my ice blended! The taste is so think and rich. Too much might make you 'jelak' though..

She says: LOVE THIS ONE! It's very rich. You have got to share this with another buddy. Too much of it, you sure get very jelak. A MUST TRY! They also have like ice blended red bean, fresh orange etc.

Famous Ice Blended Peanut and Laksa at Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal

Price: Very cheap.

Ratings:
His rating: 7.5/10
Her rating: 8/10